suffrage_petition
Surname: 
Gadsby
Given names: 
S.
Given address: 
Taita
Sheet No: 422
Town/Suburb: 
Taita
City/Region: 
Wellington region

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Posted: 25 Oct 2021

BIRTH: 2 December 1865 to Thomas Francis Bennet and Amelia Bennett nee Lucas. (Source BDM 1865/12688)
MARRIAGE: Arthur Charles GADSBY on 20 DEC 1887 (Source BDM 1887/1118)
CHILDREN:
# William Arthur Gadsby 11 December 1896 (Source BDM 1897/5398)
# Joseph Topham Gadsby 28 June 1889 (Source BDM 1889/8602)
DIVORCE:
In 1921 Arthur filed for divorce. Sarah cross-petitioned for divorce on grounds of her husband's adultery and desertion.
(Source: Evening Post 5 Aug 1921 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19210805.2.94). The divorce was never finalised.
In 1931 Sarah revived proceedings for alimony. The couple had been living apart for 30 years by that time. She claimed that she was in a largely “impecunious state” and had relied on the alimony. (Source: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19311218.2.95)
DEATH: 21 December 1932 (Source BDM 1932/7946)
BURIAL: Taita (Source: https://billiongraves.com/grave/Sarah-Gadsby/11473318)