Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Agnes Frances Mayne was born on 27 June 1849 in Tasmania, Australia – the daughter of Arthur Mayne, a farmer, and Mary Brennan.
When she signed the suffrage petition Agnes was living in Heriot Row, Dunedin, working as a housekeeper.
She did not marry and she died on 31 December 1916 at Kogarah, Sydney, Australia. She is buried in the Woronora Cemetery, Sydney.
Sources
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Trove https://trove.nla.gov.au
NSW Government https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au
Libraries Tasmania https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au
Australian Cemeteries Index http://austcemindex.com
Click on sheet number to see the 1893 petition sheet this signature appeared on. Digital copies of the sheets supplied by Archives New Zealand.
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