Mabel Winifred Baker was born, probably on 1 June 1890, in Moorlinch, Somerset, England, to Jane Reed and her husband, Richard Baker, a farmer. After training as a nurse at Guy's Hospital, London, she emigrated to New…
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Leila Agnes Sophie Hurle was born in New Plymouth on 5 June 1901, the second of five children of Isabella Harvey and her husband, John Hurle, a sign-writer. Her education began at West End School, which she began…
Sidney Duigan was born in Wanganui into a notable local family on 4 November 1918. Her father, Charles Lowther Duigan, a sharebroker, was also managing director of the Wanganui Herald Newspaper Company, and her…
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Catherine Campbell Sword was born on 15 August 1881 in Glasgow, Scotland, the daughter of Margaret Christina Neilson and her husband, William Baird Sword, a journeyman iron-fitter. After attending Rockvilla school she…
In an era when the achievements of women in sport received scant regard from New Zealand newspapers and radio, Dot Simons made the field her own. She was born Dorothy Edith Nash on 16 February 1912 in Greymouth, the…
Elizabeth Oman was born in Caithness, Scotland, probably sometime between 1840 and 1848, the elder daughter of George Oman and his wife, Eleanor Lannigan. She arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, around December 1853 with…
Catherine Augusta Jupp was born near Oxford Circus, London, England, on 16 September 1836. She was one of nine children of Catherine Healy and her husband, Edward Jupp, a tailor. On emigrating to South Australia with…
Eileen Hope Lewis was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, on 16 October 1884, the daughter of Thomas Hope Lewis, a surgeon, and his wife, Ellen Fenton. Both her parents were enthusiastic golfers and she learnt to play at an…
Mary Edith Clarke was born in Waimate North in the Bay of Islands on 23 September 1888, the daughter of Marsden Clarke, a grazier, and his wife, Frances Emily Stuart. Mary's great-grandfather, George Clarke, had arrived…
Helen Connon was born in Melbourne, Australia, probably in 1859 or 1860. She was the second child of George Connon, a carpenter from Wales, and his wife, Helen Hart, who came from Scotland. Around 1862 the family moved…
Nora Mary Parker was born in Hāwera, Taranaki, on 25 June 1917, one of three daughters of Kate Maria Ride and her husband, Walter Vincent Parker, a farmer. She went to Ararata School, but later, when her father became…
Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd Bennett was born on 24 June 1872 at Neutral Bay, Sydney, Australia, the sixth of seven children of William Christopher Bennett, an exceptionally able engineer and commissioner of roads and bridges…
Susan Lapham was born on 21 August 1836, at Lisdillon, Great Swan Port, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia. She was the youngest daughter of Susan Butler and her husband, Samuel Lapham, a farmer, and later deputy…
Caroline Freeman was born in Yorkshire, England, probably about 1855 or 1856, the daughter of William Freeman, a farmer, and his second wife, Ann Holden. Her family came to New Zealand on the Nourmabal in 1858 and…
Kate Milligan Edger, the first woman in New Zealand to gain a university degree, was born on 6 January 1857 at Abingdon, Berkshire, England, the daughter of Louisa Harwood and her husband, the Reverend Samuel Edger, a…
Georgina Jane Gilbert was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, probably some time between 1836 and 1841, to Jane Currie and her husband, James Gilbert, a tailor. The family emigrated to New Zealand about 1844.On 22 November…
Constance Helen Frost was born in England, probably in 1862 or 1863, one of ten children of Mary Ann Antwis and her husband, Thomas Frost. When she was about 17 years old she came to New Zealand with her parents, who…
Patricia Marjorie Ralph was born in Wellington on 5 April 1920, the daughter of Clarence John Ralph, an electrical engineer, and his wife, Elin Elfie Jacobson. She attended Brooklyn School then Wellington Girls’ College…
Jane Holden Thompson was born in Auckland on 15 April 1897, the daughter of Leonora Jane Howie and her husband, Joseph Thompson, a builder. Her parents were both active members of the Auckland City Corps of the…
Effie Julia Margaret Cardale was well known as a welfare worker in Christchurch, New Zealand, between 1914 and 1955. She was born at Christchurch on 20 May 1873, the daughter of Alfred Cardale, a stock owner, and his…