Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Jane Berry was born on 2 May 1840 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland – the daughter of William Berry, a hand loom weaver, and Elizabeth Melrose.
She emigrated to New Zealand and married John Blaikie, a carpenter, in 1874. They had three children and when Jane signed the suffrage petition the family were living in Clyde St, Mornington, Dunedin.
John died in 1910 and Jane died on 5 December 1923. They are buried in the family grave in the Southern 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
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.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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