Surname:
McPhee
Given names:
Lizzie
Given address:
Owake
Notes:
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Elizabeth/Lizzie McPhee was born about 1868 in New Zealand – the daughter of William McPhee, a farmer, and Elizabeth Lonney. (See 136 Elizabeth McPhee)
She grew up in Owaka where she signed the suffrage petition.
After her parents’ deaths in the 1910s Elizabeth remained in Owaka – she died in Dunedin on 5 July 1955 and is buried in the Owaka 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
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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