Douglas Mary McKain

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Douglas Mary McKain (20 July 1789 – 3 April 1873) was a New Zealand nurse, midwife and businesswoman. She was born Douglas Mary Dunsmore in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland on 20 July 1789 and died 3 April 1873 in Napier. She arrived in New Zealand as a widow, accompanied by four sons and a daughter, on the ship Olympus, which arrived in Port Nicholson (Wellington) in April 1841.[1]

References

  1. ^ Patrick, Margaret G. "Douglas Mary McKain". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 12 April 2012.