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Monday 1
February 1886
Birth -
HUNT - on 29
January at 4 Belmont Terrace, wife of Davis Hunt,
- a daughter.
MILNE - on 31
January at Jacksons Road, Lyttelton, wife of
Alexander, - a son
Death -
CHAPMAN - at his
residence, Dampiers Bay,
Lyttelton, Henry Thomas Hugh Chapman M.R.C.S. after 2 days
illness, age 42 years
Tuesday 2 February 1886
Birth -
RICHARDSON -
on 31 January, at The Empire Hotel, to wife of
R.Richardson, - a daughter.
WILLES -
on 9 December 1885 at Brighton, England, to
wife of W.A.Willies, - a son
Death -
BALLINGER -
on 2 February at her sons residence,
Lichfield Street East, Ann, widow of the late John
Ballinger, age 72
BLACKMORE -
on 3 December 1885 at Bedminster,
Bristol, England, Elizabeth, wife of John Blackmore, of
St. Albans, Christchurch, age 52
McDONALD - on 1
February at his res. Crescent Road, Addington, George
McDonald, age 52
Wednesday 3 February 1886
Birth -
McNAE - on 1
February at Lincoln , wife of A. McNae, blacksmith, - a son
PERCIVAL
- on 29 January at Avonside, wife of Westby Perceval
, - a daughter.
Marriage -
TRUMAN - WILLIS -
on 26 January at -- George William
Truman, 2nd son of Mr. R. Truman, Waikari, North
Canterbury, to Moira Eleanor, younger
daughter of late James Willis. Christchurch.
FENNER - TUCKER -
on 27
January at the res.--- William Fenner to
Alice,
eld. daughter of James Tucker, blacksmith, both of
Christchurch.
Deaths -
BARRY - on 2
February at 222 Durham Street
North, Mary Comfort Barry, beloved wife of Micheal Barry.
LOW - on 2
February at Styx, Elizabeth wife of James Low age 61
Thursday 4 February 1886
Marriage -
CHARTERIS - CASTLES -
on 2 February, at
the Waiau Church, by Rev. W.R.Campbell, George Charteris
to Mary Ann Castles.
Death -
GARNETT -
on 2 February at
London Street, Woolston, Archibald Jonathon, beloved
son of Jonathon & Mary Garnett, age 10mths.
Friday 5 February 1886
Death -
THOMPSON -
on 3 February at
Sydney, Harry Thompson, eldest & beloved son of George
& Phillipa Thompson, of Typhoid Fever, age 23
Saturday 6 February 1886
Birth -
MAKEIG - on 31
January , at Rakaia, to wife of A. Makeig, - a daughter.
Death -
HOLLOWAY -
on 5 February,
at 218 Montreal Street, Albert Daniel (Bertie) 2nd & dearly
loved son of William Louisa Holloway, age 7years 3 months
Monday 8 February 1886
Birth -
MacDONALD -
on 4 February at Lyttelton, to wife of late Hugh
Macdonald M.D. - a daughter.
MILN -
on 3 Feb. at Te Repu. Lincoln Road, to Mrs J. Miln,
- a son
Death -
LANCASTER - on
7 February at Durham Street,
Sydenham, Alice May, daughter of Wm &
M.A.Lancaster, age 7 mths.
WOODWARD -
on 7 February at the res.of
the parents, ---- Fanny Kate,
beloved & -- daughter of William & Mary Woodward age
25
Tuesday 9 February 1886
Birth -
KNIGHT -
on 6 February at Hereford Street, to wife of
E.R.L.Knight, - a son
MacKENZIE -
on 4 February at the Hotel Tai-Tapu, to wife of
John Mackenzie, - a son
Death -
CRADDOCK -
on 7 February, New Brighton Road,
Cyril Conrad, infant son of Wm. & M Craddock, age5 mths.
KOESTERS - on
7 February at 59 Victoria Street,
Herman, dearly loved youngest son of Alexander &
Minna Koesters, age 5 mths and 9 days
LUMMIS - on
8 Feb. at 69 Durham Street, George Lummis.
Wednesday 10 February 1886
Birth -
McWILLIAM - on 4 Feb. to wife of W. Mc
William, - a son
Marriage -
CLARKE - DEACON
- on 2 Feb. at - Auckland, Arthur Clarke of
Auckland to Annie Catherine, daughter. of
Frederick Deacon, late of Preston &
Leyland, Lancashire
Death -
HUDDLESTON -
on 9 February at the Matai, Nelson, Frederick
Huddleston, age 77
FISHER - on 5 February at
Phoebe, Waiau, beloved wife of William Fisher , age 54
Funeral Notice - COOPER
Court Star of Canterbury funeral of Brother John Cooper,
Shakespeare Road, Sydenham, for Heathcote Cemetery.
Thursday 11 February 1886
Death -
COOPER - on 9
February at
Hollywell Cottage, Opawa Road, Sydenham. John Cooper,
age 48
Friday 12 February 1886
Birth -
DONNITHORNE - at the
res. of Mr. Thompson,
Sewell Street, Christchurch. to wife of J.Donnithorne
- a daughter.
Marriage -
DOBSON - THORNTON
- on 8 February at---
Collett Dobson to Ida Lilian, youngest daughter. of
George Thornton C.E.
PARK - FERGUSON
- on 8th
February at -- George Park
to Mary Campbell, 2nd daughter of the late Robert
Ferguson, of Southbridge.
Saturday 13 February 1886
Birth -
LEVOI - on 11
Feb. at 259 Hereford Street, to wife of Ralph Levoi, - a
daughter.
DRAKE - on 9
Februar . at Rosemant, Avonside, to wife of
Alfred Drake, - a son. Melbourne papers copy
please.
Marriage -
DAWSON -
TWEEDIE - on 11 Feb. at
St. Pauls Church Christchurch, Edward K.
Dawson, of Dunedin to Maggie Tweedie, of
Christchurch.
Monday 15 February 1886
Birth -
GLEN - on 9
February, at Linwood, to wife of Rbt. Glen, - a
daughter.
HOPKINS - on 13
February. at Andover Street, Merivale, to wife of Henry , - a
daughter.
WATKINS - on 8
February. at Reefton
Death -
BOIELLE - on 14
Feb. at 163 Durham Street, Christchurch, George Charles
Boielle, age 26
SMITH - on 13
February at Cashel Street,
Christchurch, Gordon Stanley, infant son of E.&M.Smith,
age 6mths
WILCOX - 12
February at Colombo Street North, Edward
Beresford Dennitis, son of Dennitis& Charlotte Wilcox,
age 8mths
Tuesday 16 February 1886
Birth -
BAGGS - on 6
February at Avonside, to wife of A.H.Baggs, - a
son
BOYCE - 15 February
at Sefton, to wife of Alexander Boyce, - a daughter.
BURNS - 12 February at
Hereford Street, wife of D.H.Burns, - a daughter.
Death -
THOMPSON - on 3
February at Sydney, of Typhoid Fever, Henry
eldest son of George &Phillippa Thompson, late of
Christchurch, & brother of Mrs James
O.Taylor of
Phillip Street, Linwood.
age 23 years, Timaru & N.I. papers please
copy.
Wednesday 17 February 1886
Birth -
MEYERHOFF - on 9 February at Grove Farm, Halswell, to wife
of Henry Meyerhoff, - a son
Marriage -
HULSTON - WARREN
- on 18 January at the res. of
R.Black, Esq. by Rev. R. Erwin, Alfred Hulston
to Lucy E. Warren, both of Christchurch.
Thursday 18 February 1886
Birth -
O'CONNOR
- on 17 February at Shantilla
House, East Belt, Christchurch, wife of E. O'Connor,
- a
daughter.
Death -
BADLAM -
on 27 Nov.1885 at Springville,
Blackrock, at the res. of his son-in-law, the Rev. Thomas
Leopold Badham, late of Oakbrook, Derbyshire
BONNINGTON - on 29
December 1885, at San Fransisco, Susanna, relict of the late
Charles Bonnington, age 45.
GILLISPIE - 16
February at Pigeon Bay, James Gillespie, age 84
SHARP - on 16 February at
Nelson, suddenly -- Emma, wife of John Sharp,
Fellworth,
Nelson, & sister of George Bonnington, of this city
Friday 19 February 1886
Funeral Notice. -
McDONALD - George, friend of Mr. James
Fries, leave his late res. 335 St. Asaph
Street, Christchurch West for Addington Cemetery
Saturday 20 February 1886
Birth -
MOORHEAD - at Mrs. D
Moorhead's, Wandsworth, Leeston, to
wife of George Moorhead, - a daughter. Australian &
home papers
please copy.
Marriage -
SMART - FULTON
- on 16 February at --- James, 2nd son of James
Smart, late of Auckland to ElizabethRame, 2nd
daughter, of R.M.Fulton,
Death -
ALSTON - 20 February at
Lyttelton, Norman, infant son of J.T. & A Alston.
Funeral Notice - WARD -
Thomas Ward at Templeton Cemetery, Mon. Feb. 22 at 3pm.
