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Sister Bonaventure
Jean Marie Bannerman was born on 19 March, 1910, in a hotel in Mangonui in the far north where her parents, George and Christina, were hotel keepers. A few years after her birth her father went to War, was reported missing and never returned...
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Sister Majella Dawson
Margaret Mary Dawson was born on 16 May, 1914, in Lislea, Ireland. Her parents were Peter and Brigid Dawson (nee Quinn). Margaret Mary was the third child in a family of five, the eldest her brother Joe, and her sisters Maureen, Bridie, and Joan who was born in New Zealand.
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Sister Clotilde Webber
Eva Frances Webber was born at Nelson, on the 15 October, 1880. Eva’s parents were Wallace Webber and Elizabeth Webber (nee Wells). Her sisters were Jean, Maude and Elsie, and her brothers, George and Arthur...