Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Margaret Honeyman was born in 1867 in New Zealand – the daughter of James Honeyman, a labourer, and Helen Miller.
She grew up in South Otago and when she signed the suffrage petition she was living in Milton.
Margaret married Jesse Preddy, an engine driver, in 1897 - they had four children, one who died in infancy, and the family lived in Temuka.
Margaret died at her home in Temuka on 7 September 1908, she is buried in the Temuka Cemetery.
Jesse remarried in 1912 – he died in 1950 and is buried with Margaret in the family grave.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Timaru District Council https://www.timaru.govt.nz/