Amelia Mary Randall

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Amelia Mary Randall (née Davenport, 23 January 1844 17 October 1930) was a New Zealand companion help, church and community leader, landowner, businesswoman, and benefactor. She was born in Boulogne, France, in 1844. [1]

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