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Albert Bishop  &  Catherine CUNNINGHAM  m.  7 March 1877 at  Catholic Church, Christchurch.
ages:  35 / 24:    occ:  farmer / servant:   
witness:  William J. Johnson,  Lyttelton:    Edward O'Connor, Christchurch:     Miss H. Paden,  Opawa:  Mary C. Corbett, Lyttelton:       Sarah Agatha Paden, Christchurch:

Alfred Charles Bishop  &  Margaret DEMPSEY  m.  8 October 1867  at  St John the baptist.
ages:  both full:     occ:  groom:
witness:  John William Oram,  hotelkeeper Gloucester st:     George Andrew Dempsey,  tailor, Armagh st: 

Alfred Wedderburn Bishop  &  Audrey Pauline CAMERON  m.  30 Jan.  1943 at Sumner.
occ: soldier:     born:  both Christchurch:
parents:  Edward Annesley  & Gladys Mary Bishop. nee TRENT,    Bank clerk.
                    Victor Graham  & Hermoine Elfreda Cameron,  nee ELLIS,  salesman.
witness:  J.G.Wilson,  Dunedin:   V.G.Cameron,  Sumner:

Charles Bishop  &  Jeanette McCARTHY  m.  13 November 1876  at  The Manse.
ages:  37 / 35:   widower / widow:    occ: contractor / dressmaker:  
witness:  Henry Knight,  butcher, Caledonian Rd:   Elizabeth Scarlett,  spinster,  Manse:

Charles Bishop  &  Mary Ann WADSWORTH  m.  1 July 1862  at  St Michael's, Christchurch.
ages:  full / 19:    occ:  storeman:
witness:  Thomas Wadsworth:   Eliza Ward:

Charles Henry Bishop  &  Florence Elizabeth BETLEY  m.  29 June 1910  at  St Michael's.
ages:  25 / 18:    occ: baker:    born:  Christchurch / Hastings:
parents:  Charles Henry  &  Margaret  Bishop,  nee DAMPSEY, 
                Joseph  &  Annie Betley,  nee BOLWELL,  carrier.
witness:  Annie Betley,  Hastings:  Richard Walter Whittington,  machinist:

David Bishop  &  Mary Jane CHAMBERS  m.  1 July 1881  on board "Duke of Portland"
ages: 31 / 19:    occ: shoemaker"   born:  Quorndon, Leicestershire / Rearsby,  Leicestershire:
parents:  Robert & Susannah Bishop
                    John & Ann Chambers.
witness:  Robert Prisk:   Ursula Wood: 

Edward Annesley Bishop   & Gladys  Mary  TRENT  m.  1 Nov. 1904  at  St Johns, Christchurch.
ages:  32 / 23:   occ: bank clerk:    born: Motueka / Christchurch:  
parents:  Helyar Wedderburn  &  Mary Bishop,  nee BRUNNER,  stipendiary magistrate
                    Frederick  & Mary Trent,  nee SOWERSBY,  merchant.
witness:  Maude E. Trent,  Christchurch:  Thos. H.Williams,  bank clerk, Christchurch:  H.W.Bishop,  Magistrate.

Frank Thomas Bishop  &  Alice Lavinia MILNER  m.  26 July 1905  at  Parish Church,  Amberley.
ages:  28 / 26:    occ: railway guard:      born: Christchurch / Amberley:
parents:  Thomas  & Emily, Bishop,  nee MILLS,  ret. engine driver.
                    William James  & Mary Milner,  nee MOUNSEY.  ret. farm manager.
witness:  Fredric Armour Kemp,  Railway Dept:   Minnie Bishop,  Gordon st, Christchurch:

Frederick Alfred Bishop  &  Elizabeth GRANT  m.  29 Nov. 1882  at res; George Grant, Southbridge.
ages:  25 / 23:    occ: farmer:   born:  Peckham, England / Wibtoft, England.
parents:  James &  Rebecca Bishop,  nee FARMER,  a gardener.
                George & Anne Grant,  nee WALDIN,  farmer.
witness:  Rebecca Sarah Bishop,  Papanui:   Sarah Anne Grant, Southbridge:

Frederic Augustus Bishop  &  Mary Frances  KIVER  m.  6 July 1859  at St  Michaels'.
occ:  storekeeper: 
witness:  Charles Kiver,  storekeeper:  Louisa Kiver:  Agnes Kate Bishop:

Frederick Thomas Bishop  &  Henrietta WRIGHT  m.  13 Oct. 1903  at Methodist Parsonage, Chester St.
ages:  30 / 36:     occ: traveller:    born:  Victoria / Tasmania:   usual address:  Waimate: 
parents:  Robert & Amelia Bishop,  nee MORLEY,  engineer.
                Samuel & Margaret Wright,  nee GREIG,  farmer.
witness:  Laura Baumber, Christchurch:   Harriet Greeves, Christchurch:

George Bishop  &  Amelia GILES  m.  4 November 1863  at St John's Church,  Okain's Bay.
ages:  both full:      occ: teacher:  
witness:  Maud Bryant:  Thomas Revell:  Agnes Thacker:  Elizabeth Henrietta Torlesse: 

George Henry Bishop  &  Amy Louisa PRIMMER  m.  26 December 1921  at Methodist Church, Addington.
ages:  28 / 28:    occ: flour miller:   born: Sydenham / St Albans:
parents:  Mark & Sarah Bishop,  nee BEAUMONT,  painter.
                    Francis & Rebecca Primmer,  nee SAYWELL,  labourer.
witness:  Fred Bishop, bakehouse worker, Christchurch:   Lily Primmer, Papanui:

