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Sister Prisca McQuilkin
Annie McQuilkin was born at Hau Hau, Hokitika, on the 5 August, 1874. Annie was the second daughter of John McQuilkin and Mary [nee Sweeney]. Annie’s parents were well-known and highly respected pioneers of the West Coast whose strong faith and open-handed generosity built up the Church in the early days of New Zealand.
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Sister Luke Coe
Catherine Anne Coe was born at Featherston on 9 November, 1907. She was the daughter of George and Caroline Coe (nee Hansen). She spent her childhood years and received all her education in Wanganui.
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Sister Camillus Walker
Mary Jane Walker was born in Wellington on the 28 May, 1879. Her parents were Alexander and Mary Walker [nee Knox]. Mary entered the Sisters of Compassion at St. Joseph's Home, Buckle Street, on the 15 August, 1903...