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Alfred George William Seymour  &  Evangeline Stephanie RYAN  m.  19 June 1908  at  Roman Catholic presbytery.
ages:  24 / 20:    occ: storeman:    born: Waimate / Waitahuna.
parents:  Alf. Geo. Wm  & Sarah Seymour,  nee -
                    Jeremiah & Fanny Ryan,  nee DOYLE,  contractor.
witness:  Edmund R. Grace,  Christchurch:  Ivy Mary Alice Joll: 

Charles Seymour  &  Marion Park CRESSWELL  m.  24 January 1895  at  Wesleyan Church, East belt.
ages:  35 / 26:    occ: settler:   born:  Christchurch / -     usual address:  Chathams:
parents:  Edward & Jessie Seymour,  nee MARTIN,  confectioner.
                    Thomas Richard Marshall &  Maria Cresswell,  nee FIDGE,  carpenter.
witness:  George Cresswell,  Christchurch:  Margaret Wood,  Christchurch:

Claude Hamilton Seymour  &  Fanny Josephine McOWEN  m. 9 September 1908  at  St Barnabas, Fendalton.
ages:  29 / 26:    occ: dentist:   born:  Christchurch / Waimate:
parents:  Stanley & Bessie Seymour,  nee BLUNDELL,  dentist:
                Robert & Charlotte McOwen,  nee STACE,  bank manager.
witness:  Westcote Raymond Lyttelton,  farmer, Rakaia:  Edward Saunders, farmer, Halswell:   Erneat T. Matson, Canterbury:

Edward Seymour  &  Jessie MARTIN  m.  4 August 1858  at  res. Mr Wood, Christchurch.
ages:  32 / 20:     occ:  cook, confectioner / dom. servant:
witness:  Robert Wood:  Mary Walker:  

Edward James Seymour  &  Mary Ann BRAY  m.  27 May 1882  at res. Edward James Seymour, Lyttelton.
ages:  25 / 20:    occ: labourer:  born: London / Heathcote Valley:
parents:  Edward James  & Elizabeth Seymour,  nee GREEN,  clerk.
                Richard & Mary Ann Bray,  nee McQUILKIN,  labourer.
witness:  Andrew Jeffery, Lyttelton:   Mary Eliza Jeffery, Lyttelton:

Edward James Seymour  &  Annie Maud ROBERTS  m.  29 April 1907 at  res. Mr Roberts,  Sydenham.
ages:  23 / 21:   occ: painter / machinist:      born: Lyttelton / Christchurch:   
parents:  Edward James & Mary Ann Seymour,  nee BRAY,  painter.
                Richard Lewis &  Annie Roberts,  nee BAMFORD,  grocers assistant.
witness:  Henry John Bastion,  painter, Linwood:  Elizabeth Jane Seymour, Opawa: 

Francis Thomas Seymour  &  Margaret Christina KEEN  m. 20 December 1921  at  St Saviour's, Sydenham.
ages:  37 / 30:     occ: labourer:     born:  Launceston, Tasmania / Waimate, NZ
parents:   Charles Thomas  & Mary Eliza Seymour,  nee WOOD,  shopkeeper.
                    Frederick  & Annie Keen,  nee TOFIELD.
witness:  W.Burrell, railway employee, Oamaru:   O.J.Northcott, Beckenham:

Gerald Patrick Seymour  &  Grace Emma LEPPER  m.  9 March 1928  at Catholic Cathedral presbytery.
witness:  James Maguire, Christchurch:  Thomas Browne,  Christchurch:
groom is given as Gerald Patrick RYAN,  commonly known as Gerald Patrick Seymour

Gerald Patrick RYAN  &  Grace Emma LEPPER  m. 13 August 1927  at res. Mr E. Pollock, Spreydon.
ages:  20 / 16:    occ: factory hand:  born: both Linwood, Christchurch:
parents:  Evangeline Stephanie Seymour,  nee RYAN
                Charles Henry William  & Sarah Ann  Lepper,  nee KILLICK
witness:  Caroline Pollock,  Spreydon:    Louisa Mary Ann Faulkner, Spreydon:

