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George Arthur Clifford Whitford  &  Rosina King COWLIN  m.  12 March 1903  at  res. Nicholas Davey,  Lyttelton.
ages:  20 / 18:       occ: shipwright:     born: Christchurch / Lyttelton:
parents:  James Richard & Maria Dorcas Whitford,  nee NEWTON,  mariner.
                    Walter & Rosina Frances Cowlin,  nee KING,  labourer.
witness:  William Stephen Cowlin,  Sydenham,  coach builder:   Elizabeth Jane Carter,  Lyttelton:

James Richard Whitford  &  Alice BEATTIE  m.  15 October 1917  at  Methodist Parsonage, Addington.
ages:  59 / 49:   widower, 15 Sept.1914 / widow 11 June 1912:     occ: seaman:   born:  Melbourne / England:
parents:  George Arthur  & Mary Jane Whitford,  nee ROSS,  Sea Captain.
                Henry  & Susan PARRIS,  nee OLLIVER,  ret. railwayman.
witness:  H. Parris, ret. railwayman,  Selwyn:   Kathleen H. Cowan, clerk, Timaru.

John Whitford  &  Florence Hilda NORRIS  m.  5 October 1901  at res. Mr Mintrom, Opawa.
ages:  21 / 18:       born: Christchurch /  Oxford, North Canterbury: 
parents:  Joseph & Mary Whitford,  nee Whitford,  labourer.
                    Thomas & Mary Ann Norris,  nee SAVIN,  farmer.
witness:  F.J.Mintrom,  brickmaker, Opaw:   Lottie Mintrom, Opawa.

John Thomas Whitford  &  Annie THOMPSON  m.  19 March 1889  at res. John Blair Thompson.
ages:  22 / 20:        occ: bootmaker:        born: Lyttelton / Rangiora:
parents:  Edward & Elizabeth Ann Whitford,  nee PIPER,  labourer.
                John Blair  & Ann Thompson,  nee WATSON,  shipwright.
witness:  Charles Whitford,  baker:  Mary Emma Whitford:  Walter Thompson, clerk, Lyttelton:

Leonard Norris Whitford  &  Rosina JACKSON  m. 22 June 1931  at res. Mr J.A.Jackson, Spreydon.
ages: 23 / 22:      occ: painter:        born:  Christchurch / Leicester, England:
parents:  John & Florence Hilda Whitford,  nee NORRIS,  labourer.
                    James Alfred &  Lilian Rosina Norris,  nee BECK,  bootmaker.
witness:  Charles Clifford Stemmer, Christchurch:     Violet Ellenor Stemmer, Christchurch:

Reuben Charles Whitford  &  Mary Ann FENTON  m. 25 April 1906  at res. James Richard Whitford, Hawkhurst Rd, Lyttelton.
ages:  20 / 24:       occ: labourer / laundress:       born:  Okain's Bay / Lyttelton:
parents:  James Richard & Maria Whitford,  nee NEWTON,  seaman.
                    John & Elizabeth Fenton,  nee NURSE,  labourer.
witness:  John Ealam,  stevedore, Lyttelton:    Merino Fenton,  Lyttelton:

William Whitford  &  Esther POWDITCH  m.  6 July 1897  at res. Rev. W.G.Parkonson.
ages: 22 / 21:   occ: sawmiller:   born:  both Canterbury, NZ:
parents:  Joseph & Mary Whitford,  nee WHITFORD,  labourer.
                    Charles & Elizabeth Powditch,  nee WOODS,  labourer.
witness:  Edward Becks,  chaff cutter, Sydenham:   Mrs S, Fraser, Sydenham:

William Conrad Whitford  &  Isabel ERICKSON m.  13 Oct. 1901  at  res. Mr J.R.Whitford, Salts Gully, Lyttelton.
ages:  20 / 20:     occ: riveter:     born: Timaru / Lyttelton:
parents:  James Richard  & Maria Dorcas Whitford,  nee NEWTON,  mariner.
                     Isaac & Mary Jane Erickson,  nee PLASTED,  labourer.
witness:  William Cogle,  Lyttelton:  Thomas Edward Lewis, Lyttelton:


Marriages  -  Brides
Herbert Robinson McDONALD  &  Dorothy Eileen Whitford   m. 24 Feb. 1914  at res. Mr J.R.Whitford, Lyttelton.
ages:  26 / 17:   occ:  seaman:     born: Southport, England / Christchurch:
parents:  Charles James  &  Susy Ann McDonald,  nee MOORHOUSE,  architect.
                James Richard & Maria Dorkes Whitford,  nee NEWTON,  seaman.
witness: 

