Constance Palgrave Abraham, (; 12 May 1864 – 3 October 1942) was a New Zealand community leader and sportswoman. She was born in Palgrave,

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

, England in 1864. In June 1890 at

Long Melford Long Melford, colloquially and historically also referred to as Melford, is a large village and civil parish in the Babergh District, Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is on Suffolk's border with Essex, which is marked by ...

, she married Lionel Abraham from

Palmerston North Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ...

in New Zealand; he had emigrated some time earlier. After their wedding, they lived in Palmerston North. Abraham competed as an equestrian, in tennis and in golf.

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1864 births 1942 deaths British emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire New Zealand female equestrians People from Mid Suffolk District New Zealand female golfers New Zealand female tennis players {{NewZealand-golf-bio-stub