Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Johanna/Hannie Stackpoole was born about 1863 in Shanagolden, Limerick, Ireland – the daughter of Bartholomew Stackpoole and Catherine Mullins.
She emigrated to Otago with her family in 1875 on the Adamant and they settled in Dunedin.
Johanna married Martin Farrington, a farmer, in 1890 and they had six children.
When Johanna signed the suffrage petition the family living at Wendonside, near Waikaia - her sister Bridget (See 145 Bridget Stackpoole) was also living with them.
In 1919 they sold their farm and 'a send-off social and dance' was held to farewell them from the district. They were presented with a 'handsome travelling bag and rug'.
They spent their retirement in Timaru where Martin died in 1926.
Johanna died on 12 July 1936, they are buried together in the Timaru Cemetery.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Timaru District Council https://www.timaru.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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