Cripps, Sarah Ann (c. 1821–1892)
Cripps, Sarah Ann (c. 1821–1892)
New Zealand shopkeeper, postmaster, and midwife. Name variations: Sarah Ann Rigelsford. Born Sarah Ann Rigelsford, c. 1821 or 1822 in London, England; died June 8, 1892, in Wellington, New Zealand; dau. of John Rigelsford (laborer); m. Isaac Cripps (policeman), 1844; children: 10.
Immigrated to Auckland Islands (1852); operated accommodation house and established shop and post office (mid-1850s); served as midwife to growing community of Whareama.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 1).
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