Margaret Kissling
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Margaret Kissling (18 August 1808–20 September 1891) was an English Anglican missionary in New Zealand. In New Zealand, she was also a homemaker and teacher.
Margaret Kissling | |
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| Born | 18 August 1808 |
| Died | 20 September 1891 (aged 83) |
| Other name | Margaret Moxon |
| Occupation | Missionary |
| Spouse | George Adam Kissling (married 1837) |
Biography
She was born in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England on 18 August 1808, the daughter of Margaret Heaton and John Moxon, a businessman and banker.[1]
She married George Adam Kissling on 3 July 1837 at Islington. They were sent to New Zealand by the Church Missionary Society and worked at the Kawakawa (Hicks Bay) Mission from 1843 to 1846.[2][3][4]
The ill health of her husband resulted in a move to Auckland.[5] George and Margaret Kissling opened a Māori girls boarding school in Kohimarama. George Kissling died 9 November 1865.[6]
Margaret Kissling died on 20 September 1891.[1]
A commemorative plaque was unveiled in November 2015 in her hometown of Kingston upon Hull.[7]
