She is the sister of Annie and daughter of Janet Wedderspoon.
Biographical information provided by Linda McGregor for the He Tohu exhibition:
Elizabeth Wedderspoon was born on Perthshire Scotland, the daughter of Janet (nee Sandilands) and Andrew Wedderspoon. The family emigrated to New Zealand on the Wild Deer in 1874 when she was eleven years old. She lived in Mosgiel all her life and never married. She died on 4 May 1932 aged 70 years. She is buried in the East Taieri cemetary with her sister Ann and brother William.
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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