Ernest Allan HOWLAND  &  Edna Elora  Whitford  m. 1 July 1927,  at res:  Norwich Quay,  Lyttelton.
ages:  27 / 20:   occ: blacksmith:   born:  Onahau, Isle of Man / Lyttelton:
parents:  John Hugh &  Annie Howland,  nee WADE,  engineer.
                    Reuben Charles & Mary Ann Whitford, nee FENTON,  billiard room prop.
witness:  Herbert Robinson McDonald,  seaman, Woolston:     William Henry Whitford,  Lyttelton:

Henry William Francis TROUSSELOT  &  Elizabeth Ann Whitford   m. 28 Dec. 1882,  at res, Mr Edward Whitford, Lyttelton.
ages:  22 / 17:       occ: labourer:    born: Jersey,  Channel Islands / Lyttelton:
parents:  Francis William & Kate Trusselot,  nee HOP,  labourer.
                   Edward  Edwards & Elizabeth Whitford,  nee PIPER,  labourer.
witness:  Edward Whitford, labourer, Lyttelton:      Samuel J.Garlick, Wesleyan Minister, Woodend:       Elizabeth Ann Whitford, Lyttelton:


David William PORTER  &  Florence Hilda Whitford  m.  30 Oct. 1915 at res. Rev. A.N. Scotter, Sydenham.
ages:  35 / 32:    bachelor / divorced 17 Dec. 1910:      born:  Dunedin / Oxford:   occ: carpenter:
parents:  John & Sophia  Porter,  nee ERWIN,  carrier.
                    Thomas  & Mary Ann NORRIS,  nee SAVIN,  farmer.
witness:  Margaret Scotter, Sydenham:   John James Kerr, watchmaker, Sydenham:

John Robert Thompson HENDERSON  &  Mary Emma Whitford  m.  5 February 1896  at res. Mr Gideon Henderson,  Diamond Harbour.
ages:  26 / 23:    occ: farmer:     born:  Esting, Shetland Islands / Lyttelton:
parents:  Gideon & Barbara Henderson,  nee THOMPSON,  farmer.
                Edward & Elizabeth Ann Whitford,  nee PIPER,  labourer.
witness:  D.Henderson, farmer, Diamond Harbour:   B. Henderson, Diamond Harbour:

Ernest William Frederick GOHNS  &  Rosina Whitford  m.  1 April 1890 at Wesleyan Parsonage, Sydenham.
ages: 20 / 18:         occ: tailor / boot machinist:       born:  Oxford, England / Cornwall, England:
parents:  John F.  &  Jane Gohns,  nee CALLENDER,  a printer.
                Joseph  & Mary Whitford,  nee WHITFORD,  labourer.
witness:  Annie McArthur,  Montreal st:   Helen McArthur,  Leeston:

Frederick Charles Gordon OLLIVER  &  Sarah Elizabeth Ann Whitford  m.  7 Dec. 1901 at Wesleyan Parsonage, Sydenham.
ages:  20 / 19:       occ: machinist:     born: Opawa,Christchurch / Christchurch:
parents:  Thomas &  Susan Jane Olliver,  nee HOLES,  butcher.
                    Joseph & Mary Whitford,  nee WHITFORD,  labourer.
witness:  Alice Maud Roscoe,  Springston:    William Thomas House,  Sydenham:
Frederick Charles Gordon Olliver b. 25 Feb. 1881  to Thomas Stammer & Jane Susanna,  Opawa,  brickmaker.

