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Tuesday  1 August  1893
Deaths  -  001
OLLIVIER  -  on 31 July at ---  John Ollivier  -  aged 81 years
PETTIGREW  -  on 28 July  at  -----  Duvauchelles Bay,   James Pettigrew,  aged 63 years
SELFE  -  on 28 July at ----  Ann,  ---  dau. of Caleb and Martha Selfe,  aged 31 years.
SPILLARD  -  on 16 July at  Hurunui,  Andrew Spillard,  prospector,  aged 77 years.

In Memoriam  -  001
CLOTHIER  -  on 26 July  at ----  John Leonard,  -- son of William  & Phoebe Clothier,  aged  7 years,
                         also  on 30 July William Lloyd,  aged 1 years  8mths.


Wednesday  2 August  1893
Birth  -  004
PARNHAM  -  on 1 August  at Kaiapoi,  to wife of F.I.Parnham  -  a son.

Marriage  -  004
HAWLEY  -  WARDLEY  -  on 31 March  at ---Hastings Alfred Sibthorp -- son of James Hawley, Opawa,
                     to Helen Turnbull (Nellie)  --dau of Joshua Wardley

Death  -  004
HAMER  -  on 31 July  James Carleton Hamer,  infant son of James Nathaniel  and Lilian Hamer,  aged 6mths.


Thursday  3 August  1893
Birth  -  007
TRUMAN  -  on 31 July at  ----  Timaru,  to wife of A.C. Truman -  a daughter.

Deaths  -  007
CLARK  -  on 2 August  at ---   Claude Harold,  --- son of G.W. and Caroline A.Clark.
POWERS  -  on 2 August  at --  Halswell,  Mary Jane,  twin  dau. of William & Mary Jane Powers,  aged 2 yrs,  10mths. -----


Friday  4  August 1893
Deaths  -  013
BARR -on 3 August  at Annat,   Agnes,  2nd --- dau of James & Elizabeth Barr,  aged 2 years  10mths.
FREE  -  0n 31 July  at Woodside,  Oxford,   Ada,  ----  child of John Hamilton  & Lilian Frances Free,  aged 19mths. ---
HAIG  -  on 3 August  at  ---  Isabella  --- wife of James Haig,  aged 57 year  ---
RIDLEY  -  on 3 August  at  Richmond,   Jane --  wife of Major Ridley,  in her 74th year.

In Memoriam  -  013
JOHNSTONE  -  ---Frederick Thomas,  -- son of Thomas Alexander of Buffalo,  USA,  and hus of Jessie, 
                        Kowai Bush, Canterbury,  died 4 August  1892 -----

Funeral Notice  -  014
RIDLEY  - Jane  ----  hus.  Major Ridley  of London Street,  Richmond ------  to the Public Cemetery


Saturday  5 August  1893
Births  - 015
BAKER  -  on 4 August  at Lyttelton  to wife of Alfred baker  -  a son.
COURTNEY  -  on 26 July  at  to wife of W.J.Courtney  -  a son.
RHODES  -  on 2 August  at  Wellington,  to wife of Arthur E.G.Rhodes  -  a son.

Deaths  -  015
SPROTT  -  on 30 July at  Auckland,  William Kinloch Sprott,  aged 29 years.
THOMAS  -  on 4 August  at  ---   Edward Thomas   aged 60 years.

Death  -  016
WILLIAMS  -  0n 5 August  at  Merivale,  John Williams,  aged 59 years


Monday  7 August  1893
Birth  -  019
MARCIEL  -  0n 1 August  to wife of J.A.H. Marciel  -  a daughter.

Deaths  -  019
CARTER  -  on 4 August  at ----  Emily Sophia Guest  --- dau. of Charles Henry & Emily Carter,  aged 8mths.
MARTIN  - on 6 August  at   -----   Peter  Martin  -   aged 74 years.
PARTRIDGE  -  on 4 August  at  ----- Edward Fairweather Partridge,  twin son of T.and A. Partridge,  aged 1 year,  4mths.


Tuesday  8 August  1893
Funeral  Notice  -  026
SHEEHY  -  Ellen ----    on 9th at 2 o'clock for ----   Public Cemetery Linwood.


Wednesday 9 August  1893
Deaths  -  031
GARRIGAN  -  on 8 August  at ----  Catherine Maria ---   dau.  of Patrick  & Catherine Garrigan  in her 20th year.  ---------
NEIL  -  on 7 August  at  ----  View Hill,  Annie Neil,  ----  dau. of Mr James Neil -----
WOODHAM  -  on 9 August  Eliza  (Lizzie)  ---  wife of George G. Woodham  and  dau.  of Edwin PELLETT,  aged 30 years. ----


Friday 11 August  1893
Marriage  -  043
BAIRD  -  CROFT  -  ----  Joseph ---  son of John Baird of sefton  to  Annie ---dau. of Thomas Croft  of Ashley.

