Martha Bishop
Date of birth / Date established
Circa 1839
Date of death / Date closed
15 Feb 1926
Place of birth / Place established
Person/Corporate type
Individual
Biography
Martha Bishop arrived in New Plymouth with her parents on the "Timandra" as a young girl. She married Thomas John Wills on 2 December 1858, together they had eight children. Martha and Thomas farmed in Bell Block, Urenui, Inglewood and, later, in Hawera. Following her husband's death Martha moved to New Plymouth where she died on 15 February 1926.
