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Alexander Petrie & Kate DERBIDGE
m. 8 August 1888 at St. Barnabas, Woodend.
ages: 25 / 21: occ: farmer:
born: Woodend / Royden, England:
parents: Robert & Betsy Petrie, nee STARK,
farmer.
Charles & Sarah Derbidge, nee LANSBURY,
farmer.
witness: John Petrie, farmer, Woodend:
Charles Derbidge, farmer, Woodend:
Alexander Petrie & Mary Ann WOODS
m. 24 June 1863 at Cameron's Hotel, Sefton.
ages: both full: occ:
blacksmith:
witness: Thomas Ross, storekeeper, Saltwater
Creek: Sophia Anderson, Saltwater Creek:
Alexander John Petrie & Emilie WILSON
m. 2 August 1916 at St Paul's, Leithfield.
ages: 27 / 22: occ: farmer /
dom. duties: born: Woodend / Sefton:
parents: Alexander & Kate Petrie, nee DERBIDGE,
farmer.
Francis & Helena
Wilson, nee BUNTING, farmer.
witness: Kate Petrie, Sefton: Alexander
Petrie, Sefton:
Charles Derbidge Petrie & Eliza Jessie
THOMAS m. 29 June 1921 at Pres.
Church, Sefton.
ages: 30 / 29: occ:
farmer: born: Woodend /
Ashley:
parents: Alexander & Kate Petrie, nee
DERBIDGE, farmer.
James & Mary Ann Thomas, nee
COLLIE, farmer.
witness: Hugh Henry Petrie, farmer,
Swannanoa: Emily Isabella
Thomas, Sefton:
David Petrie & Sarah Rose Ann MORELAND
m. 12 May 1897 at res: W.W.Moreland,
Spreydon:
ages: 29 / 29: occ: blacksmith /
school teacher: born: both
Christchurch:
parents: Peter Buchan & Margaret Ross Petrie,
nee BUCHAN, builder.
William & Sarah Moreland, nee
BARRETT, farmer.
witness: Peter Buchan Petrie, builder,
Spreydon: John Wilmshurst Petrie, smith,
Spreydon:
David Gibson Petrie & Jessie BORTHWICK
m. 17 Jan. 1894 at St Paul's Church.
ages: 30 / 26: occ:
carpenter: born: both NZ:
parents: David & Esther Petrie, nee GIBBS,
carpenter.
Edward & Jessie Borthwick, nee MUNRO,
carpenter.
witness: Thomas Alex Petrie, engineer,
Sydenham: Christina Borthwick,
tailoress, Christchurch:
George Petrie & Isabella JACK
m. 6 April 1877 at res: Mr Tullock,
Bingsland (now Richmond)
ages: 24 / 27: occ: carpenter:
witness: Alexander Wilson, carpenter,
Christchurch: Margrit McKinley,
Christchurch:
George Petrie & Caroline McCOOL
m. 6 December 1911 at St Andrew's Manse.
ages: 27 / 25: occ:
carpenter: born: both
Christchurch:
parents: George & Isabella Petrie, nee JACK,
builder
John & Margaret
McCool, nee YORK, stonemason.
witness: Elizabeth Gilmore Poore, 75 Stanmore rd,
Linwood: Sydney Francis Poore,
75 Stanmore rd:
George Petrie & Catherine MILLS
m. 16 Sept. 1920 at St Andrew's, Christchurch.
ages: 40 / 35: occ: seed
cleaner : born: Brookside /
Christchurch:
parents: James & Jean Petrie, nee STIRLING,
farmer.
William & Jane Mills, nee CUMMINGS,
toolsmith.
witness: Jean Petrie, shop assistant, Fairfield
Ave: H.J.Petrie, railway employee,
Sandyford St.
George Petrie & Eleanor Elizabeth PRESLAND
m. 27 June 1901 at St Michael's, Christchurch.
ages: 26 / 32:
occ: storeman:
born: Christchurch / Hampden:
parents: David & Rosetta Esther Petrie,
nee GIBBS, carpenter.
