Signed family name
Shinkwin
Signed given name
B.
Given address
Greymouth
Notes
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Bridget Shinkwin was born about 1873 – the daughter of Charles Shinkwin, a miner and publican, and Maria Lenon.
Bridget signed the suffrage petition in Greymouth where she worked as a dressmaker.
She died at her home on 30 October 1930 after a time in Greymouth Hospital.
She is buried in the family grave in the Karoro Cemetery.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz