MARRIAGES

 

 

 My Parents - 1959

St Pauls Presbyterian Church, Madras Street, Christchurch, NZ

 

 

 

WHEN/WHERE MARRIED	NAME/SURNAMES OF PARTIES	AGES	OCCU.	STATUS	BIRTHPLACE	RESIDENCE 1) PRESENT 2) USUAL	PARENTS NAME AND SURNAME, MAIDEN RANK & PROFESSION
AUSTRALIA
Marriages solemnized in the District of BOURKE in the Colony of Victoria.
Registry No. 1367 234 Johnston Street, Fitzroy 26 September 1899	Henry Fitzroy TURNBULL	21	Bootmaker	Bach.	Fitzroy, Victoria, AUSTRALIA	1) 397 Gore Street, Fitzroy 2) 397 Gore Street, Fitzroy	John Morier TURNBULL, Boot Traveller and Mary Jane TURNBULL nee MACEY
	Eva Ada TURNBULL	21	Waitress	Spinster	Dunedin, NEW ZEALAND She was actually born Christchurch, New Zealand	1) Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 2) Brunswick Street, Fitzroy	Thomas HAMILTON, Coachbuilder and Susan (Susannah) nee LODGE LODGE was the name of Susannah's 'step father'. Her birth name was MACE
Witnesses: John Morier TURNBULL and Elizabeth THORNELOE. Officiating Minister H Heathershaw, Methodist Minister
ENGLAND
1860, Marriage solemnized at TRINITY CHURCH in the Parish of Trinity Gray's Inn Road in the County of Middlesex
Registry No. 462 15 May 1860 Trinity Church	Thomas Seth LODGE	27	Gentleman	Bach	No provision for this	1) Gray's Inn Road	Thomas LODGE, Gentleman
	Rosanna(h) WORT	29		Spinster She had been previously 'married' and borne 3 children	No provision for this	1) Gray's Inn Road	George WORT, Hay Salesman
Witnesses: James S ARNOLD and Sarah ARNOLD. Officiating Minister Robert CHATTO. Bride signed with her mark.
1845 Marriage solemnized at The Parish Church in the Parish of St Mary, Newington in the County of Surrey
Registry No. 10 25 December 1845 After Banns	Robert EVANS	Of full age	Bricklayer	Bachelor	No provision for this	1) Charles Street	Richard EVANS, Gardener
	Sarah KITCHENER	The Same		Spinster	No provision for this	1) Charles Street	James KITCHENER, Ovenbuilder
Witnesses: John BEEZDAY and Caroline 'her mark' KITCHENER. Officiating Minister Arthur Capil ONSLOW, Rector. Bride signed with her mark.
IRELAND
1873 Marriage solemnized at The Registrars Office in the Town of Ballymoney in the Ballymoney District
Registry No. 154 20th November 1873	Anthony KENNEDY	23	Carpenter	Bachelor	No provision for this	1) Drumafivey, Loughguile	William KENNEDY, Blacksmith
	Mary MCCOOK	23		Spinster	No provision for this	1) Drumafivey, Loughguile	Charles MCCOOK, Farmer
Witnesses: Sarah KENNEDY and Simon ROBINSON. Registrar Adam THOMSON. Bride and Groom signed with their marks.
NEW ZEALAND
1881 - Marriages in the District of Timaru
Registry No. 16 28-11-1881 Registrar's Office, Timaru	James ARBUCKLES	35	Fencer	Bachelor	Co. Antrim, Ireland	1) Waimate 2) Waimate	James ARBUCKLES-Labourer and Eliza ARBUCKLES nee BLACKADDER
	Sarah GUEST	22	-	Spinster	Cheshire, England	1) Waimate 2) Waimate	James GUEST, Labourer and Eliza GUEST nee JAMES
Witnesses: Edmund CORNISH, Storekeeper, Timaru and Charles Saxon, Farmer Pareora. Registrar's name indecipherable.
Marriages in the District of Christchurch
Registry No. 61 19 November 1910 Knox Church, Christchurch (NEW ZEALAND)	Robert John Alexander JOHNSTON	23	Blacksmith	Bachelor	Dunedin (New Zealand)	1) Christchurch 2) Christchurch	Robert Alexander JOHNSTON, Saddler and Isabella nee MCKAY
	Emma ARBUCKLE	24	Domestic	Spinster	Waimate (New Zealand)	1 Christchurch 2 Christchurch	James ARBUCKLE, Farmer and Sara nee GUEST (Sarah's name spelt incorrectly)
Witnesses: Sarah FOX, 28 Dublin Street, Lyttelton and C NELSEN, Bootmaker, 29 Eldred Street. Officiating Minister Robert ERWIN.
