Signed family name
Bett
Signed given name
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.