Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Bridget Alice Keys was born about 1849. She married George Henry Barnes, a bailiff, on 21 June 1873 at George’s residence in Cumberland St, Dunedin.
Bridget and George had one daughter. When Alice signed the suffrage petition the family were living in London St, Dunedin. Her daugher, Alice Sophia Barnes, also signed the petition.
George died in 1910 and is buried in the Southern Cemetery, Dunedin.
Alice died on 10 December 1935 and is buried in the Andersons Bay Cemetery with her daughter.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
DCC Cemetery Records http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-search
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
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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