John & Lucretia Viginia Presland, nee
BOMPANIA, carpenter.
witness: Charlotte Cook, Christchurch: John Owen,
Christchurch:
George Stanley Petrie & Sybil Doris SMITH
m. 9 Sept. 1925 at St Andrew's, manse,
Christchurch.
ages: 22 / 17: occ:
bootmaker: born: Blue
Spur / Wanganui:
parents: John Robert & Jessie Petrie, nee METHVEN.
timber yardman.
George & Emily
Smith, nee SHORTER, a chef.
witness: Eva May Andrews, 235 Selwyn St:
Percy Smith, leadlight maker, @ Acton st:
Harry Petrie & Maria Julia FOX
m. 25 Feb. 1897 at res: John Fox, Hanmer
st, Linwood:
ages: 27 / 23: bachelor / widow, 12
April 1894: occ:
bootmaker: born: NZ / London:
parents: David & Rosetta Petrie, nee GIBBS.
John Wm & Mary C.
Hull, nee WHITE, bootmaker.
witness: A.A.Berry, grocers assistant, St
Albans: Lizzie
Petrie, Hazeldean st. Sydenham:
Herbert James Petrie & Mary Jane CAMERON
m. 27 March 1907 at Pres. Manse, Leeston.
ages: 21 / 19: occ: engine driver /
dressmaker: born: Brookside /
Dunsandel:
parents: James & Jane Petrie, nee STIRLING,
farmer.
Donald Philip & Jane
Victoria Cameron, nee McKEE, blacksmith.
witness: Jane Petrie, farmer Brookside:
Donald Philip Cameron, blacksmith, Dunsandel.
James Petrie & Isabella HENRY
m. 27 November 1895 at St barnabas, Woodend.
ages: 27 / 20: occ: farmer /
dressmaker: born: Woodend /
West Eyreton:
parents: Robert & Betsey Petrie, nee STARK,
farmer.
Hugh (deceased) & Isabella
Henry, nee MARSHALL, contractor.
witness: Robert Petrie, jnr, Woodend: Hugh Henry,
labourer, Christchurch: Margaret Petrie:
James Petrie & Jane STIRLING
m. 17 July 1878 at The Manse, Leeston.
ages: 29 / 21: occ: farmer:
witness: William Brodie, blacksmith, Pigeon
Bay: Agnes McGregor, milliner,
Christchurch:
James Petrie & Catherine Bessie YOUNG
m. 22 February 1928 at Pres. Church,
Kaiapoi.
ages: 23 / 20: occ:
farmer: born: Woodend /
Kaiapoi: usual address: Domett:
parents: james & Isabella Petrie, nee HENRY,
farmer.
John Middleton &
Jane Elizabeth Young, nee STEWART, farmer.
witness: Lester Gordon Skurr, farmer,
Oxford: Amy Isabel Young,
Kaiapoi:
John Petrie & Jane DRABBLE m.
8 October 1890 at Pres. Church, Kaiapoi.
ages: both full: born:
both NZ.
parents: Robert & Jane Petrie, nee STARK,
farmer.
Joseph & Jane Drabble, nee MAXWELL,
storeman.
witness: Robert Petrie,
jnr: Annie Drabble:
John Petrie & Annie Julia WARD
m. 19 August 1908 at Holy Trinity, Avonside.
ages: 30 / 31: occ:
turner / bookbinder: born:
Richmond, Chch / Christchurch:
parents: George & Isabella Petrie, nee JACK,
builder.
Richard Stratford & Agnes Mary Ward,
nee CLEAL, a hatter:
witness: C.G.Ward, gas fitter, Forth st,
Richmond: Geo. Petrie, jnr. Nth Avon rd,
Richmond: D.M.Ward: M.Petrie:
John Wilmshurst Petrie & Annie Maria RANKIN
m. 8 November 1893 at res: Mr George Russell
Rankin, Spreydon.
ages: 28 / 27: occ:
blacksmith: born: Lyttelton /
Christchurch:
parents: Peter Buchanan & Margaret Ross Petrie, nee
BISHOP, carpenter.