George William Bishop  &  Mary Georgina DANKS  m.  4 October 1889  at  res: Mr T. Danks, Linwood.
ages:  21 / 21:   occ: teacher:    born: Okain's Bay / Melbourne:    
parents:  George & Amelia Bishop,  nee GILES,  schoolmaster.
                Thomas & Mary Danks,  nee McCARTY,  engineer.
witness:  George R. Croll, engineer, Christchurch:  Hannah E.  Danks, Christchurch: 

Herbert Samuel Bishop  &  Mary Jane RUSSELL  m.  4 June 1923  at Linwood Baptist Church.
ages: 25 / 28:   occ: tailor:    born: Waimate / Oamaru:   usual address:  Waimate: 
parents:  Enos & Mary Ann Bishop,  nee FOW,  occ: painter.
                    James &  Mary Jane Russell, nee TONKIN,  butcher.
witness:  James Russell,  butcher, Linwood:  Hopetown Tindall,  vulcanist, Linwood: 

Jame Bishop  &  Ann BUNDLE  m.  21 May 1873  at  Papanui Church.
ages:  full / minor:    
witness:  Dinah Bundle:   Thomas Bishop:   Rebecca Bishop:

Joseph William Bishop  &  Edith Howorth FRENCH  m.  13 May 1910  at  Methodist Church Christchurch.
ages:  34 / 23:   occ: labourer:   born: Rangiora / Christchurch:  
parents:  Joseph William  &  Jane Bishop,  nee SCALES,  labourer.
                Charles &  Margaret French,  nee HOWORTH,  farmer.
witness:  Edward Cross, salesman,  Sydenham:      Ellen Maude Oates,  Christchurch Club:

Mark Bishop  &  Sarah BEAUMONT  m.  1 April 1891  at  res: Mr George Beaumont,  Lyttelton.
ages:  28 / 22:   occ: painter:   born: Hampshire, England / Christchurch:   
parents:  George & Mary Ann Bishop,  nee PALMER,  labourer.
                George & Sarah Beaumont,  nee WILSON,  bootmaker.
witness:  George Beaumont,  Lyttelton:   Mary Mitchell,  Christchurch:

Owen Frederick Bishop  &  Clara Jane DULIEU  m.  22 October 1913  at  Methodist Church,  St Albans.
ages:  23 / 25:   occ:  blacksmith:    born: Pleasant Point / Greenpark:      usual address:  Kirwee:
parents:  James & Ann Bishop,  nee BUNDLE,  farmer.
                    Richard  &  Amelia Dulieu,  nee WILLS,  farmer.
witness:  Len R. Bishop,  farmer,  Pleasant Point:     Lucy B. Bishop,  Nurses Home, Christchurch Hospital:

Robert Bishop  &  Annie Lourd COOMBES  m.  4 May 1887  at  res: William Coombes,  Papanui.
ages:  36 / 23:    occ: fruitgrower:    born:  Peckham, Surrey, England / Binstead, Hampshire, England: 
parents:  James  & Rebecca Bishop,  nee TANNER,  fruitgrower.
                    William  &  Esther Coombes,  nee BENHAM,  labourer.
witness:  James Bishop:    William Coombes:

Rookwood Comport Bishop  &  Annie CUNNINGHAM  m.  5 March 1903  at  St Mary's.  Addington.
ages:  55 / 46:     widower, May 1898 / widow, Feb. 1902:    occ: secretary Chch Gas Co.:    born: London / Christchurch: 
parents:  Charles Wellington  &  Marian Bishop,  nee ALPORT,    secretary Gas Co.
                    Richard & Caroline SUTCLIFFE,  nee COX,  farmer.
witness:  William H. Sutcliffe,  clerk, Christchurch:  Arthur Brittan,  Christchurch: 

Robert George Bishop  &  Mary SIMPSON  m.  26 Nov. 1913  at  res: George Francis Simpson, Southbridge.
ages:  26 / 34:      occ: farmer:    born: both Southbridge:    
parents:  Frederick Alfred  (deceased)   &   Elizabeth Bishop,  nee GRANT,  farmer.
                 George Francis  & Ellen Simpson,  nee SPENCE,  flourmiller.
witness:  D.H.Moore,  clerk,  Ashburton:    Frances Ivy Simpson, Southbridge:

Sidney George Bishop  &  Annie Eliza FREE  m.  10 July 1912  at  St James,  Southbridge.
ages:  27 / 32:    occ: sawmill hand / draper:     born: Bristol, England / Ross, Westland, NZ:
parents:  John  & Sarah Jane Bishop,  nee  HOLLY,  sawmill hand.
                    Charles & mary Ann Free,  nee LONGTON,  a miner.
witness:  Charles Free,  butcher, Southbridge:     Ada Harriet Free,  Ross, South Westland:

Thomas Samuel Bishop  &  Annie BRUNSDON  m.  28 Dec. 1904  at  St John's,  Christchurch.
ages:   33 / 34:     occ:  traveller / tailoress:    born:  Westport / Berkshire, England:
parents:  Alfred Charles  &  Margaret Bishop,  nee  DEMPSEY,  railway porter.
                    Thomas & Ann Brunsdon,  nee ARTER,  labourer.
witness:  Charles Bishop,  railway porter,  Sydenham:  Elizabeth Helen Stewart,  Ashburton:

