Mary Caroline Bisley
Mary Caroline Bisley was an early settler in Nelson, New Zealand, arriving in 1843[1]
Her memoirs were published in 1899, and detail early settler existence in Moutere and the Nelson region.[2]
Her gravestone is featured in the "Notable Women Walk" [3]
Mary's maiden German name was Johanna Maria Karalina [Lina] Karsten.[4]
She came to New Zealand on the St Pauli, from Prussia (now Germany).
References
- ↑ The Prow, Nelson Provincial Museum. http://www.theprow.org.nz/yourstory/mary-caroline-bisley/
- ↑ http://www.theprow.org.nz/yourstory/mary-caroline-bisley/
- ↑ Nelson City Council, Notable Women Walk http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/leisure/recreation/walks-and-walkways/heritage-walks/notable-women-walk-home/
- ↑ Journal of the Nelson and Marlborough Historical Societies, Volume 2, Issue 1, 1987 http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-NHSJ05_01-t1-body1-d6.html