Lo Keong, Matilda (c. 1854–1915)
Lo Keong, Matilda (c. 1854–1915)
New Zealand shopkeeper. Name variations: Matilda Kum, Cum Hong. Born between 1854 and 1856, in Baoan County near Hong Kong, China; died on Dec 18, 1915, in Dunedin, New Zealand; m. Joseph Lo Keong (shopkeeper), 1873 (died 1905); children: 6.
Believed to have been 1st Chinese female immigrant to New Zealand; helped husband in his shop and was active in church and civic endeavors.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 2).
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