Probably the mother of Henrietta McKaigue
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Jane McCracken was born about 1842, she was married to John McKaigue and they had two daughters before they emigrated to New Zealand about 1874.
The family settled in Auckland - their daughters died in 1875 and they had a further four children.
John died in 1891 and shortly after Jane and her children moved to Dunedin.
When she signed the suffrage petition the family were living in Dundas St.
Jane died on 13 June 1905 and is buried in the family grave in the Northern 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
