Bara Maruska

Bara Maruska (1860, Třebíč-1923, Hurbanova) was a Czech-Moravian woman and one of the earliest Oceana settlers in Lovia.

Biography
Bara was born in Třebíč (near Brno) to a deli shop owner named Jan (or Janek) and his wife Fransizka. In 1878 Bara met a 21 year old Englishman named Edward A. Ramsley; they fell in love and in 1879 ended up moving to Scotland. She had a son, Andrew Janek Frederick Ramsley in 1880. In 1881 they moved to Hurbanova, back when it was known as Calava. In 1884 she opened Bara's Bakery, a small food stand in Hurbanova. This place was popular with the workers and miners who wanted a good and quick bite. Bara became famous for her good food and good looks; she was nicknamed "the maid of Calava" by some miners in 1885 and the name stuck. Bara died in 1923 4 years after her her son. Her bakery stand was taken over by her granddaughters Isabel, Manon and Bara, but it was the younger Bara who ended up working it.