George Russell &
Mary Rankin, nee DRAFFAN, builder.
witness: David Petrie, blacksmith,
Halswell: Isabella French
Greig, Tai -Tapu:
Leslie Harry Petrie & Drucy Irene
Bessie TURNER m. 12 January 1921 at
St Luke's, Christchurch.
ages: 23 / 21: occ:
clerk: born: Christchurch /
Gisborne:
parents: Harry & Maria Julia Petrie, nee
HULL, bootmaker.
William Arthur &
Ellen Turner, nee CROSS, engineer.
witness: R.H.Graveston, accountant,
Riccarton: G.Turner, St Albans:
W.R.Gobbe, painter, Opawa:
Peter Buchan Petrie & Elizabeth Ann
KINSMAN m. 1 January 1898 at Church of
Good Shepherd, Linwood.
ages: 57 / 49: widower, 30
Jan. 1897 / widow, 8 May 1881: occ:
contractor: born: Orkney Isles / Cornwall.
parents: David & Catherine Petrie, nee HOURI?
farmer.
Peter & Elizabeth
MATTHEWS, nee DUNSTAN, a miner.
witness: Edgar Kinsman, carpenter, Christchurch:
Louisa Kinsman, dau. of bride.
Robert Petrie & Annie HEIEMANN
m. 18 August 1897 at St Barnabas, Woodend.
ages: both full: occ: farmer:
born: Woodend / Saltwater Creek:
parents: Robert & Betsey Petrie, nee STARK,
farmer.
Henry & Louisa Heinemann,
formerly LANG, nee COATES, farmer.
witness: Henry Heinemann, farmer,
Waikuku: Louisa Heinemann,
Waikuku: Arthur Judson, farmer,
Woodend:
Robert Davidson Petrie & Catherine GREER
m. 7 March 1892 at res: James Greer,
Selwyn.
ages: both full: occ:
butcher: born: Oxford /
Dunsandel:
parents: Charles Henderson & Isabella Petrie,
nee BANKS, carpenter.
James & Jane
Greer, nee MAINS, labourer.
witness: Annie Petrie, Manchester st: Thomas
Greer, labourer, Selwyn:
Thomas Alexander Petrie & Alice Rosa GIBBS
m. 3 October 1895 at St Luke's, Christchurch.
ages: 28 / 23:
occ: engineer: born: Leithfield /
Amberley:
parents: David & Rosetta Esther Petrie, nee GIBBS,
millwright.
William Humphries & Mary Gibbs, nee HENDERSON,
cabman.
witness: Harry Petrie, bootmaker, Sydenham: Ada
Gibbs, Sydenham: Mary Gibbs: Charles H. Gibbs,
carpenter, Sydenham:
William Joseph Petrie & Catherine Margaret HAMILTON
m. 11 April 1899 at Pro Cathedral, Christchurch.
ages: 26 / 27: occ:
blacksmith:
parents: David & Esther Petrie, nee GIBBS,
carpenter.
Michael &
Esther Hamilton, nee BAGLEY, cabman.
witness: George Petrie, storeman, Sydenham:
A. Hamilton, Sydenham: James Hunter,
Linwood.
Marriages - brides -
Richard Robert EVANS & Christina Petrie
m. 28 April 1886 at The Manse, Waddington.
ages: full / under:
occ: labourer: born: Christchurch /
NZ: usual address: Kowai Bush:
parents: William & Caroline Evans, nee ARMSTRONG,
butcher.
Daniel & Jessie Petrie, nee MONTGOMERY,
carpenter:
witness: Daniel Petrie, farmer, Kowai
Bush: Nellie Petrie, Southbridge:
Ernest Bertram DIEHL & Edith Sarah
Petrie m. 12 Nov. 1931 at Baptist
Church, Spreydon.
ages: 29 / 30: occ:
school teacher: born: both Christchurch:
parents: Ernest Harold Bowrah & Annie
Palmerston Diehl, nee COBDEN,
blacksmith.
David & Sarah Rose Ann Petrie, nee MORLAND,
blacksmith.
witness: Frank Rudal Wilson, schoolteacher,
Woolston: Tui G.Eldridge, school
teacher, Christchurch:
Thomas Walter FLANNERY & Eliza Sandison Petrie
m. 1 Oct. 1907 at res: Mr Jas Petrie,
Brookside.
ages: 28 / 27: occ: stock
agent: born: Leeston /
Brookside:
parents: Patrick & Johanna Flannery, nee
McCARTHY, labourer.
