Maker: Dawn Ditchburn

Panel number: 357

Petition sheet number: 425

Person honouring: Margaret Dawn

Relationship to maker: Same name

Margaret was likely Margaret Simmons who married William Dawn, a painter, in 1886.

They had two children, William in 1888 and Francis in 1889.

Interestingly on sheet 425 of the petition, which Margaret signed, rather than listing a street address next to the signature each was ‘witnessed’ instead, most by the same person.

The 1893 and 1896 electoral rolls confirm the name is Margaret Dawn, living in Mulgrave Rd [sic] and ‘married’, in the Wellington electorate. William was also here.

Margaret was a widow when she died in 1922, aged 75 years. She was buried in the same plot as William at Karori cemetery.

Panel materials: Tie dyed fabric, silk and rayon threads, wool and recycled fabrics, and buttons from my stash.