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1892 and 1893 Women's Suffrage Petitions
« on: Friday 16 September 11 01:26 BST (UK) »
1892 Woman’s Suffrage Petition
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/files/documents/1892-womens-suffrage-petition.xls
The 1892 Suffrage Petition contained over 17,000 names including some omitted from the 1893 petition. This can be downloaded to view as an Excel file.

1893 Woman’s Suffrage Petition
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/womens-suffrage/petition?sort=asc&order=Surname
The 1893 Suffrage Petition was the largest of thirteen in total, most of which are now lost, and was presented to Parliament in July 1893. It contained the name and address of about 24,000 women aged 21 or over. Searchable.

ELLERKER - Beverley ERY ENG
HEALEY - IRL?
MURDOCH - Wigtownshire SCT, Otago and Westland NZ
PALING - Nottinghamshire ENG
RILEY - Flamborough; Cottingham; South Dalton ERY, Manitoba CAN, & London ENG
STURTON - Arnold, Nottinghamshire ENG
SUTTRON - All, NRY & DUR ENG
TAYLOR - London ENG
TYLER - London ENG
TERNAN/TIERNAN - Dublin IRL