Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Lavinia Amelia Smith was born in New Zealand in 1865 – the daughter of Furneaux Smith, a gold miner, and Anna Maria Pratt.
In 1883 Lavinia married William Henry Burrows, a carter. They had eight children.
William died in Ravensbourne, Dunedin in 1925 and Lavinia died on 19 November 1943 in Christchurch.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
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
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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