Ellen appears to have signed the petition three times – on Sheet 36, 121 and 140.
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Helen/Ellen Alexander was born on 23 March 1870 in Edinburgh, Scotland – the daughter of Hector Alexander, a painter, and Sarah Simpkins.
Helen married Samuel Lister, a printer, in 1895; they had two daughters and lived in Bathgate St, South Dunedin.
Samuel died in May of 1945 and Ellen died on 2 September 1945. They are buried in the family grave in the Andersons Bay 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
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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