Death  -  043
ROGERS  -  on 10 August  at Sumner,  Francis Gerald ----   son of John & Elizabeth M.Rogers,  of Invercargill  -------


Saturday  12 August  1893
Births  -  046
CONE  -  on 8 August  at  Rangiora  to wife of G.H.Cone  -  a son.
FIRMAN  -  on 3 August  at  Chertsey  to wife of F.T.Firman  -  a daughter.
PURVIS  -  on 9 August  at ---  to wife of A.W.Purvis  -  a son.

Deaths  -  046
HORNE  -  on 11 August  at ---   Margaret ---   dau. of Andrew & Margaret Horne,  of Methven ------   aged 23 years
PERKINS  -  on 11 August  at ---  Hannah Catherine,  ----  dau. of F.T.  and C.M.Perkins
POFF  -  on 10 August  at   John Peter Papanui,  inf  son of J and J. Poff,  aged 10 mths
RHODES  -  on 11 August  at  Pahiatua,  Alfred Rhodes,  3rd son of Alfred Rhodes,  Leithfield,  in his 25th year.

Funerals  -  045
FRASER  -  Jessie Charlotte  ----  father  Mr Donald G.Fraser  -----  Sunday 13 August  for Addington Cemetery.
SUMMERTON  -  George Edward  -  father  Mr E. Summerton  on Sunday 13 august  for the Linwood Public Cemetery.


Monday  14 August  1893
Deaths  -  049-1
HOLMES  -  on 12 August  at Sockburn,  Bertha, ---  dau of Frederick and Martha Holmes,  aged 2 yrs, 3mths.
LUSK  -  on 12 August at ---  Eveline (Eva) May ---  child of David & Isabella Lusk,  aged 3 years, 2 mths.
REEVES  -  on 9 August at Bathurst,  NSW,  Clara T. Reeves.  (by cable)


Tuesday  15 August  1893
Deaths  -  054
BARKER  -  Mr James Smith Barker,  in his 68th year  ----
DUNCAN  -  on 13 August   at ----  Catherine Keith,  --- wife of Alexander Duncan,  aged 53,  Aberdeen papers please copy.
FRITH  -  on 15 August  at ----  George Frederick,  son of H and M.J.Frith  -----   aged 1 year.
GALE  -  on 14 August  at ----  Samuel George Guy,  ---  child of Nellie & Arthur Gale,  aged 9mths  9 days -----
GILLAM -  on 13 August  at  -----  Temuka   Geoffrey Eugene,  4th son of Rev W.E.  and Mary Gillam,  aged 2 years 2 mths.


Wednesday  16 August  1893
Marriages  -  062
NAIRN  -  MYHILL  -  on 15 August  at  ----Liddle Nairn  of -- Taranaki --son of James Nairn of Rangitikei  to Willow --dau of George Myhill of Eltham ---
WILSON  -  HULL -  on 15 August  at ---James, son of late Edward Wilson, Yeoman, --- Westmoreland, England  to Mary --- dau of William Hull, Christchurch

Death  -  062
CROOKE  -  on 15 August  at Christchurch,  Catherine --- wife of William Alfred Crooke,   aged 64 years.


Thursday  17 August  1893
Death  -  065
DILLON  - on 17 August  at ----  David,  -- son of John  & Lena Dillon,  aged 12mths.

Funerals - 
ARCHER - Geraldine,  on 16 August at Sumner,  dau. of F. Archer.
BEAMISH -  Madeline,  on 16 August at --  dau. of W.H.S.  and Kate,  age 21  Chatham Islands.
FLEET -  Valerie Isabel,  on 16 August  at Halswell --  age 1yr.  dau. of J.B.  and A.W. Fleet.
GILBY -  Rosie, on 16 August,  wife of C.H.   age 25.
WEBB -   Hilda Alice,  on 16 August dau. of William,  age 22.


Friday  18 August  1893
Births  -  072
OVERTON  -  on 16 August  at Walsingham,  Lakeside,  to Mrs Fred Overton  -  a son.

