See also Caversham research databases
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Martha was born about 1842 in Ireland and she arrived in New Zealand about 1880, probably with her husband Robert Smyth.
When Martha signed the suffrage petition they were living in Lancefield St, Caversham in Dunedin and Robert was working as a labourer.
Martha died at her home on 7 May 1912 – she is buried in the Andersons Bay Cemetery.
Robert remarried in 1914 and moved to Oamaru where he died in 1923 – he is buried with his second wife in the Old Oamaru Cemetery.
Sources
DCC Cemetery Records http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-search
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Waitaki District Council https://www.waitaki.govt.nz/our-services
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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