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Births -
Albert Charles -  b. 2 November 1869  to  Edward & Ann,  Lyttelton,  a miner.
Annie -  b. 17 February 1877  to  Joseph & Mary,  Waltham.
Charles Flemming - b.  9 October 1888 to Charles & Maggie,  nee Fleming
Dorothy McDonald -  b. 30 March 1918  to  William Henry & Isabel,  Lyttelton.
Douglas James Hill -  b.  27 July 1907  to  George Arthur Clifford  &  Rosina King, Lyttelton.
Edna May - b.  28 September 1909 to John & Florence,  a carter.
Edward Charles -  b.  25 Sept. 1862  to  Edward & Elizabeth Anne,  Lyttelton,  a miner.
Edward Charles -  b. 6 October 1868  to Edward &  Ann,  Lyttelton.
Edward Prebble Ericson -  b. 30 Jan. 1911  to William Conrad & Isabel,  Lyttelton.
Eileen Thelma -  b. 24 Feb. 1903  to  William Conrad  & Isabel,  Lyttelton.
Elizabeth Anne - b. 22 May 1865  to  Edward & Elizabeth Anne,  Lyttelton.
Elsie Erica -  b. 16 December 1921  to William & Isabel,  tally clerk.
Eric William - b. 13 August 1913  to  William Henry & Isabel,  Lyttelton.
Florence Hilda -  b. 29 Oct. 1902  to  John & Florence Hilda,  Christchurch, labourer.
George Arthur Clifford - b. 13 August 1903  to  George Arthur Clifford  & Rosina King
Georjean Fae -  b.  to George Arthur Clifford  &  Jean.  master shipwright, Lyttelton.
Henry Nicholas - b.  24 Feb. 1913  to  Geo. A.C.  & Rosina King.  Lyttelton.
Herbert John  - b. 9 Jan. 1906  to  John & Florence Hilda,  labourer.
Herbert McDonald - b.  17 April 1918  to  Reuben Charles  & Mary Ann,  drover, Lyttelton.
James George Henry -  bap. 27 Dec.1882, age 15mths.  to  George Harper & Ellen,  Christchurch.
James Richard -  b. 18 August 1908  to  Reuben Charles  & Mary Ann,  Lyttelton.
Jennifer Robin -  to george Arthur Clifford  & Jean.  master shipwright.
John - b. 26 June 1879  to  Joseph & Mary,  Oxford tce East, Christchurch,
John Thomas - b. 10 March 1867  to  Edward & Elizabeth Anne,  Lyttelton,  a miner.
Joseph - b. 2 January 1873  to  Joseph & Mary,  Waltham.
Kenneth Noel - b. 19 December 1919  to George Arthur Clifford  & Rosina King.
Leonard Norris - b. 18 Oct. 1907  to  John & Florence Hilda,  Montreal st.
Mabel Mary -  b. 22 March 1891 to  Albert Charles  & Maggie,  nee Fleming,  Amberley.
Margaret -  b. 29 July 1887  to  Charles & Margaret,  nee Fleming.
Mary Emma -  b. 29 Oct. 1871  to Edward & Ann,  Lyttelton,  a miner.
Mary Jane -  b. 15 December 1878  to George & Ellen,  Christchurch.
Mary Jane - b. 16 November 1884  to  Joseph & Mary, nee Whitford.
Mona Isabel - b.  5 July 1909  to William Conrad & Isabel, Lyttelton.
Phyllis Mary -  b. 23 April 1919  to  Reuben Charles &  Mary Ann,  a drover.
Reuben Charles  - b. 11 July 1910  to Reuben Charles & Mary Ann,  Lyttelton.
Roland Sherlock King -  b. 31 August 1905  to George & Rosina, Lyttelton.
Rosina Vivienne -  to Clifford G.A.  and Jean.  shipwright.
Runa Dorcas Davina - b. 3 June 1905  to William Conrad  &  Isabel,  Lyttelton.
Sarah Elizabeth Ann  - b. 16 Dec. 1881  to  Joseph & Mary,  nee Whitford.
Violet -  b. 3 Nov. 1889  to Ernest John & Rosina.,  Sydenham,  a tailor.
Violet Eleanor - b. 24 Dec. 1904  to John & Florence Hilda. Montreal st.
William -  b. 3 Nov. 1874  to Joseph & Mary,  Waltham.
William John - b.  31 August 1903  to William & Esther,  school rd,  labourer.


Burials -
Annie -  bur. 4 March 1878,  age 1 yr.  Addington Cemetery.
Edna May -  bur. 27 November, 1909,  age 8 weeks.  Addington Cemetery.
Edward Charles -  bur. 2 October 1868,  age 5yrs. Lyttelton.
Edward Charles -  bur. 13 January 1869,  age 3mths,  Lyttelton.
James George Henry - bur. 29 Dec. 1882,  age 15mths.
Joseph -  bur. 1 March 1892    age 19. Addington Cemetery.
Joseph - bur. 22 July 1896,  age 57.
Mary Ellen -  bur. 8 December 1885, at Addington Cemetery, dau. of Joseph & Mary,  age 17, 
Mary Jane -  bur. 22 July 1885  at Addington Cemetery,  dau. of Joseph & Mary,  age 8mths.

Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
13 September 2013
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