Surname:
Falconer
Given names:
Bessie
Given address:
Milton
Notes:
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Bessie/Bethia Falconer was born in New Zealand in 1864 – the daughter of Charles Falconer, a farmer, and Janet Rattray.
When she signed the suffrage petition she was living with her father and siblings on the family farm 'Glenkilrie' near Milton in South Otago.
Bessie did not marry, she died at her sister’s home in Milton on 12 February 1931 and is buried in the Fairfax Cemetery, Milton.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
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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