Lynch, Margaret (fl. 1867–1868)
Lynch, Margaret (fl. 1867–1868)
New Zealand domestic servant. Fl. between 1867 and 1868.
Probably sent to New Zealand as part of government scheme to address domestic servant shortage (1860s); employed by Catherine Hale, who dismissed Lynch and falsely charged her with larceny after she demanded unpaid wages; sentenced to 1 month's hard labor until public petition demanded her release, and Hale was charged with assault and ordered to apologize; was issued full pardon (1868).
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 1).
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