Surname:
Bett
Given names:
Rebecca F.
Given address:
Marton
Notes:
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley.
Rebecca Fergusson Bett was born in 1869 in New Zealand, the daughter of Robert Bett, a blacksmith, and Mary Burnett.
Her father died in 1873, and after his death her mother opened a boarding house in Marton. When Rebecca signed the suffrage petition they were living in High Street, Marton and she was working as a dressmaker.
Rebecca married John Collins, a surfaceman, in 1920.
When Rebecca died on July 3rd 1968 in Whanganui she was as widow. Her place of burial is unknown.
Sources
Click on sheet number to see the 1893 petition sheet this signature appeared on. Digital copies of the sheets supplied by Archives New Zealand.
Community contributions