| Mary Rolleston | |
| Birth Name: | Elizabeth Mary Brittan |
| Birth Date: | 30 March 1845 |
| Birth Place: | Castleton, Dorset, England |
| Death Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Known For: | political hostess community leader |
Elizabeth Mary Rolleston (30 March 1845 – 4 June 1940), known as Mary Rolleston, was a New Zealand homemaker, political hostess and community leader.
She was born as Elizabeth Mary Brittan in Castleton, Dorset, England in 1845. Her parents were Joseph Brittan, a surgeon and newspaper proprietor, and Elizabeth Mary Brittan (née Chandler). She had five siblings, two of whom died in infancy and a fortnight after the birth and then death of the last child in 1849, her mother herself died. The surviving siblings were Joseph (Joe), Arthur, and Frances (Frank).[1]
Mary Brittan married William Rolleston on 24 May 1865 at Holy Trinity Avonside. She died in Christchurch on 4 June 1940.