Constance Barnicoat
Constance Alice Barnicoat (27 November 1872 – 16 September 1922) was a New Zealand secretary, interpreter, mountaineer and journalist.
Early life
Barnicoat was born in Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand on 27 November 1872, the youngest of seven children.[1] Her parents were farmers; her father was John Barnicoat. a member of the Nelson Provincial Council and of the Legislative Council, and her mother was Rebecca Lee Hodgson.[2] Barnicoat was educated at home until 1888, when she began studying at Nelson College for Girls. She attended the school for two years, before moving to Christchurch to study at Canterbury College, Christchurch. She completed a bachelor arts degree, graduating in 1895.[1]
References
- ^ a b McCallum, Janet. "Constance Alice Barnicoat". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- ^ Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). Vol. I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 41. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
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