Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Elizabeth Gordon was born on 12 April 1847 in Kildonan, Bute, Scotland – the daughter of George Gordon, a shepherd, and Christina Gilchrist. (See 230 Mrs Gordon)
Elizabeth emigrated to New Zealand with her family on the Strathallan arriving in January 1859.
They lived, at first, at Pareora Station before moving to Waimate in the mid-1860s.
Elizabeth married William Vincent in 1877 and they had five children, one who died in infancy.
The family lived in Oamaru until about 1890 when they moved to Dunedin.
When Elizabeth signed the suffrage petition they were living in Hall St, South Dunedin.
William died in 1918 – he is buried with their infant daughter in the Old Oamaru Cemetery.
Elizabeth died on 17 February 1932 at Portobello, near Dunedin – she is buried with their son 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
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
NZ Yesteryears http://www.yesteryears.co.nz
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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