Kathleen Mannington Caffyn (1855–1926)
from Brisbane Courier
The death is aunouuced o£ Mrs. Kathleen Caffyn.
[A daughter of the late Mr. William de Vere Hunt, the late Mrs. Caffyn was educated at home, and later was trained as a nurse. She was married to the late Mr. Stephen Mannington Caffyn. After their marriage they came to Australia. While here the late Mrs. Caffyn wrote for several newspapers under the pseudonym of Iota. She wrote many novels and short stories, her first publication being A Yellow Aster, in 1891. In the same year she wrote Children of Circumstances, other novels being A Quaker Grandmother, Patricia, A Mother, and Minx.]
Original publication
Other Obituaries for Kathleen Mannington Caffyn
- West Australian, 11 February 1926, p 8
Additional Resources
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Caffyn, Stephen Mannington (husband)
Citation details
'Caffyn, Kathleen Mannington (1855–1926)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/caffyn-kathleen-mannington-13426/text24079, accessed 20 April 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Hunt, Kathleen Mannington
- Iota
Birth
Death
6 February,
1926
(aged ~ 71)
Turin,
Italy
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.