Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Isabella (Bella) Harkness was born about 1864 in County Derry, Ireland. She arrived in New Zealand about 1885.
In 1886 she married Swan Andrew Andrews, a bootmaker. They had three children and lived in Walker St, Dunedin.
Their 15 year old daughter, Eva, died there in 1907 and Swan also died at Walker St in 1914.
Isabella died at Roseneath, Dunedin on 19 February 1934. She is buried in the Southern Cemetery with her husband and daughter.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
DCC Cemetery Records http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-search
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
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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