Surname:
Falconer
Given names:
Jessie
Given address:
Milton
Notes:
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Jessie Rattray Falconer was born in New Zealand in 1870 – the daughter of Charles Falconer, a farmer, and Janet Rattray.
When she signed the suffrage petition she was living with her father and siblings on the family farm 'Glenkilrie' near Milton in South Otago.
Jessie did not marry, she died at home in Milton on 4 March 1942 and is buried in the Fairfax Cemetery, Milton.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
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.
Community contributions