Agnes Harrold (c. 1831 – 7 July 1903) was a New Zealand hotel manager, foster parent, nurse and midwife.

Biography

She was born near

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, Canada circa 1831. Born Agnes Grieve, she married near Hudson Bay, coming to

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in 1861 where she ran a hotel "The Travellers Rest" while her husband was at sea. In the small community of 2 to 300, she was the unofficial doctor.

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1830s births 1903 deaths New Zealand nurses New Zealand midwives New Zealand hoteliers Canadian emigrants to New Zealand 19th-century New Zealand people New Zealand women nurses {{NewZealand-med-bio-stub