Marriage  -  072
BEAUCHAMP  -  PREECE  -  on 5 August  at ---  Herbert Arthur,  son of Mr Craddock Beauchamp --  to Lillian , dau. of Mr John Preece ----

Deaths  -  072
BEAMISH  -  on 16 August  at ---- Madeline,  dau. of W.H.S. and Kate Beamish,  Chatham Island,  aged 21
CHAPMAN  -  on 16 August  at Little River,  Mary,  wife of Charles Chapman  and dau. of W. Aberfield,  of Moeraki,  aged 56
FUSSELL  -  on 16 August  at Tai-Tapu,  John Fussell   ------   aged 25.
HENDERSON  -  on 13 August at ----  Timaru,  Thomas Henderson,  aged 38 ------

Funeral Notices - 
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Saturday  19 August  1893
Marriage  -  074-1
GEE  -  BUCKLEY  -  on 16 August at --- Oamaru,  George F. Gee  to Mary ---  dau. of George Buckley,  late of Heathcote Valley

Deaths  -  074-1
CHAPMAN  -  on 18 August  at ---  James West (Jess) Chapman,  ----  age 59 years.
FISHER  -  on 17 August at London St. Lyttelton,  Robert David,  -- son of David & Mary Fisher,  aged 4mths.
FUSSELL  -  on 16 August  at Tai-Tapu,  John Fussell ----  aged 25 years.
HICKMAN  -  on 18 August  at his res.  John Hickman,  aged 50 years


Monday  21 August  1893
Funeral Notice  -  074
DILLON  -  Lena ---  father John Dillon,   tomorrow 22nd  for ---  Public Cemetery.

Marriage  -  074
RUTTER  -  BOLEYN  -  on 3 July at Stony Bay West,  ---- Henry A.Rutter of Wellington,  to  Amelia S. -- dau of James Boleyn, ------

Deaths  - 074
CHATTAWAY  - on 20 August  at --- Frances Louisa,  wife of H.J.Chattaway,  aged 63 years.
DILLIN  -  on 20 August  at --  Lena --dau of John and Lena Dillon,  aged 3 years.
HODGES  -  on 19 August at --- Sarah Hodges,  aged 12 mths.
HOLLAND  -  on 19 August  at Brookdise,  Mary Ann--  wife of G.W.Holland,  aged 46 years --
IRWIN  -  on 20 August  at ---  Rev Hugh Irwin,  aged 47 years.
PARISH  -  on 18 August  at Springston,  Martha Spink,  --wife of A.Parish,  aged 29 years.
PARKER  -  on 19 August at  Arthur, --son of A.F.  and E.E.Parker,  aged 1 yr  10mths. 2 days
VALE  -  on 20 August  at ---  Ivy Gladys,  infant dau. of Frank and Anne Vale,  aged 8mths.


Tuesday  22 August  1893
Deaths  -  085
BAKER  -  on 20 August  at ---Lyttelton,  Alfred Maxwell,  infant son of Alfred and Maggie Baker,  aged 16 days.
HOGG  -  on 21 August  at --- James Hogg,  aged 60


Wednesday 23 August 1893
Births  - 087
DOWTHWAITH  -  on 20 August  at --  res. of her father Mr C.Skevington, Waikuku to wife of Joseph -  a son.
HARRIS  -  on 13 August  at ---  to wife of George - a daughter
SINCLAIR  -  at ---to wife of George Sinclair  - a daughter.

Marriages  - 087
McGILL  -  BALLAGH  -  on 19 July at - - Leeston -- Ivie,  2nd son of Gilbert McGill, Ayreshire  to Margaret Eliza,  dau. of Samuel Ballagh,  Leeston.
THOMAS  -  HEWER -  on 18 August at -- Joseph Henry ---3rd son of Johnson Thomas  to Rosina Beatrice, 3rd dau. of Samuel Hewer, Worthing, Sussex.
SUITER - MEIKLE  -  on 16 August  at ----  Lyttelton, ---  James Alexander,  4th son of James, Suiter, Belfast,  to  Jeannie,  dau of James Meikle, Lyttelton.


Friday  25 August  1893
Death  -  093
GOFTON  - on 24 August  at  res. of his parents,  George William Gofton,  aged 24 years  ----

Funeral Notice  -  GOFTON  -  092
Members of Anchor Lodge,  Woolston,  ---  funeral of late brother W.G.Gofton,  leave his father's res. ---- Woolston,  on Sat  at 3pm for the Linwood Cemetery.


Saturday  26 August 1893
Births  -  101
COLLIE  -  on 25august  at -- to wife of W.Collie  - a son.
HENDERSON  -  on 24 August  at  --- to wife of James Henderson  -  a daughter.

Marriages  -  101
O'FARRELL -  SEARLES  -  on 23 August at ---Cust --Thomas Henry,  son of Mr Thomas O'Farrell -- to  Ellen Elizabeth,  dau of Mr George Searle --Cust.