Thomas Scotland Bishop  &  Maggie Agnes WILSON  m.  2 Jun3 1919  at  Baptist Church,  Kaiapoi.
ages:  25 / 26:   occ: grocer / waitress:    born: Lochie, Scotland / Kaiapoi, NZ:
parents:  James Scott  & Isabella Bishop,  nee SCOTLAND,  a painter.
                    John &  Emily Wilson,  nee HEARN,  pattern weaver.
witness:  Harry Wilson,  fruiterer, Kaiapoi:   Emily Irene Wilson,  Kaiapoi:

Walter Bishop  &  Sarah POTTER  m.  28 November 1869 at  St Michael's.
ages:  full / minor:     occ: labourer.
witness:  Edwin Henry Brooker,  storekeeper:    Louisa Caroline Potter,  spinster, Christchurch:

Walter Clifford  Bishop  &  Ethel Mary  ROBINSON  m.  20 April 1908  at  Opawa methodist Church.
ages:  23 / 24:    occ:  clerk / Lady:    born: Southbridge / Christchurch:
parents:  George & Amelia Bishop,  nee GILES,  schoolmaster.
                    Henry & Louisa Robinson,  nee WILSON,  builder.
witness:  John Leonard Irvine Danks,  brass founder,  Lichfield st:   Ernest Sydney Hawkins,  carpenter,  Woolston:

Walter Edward Deacon Bishop  &  Ethel Trethowan BELL  m.  7 Nov. 1899  at  St Mary's, Addington.
ages: 29 / 22:    occ: Barrister & solicitor:    born: both Christchurch: 
parents:  Frederic Augustus  &  Mary Frances Bishop,  nee KIVER,  merchant.
                John Terras & Emma Anne Georgina Bell,  nee WHITE,  land agent.
witness:  Frederick Bishop,  10 Cranmer Square,  merchant:    Gertrude J. Bell, Addington:   Mary J. Bishop:

William Bishop  &  Bessie FLEWELLEN  m.  22 Sept. 1909  at  res: Mrs Wilson,  Gladstone st, Sydenham.
ages:  30 / 29:   widower, 9 April 1909 / spinster.   occ:  gardener:    born: Timaru / Castlecomer, Ireland:  
parents:  Arthur & Maria Bishop,  nee GREENING,  gardener.
                James & Annie  Flewellen,  nee WILSON,  farmer.
witness:  Elizabeth Wilson, Christchurch,  (wife)     Louisa McKee,  housekeeper, Ashburton:

William Joseph Bishop  &  Jane SCALES m.  10 August 1864  at  St Michael's, Christchurch.
ages:  both full:    widower / spinster:    occ: labourer: 
witness:  John Gilbert,  tailor, Christchurch:  Margaret Hennesey, Rangiora: 

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Marriages  -   Brides
Walter BLAKE  &  Agnes Kate Bishop  m.  18 March 1868  at St Luke's, Christchurch.
ages:  both full:    
witness:   C.H.Bishop  &  Ellen E. Bishop:  C.Thornton  & J.Thornton:  F.A.Bishop  &  E.H.Bishop:

Francis CHAMBERS  &  Alice Bishop  m.  9 July 1919  at  St Mary's. Merivale.
ages:  36 /29:      occ: shepherd:   born: Lyndhurst / Capel Dorking, Surrey:
parents:  George &   Martha Chambers,  nee SMART,  farmer.
                William  &  Ann Bishop,  nee MOORE,  farm baliff.
witness:  Victoria Chambers,  Lyndhurst:    Bernard Ralph Chambers,  farmer, Lyndhurst:

Frederick James DOELL   &   Daisy Fanny Bishop   m. 19 March 1908,    at St Michaels, Christchurch,
ages: 25/20,       bach/sp,       occ: packer,        b.  Riccarton/Christchurch,
parents:  Frank & Harriett Doell    nee CONN   Tramway employee
                   Charles Alfred & Margaret Bishop   nee  DEMPSEY  valuator
witness:  Charles Bishop,  Moorhouse Ave,      Lucy Martin,  38 King St. Sydenham.
Frederick James -  b. 30 January 1883 to Frank & Harriet,  nee Conn.  coach prop.

Clarence Lionel  LESTER   &  Doris Kathleen Mary Bishop  m.  13 May 1926  at  res:  Thomas Morgan, Tai-Tapu.
ages:  31 / 30:    occ: farmer:    born:  Riverside / Christchurch:
parents:  Thomas  & Sarah Lester,  nee GIBSON,  farmer.
                George William  & Mary Georgina Bishop,  nee DANKS,  schoolmaster.
witness:  Thomas Lester,  farmer,  New Brighton:   Thomas Owen Morgan,  farmer,  Tai-Tapu:

Morris Andrew GALPIN  &  Edith Walden Bishop   m.  31 May 196 at res: Mrs Elizabeth Bishop, Southbridge.
ages:  32 / 26:     occ: bricklayer:    born: Leeston / Southbridge: 
parents:  Edwin & Annie Galpin,  nee MORRIS,  farmer.
                Frederick & Elizabeth Bishop,  nee GRANT,  farmer.
witness:  David Tong,  farmer, Southbridge:   Eunice Bishop  teacher,  Christchurch:
Morris Andrew Galpin  - b. 10 April  1884  to Edwin & Sarah Anne.  Leeston.