Henry John Seymour  &  Mary MYALL  m.  29 December 1915  at res. Mrs Myall,  St Albans.
ages:  43 / 48:  bachelor / widow, 23 August 1910:    born: Berkshire, England / Port Chalmers:
parents:  John & Eliza Amy Seymour,   nee HEMSLEY,  hotel keeper.
                    Edward  & Elizabeth HAMILTON,  nee MORRIS,  seaman.
witness:  Edmund Humphrey,  Christchurch:  Bessie Humphrey, Christchurch: 

James Seymour  &  Millicent Laura GOLDSMITH  m.  4 June 1927  at  Knox Church, Bealey Ave.
ages:  both 25:   occ:  railway employee:    born: Dunedin / Sheffield:
parents:  William & Anne Seymour,  nee  MASON,  fruiterer.
                    Thomas & Alice Henrietta Goldsmith,  nee HAWKINS,  boot salesman.
witness:  E.H.Taylor,  farmer:   L.G.Goldsmith,  mechanic:  

John Percy Octavius Seymour  &  Annie CARTER  m. 30 December 1914  at Wesleyan Church,  Lyttelton.
ages:  23 / 28:    occ: labourer / tailoress:   born:  both Lyttelton:  
parents:  Robert Sharland  & Kate Mariah Seymour,  nee GAWEN,  carpenter.
                    John & Mary Jane Carter,  nee ANDREWS,  labourer.
witness:  Edith Lizzie Hickinbotham, Linwood:  Charles Harold Harrington,  carpenter, Linwood: 

Leonard Eagle Seymour  &  Kathleen Mary Miranda BRIGHTMORE  m.  28 August 1937  at All Saints, Burwood.
ages: 39 / 31:  widower, (16.Nov. 1923 / spinster:    occ: motor mechanic:   born: Collingwood / Christchurch:
parents:  William Eagle & Mary Seymour,  nee GARRETT,  missionary.
                    John James & Florence Mary Charlotte Seymour,  nee PLEASANCE,  wood turner.
witness:  J.J.Brightmore, Chch, wood turner:  John C.Lowe, motor mechanic:

Reginald Claude Seymour  &  Amelia Emily KERR  m. 21 April 1930  at  St Saviour's, Sydenham.
ages:  23 / 26:     occ: engineer:  born: both Christchurch:
parents:  William Andrew & Mary Ann Seymour,  nee ARMSTRONG,  police officer.
                Joseph Samuel  & Minnie Letita Kerr,  nee HANCOCK,  master butcher.
witness:  J.S.Mayze,  Iron mechanic:      A.L.Kerr,  Christchurch:

Robert Sharland Seymour  &  Kate Maria WHYTE  m.  18 August 1871  at  Holy Trinity, Avonside.
ages"  both full:    occ: dealer:      bachelor / widow: 
witness:  Charles Albert Gawen:  Charlotte G.Gawen:

Stanley Briscoe Seymour  &  Bessie Edith  BLUNDELL  m. 14 November 1866 at St Michael's, Christchurch.
ages:  both full:    occ: dentist:
witness:  William Blundell,  watchmaker, Christchurch:    Annie Blundell, Christchurch:

William Edward Seymour  &  Sarah Elizabeth HARRISON  m.  22 August 1901  at  St Saviour's, Lyttelton.
ages:  22 / 21:   occ: labourer:   born: Ashburton / Ellesmere,  Canterbury:
parents:  Robert Sharland  &  Kate Mariah Seymour,  nee GAWEN,  carpenter.
                    George Henry & Mary Ann Harrison,  nee BRADLEY.   farmer.
witness:  Robert Sharland Seymour:   Fanny Seymour (sister of bridegroom)  Andrew James Berry,  Lyttelton:



Marriages  - brides
John CORMACK  &  Annie Cecilia Seymour  m.  8 March 1916  at  res. Mr W.Seymour, Madras st, Chch.
ages:  29 / 25:   occ: telegraphist / saleswoman:    born: Otago Heads, NZ / Waipukurau, NZ
parents:  Magnus  & Mary Cormack,  nee DONALD,  ret. chemist.
                William & Ann Seymour,  nee AVISON,  fruiterer.
witness:  Ivy Perry, Christchurch:  James Alexander Cormack,  carpenter, Dunedin:

