suffrage_petition
Surname: 
Solomon
Given names: 
Charlotte
Given address: 
Frederick Street
Sheet No: 154
Town/Suburb: 
Central Dunedin
City/Region: 
Dunedin
Notes: 

Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley

Charlotte Solomon/Solomons was born in New Zealand in 1875, the eldest daughter of Emanuel Solomons, an importer, and Evalina Marks.

She married Henry Hart in Wellington in 1900 and they had two children. In 1906 Charlotte petitioned for a dissolution of her marriage.

Her husband was described as 'a very bad egg' who had recently been convicted of forgery. She had applied for a separation order shortly after her marriage.

Henry had been in gaol for most of their marriage. He had been associating with 'women of the lowest order' and there was evidence to prove this. He was also described as 'a great drunkard, very cruel, and a notorious liar'. The divorce was granted.

Charlotte died at Dunedin on 14 January 1911. She is buried in the Southern Cemetery, Dunedin, with her son.

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

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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