Surname:
Bett
Given names:
Aggie B.
Given address:
Marton
Notes:
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley.
Agnes Burnett Bett was born in 1871 in New Zealand, the daughter of Robert Bett, a blacksmith, and Mary Burnett.
Her father died in 1873, and after his death her mother opened a boarding house in Marton. When Agnes signed the suffrage petition they were living in High Street, Marton.
Agnes married John Alfred Franklin, a storekeeper, in 1894. They had two daughters.
John died in 1931 and Agnes died on May 24th 1951. They were both cremated.
Sources
Click on sheet number to see the 1893 petition sheet this signature appeared on. Digital copies of the sheets supplied by Archives New Zealand.
Community contributions