About Helen Ann Wilson
Lived 1793 – 1871 (aged 77–78). Helen Ann Wilson was a New Zealand nurse.
Helen Ann Wilson (c. 1793–1871) was a New Zealand nurse and community leader. She was born in Gibraltar in about 1793 and her father, James Simpson, was the United States consul general at Tangier.
Personal life On 11 June 1840 in London, England, Helen married Peter Wilson, superintendent of the civil hospital at Gibraltar. He would become colonial surgeon in New Zealand in 1849. Although The couple had no children, they raised Patricio, Peter Wilson's son from a former relationship.
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Who was Helen Ann Wilson?
Nurse, community leader (1793-1871)
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Helen Ann Wilson was born in 1793 in Gibraltar.
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Helen Ann Wilson died in 1871 in New Zealand.
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Helen Ann Wilson was a nurse.
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Helen Ann Wilson was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Helen Ann Wilson. https://biography.guide/helen-ann-wilson/
MLA: "Helen Ann Wilson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/helen-ann-wilson/.
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