Surname:
Watkins
Given names:
Fany
Given address:
Read Road
Notes:
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Fany (Fanny) Watkins was born in 1864 in Bristol, England – the daughter of William Watkins, a coachbuilder, and Matilda Grundy. Fanny's sister, Amy Watkins, also signed the petition.
She came to New Zealand with her family about 1872.
She did not marry and lived with her parents at Reid Rd, Dunedin.
Fanny died on 25 February 1938, she is buried in the family grave in the Southern Cemetery.
Sources
DCC Cemetery Records http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-search
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Free BDM https://www.freebmd.org.uk
GRO England https://www.gro.gov.uk
Click on sheet number to see the 1893 petition sheet this signature appeared on. Digital copies of the sheets supplied by Archives New Zealand.
Community contributions