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Miss J Cuff

Signed family name
Cuff
Signed given name
Miss J
Given address
The Glen
Sheet number
Town/Suburb
The Glen
City/Region
Dunedin
Notes

Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley

Jane Cuff was born in New Zealand in 1868 – the daughter of Frederick Cuff and Elizabeth Bennett

When she signed the suffrage petition Jane was living in The Glen area of Dunedin working as a tailoress. Her sister Ann also signed the petition.

Jane did not marry and she died on 23 April 1950. She is buried in the family grave in the Southern Cemetery.

Sources

BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
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.