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Ellen Gallagher (1820-1905)
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TitleEllen Gallagher
SummaryA woman of Selwyn who signed the 1893 Suffrage PetitionDescription1892 Suffrage Petition, page 448/254
1893 Suffrage Petition, page 187
1893 Electoral Roll, Main Roll page 938
She was aged 73 at the time she signedFirst NameEllen Last NameGallagherDate of Birth1820Place of BirthunknownDate of Death14 September 1905Place of DeathWoolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New ZealandAge at Death85Parents or Next of KinUnknown
Other Biographical InformationThere is very little information about Ellen Gallagher. Her probable death record lists her age at 85 meaning that she was born around 1820 and had been in New Zealand for 24 years, meaning that she was aroun 6o years old when she undertook the voyage to New Zealand. She was living in Russells Flat aged 73 when she signed the 1892 Suffrage Petition on page 448/254 and again in 1893 when she signed the 1893 Petition on page 187. She was enrolled to vote in 1893 Main Roll no 938, occupation Domestic Duties. In 1894 she was still in Russells Flat but by 1896 she was in the Jubilee Home Woolston. (The building was designed by S. Hurst Seager whose motto was "Comfort with Economy". It opened in 1888 and was designed for the reception and maintenance of aged poor persons. It was also to be a memorial for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887). She died there of Senile Decay on 14 September 1905 aged 85 and was interred in Linwood Cemetery a day later.
Death Notice, GALLAGHER-On September 14th, at the Memorial Home, Woolston, Ellen Gallagher,85 years.
SummaryA woman of Selwyn who signed the 1893 Suffrage PetitionDescription1892 Suffrage Petition, page 448/2541893 Suffrage Petition, page 187
1893 Electoral Roll, Main Roll page 938
She was aged 73 at the time she signed
First NameEllen Last NameGallagherDate of Birth1820Place of BirthunknownDate of Death14 September 1905Place of DeathWoolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New ZealandAge at Death85Parents or Next of KinUnknownOther Biographical InformationThere is very little information about Ellen Gallagher. Her probable death record lists her age at 85 meaning that she was born around 1820 and had been in New Zealand for 24 years, meaning that she was aroun 6o years old when she undertook the voyage to New Zealand. She was living in Russells Flat aged 73 when she signed the 1892 Suffrage Petition on page 448/254 and again in 1893 when she signed the 1893 Petition on page 187. She was enrolled to vote in 1893 Main Roll no 938, occupation Domestic Duties. In 1894 she was still in Russells Flat but by 1896 she was in the Jubilee Home Woolston. (The building was designed by S. Hurst Seager whose motto was "Comfort with Economy". It opened in 1888 and was designed for the reception and maintenance of aged poor persons. It was also to be a memorial for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887). She died there of Senile Decay on 14 September 1905 aged 85 and was interred in Linwood Cemetery a day later.Death Notice, GALLAGHER-On September 14th, at the Memorial Home, Woolston, Ellen Gallagher,85 years.
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Subject (Keywords)Suffrage, Russells FlatCollectionSuffragists of SelwynPlaceRussells FlatMore InformationDeath NoticeFindagrave
CollectionSuffragists of SelwynPlaceRussells FlatMore InformationDeath NoticeFindagraveMilitary Service
Memorial or CemeteryLinwood Cemetery, Christchurch
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Ellen Gallagher (1820-1905). Selwyn Stories, accessed 15/06/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/5397