Deaths  -  101
HANCOCK  -  on 26 August  at ---  Cecil Ernest Ford,  son of Thos. Hancock, jnr  aged 10 years
HOULAHAN  -  on 26 August  Robert Francis Houlahan ---   aged 84 years.

Funeral Notice    -  100
FITZZELL -  John,  son of  Mr John Fitzzell ---  Rangiora --  Monday  for Church of England Cemetery,  Rangiora.

Funeral Notice  -  103
HANCOCK  -  Cecil Ernest  Ford  son of Mr Thomas Hancock  ----  tomorrow  for the Addington Cemetery.


Monday  28 August 1893
Marriages  -  104
ANGUS  -  JOLLIE  -  on 29 June at --- Whitburn, County Durham----James --son of Robert Angus of -- to Elizabeth Jollie, dau of Edward Jollie, of Patea.
HAMILTON  -  STRATTON - on 29 June at Iping, Sussex, ----  George Innes Hamilton of Clayton, Fairlie, NZ  to Jessie Lincoln,  dau. of Rev. F.R.Stratton.

Deaths  - 104
ANDREWS  -  on 27 August  at -- Rebecca,  -- wife of Thomas Andrews,  aged 41 --
FRIZZELL  -  on 25 August  at Rangiora,  John,  2nd son of John and Mary Frizzell,  aged 28 years
MURRAY  -  on 27 August  at ---  Jane -- wife of Thomas Murray  in her 49th year.
WEBSTER  -  ---  wife of Frederick A.Webster,  dau. of late Richard JAMES, of Urmston, Manchester,  aged 36.
WHITE  -  on 27 August  at ---  Edwin White,   ---- aged 43 years

Funeral Notices - 
ANDREWS - Rebecca,  -- wife of Thomas,  Linwood Cemetery  on Tuesday.
FITZZELL - John,  son of John,  Rangiora --  this day 
HOULAHAN -  Robert F.   -- tomorrow Tuesday.
WEBSTER -  Wife --   for Woolston Cemetery, on Tuesday ---
WHITE -  Edwin,    --- tomorrow Tuesday  for Linwood Cemetery.



Tuesday  29 August  1893
Marriages  -  109
STORRY  -  WHITE  - on 8 August at ---  John Wilson,  2nd son of Andrew Storry,  Southbridge,  to  Mary ,  dau of William White sen Christchurch.
WOOD  -  LA GRANGE -  on 9 August at --  Frederick,  son of Mr Wood,  England,  to  Agnes Muriel,  dau of late Mr O.H.La Grange, Woolston.

Deaths  -  109
COCKBURN  -  on 28 August  at -- Ruby Alice -- child of Thomas  & Emma,  aged 1 year 4mths.
DAVISON  -  at ---  Culverden ---  John Hawdon,  eldest son of J.H.Davidson  aged 8 years 6mths.
HUNT  -  on 28 August at ----  Frederic,  ---  bus of Mrs F. Hunt,  in his 61st year. -----

Funeral Notices - 
ANDREWS - Rebecca,  -- wife of Thomas,  Linwood Cemetery  on Tuesday.
DAVISON - John Hawdon,  son of Mr J.H.  on 30th --  at Waiau ----
HUNT - Frederic,  on Thursday 31 August --  Addington Cemetery.
MURRAY - wife -- tomorrow --  for Addington Cemetery.
MURRAY - Loyal Volunteer Lodge No 5428 ---  

Wednesday  30 August 1893
Marriage  -  116
ROBINSON  -  LEE  -  on 23 August  at ---  Peter Horner Robinson, New Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire,  to Marianne (Annie) Lee --dau of Edward Lee,  Christchurch.

Deaths  -  116
CAYGILL -  on 29 August at --  John Caygill,  in his 65th year.
GRIFFITHS  -  on 28 August  at ---- Samuel Harper,  --son of Samuel & Mary Sophie Griffiths,  aged 2 years and 5 mths.


Thursday  31 August  1893
Births  -  117
ANDERSON  -  on 29 August  at Kirwee,  to wife of Julian Anderson  -  a daughter.
SCOTT  -  on 28 August  ---  to wife of H.Malcolm Scott  -  a daughter,  Tasmanian papers please copy.

Marriage  -  117
ROBINSON  -  LEE -  on 23 August  at ---  Peter Horner Robinson, New Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire,  to Marianne (Annie) Lee --dau of Edward Lee,  Christchurch.

Deaths  -  117
BEDFORD  -  on 30 August  at ---  Helen -- wife of J.W.bedford,  aged 31 ----
CARTMILL  -  on 29 August,  at Kaiapoi,  Una Jane,  dau. of David & Margaret Cartmill,  aged 1 yr  and 11mths.

Beverley Evans
Christchurch  NZ
2 December  2008

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