Edward Frank NICOLL  &  Beatrice Howard Seymour  m.  30 October 1902  at  St Barnabas, Fendalton.
ages:  29 / 21:    occ:  sheep exporter:    born: Bromley, Kent / Christchurch:
parents:  John George  & Emily Susannah Nicoll,  nee WALKER,  merchant.
                    Stanley Briscoe  & Bessie Edith Seymour, nee BLUNDELL,   dentist.
witness:  Stanley Briscoe Seymour, Fendalton,  dentist:  Maria Louise Adelaide Cordner,  Rakaia:

Trevor William STRINGER  &  Bessie Jean Seymour  m.  14 September 1916  at  St Michael's.
ages:  24 / 25:    occ: farmer / nurse:  born:  Christchurch / Chatham Islands.
parents:  Thomas Walter  & Ada Stringer,  nee DAVIES,  Judge Supreme Court.
                    James & Alice Seymour,  nee SHAND   farmer.
witness:  T.W. Stringer,  Judge, Christchurch:   James Seymour,  farmer, Fendalton.

Leonard Alfred NICOLL  &  Bessie Maria Seymour  m.  10 December 1901  at  St Barnabas, Fendalton.
ages:  26 / 31:    occ: merchant:    born: Shortlands, Kent / Christchurch:
parents:  John George  & Emily Susannah Nicoll,  nee WALKER,  gentleman.
                Stanley Briscoe  & Bessie Edith Seymour, nee BLUNDELL,  surgeon, dentist.
witness:  Stanley Briscoe Seymour:  Edward Frank Nicoll, Ashburton:

Louis Arnold WEST  &  Elsie Beatrice Seymour  m.  23 May 1932  at  New brighton.
occ: farmer:   born:  Both Christchurch:
parents:  Matthew Henry  &  Louisa Agnes West,  nee AMY,  company manager.
                Charles William  & Beatrice Colton Seymour,  nee DENSHIRE,  dentist.
witness:  Bessie Margery Seymour,  Christchurch:   Edgar Ernest West,  architect: 
Louis Arnold West -  b. 31 July 1902  to  Matthew Henry &  Louisa Agnes,  St Albans, 

Bartlett  Grant PORTER  &  Elizabeth Margery Seymour  m.  30 March 1937  at  St Barnabas, Fendalton.
ages:  30 / 28:   widower (29 Jan. 1934)  / spinster:  occ: farmer:   born: Oamaru / Christchurch:
parents:  John & Mary Elizabeth porter,  nee GRANT,  farmer.
                    Charles William & Beatrice Colton,  nee DENSHIRE,  dentist.
witness:  Ruby V.Findlay, domestic, Wigram Aerodrome:   Maxwell Douglas,  farmer, North Otago:

John Henry PRENDEVILLE  &  Evangeline Seymour  m.  31 March 1913  at  Catholic cathedral.
ages:  29 / 23:    occ: marine engineer / school teacher:   born:  Makara, Wellington / Waitangi, Chathams.
parents:  John Sweeney  & Amelia Prendeville,  nee MONAGHAN,  school teacher.
                    Edward & Marie Alwina Seymour,  nee BAUCKE,  sheep farmer.
witness:  P.B. O'Connor, bookseller, Christchurch:   Eillen Dromgool, student, Christchurch:  Edward Seymour, Chatham Islands: 

Charles Eric SPURGEON  &  Helen Margrett Seymour  m.  15 September 1916 at St Saviour's, Sydenham.
ages:  28 / 25:   occ: engineer:   born: Middlesex, England / Lyttelton: 
parents:  Charles Albert  & Helena Spurgeon, nee BENBOW,  surveyor.
                    Edward  & Mary Ann Seymour,  nee BRAY.
witness:  Albert C. Clayton,  Opawa, painter:   Lucy Irene Seymour,  Christchurch:

