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Anne Mackenzie

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Anne Mackenzie (13 August 1818 – 13 February 1877) was a 19th-century British writer. She spent some time teaching at mission schools in South Africa before joining the Zambesi Mission of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa, which was led by her brother, Charles. After his death, she returned to England, where she edited the monthly missionary magazine The Net Cast in Many Waters: Sketches from the Life of Missionaries which was published by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG) in London, from 1866 to 1896. This had a special interest in missions in Zululand, but also covered other Anglican missions, especially those run by the SPG. Working with and for her brother, first at Durban and then at the Umhlali station, Anne grew more and more into his spirit of self-devotion. The years she spent in assisting his labours among the Nguni and colonists were the happiest of her life, though exhausting. Early life and education Anne Mackenzie was born in Scotland on 13 August 1818. She was one of the large family of Colin Mackenzie of Portmore, a Scottish lawyer, who founded a bank that is now the National Bank of Scotland; and his wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet. There were many siblings in the family and these included: Alexander (died in infancy), Alexander, William Forbes, Colin, James Hay, John (became Treasurer of the Bank of Scotland), Sutherland, George, Charles, Elizabeth, Katharine, Jane, Louisa, and Alice. It was a happy, but not a luxurious home. With so large a family, thrift was required, and in the little cottage at Harcus in Peeblesshire, the children were packed closely, and brought up hardily, without bedroom carpets, hot water, or many servants to wait upon them. They always were very kind in their ways, taking interest in their servants, and in the poor around. Decided Episcopalians, they took an active part in the building of a small church near their own home, but in later life, Anne felt that she doubted whether there was much real religion amongst the children.— "I believe it consisted in our thinking ourselves superior to our Presbyterian neighbours".

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Anne Mackenzie (13 August 1818 – 13 February 1877) was a 19th-century British writer. She spent some time teaching at mission schools in South Africa before joining the Zambesi Mission of the Universities' Mission to Central Africa, which was led by her brother, Charles. After his death, she returned to England, where she edited the monthly missionary magazine The Net Cast in Many Waters: Sketches from the Life of Missionaries which was published by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG) in London, from 1866 to 1896. This had a special interest in missions in Zululand, but also covered other Anglican missions, especially those run by the SPG. Working with and for her brother, first at Durban and then at the Umhlali station, Anne grew more and more into his spirit of self-devotion. The years she spent in assisting his labours among the Nguni and colonists were the happiest of her life, though exhausting. Early life and education Anne Mackenzie was born in Scotland on 13 August 1818. She was one of the large family of Colin Mackenzie of Portmore, a Scottish lawyer, who founded a bank that is now the National Bank of Scotland; and his wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet. There were many siblings in the family and these included: Alexander (died in infancy), Alexander, William Forbes, Colin, James Hay, John (became Treasurer of the Bank of Scotland), Sutherland, George, Charles, Elizabeth, Katharine, Jane, Louisa, and Alice. It was a happy, but not a luxurious home. With so large a family, thrift was required, and in the little cottage at Harcus in Peeblesshire, the children were packed closely, and brought up hardily, without bedroom carpets, hot water, or many servants to wait upon them. They always were very kind in their ways, taking interest in their servants, and in the poor around. Decided Episcopalians, they took an active part in the building of a small church near their own home, but in later life, Anne felt that she doubted whether there was much real religion amongst the children.— "I believe it consisted in our thinking ourselves superior to our Presbyterian neighbours".

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