Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley.
Agnes Gawn was born in 1871 in New Zealand – the daughter of Robert Gawn, a farmer, and Martha Ann McConnell.
When she signed the suffrage petition Agnes was living with her family at Deer Park Farm near Mosgiel.
She married Farmer Charles Findlay, also a farmer, on 26 January 1899 at her home.
They had four children and lived at North Taieri.
Agnes died on 7 February 1950 and Charles died in 1953 – they are buried in the family grave in the East Taieri Cemetery.
Sources:
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
DCC Cemetery Records http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-search
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Presbyterian Research Centre https://www.presbyterian.org.nz/archives/