David Frederick FYFE  &  Irene Thelma Seymour  m.  13 April 1938 at  St Johns Pres. Church.
ages:  32 / 31:   occ: shepherd / waitress:   born: Akaroa / Lyttelton: 
parents:  David Andrew & Sarah Ann Fyfe,  nee SCOTT,  farmer.
                    William Edward & Sarah Seymour,  nee HARRISON,  stevedore.
witness:  D. Seymour, Lyttelton,  printer:   A.A.Keen,  electrician, Christchurch:

Ralph BEARD  &  Mary Seymour  m. 4 February 1878  at  res. Walter Prime, Barry's Bay.
ages:  23 / 26:      occc: bushman: 
witness:  Walter Prime,  Mary Prime,  Barry's Bay,  Banks Peninsula.

William Thomas Desmond COWLISHAW  &  Molly Seymour  m.  12 May 1926  at  St Barnabas, Fendalton.
ages:  26 ' 25:    occ: farmer:    born: Christchurch / Ashburton:  
parents:  William Bossley  & Eva Cresswell Cowlishaw,  nee HELMORE,  solicitor.
                    Charles William & Beatrice Colton Seymour  nee DENSHIRE,  dentist.
witness:  Ida M. Cowlishaw,  Chch:  Bessie Seymour,  Chch:  F. Cowlishaw, Chch.

Edward CLOTHIER  &  Sarah Seymour  m.  15 December 1857  at  Wesleyan Chapel, Christchurch.
ages:  25 / 24:  occ: labourer:
witness:  Alex A. Smith:  Mary Jane Smith:

Lot GILES  &  Sarah Clothier,  nee Seymour  m.  20 June 1883 at res. Stephen Harper, Linwood.
ages:  both full:     occ: farmer:    widower 13 October 1882 / widow 20 June 1865
born:   both  Somersetshire, England: 
parents:  Lancelot & Rachel Giles,  nee CLOTHIER,  farmer.
                    Benjamin & Ann Seymour,  nee GRANT,  stone cutter.
witness:  Samuel Clothier,  farmer,  Kaiapoi  Mary Harper,  Linwood.

Gordon William FAIRWEATHER  &  Violet Edith Seymour  m.  22 March 1933  at St Barnabas, Fendalton.
ages:  39 / 37:    occ: engineer:   born: Eyreton / Chatham Islands:  
parents:  Charles & Ellen Fairweather,  nee A'COURT,  farmer.
                James &  Alice May Seymour,  nee SHAND,  farmer.
witness:   John  Percy Edwin Neale,  accountant:      James Seymour, Upper Riccarton,  farmer:  


Births -
Albert Edward  - b. 30 March 1902  to William Edward  & Sarah Elizabeth, Lyttelton.
Alfred -  b. 30 August 1877  to  Charles (deceased)  & Charlotte Ann.

Beatrice Elsie - b. 3 April 1912  to  Charles William & Beatrice Colton?   dentist.
Beatrice Howard -  b. 20 April 1881 
Bessie Marion - b. 30 May 1875  to  Robert Sharland & Kate Maria,  St Albans,  carpenter.
Bessie Marion  - b. 5 July 1870  to  Stanley Brisco  &  Bessie,  nee Blundell, surgeon/dentist.

Charles de Chair  - b. 14 January 1916 to Charles William & Beatrice Colton?   dentist.
Claud Hamilton - b. 24 March 1879  to  Stanley Brisco  &  Bessie Edith.  Richmond.

Dianah Maud - b. 13 February 1910  to  Edward James & Annie, 
Doris Olga - b. 17 August 1909  to  William Edward & Sarah,  Lyttelton.
Dorothy -  b. 21 May 1918  to  Charles William & Beatrice Colton?   dentist.
Dorothy May - b. 11 August 1912  to Edward James  &  Annie Maude,  Sydenham.

Edward - b. 6 May 1861  to  Edward & Jessie,  confectioner.
Elizabeth Emily Maude - b. 28 July 1917  to Arthur Andrew  &  Lucy Irene,  master painter.
Elizabeth Mary Josephine - b. 18 May 1890  to Edward James & Mary Ann,  Lyttelton, a painter.
Ethel Louisa - b. 5 June 1888  to Edward James & Mary Ann,  Lyttelton.

