Information supplied by the Methodist Church of New Zealand archives team:
Fanny Ready nee Luxton (1860-1940). Wife of Bible Christian minister Rev William Ready (1860-1927) who was stationed at Dunedin Central Bible Christian Church.
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley:
Fannie Luxton was born in 1860 in Winkleigh, Devon, England – the daughter of William Luxton, a farmer, and Maria Davie.
Fannie came to New Zealand in the 1880’s – she married Rev. William Ready on 31 March 1890, at the Bible Christian Church, Christchurch.
They had three sons and moved around the country, with William’s work ending up in Auckland where they were living when William died in 1927.
Fannie died in October 1940 in Remuera. She is buried with her husband in the Purewa 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
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.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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