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Agnes Harrold

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Hotel manager, foster parent, nurse, midwife

Agnes Harrold (c. 1831 – 7 July 1903) was a New Zealand hotel manager, foster parent, nurse and midwife.

She was born near Hudson Bay, Canada circa 1831.^[1] Born Agnes Grieve, she married near Hudson Bay, coming to Stewart Island in 1861 where she ran a hotel "The Travellers Rest" while her husband was at sea.^[1] In the small community of 2 to 300, she was the unofficial doctor.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Barlow, Maida. "Agnes Harrold". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

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