Gittos, Marianne (1830–1908)

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Gittos, Marianne (1830–1908)

New Zealand missionary and music teacher. Name variations: Marianne Hobbs. Born Marianne Hobbs, July 31, 1830, at Mangungu, Hokianga, New Zealand; died Jan 24, 1908, in Auckland, New Zealand; dau. of John Hobbs (missionary) and Jane (Brogreff) Hobbs; m. William Gittos (missionary), 1857; children: 5 girls and 2 boys.

Became music teacher at parents' mission station at Mangungu, Hokianga; acquired medical skills and assisted husband at mission station at Waingohi, Kaipara, and later at Rangiora (1856); with family, relocated to Auckland and continued missionary work (late-1880s).

See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).

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