James & Jeanie Petrie, nee STIRLING,
farmer.
witness: Jean Stirling Petrie,
Brookside: Michael Flannery, sheep
dealer, Leeston:
William Edgar EVANS & Elizabeth Petrie
m. 28 July 1897 at res: Daniel Petrie,
Kowai Bush.
ages: both full: occ:
malster: born: Heathcote Valley
/ Southbridge:
parents: William & Caroline Evans, nee
ILSLEY, butcher.
Daniel & Jessie
Petrie, nee MONTGOMERY, farmer.
witness: Katherine Anderson Petrie, Kowai
Bush: Clifton Percy Smith,
farmer, Kowai Bush:
Neil COOK & Elizabeth Stark Petrie
m. 7 July 1915 at St Michael's, Sefton.
ages: 40 / 22: occ:
ploughman: born: West Kilbride,
Ayreshire, Scotland / Woodend:
parents: Charles & Jane Cook, nee HAMILTON,
farm manager.
Alexander & Kate
Petrie, nee DERBIDGE, farmer.
witness: Jean Gertrude Petrie, Sefton:
William Kean Wilson, farm labourer, Sefton:
John Eura HORRELL & Emily Elizabeth Petrie
m. 31 October 1923 at St James' Cust.
ages: 27 / 24: occ:
farmer : born: Horrelville /
Woodend:
parents: Frederick George & Sarah Louisa Horrell,
nee SHEAT, farmer.
James & Isabella
Petrie, nee HENRY, farmer.
witness: Rachel Rosina Petrie,
Swannanoa: Charles Millard
Sheat, farmer, Dunsandel:
Matthew Forsyth FLEMING & Emily Jane Petrie
m. 2 Nov. 1892 at Pres. Church, Rangiora.
ages: 24 / 22: occ: farmer:
born: Scotland /
Woodend:
parents: Robert & Elizabeth Fleming, nee FORSYTH,
farmer.
Robert & Elizabeth Petrie,
nee STACK, farmer.
witness: David Fleming, farmer,
Sefton: Margaret Petrie,
Woodend:
Robert Henry ASTON & Frances Jessie Petrie
m. 28 August 1929 at res: Mr D. Petrie, Domain Tce,
Spreydon.
ages: 36 / 30: occ: merchant:
born: both Christchurch:
parents: John & Mary Jane Aston, nee HAMILTON,
builder.
David & Sarah Rose Ann Petrie, nee MORLAND,
ret. blacksmith.
witness: Charles Robert Hamilton, engineer,
Christchurch: Edith Sarah Petrie,
teacher, Christchurch:
John LOCHHEAD & Helen Brown Petrie
m. 30 October 1889 at res: Thomas Milne, Southbridge.
ages: 29 / 25: occ: farmer:
born: Scotland / N.Z.
parents: John & Catherine Lochhead, nee
KILPATRICK, farmer.
Daniel & Janet
Petrie, nee MONTGOMERY, ret. wheelwright.
witness: Robert W. Lochhead, farmer,
Leeston: Elizabeth petrie, Kowai Bush:
Arthur Ernest CROSS & Ina Isabella Petrie
m. 2 April 1929 at St James, Cust.
ages: 27 / 21: occ:
farmer: born: Bennetts /
Woodend:
parents: John (deceased) & Fanny Cross, nee ENGELBRECHT,
James & Isabella
Petrie, nee HENRY, farmer.
witness: James Petrie, farmer, Swannanoa:
James Petrie jnr farmer Domett:
Daniel Lancelot McGOWAN & Jean Gertrude Petrie
m. 17 November 1920 at St Michael's, Sefton.
ages: 24 / 24: occ: farm
labourer: born: Sefton /
Woodend:
parents: Frank & Mary McGowan, nee MITCHELL,
farmer.
Alexander & Kate
Petrie, nee DERBIDGE, farmer.
witness: Francis William McGowan, farm lab.
