Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Jane Christina McKenzie was born in 1867, the daughter of Alexander McKenzie and Christina Muirhead.
When she signed the petition she was living with her parents and two brothers in Helena St.
In 1895 she married Alfred Ernest Jefferson, an iron moulder, they had 6 children.
The family lived in Forbury Rd, Edwin St and Law St, all in the Caversham area.
Alfred died at 20 Law St in 1937 and Jane on 11 February 1943. They are buried together in the Andersons Bay Cemetery.
Sources
DCC Cemetery Records http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-search
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.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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