Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Ellen (Helen) Paterson Scott was born on 18 August 1856 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the daughter of Walter Scott, a cattle dealer, and Janet Thomson.
Her mother died in the 1860s. Ellen emigrated to New Zealand with her family about 1875. She did not marry.
Mary and her family were living at Broad Bay when she signed the petition. Her sisters Jessie and Mary also signed the petition.
Ellen died on December 5th 1952 at Andersons Bay, Dunedin, she is buried in the Portobello Cemetery with her father & sister.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
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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