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Mary Rolleston
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Elizabeth Mary Rolleston (30 March 1845 – 4 June 1940), known as Mary Rolleston, was a New Zealand homemaker, political hostess and community leader.
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Born | Elizabeth Mary Brittan 30 March 1845 |
Died | 4 June 1940(1940-06-04) (aged 95) Christchurch, New Zealand |
Known for | political hostess community leader |
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She was born as Elizabeth Mary Brittan in Castleton, Dorset, England in 1845. Her parents were Joseph Brittan, a surgeon and newspaper proprietor, and Elizabeth Mary Brittan (née Chandler). She had five siblings, two of whom died in infancy and a fortnight after the birth and then death of the last child in 1849, her mother herself died.[1] The surviving siblings were Joseph (Joe), Arthur, and Frances (Frank).[2][3][4]
Mary Brittan married William Rolleston on 24 May 1865 at Holy Trinity Avonside. She died in Christchurch on 4 June 1940.