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Marriages  -
Hannah Louisa  Sears  &  Charles CHURCHILL     m. 22 February 1900   at House of Mrs Sears,  Kilmore street.
ages:  29/22      occ labourer/ domestic,     b. Akaroa/Christchurch,        usual address:  Robinsons Bay
parents:  William & Isabella Churchill ,  nee BRAGG  farmer
               John James & Margaret  Sears,   nee Clarke
witness  George William Sears.  Eliza Sears.

Harry Sears  &  Jane Ann PROCTOR   m. 21 June 1865    at Weslyan Chapel, Christchurch
ages: 35 / 28,      witness: William Sears, Christchurch,  Mary Partridge,  Christchurch

John James Sears  &  Margaret Frances CLARKE   m  1 October 1865  at The Manse
ages: 18 / 18      occ: carter / domestic.
witness: Frederick Newnham,  Colombo st, Publican,      Emma Newnham,   Colombo street, householder

John James Sears  &  Elizabeth Ann GIBBS  m.  11 November 1896    at St Pauls,  Leithfield,  North Canterbury
ages: 25/21,        occ: upholsterer.      b. Christchurch /Leithfield.       usual address:  Invercargill
parents:  John James & Margaret Sears,  nee Clarke
                Thomas James & Jane Gibbs,  nee LEWIS  gardener.
witness:  Thomas James Gibbs,  gardener, Leithfield,  James Tyler,  Papanui,  gardener

Margaret  Sears  &  Henry John  WIGZELL  m. 5 September 1890  at Kilmore st, Christchurch,
ages:  25/21      occ: upholsterer,      b. both Christchurch, 
parents:  Charles & Hannah Wigzell   nee LEE  gardener
               John & Margaret Sears,  nee Clarke
witness:  John James Sears,  John McDonald

Arthur Sears  &  Emily  CHAMBERS    m. 9 November 1916  at Methodist Church,   Rangiora
ages: 26 / 22      occ: dairy farmer / Domestic,      b. Christchurch/Woodend.
parents:  John James & Margaret Sears,  nee CLARK  carpenter
            Frederick Olive  & Sarah Jane Chambers,  nee HOWELL  farmer
witness: Colin Campbell,  of  Marshlands,   dairyman,   Jessie Chambers, Rangiora.

Emma Sears  &  Frederick Langston NEWNHAM     m. 6 April 1864 at Holy Trinity, Avonside, 
full age/minor,      storeman, 
witness  M.A.Clark,  St Albans,  James Frederick Tighe,   clerk, Christchurch

Clara Langston  Newnham    &  Benjamin JEFFREY   m. 17 March 1888,   at Baptist Church,   Oxford tce.
ages 26/21,      carpenter-joiner      b. London / Christchurch, 
parents:  Edward & Elizabeth Jeffrey  nee COMBER  carpenter
               Frederick & Emma Newnham    nee Sears 
witness:  William Newnham,   Mary McGill

Clara Langston  Newnham  b. 1 February 1867  to Frederick Langston & Emma,   Christchurch,  Publican

John GUILDFORD   &   Emma  Newnham   m  m 8 January 1863 at house of Mr Jabez Richard Kitchingham,  St Asaph street. Christchurch
both full age,   widower / spinster
witness:   Jabez  Emma,  Jane  Kitchingman.

Emma Newnham, -   bur.  23 August 1920  res. Woolston  age 76
Thomas Sears Newnham -  b. 17 May 1897  to Frederick & Jane,  Richmond

William Newnham  &  Jane McCroskery McGREGOR    m.  28 January 1891 in house of Mrs Sears,  Windsor
occ: Blacksmith,      age 25 / -, 
parents: Frederick and Emma Newnham,    nee Sears
            Hugh & Mary McGregor,    nee Croskery
witness:   Mary Ann Sears,   William Sears.

Births  -  SEARS  - 
Arthur -  b. 26 July 1887  to John James & Margaret  Kilmore st. Christchurch
Edith  -b. 4 August 1905  to George William and Eliza,  ironmonger,
Frank, - b. 1 January 1882  to John & Margaret,   Christchurch.
George Edward, - b. 10 March 1901  to George & Eliza,  Shakespeare road,  Sydenham  shop assistant  (private baptism,  died)
Henry Thompson,  -b. 29 October 1873  to John James & Margaret  nee CLARKE  Madras st,  carpenter
George William,-  b. 18 October 1867  to John James & Margaret
Hannah Louisa, - b. 31 July  1867  to  John James & Margaret  nee CLARKE 
John,  - b. 7 November 1906  to George William & Eliza,  Shakespeare road.
John James,  -b. 1 August 1871  to John James & Margaret,   Christchurch
Leonard, - b.  29 march 1895   to  George William & Eliza   nee ADCOCK,    Hardware salesman
Morris, - b  2 January 1903  to George William & Eliza ,   Shakespeare road  storeman
William,  -b. 21 January 1892,  to George William & Eliza,   11 Gloucester st,   Ironmonger's assistant.
William Frederick, - b. 5 April 1865  to Frederick Langston & Emma  nee Sears  hotelkeeper.

Deaths  - 
Catherine-  bur.  2 March 1861  NOK husband,  brewer,  age 33 years
Claire Robyn - bur. 23 December 1947  age 20 mths    Bromley Cemetery
Eliza - died 27 August 1948  of  260 Kilmore st.  age 84
George William-  bur. 25 June 1912   of  Kilmore st Christchurch,  age 46 years   Addington 
Thomas - bur  7 February  1888,   age 37 years

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Beverley Evans
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April 2006

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