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Ada Emmeline Bailey (1854-1941)
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TitleAda Emmeline Bailey
Alternative NameAda Emmeline ShanksSummarySelwyn SuffragistDescription1892 Petition - 447/254
1893 Petition - page 185 Springfield
1893 Electoral Roll - enrolled 2493First NameAdaMiddle NameEmmelineLast NameBaileyDate of Birth1854Place of BirthChristchurch, Canterbury, New ZealandDate of Death01 Apr 1941Place of DeathInvercargill, Southland, New ZealandAge at Death87Parents or Next of KinJoseph Henry Bailey
Madeline Johanna Reitz
Robert James ShanksOther Biographical InformationAda Emmeline Bailey was born in 1854 in Christchurch, daughter of Joseph Henry Bailey and Madeline Johanna nee Reitz. Her mother was Dutch or perhaps German. Joseph, Johanna and the elder three children emigrated to Lyttleton on board the "Randolph" arriving in December 1850. She was the first of their children to be born in New Zealand. By the late 1860's Joseph was was running a hotel in Sheffield, which was then known as Kowai Pass but by 1875 he had taken over the Dunsandel Hotel. Ada was married in 1874, on Oct 21st, to Robert James Shanks, an Irishman and clerk, at the Manse, Christchurch. Ada signed the 1892 Petition as A. E. Shanks and went on to sign the 1893 as Ada E. Shanks. She was enrolled to vote in 1893 as no 2493 Ada Emmaline Shanks, Springfield. She was about 39 tears old. By 1896 they had moved away and she was living in Linwood Christchurch. In April 1902 she obtained a separation from her husband after he was convicted of theft and sentenced to six months in jail. She died at Invercargill on April 1st 1941, Robert having pre-deceased her by 37 years, dying in Auckland in 1909. She was buried in St John's Cemetery, Invercargill.
N.Z. BIRTHS 1854/4829 - Bailey Ada - parents : Madeline & Joseph
N.Z. MARRIAGES 1874/11680 - Ada Emmeline Bailey & Robert James Shanks
N.Z. DEATHS 1941/21526 - Shanks Ada Emma aged 89 years
Alternative NameAda Emmeline ShanksSummarySelwyn SuffragistDescription1892 Petition - 447/2541893 Petition - page 185 Springfield
1893 Electoral Roll - enrolled 2493
First NameAdaMiddle NameEmmelineLast NameBaileyDate of Birth1854Place of BirthChristchurch, Canterbury, New ZealandDate of Death01 Apr 1941Place of DeathInvercargill, Southland, New ZealandAge at Death87Parents or Next of KinJoseph Henry BaileyMadeline Johanna Reitz
Robert James Shanks
Other Biographical InformationAda Emmeline Bailey was born in 1854 in Christchurch, daughter of Joseph Henry Bailey and Madeline Johanna nee Reitz. Her mother was Dutch or perhaps German. Joseph, Johanna and the elder three children emigrated to Lyttleton on board the "Randolph" arriving in December 1850. She was the first of their children to be born in New Zealand. By the late 1860's Joseph was was running a hotel in Sheffield, which was then known as Kowai Pass but by 1875 he had taken over the Dunsandel Hotel. Ada was married in 1874, on Oct 21st, to Robert James Shanks, an Irishman and clerk, at the Manse, Christchurch. Ada signed the 1892 Petition as A. E. Shanks and went on to sign the 1893 as Ada E. Shanks. She was enrolled to vote in 1893 as no 2493 Ada Emmaline Shanks, Springfield. She was about 39 tears old. By 1896 they had moved away and she was living in Linwood Christchurch. In April 1902 she obtained a separation from her husband after he was convicted of theft and sentenced to six months in jail. She died at Invercargill on April 1st 1941, Robert having pre-deceased her by 37 years, dying in Auckland in 1909. She was buried in St John's Cemetery, Invercargill.N.Z. BIRTHS 1854/4829 - Bailey Ada - parents : Madeline & Joseph
N.Z. MARRIAGES 1874/11680 - Ada Emmeline Bailey & Robert James Shanks
N.Z. DEATHS 1941/21526 - Shanks Ada Emma aged 89 years
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Subject (Keywords)SuffrageCollectionSuffragists of SelwynPlaceSpringfieldMore InformationFindagrave record
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Memorial or CemeterySt Johns Church, Invercargill
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Researched ByL.M. SeatonDate WrittenL . M. Seaton
Date WrittenL . M. SeatonAda Emmeline Bailey (1854-1941). Selwyn Stories, accessed 19/07/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/5382