Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Lydia Mary Booker was born in New Zealand in 1866 – the daughter of William Booker and Mary Swindell.
She lived in Maitland St, Dunedin with her parents and did not marry. Her sister, Catherine, also signed the petition.
Lydia died on 9 March 1911, aged 45. She is 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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