Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Journal of Marianne Williams, 1857 - 1858
Physical Description
Notebook without covers in three portions ; 24pp / 24pp / 12pp on 4 leaves ; 180 x 113 mm ; handwritten copy ; 29pp on 29 leaves ; 256 x 203 mm
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Child
Is Part Of
Public Access Text
Handwritten copy made by Algar Williams.
[Keywords: Missionary children, Settler women, Missionary women]
Subject Notes
Marianne Williams (nee Coldham - 1793-1879) was the wife of Archdeacon Henry Williams. Marianne was born in 1793 at Yorkshire, England and was the daughter of Wright Coldham, Sheriff of Nottingham, and Anne Temple. Marianne trained as a maternity nurse and studied the Moravarian Methods of teaching and organisation. In 1822, she immigrated alongside her husband and their three children to New Zealand. Marianne was involved in the establishment and running of the mission schools, and provided care for those in the mission afflicted with illness.
[Further reading: Faith and Farming: The Legacy of Henry Williams and William Williams, pg. 21] --
Jane Elizabeth Williams (1827-1902) was the second daughter of William Williams and wife to Henry Williams Junior, the fourth son of Archdeacon Henry Williams. Together they had only one child, Jane Maria Williams, who sadly died at age five.
[Further reading: Faith and Farming - The Legacy of Henry Williams pg. 159]
Copyright
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Last Update
21 Dec 2023
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