Jack Victor HAMMON  &  Eileen Mary Bishop  m.  4 February 1920  at  St Michael's, Christchurch.
ages:  22 / 22:     occ: painter / bookbinder:     born: Rangiora / Linwood:  
parents:  Charles Henry  & Emily Jane Hammon,  nee LEY,  plasterer.
                    William  &  Lillian Bishop,  nee BOWEN,  driver.
witness:  Edward W. Paterson,  joiner,  Christchurch:     H.W. Prettyjohns,  traveller, Christchurch.

George Groves HORNER  &  Eliza Bishop  m.  27 April 1892  at  Wesleyan Chapel, Papanui.
ages:  2 3 / 27:    occ: farmer:    born:  both Papanui, Christchurch:
parents:  William & Mary Horner,  nee PROCTOR,  merchant.
                    William &  Meddy Bishop,  nee EADES,  fruitgrower.
witness:  Phillis Jane Horner,  Papanui:   William Bishop,  fruitgrower, Papanui:   Fanny Bishop,  Papanui:
George Groves Horner -  b. 24 July 1868  to William & mary,  Papanui,  blacksmith.

Walter Stephen SMITH  &  Elizabeth Helen Bishop  m.  26 Dec. 1901  at  St Michael's, Christchurch.
ages:  22 / 23:    occ: blacksmith:    born: Westport / Christchurch:    usual address:  Wellington:
parents:  Walter & Mary Smith,  nee JONES,  labourer.
                    Charles &  Margaret Bishop,  nee DEMPSEY,  railway porter.
witness:  Thomas S.G. Bishop,  Christchurch:  Isabel Bishop,  Christchurch:   Walter Smith:

Albert BUCKLEY  &  Emma Bishop  m.  5 November 1890  at res: Mr W. Bishop, Papanui.
ages:  28 / 23:   occ: farmer / fruitgrowers daughter:       born:  both Papanui:   
parents:  Valentine & Maria Buckley,  nee OTT,  farmer.
                    William  &  Meddy Bishop,  nee EADES,  fruitgrower.
witness:  Henry Feutz,  farmer, Courtenay:    Mary J. Baker,  housekeeper, Christchurch:

Leslie Arnold BEST  &  Ethel May Bishop   m.  9 Nov. 1940  at  Baptist Church, Sydenham.
occ: watchmaker:     born: both Christchurch:
parents:  Theophilus & Emma Jane Best,  nee BEATTIE,  furrier.
                    George Hardy  & Ellen Bishop,  nee THORNTON.
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Edward CORBETT   &  Eunice Bishop  m.  28 April 1920  at  Methodist Church,  Southbridge.
ages:  41 / 26:      occ:  farmer / school teacher:       born: Ashburton / Southbridge:  
parents:   John  &  Ellen Corbett,  nee KNOX,  farmer.
                   Frederick Alfred  & Elizabeth Bishop,  nee GRANT,  farmer.
witness:  Annie -----  Temuka:      Isaac S.J. Knox.  painter, Christchurch:

Arthur Verne ASHBOLT  &  Eva May Bishop  m.  6 November 1915  at res:  Mrs Ashbolt, 270 Armagh St.
ages:  23 / 23:   occ: iron moulder:      born: Christchurch / Springburn:
parents:  George & Minnie Jane Ashbolt,  nee HINDE,  labourer.
                    William Charles &  Frances Elizabeth Bishop,  nee REES,  farmer.
witness:  Edith marie Rhind,   Bridle Path rd, Heathcote:      Sydney Lancelot Ashbolt,  fitter, Armagh st:
Arthur Verne Ashbolt  -  b. 24 April  1892  to  George & Minnie Jane, nee Hinde Kilmore st West. occ: verger.

Thomas Arthur Harold SUDDENS  &  Evelyn Ida Bishop  m.  5 May 1927  at  Pres. Manse,  Lyttelton:
ages:  23 / 17:    occ: labourer:    born:  Lyttelton / Christchurch: 
parents:  Thomas & Mary Suddens,  nee WRIGHT,  wharf labourer.
                    Walter William  &  Fanny Bishop,  nee HARRIS,  farmer.
witness:  Ernest Geo. Allan,  Linwood:    Vera Madeline Lord,  St Albans:

Sylvanus  Howell Mortimer  JONES  &  Fanny Bishop  m.  16 May 1878  at  St Luke's, Christchurch.
ages:  36 / 30:     occ: clerk:
witness:  John Walter Garland,  publican, Manchester st:    Charlotte Bishop:

Howard MALONE  &  Henrietta COULTER  m.  13 August 1903  at  St Paul's,  Papanui.
ages:  39 / 42:   bachelor / widow, March 1890:  occ:  carrier:   born:Dublin / Auckland:
parents:  Isaac  &  Henrietta  Malone,  nee MANIFOLD,  wine merchant.
                 John  & Elizabeth Bishop,  nee McLEOD   farmer.
witness:  Josiah Edmund Malone:    A. Malone: 

Stephen HAGERTY  &  Ilma Maude Bishop  m.  7 October 1936 at St Faiths, New Brighton.
occ:  theatre manager:   born: Winton / Christchurch: 
parents:  William & Jean Hagerty,  nee McLEOD,  electrical engineer.
                    Harold Arthur & Beatrice Theodore Bishop,  nee WRIGHT.  salesman.
witness:  J.L.Boyd,  electrician, New Brighton:     Aileen B. Boon,  New Brighton.
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Ralph Raymond BUSHBY   & Katherine Maude Bishop  m.  14 Dec. 1935  at St. Barnabas,  Fendalton.
    occ: builder:      born:  both Christchurch:
parents:  Richard & Edith Agnes Bushby,  nee HOUGHTON,  plasterer.
                Joseph William  &  Margaruite Bishop,  nee HOWORTH.  farmer.
witness:   W.D.Hamilton,  clerk:    G. Hosking,  carpenter: 

