Author. Mary Ann Broome, better known by her surname from her first marriage, was an author who wrote extensively, predominantly about New Zealand life. She was born the eldest daughter of William Stewart, the Island Secretary of Jamaica, and spent a small part of her childhood there before travelling to England where she received an education. She married George Robert Baker, becoming Lady Barker after his knighthood for his actions during the Siege of Lucknow. After his death she remarried to Frederick Napier Broome and travelled to New Zealand where Fred took up the Steventon sheep station in Canterbury. Alongside her husband, she worked as a journalist, published in "The Times." These pieces included a selection of poems from New Zealand. In 1870, she wrote "Station Life in New Zealand" which was received positively and translated into other languages. In it she told stories of her life in New Zealand on the station and the trials her family faced. She wrote over forty books in her life on various topics. These included "A Christmas Cake in Four Quarters" (1871), "A Year's Housekeeping in South Africa" (1877), "Colonial Memories" (1904) as well as a sequel to her book on New Zealand station life titled "Station Amusements in New Zealand" (1873). Through her marriage to Broome, she lived around the world in places such as Africa, Barbados, and Australia.
Author. Mary Ann Broome, better known by her surname from her first marriage, was an author who wrote extensively, predominantly about New Zealand life. She was born the eldest daughter of William Stewart, the Island Secretary of Jamaica, and spent a small part of her childhood there before travelling to England where she received an education. She married George Robert Baker, becoming Lady Barker after his knighthood for his actions during the Siege of Lucknow. After his death she remarried to Frederick Napier Broome and travelled to New Zealand where Fred took up the Steventon sheep station in Canterbury. Alongside her husband, she worked as a journalist, published in "The Times." These pieces included a selection of poems from New Zealand. In 1870, she wrote "Station Life in New Zealand" which was received positively and translated into other languages. In it she told stories of her life in New Zealand on the station and the trials her family faced. She wrote over forty books in her life on various topics. These included "A Christmas Cake in Four Quarters" (1871), "A Year's Housekeeping in South Africa" (1877), "Colonial Memories" (1904) as well as a sequel to her book on New Zealand station life titled "Station Amusements in New Zealand" (1873). Through her marriage to Broome, she lived around the world in places such as Africa, Barbados, and Australia.
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Born 29th May 1831 Died 6th March 1911
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