Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley.
Agnes Inglis McArthur was born about 1828 in Glasgow, Scotland.
She married her husband James, an engraver, in the 1850’s and they emigrated to New Zealand sometime in the 1860’s.
When Agnes signed the suffrage petition they were living in Stuart St, Dunedin.
She died at her home on 2 May 1906 and James died in 1911 – they are buried together in the Northern Cemetery.
Sources:
DCC Cemetery Records http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-search
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Scotlands People https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
The 1893 electoral roll confirms domestic duties Stuart St
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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