Louise Miles
New Zealand care-giver
Louise Miles (4 January 1918 – 26 December 2005) was a caretaker for disabled children in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Biography
Born as Louisa Spencer on 4 January 1918, in Wellington, her father, Harry was a coal merchant and her mother, Mary-Ann (née Stewart), from Newtown, was a foster carer. By the time Louisa was 21, her mother had fostered 50 children. Louisa had five siblings, and was known within her family as Lou. She would later change her name to Louise at some point in the early 1960s.
On 6 February 1939, she married Ronald (Ron) Charles Miles (1914–1986), a Christchurch garage attendant. Ronald was the son of Christchurch carter Charles and Georgina Miles (née Giddy). From around 1946, the couple lived at 132 Aldwins Road, Phillipstown in Christchurch. Here they initially established a day-nursery, but it was unsuccessful, so they began taking in 'handicapped' 'permanent children boarders' (sic).
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Establishment
In 1958, Louise and Ronald purchased and moved into a 11-bedroom house at 226 Lincoln Road, Addington with their foster family of seven.
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