1881 Marriages in the District of Christchurch
Registry No. 1815 19 July 1881 at the Manse	George Frederick GEE	21	Tinsmith	Bachelor	Christchurch	1) Christchurch	Walter GEE, Venetian Blind Maker and Ruth nee COSTER
	Catherine HAMILTON	19	Machinist	Spinster	Christchurch	1) Christchurch 2) Christchurch	Alexander HAMILTON, Blacksmith and Annie nee DAVIDSON
Witnesses: John F SHEPPARD, Manse, Gardener and Ann HAMILTON, Durham Street, Householder. Officiating Minister Charles Fraser.
1934 Marriage in the District of Christchurch
Registry No. 25 2 April 1934 St Peters Manse, Woolston	Wiliam John LEES	25	Gardener	Bachelor	Leswalt, Scotland	1) Sydenham 2) Sydenham	William John LEES, Labourer and Janet LEES nee HAMILTON HAMILTON mistakenly on cert. Should be HANNAH
	Edna May TURNBULL	24		Spinster	Christchurch	1) Waltham 2) Waltham	Henry Fitzroy TURNBULL, Bootmaker and Eva Ada TURNBULL nee HAMILTON
Witnesses: Jessie Agnes WREN, 51 Cecil Street and Alex. S. LEES, 50 Dampier Street, Woolston, Packer. Officiating Minister L MCMASTER.
1911 Marriages in the District of Kaiapoi
Registry No. 153 6 April 1911 in the residence of Mr James Edward EVANS, Sewell Street, Kaiapoi (Canterbury)	John William KENNEDY	22	Labourer	Bachelor	St Albans, Christchurch	1) Woodend 2) Woodend	John Anthony KENNEDY, Carpenter (records I have found only list him as Anthony KENNEDY) and Mary Ann KENNEDY nee MCCOOK
	Lucy Jane EVANS	20	Domestic Duties	Spinster	Swannanoa near Kaiapoi	1) Kaiapoi 2) Kaiapoi	James Edward EVANS, Labourer and Frances Fanny EVANS nee STEVENSON
Witnesses: Sophia EVANS, Domestic Duty, Christchurch and David J WEIR, Carter, Christchurch. Officiating Minister J SWANSON REID
COPY OF ENTRY OF MARRIAGE IN THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S OFFICE
Registry No. 3 24 April 1855, In the office of the Deputy Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages at Akaroa	James STEPHENSON (common alternate spelling...actually meant to be 'v')	22	Farm Servant	Bachelor	Not noted	Not noted	Not noted
	Sarah Anne PAWSON	22	'No Calling'	Spinster	Not noted	Not noted	Not noted
Marriages in the District of Wellington
Registry No. 70 Wednesday, 11 May 1892 at the House of the Rev. William BECK, (?), Wellington	James Williams Ashby PALMER	Full	Torpedo Corps.	Bachelor	Rugby, Warwickshire, Gt. Britain	1) Wellington 2) Wellington	Jabel PALMER, Carpenter and Lizzie PALMER nee ASHBY
	Lucy Evangeline HAMILTON	Full		Spinster	Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ	1) Wellington 2) Wellington	Thomas HAMILTON, Blacksmith and Susan (Susannah) HAMILTON nee LODGE LODGE was the name of Susannah's 'step father'. Her birth name was MACE
Witnesses: Walter Frederick (?indecipherable surname), Jeweller, Wellington and Louisa NUTTALL, Wellington. Officiating Minister William BECK.
SCOTLAND
Registrar of Marriages for the District of Stranraer in the County of Wigtown
Registry No. 22 5th June 1908 52 London Road, Inch, Stranraer After Banns According to the Forms of the Church of Scotland	John LEES	23	Farm Servant	Bach	No provision for this	2) Creachmore, Parish of Leswalt	William LEES, Cattle-drover and Agnes LEES nee TOUGH
	Janet HANNAH	24	Domestic Servant	Spinster	No provision for this	2) 52 London Road, Inch, Stranraer	William HANNAH, Labourer (Deceased) and Jane HANNAH nee ERSKINE (Deceased)
Witnesses: William PRITCHARD and Jeanie LEES. Officiating Minister H P CHARLTON. Bride and Groom both signed.

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