Also signed as 199 Marion Ashwin
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Mary Ann/Marion Ashwin was born about 1823 in Warwickshire, England – the daughter of Edward Ashwin and Elizabeth.
Her father died sometime before 1841 and her mother then worked as a schoolmistress.
In 1863 the family sailed for Canterbury as second cabin passengers on the Sebastapol and settled in Christchurch.
When Marion signed the suffrage petition she was living in Armagh St with her sister Helen and niece Edith. (See 177 Helen Ashwin and 177 Edith Ashwin)
She died at her home on 5 August 1910 and is buried with her mother and sister in the Addington Cemetery.
Sources
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Christchurch City Council http://heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com