Surname:
Johnston
Given names:
Ellen
Given address:
Puerua
Notes:
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Ellen Jane Johnston was born in 1860 in New Zealand – the daughter of James Johnston, a farmer, and Elizabeth Brown. (See 106 Elizabeth Johnston)
When Ellen signed the suffrage petition she was living on the family farm 'Rosemains' at Pureua.
In later life she moved to Dunedin where she died on 3 March 1930, she is buried with her parents in the Romahapa Cemetery.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/
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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