Women's suffrage petition - Women and the vote | NZHistory, New Zealand history online

This database is a digitised version of the main suffrage petition submitted to Parliament in 1893. The name and address fields represent what appeared on the original sheets. The Suburb/Town and City/Region fields have been added to provide consistent information about the signatories’ location. The 'more' link goes to a page where extra information can be added. Members of the public are encouraged to submit further information via community contributions or you can email us at [email protected] . Update: each sheet number reference now links to a digital copy of the original sheet

Sheet No	Surname	First Names	Given address	Town/Suburb	City/Region
1	Carpenter	Mary J.	Yaldhurst	Yaldhurst	Christchurch	more…
1	Carleton	J.	Riccarton	Riccarton	Christchurch	more…
1	Carte	Ester	Templeton	Templeton	Christchurch	more…
1	Chaplin	Isabella	Templeton	Templeton	Christchurch	more…
1	Clarkson	Susann	Hornby	Hornby	Christchurch	more…
1	Denniston	M. H.	Fendalton	Fendalton	Christchurch	more…
1	Earle	F.	Fendalton	Fendalton	Christchurch	more…
1	Gilberthorpe	Annie	Yaldhurst	Yaldhurst	Christchurch	more…
1	Gudsell	Jessie	Templeton	Templeton	Christchurch	more…
1	Gulley	E.	Lyttelton	Lyttelton	Christchurch	more…
1	Hansen	Mary	Templeton	Templeton	Christchurch	more…
1	Hepburn	C.	Riccarton	Riccarton	Christchurch	more…
1	Hepburn	L.	Riccarton	Riccarton	Christchurch	more…
1	Hewinson	S. W.	Fendalton	Fendalton	Christchurch	more…
1	Holmes	Alice	Riccarton	Riccarton	Christchurch	more…
1	Jeffs	Mary	Templeton	Templeton	Christchurch	more…
1	Lambert	Emma	Hornby	Hornby	Christchurch	more…
1	Manson	J.	Riccarton	Riccarton	Christchurch	more…
1	Marshall	Priscilla	Templeton	Templeton	Christchurch	more…
1	Pearce	H.	Fendalton	Fendalton	Christchurch	more…
1	Rogers	Julia	Templeton	Templeton	Christchurch	more…
1	Rosendale	Louise	Templeton	Templeton	Christchurch	more…
1	Selwyn	F.	Fendalton	Fendalton	Christchurch	more…
1	Shelton	Julia F.	Hornby	Hornby	Christchurch	more…
1	Sheppard	K. W.	Riccarton	Riccarton	Christchurch	more…
1	Smither	Jane F.	Islington	Islington	Christchurch	more…
1	Verran	E. A.	Fendalton	Fendalton	Christchurch	more…
1	Wallis	R.	Riccarton	Riccarton	Christchurch	more…
1	Watson	Margaret	Templeton	Templeton	Christchurch	more…
1	Westacott	E.	Fendalton	Fendalton	Christchurch	more…
2	Aldridge	Rosa E.	Christchurch	Lyttelton	Christchurch	more…
2	Anderson	Mary R.	Fendalton	Fendalton	Christchurch	more…
2	Barlow	M.	Annat	Annat	Canterbury	more…
2	Boyle	Elizabeth Richardson	Christchurch	No suburb given	Christchurch	more…
2	Branton-Day	G.	Christchurch	No suburb given	Christchurch	more…
2	Button	Nellie	Christchurch	Central Christchurch	Christchurch	more…
2	Carr	Annie M.	No 90 Lichfield St Chch	Central Christchurch	Christchurch	more…
2	Carr	C. A.	No 90 Lichfield St Chch	Central Christchurch	Christchurch	more…
2	Carr	Agnes M.	No 90 Lichfield St Chch	Central Christchurch	Christchurch	more…
2	Carr	Charlotte J.	No 90 Lichfield St Chch	Central Christchurch	Christchurch	more…

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Note that some places are under-represented on this database as women may have signed smaller regional petitions which have not survived. Read more about the petitions here. On the table 'suburb' and 'city' refer to Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin only - all other places are listed as towns and regions.

We are grateful to Archives New Zealand and the Ministry of Women's Affairs for making the original petition transcripts available to us. Update (4 Dec 2013): each sheet number reference now links to a digital copy (pdf) of the original sheet. These sheets have recently been redigitised by Archives New Zealand.