Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Annie Louisa Blackie was born in 1869 in New Zealand, the daughter of David Blackie, a carpenter, and Agnes Grey. (See 61 Agnes Blackie).
When Annie signed the suffrage petition, she was living with her family in Ravensbourne near Dunedin.
She did not marry and she died on 15 November 1952. Annie is buried with her parents 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
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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