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Saturday  1 March  1879
Deaths  -  002
BECK  -  on 25 February  at Amberley, ----  Anne Beck,  relict of William,  Reich-hill,  County Armagh,  Ireland,   aged 65  years. ----
DAVIS  -  on 27 February  at ---  Heathcote,  Rowland Robert Teape Davis,  aged 72
LYON  -  on 22 February  at his res.  Boulcott street,  Wellington,  William Lyon,  aged 73.
DICKEN  -  on 30 December  at  the Woodlands,  Burton-on-Trent,  England,  Thomas Dicken,  aged 86.

Funeral  Notices  - 003 & 005
KERR  -  James ----    Canterbury Masonic Lodge  ----    for the Scotch Cemetery
KERR  -  James  ---  Loyal City of Norwich Lodge  No  4356,  Lyttelton.  ------


Tuesday  4 March  1879
Births  -  010
MEARES  -  on 2 March  at ----  Mrs Devenish Meares  -  a daughter
AYERS  -  on 3 March at ------  Lyttelton ---  to wife of George Ayers  -  a son.

Marriage  -  010
MONTAGUE  -  ISAACS -   on 26 February  at the Panama Hotel ------   Ada ----   dau. of Simeon Isaacs   to  I.  Montague  of Christchurch

Deaths  -  010
HUSBAND  -  on 3 March  at ----  Ernest Buller?,  son of Edward S.  and Louisa Husband,  aged 14 mths.
RADCLIFFE  -  on 3 March at ---  Mr William Radcliffe,  aged 47 years.


Wednesday  5 March  1879
Births  -  016
CURNOW  -  on 4 March  to Mrs Curnow  -  a daughter
MESSENGER  -  on 3 March at  ----  to wife of Mr W.H.Messenger  -  a daughter
MINCHIN  -  on 9 March  at  Westwood,  East Malvern   to wife of Wm. Minchin  -  a son.


Thursday  6 March  1879
Birth  -  022
HARRINGTON  -  on 4 March  at  -----  Lyttelton,  to wife of W.J.Harrington  -  a son.

Funeral Notice -  025
YEOMAN  - Rachel  ---  late wife of  Mr David Yeoman  --  Bingsland  at 2pm on Friday ----


Friday 7 March  1879
Birth  -  028
CLIFFORD  -  on 28 February  at ----  Dunsandel,  to wife of Wm. Walter Clifford  -  a daughter.

Marriage  -  028
GABITES  -  LORIMER  -  at ----  Dunedin ----D.D.Fletcher Gabites  of Christchurch  to  Mary,  3rd dau. of Mr Chas. Lorimer

Deaths  -  028
FREEMAN  -  on 5 March  at Woolston,  Dora,  ----  dau of Charles & Esther Freeman,  aged 8mths.
HICKSON  -  on 5 March  Josephine Teresa Mary,  inf. child of Mary A. & James Hickson,  aged 12 weeks.


Saturday  8 March  1879
Birth  - 029
SLACK  -  on 6 February  at Woodside,  Pleasant Valley  to wife of Wm Upton Slack  -  a son.


Monday  10 March  1879
Births  -  030
BACK  -  on 7 March  to Mrs Frederick Back  -  a daughter
BUSS  -  on 8 March  at Rangiora  to wife of Mr W. Buss  -  a son.

Marriages  -  030
ROSE - WEEKES  -  on 25 Feb. at --- Patrick Weymss Rose, son of W.W.Rose, -- Melbourne  to Caroline Jane, dau of W.R.H.Weekes, -- Geelong
TRISCHLER  -  DUNSFORD  - on 8 March at --- Frederick Alfred Sheppard,  son of late John Trischler ---- Kent  to  Sophia Lucy,  dau of Henry Dunsford, Christchurch.

Death  -  030
ANDERSON -   on 9 March at Rangiora  to Mrs Bridget Anderson  -   aged 63

Funeral Notice  -  031
McCALDON  -  James ---   tomorrow Tuesday  at 3pm  for the Weslyan Cemetery -----


Tuesday 11 March  1879
Births  -  033
BRISTOW  -  on 9 March at Ashburton  to wife of Williwm Bristow  -  a son.
BROWNE  -  on 8 March  to wife of W. Browne ----   - a daughter

Marriages  -  033
GLEN - WHITE  -  on 4 March at ---Wellington ----Robert Parker Glen  to  Alice Helen,  2nd dau of Josiah White,  of Wellington.
STAPLES  -  HAWLEY  -  on 10 March  at ---    the Rev John Staples  to  Caroline Sibthorpe Hawley,  dau. of J.S. Hawley,  Opawa.


