Jane Theresa McBride (née Crawford; c. 1844 – 3 June 1918) was a New Zealand businesswoman who owned and managed McBride's Family Hotel in Queenstown.[1][2]
Jane McBride | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jane Theresa Crawford c. 1844 Larne, County Antrim, Ireland |
| Died | (aged 74) Queenstown, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Hotel proprietor |
| Years active | 1871–1906 |
| Spouse |
John McBride
(m. 1869; died 1876) |
| Children | 2 |
Biography edit
Born in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland, in about 1844, she migrated to New Zealand in about 1866 to join her sister and brother-in-law, the McEwans, who had settled at Nokomai, near Garston.[3] She joined them when they moved to Queenstown, and there she married John McBride on 11 August 1869.[3][4][5] The couple had two children.[3]
In 1871, Jane and John McBride bought the Harp of Erin Hotel in Queenstown from the McEwans.[3][5][6] In June 1876, John McBride died and Jane McBride continued as sole owner.[5][6] She extended the hotel twice and renamed it McBride's Family Hotel.[6] She retired from running the hotel in 1906, but retained ownership and leased the hotel.[5]
McBride died in Queenstown on 3 June 1918, after suffering a stroke three days earlier.[3]
References edit
- ^ Bishop, Catherine (2019). Women Mean Business. Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN 9781988531762.
- ^ "Mcbride's Family Hotel | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary: Mrs Jane Theresa McBride". Lake County Press. No. 2737. 6 June 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Marriage search: registration number 1869/9414". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Change in hotel ownership". Lake Wakatip Mail. No. 4762. 3 October 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Bradshaw, Julia (November 1999). "Queenstown Women of Enterprise". New Zealand Historic Places. 75: 9–11.
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