Innes, Mary Jane (1852–1941)

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Innes, Mary Jane (1852–1941)

New Zealand brewery manager. Name variations: Mary Jane Lewis. Born Mary Jane Lewis, April 18, 1852, at Llanvaches, Monmouthshire, Wales; died Nov 14, 1941, at Auckland, New Zealand; dau. of Thomas Lewis and Hannah (Morgan) Lewis; m. Charles Innes, 1874 (died 1899); children: 10.

Immigrated to New Zealand (1870); acquired ownership of husband's Te Awamuru Brewery (1888), and management of Waikato Brewery (1889); after husband's death, repaid his debts and assumed ownership of Waikato Brewery (1899).

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

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