Agnes Addison
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| Born | c. 1842 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Died | (aged 61) Hokitika, New Zealand |
| Spouse | Robert Addison |
Agnes Addison (née Broomfield; c. 1842 – 28 January 1903) was a New Zealand draper.
Addison was born Agnes Broomfield in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, in about 1842, to Margaret Fairbairn and her husband, Joseph Broomfield.[1] She married New Zealander Robert Addison in Edinburgh on 19 August 1874, and the couple soon moved to the goldfields town of Hokitika in New Zealand's South Island, where Robert had a picture framer and carpenter's business in Revell Street. They arrived in the country in January 1875 aboard the Michael Angelo. They were Presbyterian.[1]
Agnes and Robert Addison had four daughters: Margaret (born mid 1875), Alice, Jemima (Jessie), and Agnes.[1][2] When Robert died in late 1885, Agnes Addison was left with the task of bringing up the four young daughters and also became the sole owner of the Addisons' two stores, in Revell Street and Hamilton Street. The following year she began selling millinery goods such as thread and cloth. By 1890, the business was well-established as a drapery and millinery products store, and expanded in the following years.[1]
