Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley.
Isabella Yates was born on 15 June 1857 in Midlothian, Scotland – the daughter of John Yates, a draper, and Isabella Davidson.
Her mother died in 1859 and her father re-married the following year to Mary Beath. (See 47 Mary Yates)
Isabella emigrated to New Zealand with her family in the 1860’s and they settled in Dunedin.
When Isabella signed the suffrage petition she was living with her family in George St, Dunedin.
She died at Seacliff on 7 June 1932 and she is buried in the Waitati Cemetery.
Sources :
DCC Cemetery Records http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-search
Scotlands People https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
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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