Background
She was born as Ann Cave in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 20 November 1827.
She was born as Ann Cave in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 20 November 1827.
In 1837 she came to Portuguese Underwood in Marlborough, New Zealand, with her family. She had 13 children. Boyce had close contact with Māori people from the time she came to New Zealand. In Motueka, she was known as a herbalist especially knowledgeable about the medicinal use of plants, and provided medical assistance to Māori.
Ann"s parents were Samuel Cave and Susannah Noon, both sent to New South Wales from England as convicts.
Susannah was only a young girl when she was transported in 1811. A factual account of her life and those of the other women on the convict ship Friends, The Girl Who Stole Stockings, was published in October 2015.