suffrage_petition
Surname: 
Browne
Given names: 
Florence
Given address: 
George Street
Sheet No: 50
Town/Suburb: 
Central Dunedin
City/Region: 
Dunedin
Notes: 

Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley

Florence Fanny Browne was born in 1868 in New Zealand – the daughter of William Ferris Browne, a draughtsman, and Johanna Heenan.

When she signed the suffrage petition Florence was living in George St, Dunedin, at her family home working as a dressmaker. Her sister Caroline also signed the petition.

Florence did not marry, she died on 14 March 1940. She is buried in the family grave in the Northern Cemetery.

Sources

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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