Biographical information provided by Raewyn Vogel for the He Tohu exhibition:
Lizzie (Elizabeth) was born in Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland on 21 August 1870.
She emigrated on the ship Invercargill ex Glasgow and arrived in Dunedin on 2 October 1878 (listed as being 7-years-old at the time). She was accompanied by her mother Mary (nee Leask) 37, father John [Jno] 38, sister Jessie 15, brother Geo (2). Her father was listed as a Farm Labourer from Shetland.
An account of the ship’s voyage provided to the Daily Times by the ship’s surgeon, Dr Eadson, reveals that her mother Mary had a confinement whilst on board the Invercargill en route to New Zealand. Unfortunately the baby girl was born prematurely and only survived a short time after birth.
Lizzie was 23 years old when she signed the petition and she died unmarried at the age of 63 in 1933.
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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