ID Number100485
NameBEAUCHAMP Gwendoline Burnell
Family NameBEAUCHAMP
Plot49.E
CemeteryPublic
StatusExisting Grave
Location on the Modern Grid MapO09 07
Inscription on TombstoneIn loving memory of Gwendoline Burnell, fourth daughter of Harold and Annie Burnell BEAUCHAMP, born 11 October 1890, died 9 January 1891.
Description of GraveVery simple enclosed stone grave. White marble plaque with lead lettering.
Date of Death or Burial*10 Jan, 1891
Public Cemetery Register Number2797
Type of Record Burial
Age2 months
SexFemale
BiographyThis is the grave of New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield's baby sister. The family grew up in Karori and Thorndon, and had a beach house in Days Bay. The Katherine Mansfield Birthplace museum in Tinakori Road, Thorndon is open to the public.