Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Eliza Amanda Pressly was born in 1870 in New Zealand – the daughter of John Hay Pressly, a market gardener, and Sophia Sullivan.
When Eliza signed the suffrage petition she was living with her family in Andersons Bay, near Dunedin.
She was a supporter of the Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and she helped to raise money for the cause.
Eliza died on 17 March 1940 in Auckland – she is buried in the Waikumete Cemetery.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/
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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