Sefton: Kathleen Helen Petrie, Sefton:
Thomas MILN & Jessie Petrie m.
3 September 1884 at res: Daniel Petrie, Kowai
Bush.
ages: both full: occ:
farmer: born: Halswell
/ T----, Scotland:
parents: John & Beatrice Miln, nee ROBERTSON,
farmer,
Daniel & Jessie
Petrie, nee MONTGOMERY, carpenter.
witness: Nellie Petrie, Kowai Bush: Charles
Petrie, farmer, Kowai Bush:
Arthur Albert POTTER & Jessie Petrie
m. 2 April 1888 at St Andrew's, Oxford.
ages: 24 / 23:
born: Birmingham, England / Woodend:
parents: James & Mary Potter, nee DUNN,
jeweller.
Charles Henderson
& Isabella Petrie, nee BANKS,
carpenter.
witness: Robert Petrie, butcher,
Rangiora: Flora Petrie, teacher,
East Oxford:
George Albert GYDE & Lizzie Petrie
m. 30 October 1901 at St Michael's, Christchurch.
ages: 26 / 24:
occ: joiner: born: New
Plymouth / Christchurch:
parents: William John & Elizabeth Gyde, nee NORTHCOTT,
engineer.
David &
Esther Rosetta Petrie, nee GIBBS.
witness: John Owen,
Christchurch: Agnes
Fraser, Sydenham:
Robert Victor NANKIVELL & Margaret Mabel
Rosetta Petrie m. 20 April 1921 at
St Luke's, Christchurch.
ages: 23 / 19: occ:
labourer: born: Belfast /
Christchurch:
parents: Andrew & Rubina Nankivell, nee BEGG,
labourer.
Harry & Maria Petrie, nee HULL,
bootmaker.
witness: H.Petrie, clerk, Christchurch: O.M.
Nankivell, waitress, Christchurch:
John Clarkson HORN & Rachel Rosina Petrie
m. 30 March 1927 at St. Jame's, Cust.
ages: 24 / 25: occ:
farmer: born: Oxford /
Woodend:
parents: Thomas Clarkson & Isabella
Horn, nee BAXTER, farmer.
James & Isabella
Petrie, nee HENRY, farmer;
witness: D.F.Dalley, fruiterer, Mayfield
Ave: Susan Horn, Oxford: Ina
Petrie, Swannanoa: E.C.R. Inwood, clerk, Oxford:
John FOX & Rosetta Esther
Petrie m. 5 Jan. 1887 at St
Michael's, Christchurch.
ages: 21 / 21: occ:
carpenter: born: Christchurch /
Woodend:
parents: John & Hannah Fox, nee PAGET,
hotelkeeper.
David & Esther Petrie, nee GIBBS,
carpenter.
witness: David Petrie, carpenter: Mary
Fox, Prince of Wales Hotel, Christchurch:
Jessie Petrie, Oxford:
Births -
Alfred - b. 1 May 1907 to Catherine, New Brighton.
Alison Emilie - b. 20 June 1918 to Alexander John &
Emilie, farmer, Sefton.
Amy Sarah - on 4 Sept 1871 to Charles H. & Isabella,
carpenter, Oxford.
Annie Bella - b. 24 December 1873 to Charles &
Isabella, carpenter, Oxford.
Charles - b. 4 June 1911 to James & Ada,
contractor, Riccarton.
Colin - b. 29 April 1920 to George & Carrie,
Richmond.
Cyril Thomas - b. 30 July 1896 to Thomas Alexander
& Alice Rosa Mary, engineer, Islington.
Daniel - b. 9 Oct. 1906 to James & Ada,
contractor, Riccarton.
Emily Jane - b. 3 April 1871 to Robert & Elizabeth,
farmer, Woodend.
Emma Dora - b. 7 April 1874 to Wm Scott & Emma
Mary, Capt. of "Medors" on voyage to China, mother in
Lyttelton.
Flora Gibson - b. 12 Jan. 1870 to Charles, carpenter,
Oxford.
Gordon Raymond - b. 21 November 1924 to Robert
& Annie Sophia, Lyttelton, railway employee.
