Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Elizabeth Somerville was born in 1865 in Dunedin, the daughter of John Somerville, a joiner, and Margaret Ellis.
She married William Dall, a commission agent, on 21 April 1890 in Dunedin. They they had three sons.
When Elizabeth signed the suffrage petition the family were living in York Place near her parents. Her mother Margaret also signed the petition.
Elizabeth died at her residence in York Place on 1 September 1943. William died in 1944. They were both cremated and their ashes were scattered.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
DCC Cemetery Records http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-search
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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