Christopher MOORE  &  Louisa May Bishop  m.  16 April 1900  at  Holy Trinity.  Lyttelton.
ages:  29 / 23:    occ: carpenter / saleswoman:     born:  England / Christchurch, NZ:    usual address:  Dunedin:
parents:  Frederick & Agnes Moore,  nee MUIR,  engineer.
                    Thomas & Emily Bishop,  nee MILLS,  engineer.
witness:  Thomas Bishop,  engineer,  Lyttelton:   Minnie Bishop,  Lyttelton:

Frederick Frank James TRENT  &  Lucy Frances Augustus Bishop  m.  15 December 1903  at  St Michael's.
ages:  24 / 23:    occ: merchant:     born:  Christchurch / Hokianga:   
parents:  Frederick &  Mary Trent,  nee SOWERSBY,   merchant.
                    Helyar Wedderburn  &  Tiria Bishop,  nee NGATATA,  magistrate.
witness:  H.W.Bishop,  Christchurch:   Fred. Hunt,  Christchurch:   M.B.Denniston:
Frederick James Trent -  b.  9 Nov. 1879  to Frederick & mary,  general merchant, Gloucester st.

William Allen PORTER  &  Marian Bishop  m.  8 March 1880  at St Michael's Christchurch.
ages:  plasterer:   
witness:   William Withell,  carpenter,  Christchurch:   Jane Withell:

Thomas Owen MORGAN  &  Martha Louisa Bishop  m.  7 Sept. 1899 at  Wesleyan Church,  Tai-Tapu.
ages:  28 / 32:    occ: farmer / schoolmistress:    born:  Tai-Tapu / Okain's Bay:
parents:  Lumley &  Mary Morgan,  nee HUMPHREYS,  farmer.
                George &  Amelia Bishop,  nee GILES,  schoolmaster.
witness:  William Lumley Morgan,  farmer,  Tai-Tapu:   Agnes Amy Bishop,  Christchurch:
Thomas Owen Morgan  - b. 7 Sept. 1870  to Lumley & Mary,  Tai-Tapu.

Edward KNAPMANN  &  Mary Ann Bishop  m.  8 Dec.  1858  at  St Michael's.
ages:  both full:    occ: veterinary surgeon:
witness:  E.B.Bishop:  F.A.Bishop:  Thomas Shand:  E.K.Bishop:

William HUTCHINGS  &  Maud Melanie Bishop  m.  5 may 1897  at  St Barnabas, Fendalton.
ages:  both full:    occ: mariner:    born:  Dublin, Ireland / Wellington, NZ:
parents:  Lewis  & Maria Hutchings,  nee PIKE,  inland revenue collector.
                Helyar Wedderburn  & Annie Tiria Bishop,  nee NGATATA,  stipendiary magistrate.
witness:  H.W.Bishop,  magistrate, Christchurch:   J.A.Poulton.  clerk,  Lyttelton:  E.N.Russell, Fendalton:

James Wilfred ROUGH  &  Minnie Mille Bishop  m.  26 February 1908  at  St Saviour's, Sydenham.
ages:  25 / 24:   occ:  architect:     born: Invercargill / Oamaru:   usual address:  Foxton:
parents:  George & Allison Phillips Rough,  nee McDONALD,  carpenter.
                    Thomas & Emily Bishop,  nee MILLS,  ret. engine driver.
witness:  George S. Fowler,  cycle agent,  Foxton:   Annie Rough,  Foxton: 

William James Edwin MILNER  &  Serena Jane Bishop  m.  17 October 1899  at Holy Trinity, Lyttelton.
ages:  26 / 25:     occ: clerk / dressmaker:     born:  Amberley, NZ / Brighton, England:  
parents:  William James  & Mary Milner,  nee MOUNSEY,  farmer.
                    Thomas & Emily Bishop,  nee MILLS,  engine driver.
witness:  Thomas Bishop,  engine driver,  Lyttelton:    May Louisa Bishop,   Lyttelton:

Samuel SKINNER  &  Serena Margaret Bishop  m.  18 Nov. 1896  at  St John's,  Christchurch.
ages:  28 / 27:    occ: bootmaker / tailoress:    born: London / Christchurch: 
parents:  Samuel & Elizabeth Skinner,  nee BAILEY,  boot manufacturer.
                Charles & Margaret Bishop,  nee DEMPSEY,  railway employee.
witness:  Thomas S.G.Bishop, Christchurch:     Amelia C. Bishop, Christchurch:     Louisa S. Skinner:

John Chaytor GRUBB   &  Winifred Jane Bishop  m.  8 June 1914  at  Holy Trinity, Avonside.
ages:  25 / 23:      occ: motor engineer:    born:  Christchurch / Wellington:   
parents:  John Chaytor  & Ada Annie Sarah Grubb,  nee ANGUS,  biscuit manufacturer.
                    Robert &  Susan Bishop,  nee BULLER,  warehouse manager.
witness:   Catherine Adelaide McCarstry.  St Andrews.
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Births  -