Helene Francisca - b. 28 Nov. 1899 to George &
Emily, schoolmaster, Opawa.
Herbert Hale - b. 8 Dec. 1924 to Herbert James &
Alice Emma, salesman, Linwood.
Herbert Michael - b. 7 December 1903 to William
Joseph & Catherine Margaret, nee Hamilton
Ida Kathleen - b. 4 June 1911 to James &
Ada, contractor, Riccarton.
Isabella Banks - b. 14 July 1868 to Charles Henderson
& Isabella, carpenter, Oxford.
Ivy Rita - b. 4 November 1907 to Harry & Mary,
bootmkaer, Salisbury st.
James Andrew - b. 5 March 1926 to John Andrew
& Grace, farmer, Ashley Bank.
James Aubrey - b. 23 July 1919 to Alexander John &
Emilie, farmer, Sefton.
Jean Dalziel - b. 4 Aug. 1908 to James & Ada,
contractor, Riccarton.
Jean Helena - b. 4 Nov. 1916 to Alexander John &
Emilie, farm hand, Sefton.
John Lennett - b. 23 Oct. 1920 to John Michael & Tessa
Marion, salesman, Colombo st.
Keith Orbell - b. 27 Jan. 1923 to George &
Carrie, Richmond.
Lawrence George - b. 16 Jan. 1913 to John & Amy
Julia, engineer, Stanmore rd, Richmond.
Leslie Harry - b. 16 June 1897 to Harry &
Maria, bootmaker, Hazeldean rd.
Lizzie - b. 16 April 1877 to David &
Esther, carpenter, Durham st.
Mabel - b. 29 Jan. 1913 to Katie Mary, Receiving
home.
Margaret - b. 26 Nov. 1873 to Robert &
Elizabeth, farmer, Woodend.
Margaret Mabel Rosetta - b. 18 July 1901 to Harry &
Maria, bootmaker, Hazeldean rd.
Mark de Renzy - b. 9 August 1895 to George &
Emily, schoolmaster, Opawa.
Maurice George - b. March 1915 to George &
Caroline, 156 Nth Avon rd, Richmond.
Miriam Annie - b. 26 Nov. 1921 to Robert &
Anna Sophia, Lyttelton, railway employee.
Nancy - b. 1 Nov. 1914 to Herbert J. &
Mary, Ataahua
Robert Davidson - b. 14 June 1866 to Charles &
Isabella, carpenter, Oxford.
Wilfred George - b. 13 December 1905 to Harry &
Mary, bootmaker, Salisbury st.
William Gibb - b. 22 Sept. 1898 to Harry &
Mary, bootmaker, 73 Hazeldean rd.
Burials -
Ada Rosina - bur. 22 September 1948, age 68,
Jeffreys rd, Bryndwr.
Alice Rosa Mary - bur. 28 Feb. 1950, age 77, 112
Huxley st. Crematorium.
Catherine - bur. 31 August 1915, age
46, Manchester St.
David - bur. 27 August 1933, age 65,
blacksmith. Sydenham Cemetery.
David - bur. 2 Oct. 1915, age 80, Sydenham.
Eleanor Elizabeth - bur. 20 January 1943, age 71,
Sydenham Cemetery.
Esther- bur. 21 June 1919, age 79, Sydenham.
George - bur. 2 June 1929, age 53, Sydenham.
Isabella - bur. 20 Nov. 1873, age 5yrs son of Charles
& Isabella, Oxford.
John - bur. 26 Oct. 1894, age 3 days.
Margaret Rose - bur. 1 Feb. 1897, age 56.
Peter Buchan - bur. 18 June 1907 age 66, Spreydon.
Robert Bichen - bur. 28 Oct. 1866, age 8mths. son
of Peter.
Robert D. - bur. 22 Jan. 1924 age 8mths.
Lyttelton.
Robert Davidson - bur. 10 March 1916, age 48.
Robert Davidson - bur. 9 March 1916, age 48 hotel
keeper.
Thomas Alexander - bur. 30 June 1942, age 74, Huxley
st, Crematorium.
Walter - bur. 22 February 1870, age 6mths,
Southbridge.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch, NZ
29 November 2013
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