suffrage_petition
Surname: 
Finlayson
Given names: 
Mrs
Given address: 
Russell St
Sheet No: 153
Town/Suburb: 
Central Dunedin
City/Region: 
Dunedin
Notes: 

Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley

Sarah Ann Eccles was born in New Zealand in 1864 – the daughter of Joshua Eccles, a hotel keeper and grocer, and Susan Slon.

Sarah married Donald Finlayson, a dredge hand, on 19 December 1889 at Arthur St, Dunedin. They had five children and when Sarah signed the suffrage petition the family was living in Russell St, Dunedin.

Donald was accidentally drowned in 1911 and Sarah Ann died on 14 January 1924. They are 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
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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