Lord, Lucy Takiora (c. 1842–1893)
Lord, Lucy Takiora (c. 1842–1893)
New Zealand guide and interpreter. Name variations: Bloody Mary, Louisa Dalton, Lucy D'Alton, Takihora, Louisa Grey, Takiora Grey, Mrs Blake. Born Lucy Takiora Lord, c. 1842 (baptized Lucy Elizabeth, Oct 9, 1842), in Kororareka (Russell), in northern New Zealand; died Sept 3, 1893, in New Plymouth, New Zealand; dau. of William Lord and Kotiro Hinerangi; m. Te Mahuki, early 1860s (died 1866); m. Joseph Edwin Dalton, 1878.
Together with 1st husband, acted as guide and interpreter for European military forces; lived controversial life by assisting those her family considered enemies; used several names during her lifetime.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 1).
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