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

  1. ↑ The Prow, Nelson Provincial Museum. http://www.theprow.org.nz/yourstory/mary-caroline-bisley/
  2. ↑ http://www.theprow.org.nz/yourstory/mary-caroline-bisley/
  3. ↑ Nelson City Council, Notable Women Walk http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/leisure/recreation/walks-and-walkways/heritage-walks/notable-women-walk-home/
  4. ↑ 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
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