Diamond, Ann (c. 1827–1881)
Diamond, Ann (c. 1827–1881)
New Zealand innkeeper, shopkeeper, and midwife. Name variations: Ann Gleeson. Born Ann Gleeson, c. 1827–1831, in Adare, Co. Limerick, Ireland; died April 22, 1881, at Red Jacks, New Zealand; dau. of Patrick (farmer) and Ann (Roberts) Gleeson; m. Patrick Diamond (stonemason), 1859; children: 5.
Immigrated with husband to Melbourne, Australia (1858); sailed to Dunedin, New Zealand (1862); 1st ran boarding house with friends and later settled in Red Jacks community, establishing a successful general store and hotel; served as midwife to community.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 1).
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