Siteman, Isabella Flora (c. 1842–1919)
Siteman, Isabella Flora (c. 1842–1919)
New Zealand farmer and philanthropist. Name variations: Isabella Coupar. Born Isabella Coupar, c. 1842 or 1843, near Dundee, Angus, Scotland; died Mar 18, 1919, in Dannevirke, New Zealand; dau. of Robert Coupar and Margaret (Mitchell) Coupar; m. James Cruikshank (railway shunter), 1868 (died 1870); m. William Jacob Siteman (team driver), 1872 (died 1917); children: (1st m.) 2.
Immigrated to New Zealand soon after death of 1st husband (1871); farmed an initial 233 acres with 2nd husband; gradually acquired large land holdings, which upon her death formed the foundation of a scholarship in her name to provide better assistance to those who wished to obtain a university education.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).
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