Monday 22 February 1886
Birth -
COWARD - on 17
February at Harper Street, Sydenham, to wife of Reginald
Blanchard Coward, - a son
Marriage -
HACKSHAW -
HENDERSON - on
17 February at --
William Hackshaw, formerly of Oxford, England,
to Annie Henderson, 3rd daughter of Thomas
Henderson,
County Tyrone, Ireland
Death -
BRANSON
- on 20 February at -- Gerald Dyson Branson,
Barrister at Law, son of the late William James Branston
Q.C. Madras Presidency, India, age 38
CALVERT - on 19
February at Springfield Road, St. Albans,
Albert Francis Calvert, (Wee Wee) 3rd son of William & Pamela
Calvert, age 6yrs 9mths.
COTTRELL - on 20 Feruary.
at
her residence, Papanui. Mrs. Fanny Cottrell (widow of late
Anthony Cottrell of Tasmania) in her 72nd year.
M*LUCAS - on
19 February at Christchurch, Duncan M*Lucas, late of
Terawera Saw Mill, Little River, age 43
WARD - on 19
February at Sydenham, at the residence of son
in law, T.Ward, age 76, Home papers please copy.
Tuesday 23 February 1886
Birth -
LEWIS - on 17
February at Bromley, Chistchurch, to Mrs A.J.Lewis, -
a son
Death -
CAMPBELL - on 19
February, --- William Walter Campbell, age 40,
native to
Boston, Lincolnshire, England. Home & Adelaide papers please copy.
GRAVELEY - on 21
February at Latimer Square,
Christchurch, William Henry Graveley, late of London, age 65
Wednesday 24 February 1886
Birth -
WILSON - on 6
February at Kaiapoi, Canterbury,
Isabella Jane Kerr, wife of Thomas Wilson, - a daughter.
WACHSMANN - on 23
Feb.ruary. at Papanui, Christchurch, to wife of Ashton Wachsmann,
- a daughter.
Death
BENNETTS - on
23 February at Normans Road,
Christchurch, Wilfred John, only child of John & Emma
Bennetts, age 11 mths.
GUNN - on 23
February at Racecourse Hill, Canterbury,
Margaret Sutherland, beloved wife of John Gunn late of Strathmore,
Caithness, Scotland. age 70.
KEMP - on 19
February at the Hospital, William Walter
Kemp, age 40, native of Boston, Lincolnshire,
England, Home & Adelaide papers please copy.
KERR - At
Kaiapoi, Henry oldest son of Henry Kerr
late of Selkirk, Scotland, age 12 years. Drowned in the
river Waimakiriri
MILL - on 7
February at Grafton Road, Auckland,
Alexander Mill, late of Papanui, Christchurch, age 47,
Melbourne papers please copy.
Thursday 25 February 1886
Marriage
BUCHANAN - CAWSEY
- on 9 February at -Ashburton.
Joseph Buchanan, 2nd son of James Buchanan of Tyrone,
Ireland, to Edith Mary, 3rd daughter
of Mr. Lewis
Cawsey of Ashburton
LARDNER - TIBBS -
At. Lincoln Baptist Chapel by -- G.H.Lardner, of Akaroa, to
Emma
Tibbs, of Christchurch. 4th daughter of the late Mr. Tibbs.
Friday 26 February 1886
Birth
LEWIS -
on 25 February at Wesleyan
Methodist Parsonage, Christchurch, to wife of Rev.
J.J.Lewis, - a daughter.
WOOD - on 25
February to wife of William Wood, - a son
Funeral Notice -
SPECK - The f riends of W. Mr. Speck are
invited to attend the
funeral of his late wife which will leave his res. Worcester
Street East for Avonside Cemetery.
Saturday 27 February 1886
Birth -
SMYTH - on 25
February at the residence of Mr.
A.A.Adams, Sydenham Pottery, wife of John M'C Smyth, - a son
Marriage
RICHARDS - HARRISON -
at the res.the bride's brother, Rakaia, Edward
Richards to Elizabeth Harrison, both late
of Govey, County Wexford, Ireland.
GUY - GUY
- on 9 December 1885, at --Dromore, Frederick Andrew Guy,
formerly of Ulster
Bank Ltd., eldest son of W.Guy, Esq. Belfast, to
Maggie
Sproule Guy, eldest daughter of Matthew
Guy Esq.,
Drumlish House, Dromore, County Tyrone, Ireland. & grandaughter of
the late Dr. Sproule,
Drumquin.
Death
FOOT - on 26
February at
Lyttelton, Ellen, beloved wife of Albert Foot &
only sister of Mrs. Nappey, Christchurch, age 35
McCANDLISH -
on 26 February at Oxford, Gilbert McCandlish, age 63
Funeral Notice -
BUTTERWORTH - The funeral of the late Mr. Edward
T.Butterworth will leave his
residence, Montreal Street South, for Addington Cemetery
FOOT- Friends of
Mr. Albert Foot are invited to the funeral of his late wife
Edith Helen, St.David Street, Lyttelton, for the
Church of England Cemetery.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
11 August 2003
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