Hood, Mary (c. 1822–1902)
Hood, Mary (c. 1822–1902)
New Zealand merchant Name variations: Mary Lye, Mary Hoskin. Born Mary Lye, c. 1822 (baptized, Dec 25,1822) in Martock, Somersetshire, England; died on Nov 4, 1902, in New Plymouth, New Zealand; dau. of John Lye (farmhand) and Grace (Rodd) Lye; m. Peter Facey Hoskin (blacksmith), 1842 (died 1860); m. Archibald Hood (soldier), 1862; children: (1st m.) 10; (2nd m.) 2.
Immigrated to New Zealand with family (1841); managed 1st husband's general store, providing groceries, haberdashery, and fancy goods before and after his death
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).
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