suffrage_petition
Surname: 
Giesen
Given names: 
Edith M. H.
Given address: 
Feilding
Sheet No: 507
Town/Suburb: 
Feilding
City/Region: 
Manawatu / Horowhenua

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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Posted: 23 Feb 2023

Daughter of Margaret Giesen. https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/300688884/back-issues-man.... Was a missionary in India (as were a number of other women who signed the petition) 1902 -1909 https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10092/4259/Thesis_fulltext.... p 92-3 "Giesen, Edith (?), female, single, Feilding, Presbyterian, PIVM, India ( 1 900-1 902), transferred missions, Free Church of Scotland, India ( 1 902-1909), resigned to care for sick parents, whilst working for the Free Church the PCNZ contributed part of her salary under a joint agreement (link to www.archives.presbyterian.org.nzipage I 43.htm). https://mro.massey.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10179/1869/02_whole.pdf p 307