Click on sheet number to see the 1893 petition sheet this signature appeared on. Digital copies of the sheets supplied by Archives New Zealand.
Click on sheet number to see the 1893 petition sheet this signature appeared on. Digital copies of the sheets supplied by Archives New Zealand.
F. COLE is likely to be the unfortunately named Fanny Buttery COLE nee HOLDER (Buttery was, however pron. 'Beautrais'; Huguenot origin) b. (?)Shropshire 20 June 1860 d. 25 May 1913 m. 1884 Herbert COLE 1858-1917. Fanny arrived in NZ in 1880 with 3 sisters. Fanny's parents were Charles HOLDER 1821-1895 and Fanny nee BUTTERY 1822-1883 who were both ChCh Methodist preachers and activists. Fanny COLE inherited her formidable mother's penetrating stare. She was primarily a temperance campaigner and was President of the WCTU at the time of her death. 2 daughters.
-Marguerita Lilian COLE "Daisy" 1886-1960 m. 1922 Archibald James HODGES no ch.
-Eleanor Charlotte COLE "Nellie" 1888-1962 m. (1) 1921 Henry McMASTER no ch. m. (2) 1944 Charles James HAWKER no ch.
slightly inaccurate obituary: Star 26 May 1913 (Fanny had no brothers in NZ)
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