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Sister Liguori Dowdall
Christina Agnes Dowdall was born in Whanganui on 9 November, 1908. Her parents were Christopher and Gladys Dowdall. Christina was lovingly referred to in the family as Jacky.
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Sister de Lourdes Padden
Annie Elizabeth, daughter of James and Annie Padden, was born in Wellington. The family lived in Otaki and Annie received her early education at St. Peter Chanel’s School...
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Sister Thelma Backhurst
Thelma Backhurst was born in Auckland, 6 May 1940. Her parents were George and Gladys Backhurst. John her brother was the only other member of the family. Sister Baptist, her father’s sister, was a Sister of Compassion.