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The Kime sisters, Fanny, Annie, Helen and Henrietta
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TitleFanny and Annie Kime
SummaryWomen of Selwyn who signed the 1893 Suffrage PetitionDescription1893 Suffrage Petition page 181
1893 Electoral Roll
Annie no 1510 occupation Dressmaker
Fanny no 1511
Helen/Ellen no 1509.Parents or Next of KinJoseph Kime
Elizabeth TrussOther Biographical InformationAnnie and Fanny Kime were daughters of Joseph Kime and Elizabeth nee Truss. Born in Lincolnshire, Joseph and his wife Elizabeth came to New Zealand with three sons and one daughter on board the “Himalaya” arriving in Lyttelton 10 Feb 1867. Joseph was a wheelwright and they were accompanied by his elder brother Henry, also a wheelwright, with his wife and daughter. Fanny, and her twin sister Henrietta, were the first children born after arrival in New Zealand in 1867. Two more daughters Helen, known as Ellen, was born in 1869 and Annie in 1872. By 1873 Joseph is recorded on the Provincial Roll with leasehold land at Springston. There was a thriving Methodist church in Springston and Joseph became the Superintendent of the Church’s Sunday school as well as caretaker of the church. The whole family were involved with church activities including the Band of Hope, the Temperance organisation for children. Joseph himself was a founding member of the Good Templar Lodge “Rock of Safety” in 1874. Both Fanny and Annie signed the 1893 Suffrage Petition on page 181. Fanny would have been aged about 26 and Annie just 21. They enrolled to vote in 1893, Annie no 1510 occupation Dressmaker and Fanny 1511 and were joined by their sister Ellen as no 1509. Sadly Annie died 13 May 1894 aged 22 and was buried in the Methodist section of the Springfield Public Cemetery.
Henrietta had become a teacher and taught at Springston School for over seventeen years. Their mother had died in 1885 and after her father moved to Lincoln, Fanny followed the expected path and became his housekeeper. Joseph died in 1917 leaving money to both Fanny and Henrietta. In July of 1919 Fanny and Henrietta left the district to live in Pleasant Point as Henrietta had been appointed Assistant Mistress (Infants) at the School. Henrietta became Secretary of the Tennis Club whilst Fanny appears to have been more interested in gardening, winning many cups at the local flower shows. Fanny died January 21st 1952 and is buried in the Pleasant Point Cemetery. Her twin sister Henrietta died four years later and is buried with her.
Star (Christchurch), Issue 4951, 15 May 1894, Page 2
Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 10348, 15 May 1894, Page 1
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217843457/annie-kime
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-VK8H
Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26635, 22 January 1952, Page 1
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166458207/fanny-kime
SummaryWomen of Selwyn who signed the 1893 Suffrage PetitionDescription1893 Suffrage Petition page 1811893 Electoral Roll
Annie no 1510 occupation Dressmaker
Fanny no 1511
Helen/Ellen no 1509.
Parents or Next of KinJoseph KimeElizabeth Truss
Other Biographical InformationAnnie and Fanny Kime were daughters of Joseph Kime and Elizabeth nee Truss. Born in Lincolnshire, Joseph and his wife Elizabeth came to New Zealand with three sons and one daughter on board the “Himalaya” arriving in Lyttelton 10 Feb 1867. Joseph was a wheelwright and they were accompanied by his elder brother Henry, also a wheelwright, with his wife and daughter. Fanny, and her twin sister Henrietta, were the first children born after arrival in New Zealand in 1867. Two more daughters Helen, known as Ellen, was born in 1869 and Annie in 1872. By 1873 Joseph is recorded on the Provincial Roll with leasehold land at Springston. There was a thriving Methodist church in Springston and Joseph became the Superintendent of the Church’s Sunday school as well as caretaker of the church. The whole family were involved with church activities including the Band of Hope, the Temperance organisation for children. Joseph himself was a founding member of the Good Templar Lodge “Rock of Safety” in 1874. Both Fanny and Annie signed the 1893 Suffrage Petition on page 181. Fanny would have been aged about 26 and Annie just 21. They enrolled to vote in 1893, Annie no 1510 occupation Dressmaker and Fanny 1511 and were joined by their sister Ellen as no 1509. Sadly Annie died 13 May 1894 aged 22 and was buried in the Methodist section of the Springfield Public Cemetery. Henrietta had become a teacher and taught at Springston School for over seventeen years. Their mother had died in 1885 and after her father moved to Lincoln, Fanny followed the expected path and became his housekeeper. Joseph died in 1917 leaving money to both Fanny and Henrietta. In July of 1919 Fanny and Henrietta left the district to live in Pleasant Point as Henrietta had been appointed Assistant Mistress (Infants) at the School. Henrietta became Secretary of the Tennis Club whilst Fanny appears to have been more interested in gardening, winning many cups at the local flower shows. Fanny died January 21st 1952 and is buried in the Pleasant Point Cemetery. Her twin sister Henrietta died four years later and is buried with her.
Star (Christchurch), Issue 4951, 15 May 1894, Page 2
Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 10348, 15 May 1894, Page 1
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217843457/annie-kime
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-VK8H
Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26635, 22 January 1952, Page 1
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166458207/fanny-kime
The Kime sisters, Fanny, Annie, Helen and Henrietta. Selwyn Stories, accessed 25/05/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/5583