Surname:
Wilson
Given names:
Mrs J.
Given address:
Maitland St
Notes:
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Louisa Jelley was born in 1871 in London - the daughter of James Jelley, a bootmaker, and Louisa Atkins.
The family emigrated to Otago in 1874 on the Tweed.
Louisa attended Mornington School. In 1891 she married James Young Wilson, a seaman - they had four children.
Louisa died on 22 September 1921 and James died in 1927. They are buried together in the Andersons Bay Cemetery.
Sources
DCC Cemetery Records http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-search
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Free BDM https://www.freebdm.org.uk
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
GRO England https://www.gro.gov.uk
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.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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