Surname:
Robertson
Given names:
Ellen
Given address:
Brunswick St
Notes:
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley.
Helen/Ellen and her husband Magnus Robertson arrived in New Zealand about 1890.
When Ellen signed the suffrage petition they were living in Brunswick St, South Dunedin.
Magnus died at their home in 1897 – he is buried in the Southern Cemetery.
What happened to Ellen after this is unclear.
Sources:
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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