Wednesday  12 March  1879
Births  - 040
BETHELL  -  on 11 March at ---  to wife of Richard Bethell,Esq.  -  a daughter.
PYNE  -  on 9 March at Lincoln  to wife of C.F.Pyne  -  a daughter,  stillborn.
NORTHEY  -  on 10 March  at Avonside  to wife of Mr P. Northey  -  a son.
FRANCIS  -  on 8 March  at Chertsey  to wife of H.Francis,  station-master  -  a son.


Thursday  13 March  1879
Births  -  042
BELL  -  on 10 March  at Wellington  to wife of H.D.Bell  -  a daughter
COOP  -  on 10 March  at Little River  to wife of William Coop  -  a son.

Marriage  -  042
LANGFORD  -  BATT  -  on 12 March  at Bingsland ---  Herbert Langford  of Dunsandel  to  Ellen,  dau of Mr John Batt,  Wakefield, Nelson,-----

Death  -  042
FLOCKTON  -  at ---  on 12 March  Emma,  wife of Charles Flockton,  aged 33 years.


Friday  14 March  1879
Deaths  -  055
BOYD  -  on 7 March  at Alford Forest,   Alex. Boyd  aged 51   native of parish of North Ulst,  Inverness-shire,  Scotland ------
LEE  -  at Duvauchelle's Bay  on 11 March  inf. dau. of Samuel & Annie Lee,  aged 10mths.


Saturday  15 March  1879
Births  -  056
COOCH  -  on 12 March  at ----  Mrs John T. Cooch  - a daughter.
SUFFIELD  -  on 13 March at ---  Mrs John Suffield -  a daughter,

Marriage -  056
ANDERSON  -  PRATT  on 13 March  at -----  John Anderson,  jnr  to  Frances Pratt.


Monday 17 March  1879
Births  -  057
EARLE  -  at --  Wakanui  on 14 March  to wife of A.G.Earle  -  a daughter.
PIERCE  -  on 15 March  at  ----  Lyttelton  to wife of George Pierce  -  a son.
BELL  -  on 14 March  at Ashburton  to wife of J.C.Bell  -  a daughter.

Deaths  -  057
THOMPSON  -  Eliza Mary, on 16 March at  -- dau of Mr John KEAST  and widow of Mr Thomas Thompson   aged 30 years.
HUGHES  -  at -- Bingsland,  Thomas Hughes,  late of Christchurch  railway,  in his 51st year.

Funeral Notice  -  058
SMITH  -  William,  father  George ----   tomorrow at 2-30pm  for the English Cemetery.


Tuesday  18 March  1879
Births  -  062
BLACK  -  on 15 March at ---  to wife of Neil Black -  a son.
SMITH  -  on 17 March at ----  to wife of Geo. Arthur Smith -  a son.
BASSETT  -  on 17 March  at -----  to wife of S.K.Bassett -----  Woodstock  -  a daughter.
FARLAND  -  on 17 March at  --- to Mrs John Farland  -  a son.

Deaths  -  062
HASSAL  -  on 17 March at  --  Leonard Maberley -------  son of T.M. and E. Hassal,  aged 11 mths.
HUGHES  -  at his res.  Bingsland,  Thomas Hughes  -----   in his 51st year.

Funeral Notice  -  063
HUGHES  -  Thomas ----   Cumberland Street ---  at half past 2 o'clock  for the Avonside Cemetery.


Wednesday  19 March  1879
Death  -  064
GODSO  -  on 17 March at Oamaru Hospital,  Mr Jas. Godso,  only son of Mr W. Godso  of Christchurch.


Thursday  20 March  1879
Birth  -  070
INWOOD  -  on 16 March  at  Ohoka  to wife of Rev. F.R.Inwood -  a daughter.

Marriages  -  070
ISAACS  -  BOWERN  -  on 13 March  by ---  Frederick Augustus Isaacs  to Theresa,  4th dau. of Thomas C. Bowern.
ROUSE  -  BRADLEY  -  on 18 March  at Ashburton  ---  John Thomas Rouse,  of Lyttelton  to  Susannah P. Bradley, dau of late William Morton Bradley,
                                       of Sunderland.

Deaths  -  070
LOWE  -  on  18 March  at Timaru  Robert Manley -- son of John H. and Charlotte Lowe  of Christchurch.
RENNIE  -  on 19 March at Woolston,  John Simpson,  son of J.M.  and L.Rennie,  aged 11 mths.


