Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Jane Jemima Samuel was born in 1866 in New Zealand – the daughter of James Samuel, a carpenter, and Margaret Adams. (See 112 M Samuel)
When Jane signed the suffrage petition she was living with her family in Andersons Bay, Dunedin working as a telephonist.
She died in Dunedin on 24 October 1949 and she is buried in the family grave in the Andersons Bay Cemetery.
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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