Surname:
Widdowson
Given names:
E. M.
Given address:
Richmond Christchurch
Click on sheet number to see the 1893 petition sheet this signature appeared on. Digital copies of the sheets supplied by Archives New Zealand.
E. M. Widdowson
What do you know?
Widdowson, Emma Matilda, 1859-1915: Born and educated in Bristol, England; also Switzerland. Travelled to New Zealand in 1877 with her parents, Mr and Mrs F Lawrence. She became a teacher until her marriage in 1885 to Howell Young Widdowson, a solicitor. She was a strong supporter of the National Council of Women and the Womens' Christian Temperance Union, in Christchurch. She went to live in Dunedin in 1905 and died there on 15 May 1915. Maiden surname, Lawrence. Mother of Grace Widdowson. See also article on her daughter in DNZB (Vol 4, 1921-1940, p562-563, W15) Source: https://natlib.govt.nz/items/22453127
See also: https://www.geni.com/people/Emma-Widdowson/6000000080192560601
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