Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Letter from Sarah Selwyn to Jane Williams, August 26, 1868
Primary Maker
Date
1868
1783-1963
Physical Description
5pp on 2 leaves ; 213mm x 267mm Folded to 213mm x 134mm
Language
English
Collection
Level of Current Record
Child
Is Part Of
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Correspondence, Great Brittain, Tory Channel, Cook Strait, Wrecked, Weather, Ship, Sea]
Subject Notes
Sarah Harriet Selwyn (nee Richardson - 1809-1907) was the daughter of Court Judge, Sir John Richardson. In 1839 she married George Augustus Selwyn, who would become the first Anglican Bishop of New Zealand. The pair immigrated to New Zealand in 1842. She was known affectionately among Maori as Mata Pihopa (Mother Bishop), but her time in New Zealand was lonely and isolated and she suffered constantly from ill health. In 1868, the Selwyn family returned to England and Sarah's life was reinvigorated.
[Further reading: Warren E. Limbrick. 'Selwyn, George Augustus', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1s5/selwyn-george-augustus (accessed 22 March 2018)]
Copyright
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Last Update
07 Jul 2023
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