Mary Ann Buxton
Mary Ann Buxton | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1795 Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 18 October 1888 |
| Occupations | Teacher, businesswoman, landowner |
| Known for | Combined school and girls’ pension in Thorndon (1841–1878); landowning and educational enterprise in early New Zealand |
Mary Ann Buxton (c.1795 – 18 October 1888) was a New Zealand teacher and Businessperson.
Biography
She was born in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England.[1]
She founded and managed the perhaps most successful and well known combined school for small children and girl's pension in Thorndon, New Zealand between 1841 and 1878. She was additionally a successful landowner and greatly expanded the lands she inherited from her late spouse in 1847.
References
- ↑ Arnold, Rollo. "Mary Ann Buxton". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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- 1888 deaths
- British emigrants to New Zealand
- 1790s births
- 19th-century New Zealand businesspeople
- 19th-century New Zealand businesswomen
- 19th-century New Zealand educators
- 19th-century New Zealand women educators
- 19th-century British women landowners
- 19th-century English landowners
- New Zealand business biography stubs