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Sister Regis Barker
Irene Mary Barker was born on 16 September, 1910, in Auckland. Her parents were James and Mary Barker (nee Slade). Mr Barker was a boot maker. There were four girls and one boy in this closely knit family.
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Sister Benedict Cullen
Mary Josephine Cullen was born on 7 April, 1894, in Liverpool, England. Her parents were John Cullen and Alice Cullen (nee Rushton). Although her father was a Catholic, she had been brought up in the Church of England until she came to live in New Zealand in her teens...
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Sister Rose Buckley
Rhoda May Buckley was born and baptised at St Bathans, Central Otago. Her parents, Patrick and Margaret, were born in Ireland and passed onto their family born in New Zealand a strong Irish inheritance.