Mary Bennett (lighthouse keeper)
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Mary Bennett (lighthouse keeper)
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Mary Jane Bennett was the first official lighthouse keeper in New Zealand, and the only woman to ever hold the role. Hebden emigrated to New Zealand in 1840 and was soon married to George White Bennett who farmed at Lowry Bay and worked as a clerk in Wellington. They had five children born between 1842 and 1855. In 1852 George took the position of lighthouse keeper at Pencarrow Head. Living conditions at the lighthouse were hard: the house was not weatherproof, wood and water had to be carried f
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New Zealand lighthouse keeper
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Bennett_(lighthouse_keeper)
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2023-12-27T16:16:27Z
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