Faulkner, Agnes Emily Aurora née Davies, 1891-1986 (Person)

SummaryAgnes E. Faulkner (née Davies) was born at Ōpunake in 1891 and came to Tauranga as a child, working as a tailoress from about the age of 13. She married Robert Henry “Barley” Faulkner in 1912 and for around 20 years worked as bookkeeper and telephonist for the Faulkner Bros ferry business, also assisting aboard its launches and barges. From the 1930s she became prominent in St John, first aid and home nursing, served on the Tauranga Hospital Board and helped establish its maternity annexe. She was also a Justice of the Peace, historical society and museum volunteer, and was appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1958. She died at Tauranga in 1986.SourcesPae Korokī – Records of Agnes Faulkner, Ams 534Green, Julie, "Agnes Faulkner" in the Tauranga Historical Society Blog (7 December 2018)New Zealand Gazette, 19 June 1958Tauranga Library cassette recordings collection, 1980s, Te Ao Mārama – Tauranga City Libraries, AV 22-007/10

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First Name(s)Agnes E.SurnameFaulknerDate of Birth1891Place of BirthŌpunakeDate of Death1986Place of DeathTauranga

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PartnerFaulkner, Robert Henry (Barley)Date Married1912

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OrganisationsFaulkner's Ferries, 1909-1969 (Organisation)

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Faulkner, Agnes Emily Aurora née Davies, 1891-1986 (Person)