Mary Elizabeth Gibbs
Mary Elizabeth Gibbs (née Waine, 10 January 1836 – 21 October 1920) was a New Zealand homemaker and community leader. She was born in Aldsworth, Gloucestershire, England on 10 January 1836.[1]
Gibbs and her family were passengers on board the Queen Bee when it struck Farewell Spit on 6 August 1877 at about midnight.
She died in Nelson in 1920[1] and was buried in Wakapuaka Cemetery.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Lash, Max D. "Mary Elizabeth Gibbs". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Cemeteries database". Nelson City Council. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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