Marianne Williams

Marianne Williams née Coldham
Born(1793-12-12)12 December 1793
Norwich, England
Died(1879-12-16)16 December 1879 (aged 86)
Pakaraka, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
NationalityBritish
Other namesMata Wiremu (Mother Williams)
Occupation(s)Missionary and pioneering educator
SpouseThe Revd. Henry Williams

Marianne Williams, together with her sister-in-law Jane Williams, was a pioneering educator in New Zealand. They established schools for Māori children and adults as well as educating the children of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand.[1] The Māori women called her Mata Wiremu (Mother Williams).[2]

  1. ^ Caroline Fitzgerald (2004). Marianne Williams: Letters from the Bay of Islands. Penguin Books, New Zealand. ISBN 0-14-301929-5.
  2. ^ Rogers, Lawrence M. (1973). Te Wiremu: A Biography of Henry Williams. Pegasus Press. p. 128.