Chappell, Mary Elizabeth (née Fielder) (Person) -1925

SummaryMary Chappell (Mrs J. B. Chappell) was a Tauranga registered midwife and private-hospital proprietor active from the late 1890s to 1920: she opened a “Nursing and Convalescent Home” at Topcroft in August 1899; in 1908 she moved to a new house built by her husband on the east side of Cameron Road near the corner with Eighth Avenue and between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, naming it The Palms. Mary and Joseph arrived in Tauranga on the Lady Jocelyn. She moved to Auckland in 1920 and died 1925. Her daughter E.J.W. Chappell was also a nurse.SourcesFielder, Eliza, fl 1880-1881 : Journal / with transcript by Thelma BurrowBOP Times, 23 March 1920, Page 2: Valedictory/FarewellBellamy, A.C. "Tauranga 1882 - 1982" (1982) page 153BOP Times 1907, 24 July: Inspected by Inspectore of Private Hospitals

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Personal Information

First Name(s)Mary ElizabethSurnameFielderAlso Known asMary ChappellGenderFemaleDate of Birthc. 1884Date of Death18 October, 1925Place of DeathAucklandOccupationNurse

Whānau

MotherEliza FielderChildrenEleanor ChappellAlbert Bygrave Chappell

Partner

PartnerJoseph Bygrave Chappell

Settler Information

Name of ShipLady JocelynDate of ArrivalSep 1880 to Jan 1881Port of ArrivalTauranga

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Start here:The Palms, Maternity Nursing Home, 1908-unknown (Place)

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Chappell, Mary Elizabeth (née Fielder) (Person) -1925