Fanny - b. 16 Nov. 1871  to  Robert Sharland & Kate Maria,  nee Gawen,  cabinet maker.
Fritz Leonard - b. 5 January 1877  to  Stanley Brisco  &  Bessie Edith. dentist,  Richmond.

George Alexander - b. 28 May 1897  to  Edward James & Mary Ann,  Lyttelton, a painter.
Guy Blundell - b. 7 Sept. 1875  to  Stanley Brisco  &  Bessie Edith. dentist,  Richmond.

Henry Sharland - b. 11 Sept. 1883  to    Robert Sharland & Kate, Lyttelton,  carpenter.

Irene Thelma -  b. 19 Oct. 1903  to  William Edward & Sarah,  Lyttelton.

James -  b. 8 August 1863  to  Edward (deceased)  & Jessie,  Lyttelton, confectioner.
James Joyce - b. 12 July 1877 to Robert Sharland & Kate, Lyttelton,  carpenter.  sp. Mary Ann Gawen.
Janet - b. 17 May 1914  to Claude Hamilton &  Fanny Josephine,  dentist, Fendalton.
John Percy Octavius -  b.  29 Sept. 1881  to  Robert Sharland & Kate Maria, Lyttelton,  carpenter.

Llewellyn Hugh - b. 20 Feb. 1874  to  Stanley Brisco  &  Bessie Edith. dentist,  Avonside.
Lloyd Silva Charles - b.  7 March 1931  to  Charles & Gladys ----
Lucy May - b. 1 May 1894  to  Edward James  &  Mary Ann,  Lyttelton,  a painter.

Olwyn Natalie Evelyn - b. 22 May 1929  to  Charles Henry & Gladys Evelyn,  farmer, Inangahua Junction.

Reginald Claude - b. 31 July 1906 to William Andrew & Mary Alice,  caretaker,
Rhoda Emily Gawen - b. 25 April 1886  to  Robert Sharland & Kate Maria, Lyttelton,  carpenter.
Robert Charles - b. 3 July 1873  to Robert Sharland & Kate Maria,  Christchurch,   carpenter. sp. Charles Albert Gawen.
Robert George - b. 2 July 1912  to William Edward & Sarah,  Sydenham.
Ronald James - b. 9 Sept. 1915 to William Edward & Sarah,  Sydenham,  stevedore.
Rua Nancy - b. 8 October 1915  to  John Percy Octavius & Annie Carter, Lyttelton.
Ruth - b. 2 July 1883  to  Stanley Brisco  &  Bessie Edith. dentist,  Richmond.

Stanley Arthur - b. 9 April 1872  to Stanley Brisco  &  Bessie Edith, .nee Blundell,  surgeon dentist,  Richmond.

William Roy - b. 14 July 1919  to  William Edward & Sarah,  Lyttelton W.  master  stevedore.


Burials -
Beatrice - bur. 26 August 1935,  (Mrs)   age 55,  Waimari Cemetery.
Bessie - bur. 23 June 1930,  (Mrs)   age 85,  res. Sumner.  Waimari Cemetery.
Charles William - bur. 15 Sept. 1943,  age 74,  Waimari Cemetery.
Claude Hamilton  - bur. 28 Nov. 1914,  dentist,  age 35.  son of S.B.Seymour.
Ethel Maude  - bur. 11 January 1956  ---  Jubilee Home, -- Crematorium
Fritz - bur. 18 January 1936, age  ---  Waimari Cemetery --
Mary Ann -  bur. 4 June 1915, age 55,  Cemetery ---
Robert Sharland - bur. 16 April 1929, age 83,  Lyttelton.
Ruth -  bur. 8 August 1883,  age 5 weeks, dau. of Stanley Brisco  &  Bessie Edith.
Wm. Andrews -  bur. 21 May 1933,  age 74   Waimari Cemetery
William -  bur. 14 July 1866,  age 38,  seaman, Lyttelton
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