Evans, Ann (c. 1836–1916)

views updated

Evans, Ann (c. 1836–1916)

New Zealand nurse and midwife. Name variations: Ann Clive, Sarah Ann Clive. Born Ann Clive, c. 1832–1840, in Manchester, England; died July 4, 1916, in Hawera, New Zealand; dau. of Robert (railway inspector) and Ann (Regan) Clive; m. Thomas Evans (painter), 1863 (died 1871); children: 5.

Served with Florence Nightingale at Scutari in the Crimea (1854–56); immigrated to New Zealand (1863); after husband's death, relocated to Taranaki and operated store before becoming nurse and midwife to community; opened railway station refreshment rooms (late 1890s).

See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 1).