Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Elizabeth Mary Harrison was born about 1866 in Quebec, Canada - the daughter of Richard Mark Harrison and Margaret.
Elizabeth’s father was a drill instructor, Sergeant Major in the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade. The family arrived in New Zealand about 1875.
Elizabeth trained as a teacher and in later life she lived with her sister Margaret Garrett in Sutton.
Elizabeth died at Sutton on 31 May 1943. She is buried in a family grave in the Southern Cemetery.
Sources
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.
Community contributions