Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley.
Martha Barron was born in 1870 in Dunedin – the daughter of John Barron, a grocer, and Martha Patrick. (See 146 Mrs Barron)
When Martha signed the suffrage petition she was living with her family in Rockyside, Caversham.
Martha did not marry – she died on 27 June 1944 and is buried in the family grave in the Southern 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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