Agnes Amy -  b.  31 May 1870 to  George & Amelia,  teacher,  Okains Bay, 
Agnes Ann -  b.  4 May 1914  to  William Charles  &  Emily Elizabeth,  railway employee.
Aileen -  b.  13 August  1919  to  Vera Madeline.
Aileen Beatrice -  b.  4 Dec. 1909  to  Harold Arthur  &  Beatrice Theodore,  warehouseman.
Alfred Patrick -  b. 17 March 1868  to  James &  Ellen Dinella.
Alfred Wedderburn -  b.  12 Sept. 1918  to  Edward Annesley  & Gladys  Mary,  bank  clerk,  Sumner.
Alice Harriet -  b.  8 Sept.  1864  to  Charles & Mary Ann,  storeman,  Christchurch.
Amelia Susan -  b.  1 Sept. 1865  to  George & Amelia,  teacher,  Okains Bay, 
Argles Vallance -  b.  2 July  1865  to  Frederick Augustus  &  Mary Frances,  gentleman,  Christchurch.
Arthur Edwin -  b.  2 April 1870  to  Walter William  &  Sarah Elizabeth,  Lyttelton.
Arthur George -  b.  16 Sept. 1895  to  William  &  Lillian,  tram driver.

 
Beryl Alice -  b.  11 Nov. 1915  to  George hardy  &  Ellen,  labourer.
Catherine Violet -  b. 16 Aug.  1880  to  Charles & Margaret,  railway porter,  Eaton Pl.
Charles Henry -  b.  28 April 1878  to  George & Amelia,  schoolmaster,  Lincoln.
Charles Henry  -  b. 29 Dec. 1885  to  Charles  & Margaret,  Ferry rd,  railway porter.
Charles William -  b.  17 Nov. 1921  to  George Hardy  &  Ellen,  a carter.
Clarence George Roy -  b.  20 Sept. 1890  to  Geo. Wm  &  Mary Georgina.
Coleridge Hamiora Brunsdon -  b.  26 Nov. 1908  to  Thomas Samuel  & Annie,  traveller.
Cornelius -  b. 16 May 1870  to  James & Ellen,  Dinneen,  Leeston.

Daisy Fanny -  b.  28 July 1887  to  Charles & Margaret,  railway porter.
David -  b.  26 Sept. 1851  to  David  & Mary Jane,  shoemaker,  Lyttelton.
Doris Kathleen Mary -  b.  24 Oct. 1895  to  George William  & Mary Georgina,  teacher,  New Brighton.
Doris Myrtle -  b.  14 Oct.  1899  to  William  & Lillyan,  tram driver.
Douglas Kiver -  b.  4 June 1871  to  Frederic Augustus  &  Mary Frances,  nee Kiver,   merchant.
Douglas Wedderburn -  b. 12 May 1909  to  Edward Annesley  & Gladys  Mary,  bank  clerk.

Edith Walden  -  b. 19 July 1889  to  Frederick Alfred  & Elizabeth,  Southbridge.
Edward George -  b.  12 July 1918  to  George Hardy  & Ellen,  a carter, Sydenham.
Edwin Garnet -  b. 5 Sept. 1859  to  Thomas & Emily,  Lyttelton.
Effie Mary -  b.  19 Oct. 1913  to  Edward Annesley  & Gladys  Mary,  bank  clerk.
Elizabeth -  b. 13 Sept. 1861  to  David & Mary Mooney 
Ella Jean -  b.  20 June 1910  to  William Charles Bertie &  Emily Elizabeth,  fireman.
Ellen -  b.  8 Oct.  1872  to  James & Ellen Dinneen,  Brookside, Leeston.
Ella Dora -  b.  3 Sept. 1883  to Alfred Charles  & Margaret,  railway porter.
Ellen Elizabeth -  b.  8 Feb. 1877 to Charles & Margaret,  occ: groom.
Elsie Lilian -  b.  3 Jan.  1893  to  William & Eliza Lilian,  labourer, Christchurch.
Emma Frances -  b.  19 Jan.  1861  to  Frederic Augustus  &  Mary Frances,  nee Kiver, merchant.
Ethel Florence -  b.  3 June 1880  to  George & Amelia,  schoolmaster,  Lincoln.
Ethel May -  b.  23 Nov. 1916  to  George Hardy  & Ellen,  labourer.
Ethel Nancy -  b.  28 July   1913  to Walter Clifford  &  Ethel Mary,  Redcliffs.
Eunice -  b.  22 Dec. 1894 to  Frederick Alfred  &  Elizabeth.  Southbridge.

Fanny -  b.  27 July 1874  to  John & Eliza,  Spreydon.
Frances Annesse -  b. 12 Sept. 1921  to  William Charles  &  Emily Elizabeth,  railway employee.
Frank Augustus -  b. 16 July 1875  to  Frederic Augustus  &  Mary Frances,  nee Kiver, wine merchant.
Frank Thomas -  b.  2 May 1877  to  Thomas & Emily,  engine driver.
Frederick Alfred -  b.  28 March 1916  to  Robert George  & Mary,  Southbridge.
Frederic Charles Brenchley -  b.  31 Oct. 1863  to  Frederic Augustus  &  Mary Frances.
Frederic John -  b.  18 Oct. 1900  to  W.E.D.  & Ethel,  solicitor, Addington.
Frederick Arthur Charles -  b.  9 Feb. 1901  to  Mark & Sarah,  a painter, Christchurch.

