Notable Women Walk

A Nelson Heritage Walk

Enjoy this scenic walk in Wakapuaka Cemetery, one of Nelson’s oldest cemeteries, uncovering fascinating stories of some Nelson women from the past with the help of information from the NZ Society of Genealogists (Nelson).

Discover the Notable Women Walk through a list of its points of interest

Enter the Wakapuaka Cemetery at the Atawhai Drive carpark through the Mariano Gargiulo Memorial gates and walk up the hill to the white chapel building built in 1945. Use the map or this alphabetical list of the notable women's gravesites to learn more:

  1. Sophia Anstice (1849 -1926)
  2. Alice Mabel Atkinson (1864-1935)
  3. Ann Bird (1818-1891)
  4. Mary Caroline Bisley (1837-1917)
  5. Jane Alice Bond (1867-1956)
  6. Susan Dalton (1837-1893)
  7. Rosaline Margaret Frank (1875-1954)
  8. Emily Cumming Harris (1837-1925)
  9. Princess Laura Lubecki (1814-1901)
  10. Marjorie Naylor (1909-1985)
  11. Effie Newiggen Richardson (1854-1928)
  12. Ralphine Richardson (1887-1969)

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Download a two page map and description of the Notable Women Walk (PDF @ 120KB) (122KB PDF).