Address and town/suburb previously listed as Oamaru. New details confirmed by electoral roll.
Biography contributed by Katherine Blakeley
Susan Houston was born on 21 October 1869 in Argyllshire, Scotland – the daughter of Hugh Houston, a distillery workman, and Annie Thomson.
Susan’s father died in 1872 and she emigrated to New Zealand with her mother and sister (See 302 Helen Houston) in the late 1870s.
When Susan signed the suffrage petition she was living with her family in Hampden working as a dressmaker.
She died in Hampden on 6 January 1953 and is buried in the Hampden Cemetery.
Sources
Family Search https://www.familysearch.org
Otago Nominal Index http://marvin.otago.ac.nz
Papers Past https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
Waitaki District Council https://www.waitaki.govt.nz/Services/Cemeteries
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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