Westwood, Ruby May, 1893-1912

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Title

Westwood, Ruby May, 1893-1912

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Collection

TAPUHI

Description

Daughter of Thomas and Sarah Lisetta Westwood of Foxton. Her obituary in the Poverty Bay Herald of 23 November 1912, page 4, reports: "News reached Auckland by the San Francisco mail of the death of Ruby Westwood. She and her brother Wilfrid were the two biggest children ever born in New Zealand; perhaps the biggest in the world. At the age of eight Ruby weighed 14st. She grew proportionately and at the time of her death, when she was about 19, she weighed over 20 st. Her brother Wilfred is ...

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Date created

1893-1912

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22590541

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