Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Jane Morrison was born about 1842.
She married James McLauchlan in 1860 in Victoria, Australia and they had two daughters, one who died aged two years.
The family sailed for New Zealand about 1863 where their next eight children were born.
James operated at quarry at Greenhills near Bluff - he died in 1884.
When Jane signed the suffrage petition the family were living in Bluff – she died at her home on 19 January 1912 and is buried with James in the family grave in the Bluff Cemetery.
Her obituary said she 'was greatly esteemed by all who knew her, and was noted for her hospitable and kindly nature.'
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Invercargill City Council https://icc.govt.nz
BDM Victoria https://online.justice.vic.gov.au
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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