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Women and the vote

Page 6 – Women's suffrage petition

This database is a digitised version of the main suffrage petition submitted to Parliament in 1893. The name and address fields represent what appeared on the original sheets. The Suburb/Town and City/Region fields have been added to provide consistent information about the signatories' location. The 'more' link goes to a page where extra information can be added. Members of the public are encouraged to submit further information via community contributions or you can email us at [email protected]. Please refer to this guide for writing a suffrage petition biography from Archives New Zealand. Updates: each sheet number reference now links to a digital copy of the original sheet. Also, each entry with additional biographical information now displays as bold text.

Sheet No Surname First Names Given address Town/Suburb City/Region
125 Stewert Elizabeth Jervois St Roslyn Roslyn Dunedin more...
125 Stewert Eliza Jervois St Roslyn Roslyn Dunedin more...
125 Strachan Helen Anderston Road Roslyn Dunedin more...
125 Ward Emma Tay Street Linden Roslyn Dunedin more...
125 Webb Agnes Roslyn Roslyn Dunedin more...
125 White Rose Roslyn Roslyn Dunedin more...
125 Wilson Maggie Hawthorn Dale Mornington Dunedin more...
125 Wilson Bella Hawthorn Dale Mornington Dunedin more...
125 Wilson Annie Anderson Road Kaikorai Dunedin more...
125 Wilson Helen Hawthorndale Kaikarai Roslyn Dunedin more...
126 Brugh Isabella Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Brugh M. Barnett Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Brugh M. C. Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Brugh C. A. Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Caley Isabella Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Donald Mary Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Donald Alexina C. Not listed on sheet Caversham? Dunedin? more...
126 Donald Eliza Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Farquhar Janet Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Fitzgerald Elizabeth Not listed on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Ford Jane Not given on sheet Owaka Otago more...
126 Gillespie E. Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Gillespie Christina Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Harris Mary Address not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Harris Jeannie Black Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Harris Catherine Neil Address not given on sheet Purekireki? Otago more...
126 Heaps Susan Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Hewson Mary Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Johnstone Mary Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Johnstone M. B. Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 McCalman Kate Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 McCalman Mary C. Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Mitchell Joanna Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Mitchell E. Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
126 Shields Mary Not given on sheet Purekireki Otago more...
127 Abbott Mary J. Charlton Charlton Southland more...
127 Abernethy G. E. Gore Gore Southland more...
127 Anderson Mary J. Charlton Charlton Southland more...
127 Anderson Isabella Charlten Charlton Southland more...
127 Anderson Maggie A. Charlton Charlton Southland more...

How to cite this page

Women's suffrage petition, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/womens-suffrage/petition, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated