Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Margaret Maley was born about 1843 in County Galway, Ireland.
She emigrated to New Zealand and she married John Hanley, a farmer, in the 1860s.
They had 10 children and when Margaret signed the suffrage petition the family were living at Clarksville.
In 1918 'an enthusiastic send-off social' was held for the family at the Glenore Schoolhouse 'prior to their removal to Milton' – they were presented with a Morris chair each.
John died at their home in 1921 and Margaret died on 24 April 1928, they are buried together in the Fairfax Cemetery, Milton.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/