Papers Past   -  Lyttelton Times   -   1859  -  January  to   June 

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Saturday 8 January 1859
Births -  001
BESWICK - on 28 December,   at Kaiapoi,  to wife of W.C.Beswick  -  a daughter.


Wednesday 12 January 1859
Married  -  002
WRIGHT -  MURRAY - on 6 Jan. at Christchurch  --- Richard Wright  to  Frances, dau. of John Murray, and granddaughter of late Admiral Coffin.


Wednesday 19 January 1859
Died -  003
HUGHES -  Robert,  on 17 Jan. at Kaiapoi,  late Heathcote Arms,  Ferry Road,  age 36 years


Wednesday 26 January 1859
Died - 004
WYATT - Sophia Frances,  on 23rd,  beloved wife of Benjamin Wyatt, of Springfield, near Christchurch.


Wednesday  2 February 1859
Death - 005
ALLWRIGHT - Henry,  on 31 January at Lyttelton,  aged 44 years

Funeral Notice -  006
ALLWRIGHT - Henry,  his funeral at 6 o'clock this evening.


Saturday 5 February 1859
Married -  007
STAPPLE - HEDGMAN - on 31 January,  Mr George Stapple  to  Miss Martha Hedgman.
WATERLOW - SCRUTON -  on Sunday last,  Mr R.F.Waterlow,  butcher, Christchurch  to  Mrs Mary Ann Scruton.


Wednesday 9 February 1859
Married  -  008
MALMANCHE - HAMILTON - on 1 February, at Akaroa, Pierre Malmanche  to Miss Margaret Hamilton,  both of Akaroa,

Died - 008
SMITH - Martha, on 14 October,  relict of Joseph Smith, of Lee Lodge, Kent,  mother of Mrs Edward Puckle, of Melbourne, late Canterbury, New Zealand.


Wednesday 16 February 1859
Birth - 009
POTTS - on 11 February at Ohinetahi,  to wife of T.H.Potts  - a son.


Saturday 19 February 1859
Birth  - 010
PERCEVAL -  on 9th  at Hursley to wife of Mr Spencer A.Perceval  -  a daughter.


Wednesday 23 February 1959
Births -  012
WILSON -  on 18th  to wife of Mr W.Wilson,  nurseryman  - a son.
LeCREN -  on 19th at Dampier's Bay  to Mrs LeCren -  a daughter.

Married  -  012
TRIPE  - BRANDON - on 14th  at Rangiora,  William Borodaile Tripe, surgeon  to  Susan Dorothy, dau. of Captain Brandon H.M.O.S.


Saturday 26 February 1859
Birth  -  013
HILTON -  on 14 November at Ardwick Green,  Manchester,  to wife of Richard Hilton, esq.  -  a son.


Wednesday  2 March  1859
Died -  014
WINNEY -  Mr Daniel,  on 27 February at Lyttelton,  aged 21 years.


Saturday  5 March 1859

Birth -  015
MOORHOUSE - on 27 February at Christchurch  to Mrs W.S.Moorhouse  - a daughter.

Married  -  015
ROSS -  WILSON - on 2 March at Christchurch, George Arthur Emilius Ross, Esq.  to Sibella Mary, eldest dau. of Rev. James Wilson.


Wednesday 9 March 1859
Birth - 016
LEACH - on 7 February  at the Heathcote Grange  to Mrs F. G. P. Leach  -  a daughter.


Wednesday 16 March 1859
Birth - 017
WESTENRA - on Ash Wednesday, at Glencarrig,  Akaroa,  to the lady of Richard Westenra  jun.  -  a son.


Wednesday 23 March 1859
Married  - 018
SALT - NEAL -  on Monday 14 March at the Temporary Church, Lyttelton,  Mr Henry Salt  to  Miss Emily Neal.

Died -  018
GIBBIE -  Andrew,  youngest son of Mrs Gibbie,   on 22nd  at the Head of the Bay,  aged 12.

Funeral Notice  -  019
GIBBIE -  the funeral will leave my house, London st, Lyttelton on Thursday at 12 o'clock precisely


Wednesday 30 March 1859
Married -  020
BIRCH -  WILSON -  on 16th at -- Nelson,  Josiah Birch  Esq. J.P. of Canterbury  to  Elizabeth,  dau. of J.F.Wilson, Esq. of Nelson.


Wednesday 6 April 1858
Birth -  021
RICHARDS - on 20 March at Rockwood,  to wife of Henry Richards, Esq.  -  a son.
RHODES -  on 20 March at the Plains House,  Levels,  to wife of George Rhodes  -  a son.


Wednesday 13 April 1859
Births  - 022
MORRIS -  at Old Kaiapoi on 28 March  to wife of Mr William Morris  -  a son.
JEFFS -  on 23 March at Kaiapoi,  to the wife of Mr Benjamin Jeffs  - a son.
KEATLEY -  on 24 March at Kaiapoi,  to wife of Mr Keatley,  -  a daughter.
BRADLEY - on 10 April at Charteris Bay to wife of the Rev. R.R.Bradley  -  a daughter.


Saturday 16 April 1859
Birth -  023
LONGDEN -  on the 15th  at Springfield, Papanui Road,  to wife of J.Longden  -  a daughter.


