Name Georgina Burgess | ||
Died January 10, 1904, Mackenzie District, New Zealand | ||
Georgina Jane Burgess (c.1841–10 January 1904) was a New Zealand hotel-keeper, midwife and postmistress. She was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland on c.1841.
She managed the hotel in Burke Pass from 1861 onward and also served as its postmaster in 1890-94, in addition to being the local midwife. She is a known figure in the local colonial history.
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