Hellaby, Amy Maria (1864–1955)
Hellaby, Amy Maria (1864–1955)
New Zealand entrepreneur. Name variations: Amy Maria Briscoe. Born on Feb 3, 1864, in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England; died on April 7, 1955, in Epsom, New Zealand; dau. of John Briscoe (cabinet-maker) and Elizabeth (Bishop) Briscoe; m. Richard Hellaby (butcher), 1885 (died 1902); children: 3 daughters, 3 sons.
Immigrated to New Zealand with father (1872); after death of husband, managed large business in meat industry (1902); employed more than 250 people at R&W Hellaby Ltd, which exported frozen meat to Great Britain and tinned corned beef to Pacific Island and was New Zealand's largest privately owned company.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 3).
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