See also Caversham research databases
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Jane/Jeannie Murray was born in 1871 in New Zealand – the daughter of James Murray, a dancing teacher, and Isabella Kyle.
She married John Hood, a miller, on 25 January 1893 at Knox Church, Dunedin – they had one son.
When Jeannie signed the suffrage petition they were living in Forbury Road, Caversham.
John died in 1937 and Jeannie died at her home on 8 July 1964 – they are buried together in the Northern 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/
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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