George -  b. 26 March 1866  to  James & Ellen Dinneen, 
George Hardy -  b. 15 January 18888 to  Thomas & Emily,  engine driver,  Lyttelton.
George Henry -  b.  1 June 1893  to  Mark & Sarah,  a painter, Christchurch.
George William -  b. 15 May 1868  to  George & Amelia,  schoolmaster,  Okains Bay.

Helyar Annesley -  b. 4 July 1906  to  Edward Annesley  & Gladys Mary,  bank clerk.
Henry Charles Thomas -  b. 19 April 1863  to  Charles & Mary Ann,  nee Wadsworth,  occ: carrier.

Ilie May -  b. 9 February 1877  to  William & Lilly,  tram driver,  Armagh st.
Ilma Maude -  b. 19 Nov. 1911 to  Harold Arthur  & beatrice Theodora,  warehouseman.

James -  b.  23 October 1878  at Ashburton,    to James & Ellen Dinneen.
Jessie Eileen -  b. 10 August 1907  to  Eva.  at Refuge.
John William -  b. 3 May 1860  to  David & Mary,  police constable, Lyttelton.
Joseph William -  b. 29 Sept. 1875  to Joseph William  & Sue.  Rangiora.
Jocelyn Louisa -  b. 10 April  1910  to  Walter Clifford  & Ethel Mary,  Redcliffs.

Katherine Maud -  b. 1 March 1912  to  Joseph William  & Ethel,  Rangiora.
Kathleen Elsie -  b. 3 November 1880  to  Frederic Augustus  &  Mary Frances, nee Kiver.

Lawrence Willoughby  - b. 22 June 1893  to George William  & Mary Georgina, schoolmaster,  New Brighton.
Lilian Medora Josephine - b. 23 January 1878  to Albert & Catherine (Cunningham)  farmer, 
Louisa May -  b.  24 April 1876  to  Thomas & Emily,  engine driver.

Martha Louisa -  b.  5 December 1866  to George & Amelia,  Okain's Bay.
Mary Emma -  b.  14 Nov. 1902  to  Walter E.D.  &  Ethel,  solicitor, Addington.
Mary Jane -  b. 9 August 1867  to  Frederic Augustus  &  Mary Frances, nee Kiver.  wine merchant.
Mary Jane -  b. 29 October 1874  to  James & Ellen Dinneen,  Leeston.
Maud Adeline -  b.  11 May 1879  to Frederic Augustus  &  Mary Frances, nee Kiver.  wine merchant.
Mercia Brunsden -  b. 18 April  1907,  to  Thomas Samuel  & Annie,  Addington.
Mervyn Thomas -  b.  2 July 1920  to  George Hardy & Ellen.   a carter.
Myrtle Marguerite -  b.  28 March 1916,  to  Joseph William  &  Ellen,  farmer,  Southbrook.

Noeleen Gladys -  b.  24 December 1914  to  Edward Annesley & Gladys Mary,  Sumner.
Queenie Lorraine -  b.  5 April  1917  ----  unknown.  Burwood Girls Home.

Rebecca Sarah -  b.  18 Sept.  1859  to  James & Rebecca,  Heathcote.
Reginald Francis  -  b.  9 February 1887 to  Richard Hugh & Marie.
Robert Arthur -  b.  27 April  1907  to  Harold Arthur  &  Beatrice Theodora,  warehouseman,  St Albans.
Rose Frances -  b.  29 January 1878    to Frederic Augustus  &  Mary Frances, Cranmer Square,  merchant.
Ruby Margaret -  b.  9 January  1912  to  David James  &  Ann Elizabeth,  Linwood.

Selina Victoria -  b.  24 May 1878  to  Walter & Caroline,  news correspondent, Christchurch
Serena Margaret -  b.  16 March 1869,  to  Alfred Charles  &  Margaret,  nee Dempsey,  occ: groom.
Thomas William -  b.  27 February 1864  to  James & Ellen Dineen.

Vera Millicent Josephine -  b.  16 Sept. 1903  to  William & Lilian,  Richmond.  tram driver.
Violet Emily -  b. 1913     Madras st. 

Walter Clifford -  b. 23 April 1884  to George & Amelia,  schoolmaster,  Southbridge.
Walter Edward Deacon -  b. 7 Jan. 1870  to Frederic Augustus  &  Mary Frances, wine merchant
Walter Henry Herbert -  b. 7 August 1871  to  Thomas Walter & Sarah Elizabeth,  Lyttelton.
Wilfred James -  b. 24 Nov. 1892  to Frederick Alfred  &  Elizabeth,  Southbridge.
William Charles -  b. 9 July 1894  to William & Lillyan,  tram driver, Livingstone st.

Burials 
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      -    bur.  22 April 1907,   stillborn,  twin of Marcia.
Alfred Charles -  bur. 13 April  1916,  age 69.
Annie -  bur. 7 Jan. 1908,  age 51,  wife of R.C.Bishop.
Argyles Vallance -  bur. 29 March 1923,  age 57,  chemist,  Bromley Cemetery.
Arthur Edwin -  bur.  27 August 1870,  age 4mths.  son of Thomas Walter,  & Sarah.  Lyttelton.

Beatrice Theodora -  bur. 6 Dec. 1958,  age 75,  wife of H.A. Bishop,  Crematorium

Caroline Elizabeth -  bur. 28 Jan. 1930,  age 60. 
Charles Daniel  -  bur. 27 June 1888  age 16,  son of John & Eliza,  Riccarton.
Charles Henry  -  bur. 27 March 1879,  son of George & Amelia, age 11mths.  St Marys, Springston.
Charles Wellington  -  bur. 16 Aug. 1884,  age 69.  secretary Gas Co. 

