Biography: Williams, Jane

Wives of Anglican bishops, probably early 1860s

A group of formally-dressed women and a boy under a tree, some seated and some standing.

This blurred photograph shows (standing from left) Emily Harper, wife of Henry Harper; Sarah Selwyn, wife of George Selwyn; Caroline Abraham, wife of Charles Abraham and (seated) Jane Williams, wife of William Williams. The little boy is thought to be Caroline Abraham's son, Charlie.

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Frances Porter. 'Williams, Jane', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2150/wives-of-anglican-bishops-probably-early-1860s-0 (accessed 24 June 2026).