Wednesday 27 April 1859
Births -  024
PALMER -  on the 26th  at Lyttelton,  to  Mrs Joseph Palmer -  a daughter
MILES  - on the 25th  at Christchurch  to Mrs Grosvenor Miles  -  a son.
LOCKHART -  on the 21st  at Christchurch  to wife of G.D.Lockhart -  a daughter.


Saturday 30 April 1859
Births  -  025
KNOWLES -  on 25th at Lyttelton  to wife of the Rev. F.Knowles  -  a son.
MILLTON -  at View Hill Station  on the 24th  to Mrs Millton  -  a son.


Wednesday  11  May 1859
Birth - 026
LUCAS - on 7 May in Lyttelton,  to wife of Mr Charles Lucas,  printer  -  a son.

Funeral Notice -  027
ROBERTS - Mrs,  funeral will leave the house Oxford st.  on Thursday (tomorrow)  at one o'clock punctually ---


Wednesday 18 May 1859
Funeral Notice -  028
McCHEANE -  Thomas, Esq, M.D.   will leave his res. London st, on Thursday at one o'clock punctually.


Saturday 21 May 1859
Birth - 029
GREENSTREET - on 19 May  to wife of G.H.Greenstreet, Esq,  -  a son.

Married  -  029
CALVERT -  DAVIS -  on 17th -- Christchurch,  Christopher Alderson, Master of Arts of St Edmund Hall, Oxford  and Pembroke  College, Cambridge,                                     
                            Barrister at Law of the Hon. Society of the Middle Temple, London, eldest son of John Calvert, late Fleet st, London ---  to   
                            Mary Anne, eld. dau. of Rowland Robert Teape Davis of Oxford tce, West, Christchurch,  formerly Wellington, late of Lyttelton, 

Wednesday 25 May 1859
Births  -  030
BEARD -  on 19 May at Henfield, Riccarton,  to wife of G.C.Beard  -  a son.
BAKER - on 22 May at Lyttelton,  to wife of Henry Francis Baker  -  a daughter.
WOLEDGE -  on 23 May at Lyttelton  to wife of Charles Howard Woledge  -  a daughter.

Married -  030
DAVIS - WILLIAMS -  on 15th ---- at Wellington,  William Henry Davis, photographic artist, late Camden Town, London  to Catherine Henrietta,
                            dau. of David Floyd Williams,  of Llewellyn Cottage,  Tinakore road, Wellington.


Wednesday 1 June 1859

Birth -  031
HEYWOOD -  on 30 May at Lyttelton  to Mrs Martin Heywood  -  a son.

Married  -  031
JOLLIE - COOPER - on 28 May at Riccarton, Francis, of Nelson and Peel Forest,  son of late Francis Jollie, of Carlisle, England  to  Jane, dau. of late rev.                           
                Blakely Cooper,  M.A. Rector of Lewcombe and Vicar of Yetminster, Dorset and widow of late Rev. George Fort Cooper, M.A. of the latter parish.


Saturday 4 June 1859
Birth  -  032
NEWSOM -  on 1 June at Cathedral Square,  Christchurch  to  Mrs Newsom  -  son.

Married  -  032
ROGERS - MORGAN - on1st, --  James Dowling Rogers  of Marouen Station  to  Amy, 2nd dau. of William Morgan  of Cwm House, Heathcote Valley


Wednesday 8 June 1859
Birth - 033
HARMAN -  on Friday 3rd June at Christchurch   to wife of R.J.S.Harman  -  a son.

Died - 033
EADES  -  on 7 June at Lyttelton,  aged 53  Landing waiter of Her Majesty's Customs.  was one of the earliest settlers in New Zealand.


Saturday 11 June 1859
Married  -  033
BROWNING - CALLENDER - John Samuel Browning, of Christchurch  to  Miss Mary Jane Callender
MELDRUM - PICKERING - on 2 June at -- Casterton  James Meldrum, Teviotdale,  to  Margaret, 3rd dau. of Mr William Pickering, of London.

Funeral Notice - 034
EADES - William,  Esq.  Tide Waiter of  H.M.'s Custom  will leave his res. Winchester st,  on Saturday (this day)  at 3 o'clock.


Wednesday 15 June 1859
Married -  036
MANN -  ASHER -  on 10 June at Christchurch,  James, 2nd son of Thomas Mann, Brookhampton House, Warwickshire, to  Ann, dau. of Alexander Asher,                             
                    Forres, Morayshire, Scotland.


Saturday 18 June 1859
Birth - 037
LEAN -  on 16 June at Colombo st, Christchurch  to wife of Alexander Lean,  of Mount Hutt Station.


Wednesday 22 June 1859
Births  -  038
ATWOOD -  on 8 June  to Mrs Atwood  - a son.
JOHNSON -  on 17 June to Mrs James Johnson  -  a son
HODGKINSON - on 17 June  to Mrs Hodgkinson,  Ilam Farm,  -  a daughter.


Saturday 25 June 1859
Births  -  039
BLAKISTON - on 23 June at -- Kaiapoi  to wife of Charles Robert Blakiston  -   a daughter,  stillborn.
BROWN -  on 23 June at Lichfield st,  Christchurch,  to wife of Frederick Brown  -  a daughter.


Wednesday 29 June 1859
Birth -  040
BEALEY -
on 23 June at Christchurch  to Mrs John Bealey  -  a daughter.

Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
3 July 2011

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