Daniel -  bur. 16 October 1851,  age 3wks,  Lyttelton.
David -  bur. 3 Nov. 1851,   Barbadoes st Cemetery.  (found dead)
Douglas Kiver -  bur.  4 Oct. 1872,  age 1yr.  son of Frederic Augustus  &  Mary Frances,
Douglas Wedderburn -  bur. 18 Sept. 1954,  age 42. Sumner.   Ruru lawn Cemetery.

Edna Alla -  bur. 27 Sept. 1952,  age 50.  Ruru lawn Cemetery.  married.
Edward -  bur. 1 August 1900,  age 52.  Lyttelton.
Edward Bernchley -  bur. 27 April 1887  age 75,  gentleman,  Cranmer Square.
Edward Garnet -  bur.  29 April 1890,  age 7mths,  Lyttelton.
Eliza -  bur. 31 May 1922  age 77,  nok John Bishop,  Sockburn.
Elizabeth Josephine -  bur. 22 May 1897,  age 46,  Linwood cemetery,  hus. Rookwood Comport Bishop,  manager gas Co.
Ellen Elizabeth -  bur.  18 Aug.  1890,  widow of Charles Wellington Bishop,  age 80.
Emily -  bur.  17 Dec. 1929,  age 80.   Hastings St.
Emma Frances -  bur. 13 August 1861,  age 7mths. dau. of Frederic Augustus  &  Mary Frances.
Emma Kate -  bur.  21 Sept. 1898   age 84,  2 Cranmer Square.

Fanny -  bur. 4 June 1917,  age 43,  wife of Walter Bishop.
Frank Augustus -  bur. 15 Nov. 1879  age 4yrs, son of  Frederic Augustus  &  Mary Frances. Cranmer square.
Frank Thomas -  bur. 18 July 1940,   Crematorium --
Frederic Augustus -  bur. 18 Oct. 1894,  age 76,  Cranmer Square.
Frederic Charles Brenchley -  bur.  16 April 1923,  age 59,  Cranmer square.

George -  bur. 16 September 1884,  age 46,  son of Thomas,  Southbridge.
Grace Myrtle -  bur. 25 July 1894,  age 1 mth. 

Harold Arthur -  bur. 6 July 1963,  age 79,  dau. Mrs R.E.Dunn.
Helen Dora -  bur.12 Feb. 1884,  age 5mths. dau. of Charles & Margaret.
Hellyer Wedderburn -  bur. 11 November 1918,  age 67,      res:  Gloucester st.
Henry Charles Thomas -  bur. 2 December 1864,  age 1yr 8mths.  son of Charles & Mary Ann.
Horace Glenville -  bur. 7 September 1936,  age 61,  Sydenham Cemetery.

James -  bur. 3 November 1910  age 84,  farmer,  Harewood rd.
John -  bur. 12 Dec. 1918  age 75,  a gardener, Riccarton.
John Frederick -  bur. 21 Sept. 1875,  age 6wks.
John Frederick -  bur. 28 Dec. 1879, age 5mths, son of Charles & Margaret,  railway porter.
John Thomas -  bur. 16 Sept. 1877,  age 5wks.  son of John & Eliza,  Riccarton.

Katherine -  bur. 3 December 1952,  age 71,  Crematorium.
Lilian -  bur.  11 December 1905,  age 34,  nok William. Richmond.

Marcia -  bur. 22 April 1907,  age 1 day,  twin of stillborn.  Selwyn St.
Margaret Victoria -  bur. 9 August 1875  age 4 days
Margarettie (Mrs)   bur. 15 April 1943,  age 57,  Waimari Cemetery.
Marian  Camellia -  bur. 18 Sept. 1912,  age 52,  widow.
Mary Frances -  bur. 14 August 1906 age 65,  Cranmer Square,  Barbadoes St Cemetery.
Mary Georgina -  bur. 16 Nov. 1913  age 45,  New Brighton.
Mary Jane -  bur. 19 March 1919,  age 51,  10 Cranmer Square.  Barbadoes St.
Meddey -  bur. 7 May 1900,  age 76,  nok  Walter. bur. Harewood rd Cemetery.
Mervyn Thomas -  bur.  2 July  1936,  age 15,  Sydenham Cemetery.

Rebecca-  bur. 20 February 1913,  age 88,  Papanui.
Rookwood Comport -  bur. 10 July 1925,  age 78.

Sarah -  bur. 13 June 1876,  age 14,  dau. of William  & Meddey,  Harewood Rd.
Sarah Eliza -  bur. 11 August 1875.

Thomas -  bur. 29 September 1923  age 80,  Huxley st.
Tiria -  bu.  5 January 1918, age 73,    wife of H.W.  stipendiary magistrate.

Violet Emily -  bur. 23 October 1913,  age 6wks,  Sydenham Cemetery.

William -  bur. 12 Sept. 1884,  age 30,  nok  William & Rebecca,  a gardener, Harewood rd.
William -  bur.  28 October 1903,  age 74,  farmer, Bishops Rd, Papanui.
William -  bur. 14 January 1935,  age 64, Alexandra St, Richmond.
William Walter -  bur.  23 December 1931,  age 76,  bur. St James, Churchyard, Harewood rd.
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Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
1 February 2014

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