Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Mary Ann Conlan was born on 23 January 1842 in Hobart, Tasmania - the daughter of Dominick Conlan and Mary Ann.
She married Robert Richardson in Victoria in 1862 and they came to New Zealand where they lived on the West Coast before moving to Southland and 'took up farming'.
They had two daughters and when Mary signed the suffrage petition they were living at Chatton, north of Gore.
Mary’s sister Emily also signed the petition. (See 123 Emily Richardson)
Robert died in 1892 and Mary died on 22 October 1910 – they are buried together in the Gore Cemetery.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
BDM Victoria https://online.justice.vic.gov.au
Libraries Tasmania https://librariestas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au