Helen Ann Wilson (1793–1871) was a notable
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
nurse and community leader. She was born in
Gibraltar
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in about 1793 and her father, James Simpson, was the United States consul general at Tangier.
Personal life
On 11 June 1840 in London, England, Helen married Peter Wilson, superintendent of the civil hospital at Gibraltar. He would become colonial surgeon in New Zealand in 1849. Although The couple had no children, they raised Patricio, Peter Wilson's son from a former relationship.
References
1793 births
1871 deaths
New Zealand nurses
19th-century Gibraltarian people
19th-century New Zealand people
New Zealand women nurses
Gibraltarian women
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