Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Sarah Sheeran was born on 28 April 1856 in Edinburgh, Scotland – the daughter of John Sheeran and Bridget Kerracher, and the niece of Michael and Sarah Sheeran.
In 1884 Sarah arrived in Otago on the Victory with her Aunt Sarah and three cousins.
Sarah did not marry. She died on 4 November 1932 at the Little Sisters of the Poor, Dunedin, and is buried in a family grave in the Northern 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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