Sarah Dougherty Explained

Sarah Dougherty (c.1818  - 7 November 1898) was a New Zealand community leader, nurse, boarding house keeper and gardener. She was born in Derry, Ireland on c.1818. Dougherty lived in Cutters Bay, Port Underwood during the Wairau Affray and afterwards in Wellington.

Further reading

• Manson, C. (1974). The story of a New Zealand family : The beginnings. With a foreword by Cecil Manson. Whatamongo Bay, N.Z.: Cape Catley.
• Manson, C. (1981). Widow of Thorndon Quay : Part II of The story of a New Zealand family. Wellington [N.Z.]: Pigeon Press : distributed by Mallinson Rendel.
• Greenaway, S., Brown, H., O'Flaherty, E., & Wojcik, P. (2000). Sarah and Daniel Dougherty and their descendants. Tauranga [N.Z.]: S. Greenaway.