Lydia Etheldreda BIRCH (1853 – 1927)
Name
Lydia Etheldreda BirchKnown as
EthelMaiden name
LardenGender
FemaleBirthdate
1927Birthplace
Thoresby, EnglandMarriage(s)
1874
England
Date of death
1927Partner(s)
Biography
Arrived in New Zealand with her husband on the “Wild Duck”, 1860
Lived at Moawhango and Erewhon
Adopted husband’s nephew, William Charles Caccia-Birch (son of Pauline)
First European woman to climb Mount Ruapehu, 9 March 1881
Newspaper article 2021 – Battle to climb Mt Ruapehu
Accession number
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