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Sister Peggy Brown
Peggy was born in Raglan in 1947. She was the seventh child in a family of nine.
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Sister Bernard Edwards
Mary Ann Morris Edwards was born at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, on 6 January, 1891. Her parents were William Clark and Annie Edwards (nee Erwin). Mary entered the Sisters of Compassion at Island Bay on 27 October, 1916...
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Sister Adelma
Anastasia Mary Corby was born at Addison's Flat, Westland, on the 18 July, 1891. Stasia [as she was affectionately called] was the eldest of a family of eight. When she was about 17 years old, both her father and mother died, and she was left with the heavy burden of literally bringing up the remainder of her family...