Gibb, Helen (1838–1914)
Gibb, Helen (1838–1914)
New Zealand farmer, accommodation-house keeper, and postmaster. Name variations: Helen Lindsay. Born Helen Lindsay, July 9, 1838, in Forfarshire, Scotland; died July 30, 1914, in Motunau, New Zealand; dau. of George Lindsay and Helen (McAndrew) Lindsay; m. Stewart Gibb (shepherd), 1863 (died 1867); children: 4.
Immigrated to New Zealand (1863); farmed husband's land following his death and accumulated additional land; established accommodation house when road was built close to farm (1870s); served as postmaster of Cabbage Tree Flat near Motunau (1883–1901).
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).
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