Friday  21 March  1879
Marriage  -  075
JONES  -  WHITEFORD  -  on 20 March at --- George Henry --son of late Henry Jones -- of Croyden, Surrey  to  Lucy Mary --
                    dau of late Rev.J.C.Whiteford of Maidwell, Northamptonshire, England.

Death  -  075
WOLLSTEIN  -  on 18 March at the schoolhouse,  Heathcote Valley,  Winifred Margaret, inf. dau. of William & Elizabeth Wollstein,  aged 5 weeks.


Saturday  22 March  1879
Birth  -  079
CUNINGHAM  -  on 21 March at Round Hill  to wife of Charles Avery Cunningham  -  a daughter.
INGLIS  -  on 22 March at -- to wife of John Inglis  -  a daughter.


Monday 24 March  1879
Births  -  083
DODD  -  on 23 March at ---  to wife of T.F.Dodd  -  a son ----
INGLIS  -  on 22 March at -- to wife of John Inglis  -  a daughter
McRAE  -  on 21 March  at Glens of Tekoa,  Annie,  wife of G.W. McRae  -  a daughter.

Death  -  083
GARFORTH  -  at Winchester street,  Lyttelton,  in her 34th year,   Fanny,  beloved wife of John G. Garforth.


Tuesday  25 March  1879
Marriages  -  085
BUCHANAN  -  LUNGLEY  -  on 24 March at ----- Peter Vosper Buchanan  to  Charlotte Lungley.
TOWLE  -  HALL  -  on 24 March at ----  by ---   H.F. Towle, Professor of Music, Christchurch  to  Jane, --dau. of late Henry Hall of Wellington.


Wednesday  26 March  1879
Birth  - 087
FLAVELL  -  on 25 March at the Parsonage,  Merivale,  to wife of Rev. T.Flavell  -  a son.

Deaths  -  087
BRIGGS  -  on 25 March at Oxford,  Philip Briggs,  aged 68 years.
BISHOP  -  on 25 March at  the Schoolhouse,  Lincoln,  infant son of George and Amelia Bishop,  aged 11 mths.


Thursday  27 March  1879
Births  -  090
CROSHELL  -  on 23 March at Kirwee,  to wife of Richard Croshell  -  a daughter.
BARNETT  -  on 26 March at ---  to wife of Frank W. Barnett  -  a daughter.

Marriage  -  090
PEPPLER  -  CARSTON  -  on 26 March at  Leeston  by ----  Albert Peppler, of Christchurch   to  Frances Carston  of Leeston.

Deaths  -  090
TRIGGS  -  at ---  Lillian Maud,  2nd daughter of James & Charlotte Triggs,  aged 7 years.
SEARLE  -  on 24 March,  drowned ---  Auckland ---  Alfred Searle, assistant Government engineer, at Kawakawa  --- late of Tasmania,  aged 21 years. ----


Friday  28 March  1879
Birth  -  093
MAURICE  -  at Stanmore road, Avonville,  on 25 March,  Rosina wife of Rowland Maurice  -  a daughter -------

Marriages  -  093
DANN  -  MILSOM  -  on 26 March at ----  Edward S. Dann  to  Mary S. Milsom.
JOHNSON  -  STORRIER  -  on 27 March at ---  Samuel Clarke Johnson  to  Lizzie --dau of Mr John Storrier,  late Forfarshire, Scotland.
TILLMAN  -  NELSON  -  on 25 March at  ---  Thomas Tillman  to Eugene Nelson,  both of ---  Christchurch.

Death  - 093
KIBBLEWHITE  -  on 27 March at ---  Fanny Elizabeth,  twin daughter of James William and Mary Kibblewhite  aged 15 weeks.


Saturday  29 March  1879
Births  -  097
BEATSON  -  on 28 March at ----  to wife of W.F.Beatson  -  a son.
HERRICK  -  on 26 March  at Meadow Bank,  Tai- Tapu  to wife of J.J.Herrick  -  son.


Monday 31 March  1879
Birth  -  105
PATTERSON  -  on 29 March at ---  to wife of J.J.Patterson -  a son,  stillborn.

Marriage  -  105
GOON  -  NEAL  -  on 29? March at Christchurch ----  James Goon,  chinaman  to  Emily Neal  both of Christchurch.

Death  -  105
WARREN  -  on 30 March at Eversleigfh,  Royden Eustace,  only child of J.T.Warren,  aged 12 mths

Beverley Evans
Christchurch  NZ
20 December  2008

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