Biography: Vella, Mariano

Mariano Vella and family, about 1895

Mariano Vella, fisherman and farmer of Paremata, with his second wife Elizabeth holding baby Martha, her cousin, and children by his first marriage, William, Ida and Andrew, in front of their cottage at Paremata.

Using this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, Paul Vella Collection (PaColl-7449)

Reference: 1/2-201331-F

How to cite this page

James W. Brodie. 'Vella, Mariano', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3370/mariano-vella-and-family-about-1895 (accessed 4 June 2026).