Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Sarah Kidson was born about 1840 in Buckinghamshire, England – the daughter of John Kidson, a waterman, and Amelia Tuck.
In 1841 the family boarded the Bolton bound for Nelson.
Sarah married Edward Goodall, a mariner, at her home in Nelson on 7 August 1861.
They had 10 children and when Sarah signed the suffrage petition the family were living in Greymouth.
Sarah’s daughter in law Margaret also signed the petition (see 534 M A Goodall)
Edward died in 1909 and Sarah died at her daughter’s home in Greymouth on 1 July 1925 – they are buried together in the Karoro Cemetery.
Sources
BDM online NZ https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/
NZ Intentions to Marry Project https://itm.howison.co.nz/