Margaret Kissling

Margaret Kissling (18 August 1808–20 September 1891) was a New Zealand homemaker, teacher and missionary. She was born in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England on 18 August 1808, the daughter of Margaret Heaton and John Moxon, a businessman and banker.^[1]

She married George Adam Kissling on 3 July 1837 at Islington. They were sent to New Zealand by the Church Missionary Society and worked at the Kawakawa (Hicks Bay) Mission from 1843 to 1846.^[2][3][4]

The ill health of her husband resulted in a move to Auckland.^[5] George and Margaret Kissling opened a Māori girls boarding school in Kohimarama. George Kissling died 9 November 1865.^[6]

Margaret Kissling died on 20 September 1891.^[1]

References

1. Stanley, Joan C. "Margaret Kissling". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
2. "The Church Missionary Gleaner, August 1844". Formation of a Station at Kauakaua, Hick’s Bay. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 13 October 2015. (subscription required (help)).
3. "The Church Missionary Gleaner, January 1845". Missionary Tour in the Eastern District of New Zealand. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 13 October 2015. (subscription required (help)).
4. "The Church Missionary Gleaner, August 1846". Influence of a Missionary in Reconciling Contending Parties of New Zealanders. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 16 October 2015. (subscription required (help)).
5. "The Church Missionary Gleaner, July 1851". New Zealand Welcome. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 18 October 2015. (subscription required (help)).
6. "Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific" (PDF). 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.