Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Margaret Anderson was born in 1876 in New Zealand – the youngest daughter of John Anderson, a brass founder, and Barbara Sutherland. (See 152 Mrs J Anderson)
When Margaret signed the suffrage petition she was living with her family in Hanover St, Dunedin.
She died in the Dunedin Hospital on 23 January 1897 and is buried in the Northern Cemetery.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
BDM Victoria https://online.justice.vic.gov.au
DCC Cemetery Records http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-search
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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