Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley.
Margaret Wood was born in 1869 in New Zealand – the daughter of Alexander Wood, an engineer, and Helen Watherston.
When she signed the suffrage petition Margaret was living in Arthur St, Dunedin. Her sister Agnes also signed
(See 157 A Wood)
Margaret did not marry, she died on 23 December 1951 and 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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