Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Charlotte Emma Pennell was born in 1866 in New Zealand – the daughter of James Pennell & Catherine.
She grew up in Waitahuna in Otago and when Charlotte signed the suffrage petition she was living in Dundas St, Dunedin.
She married James Rodger, a carpenter, in 1897 – they had no children.
James worked as an architect and builder for the Otago Education Board and some of his work included designing new schools.
He died in 1941 and was cremated, Charlotte died on 20 June 1942, she is buried in the Rodger family grave in the Andersons Bay Cemetery.
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