Mary Elizabeth Gibbs
Birth date10 January 1836
Birth placeAldsworth, Gloucestershire, England
Death date21 October 1920 (aged 84)
Death placeNelson, New Zealand
OccupationHomemaker · community leader

Mary Elizabeth Gibbs (née Waine; 10 January 1836 – 21 October 1920) was a New Zealand homemaker and community leader.

Biography

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 on 21 October 1920,[1] and was buried in Wakapuaka Cemetery.[2]

References

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  2. ^ "Cemeteries database". Nelson City Council. Retrieved 12 October 2014.