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1887 - BMD -
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Friday 1 July 1887
page 3
Birth -
GRIFFIN - June 30
at Heathcote Valley, to wife of W.H.Griffin, - a
daughter, stillborn.
Deaths -
GRIFFIN - June
30 at Heathcote Valley, Mary Caroline, bel wife
of W.H.Griffin, and eldest surviving daughter of Mr
C.H.MILLER, Hobart,
age 32
McCLEARY - June
29 at her res. Brookside, Elizabeth, wife of Samuel
McCleary in her 62nd year.
THOMPSON - June
29 at Battersea street, Sydenham, Ethel
Josephine, youngest
daughter of J. and M.A. Thompson, aged 2 months.
Saturday
2 July 1887 page 3
Births -
ODGERS - June
21 at Springfield, to wife of Edward Odgers, -
a daughter.
LAMBERT - June
30 at 239 North Belt, to wife of T.S.Lambert,
- a son.
Marriage -
BIRCHFIELD - DOWDLE
- at St Andrew's Manse, by Rev McIntosh,
M.A.,
H.A.Birchfield, to Martha Dowdle, both of
Christchurch
DRAYTON - TRUSCOTT
- June 22 at West Melton, George
Ward, son of late Mr G.Drayton, to Mary Elizabeth, dau
of Mr A.C.Truscott, West Melton.
Deaths -
CARRUTHERS - July 1
at her late res. 244 Armagh street, Mary, relict of
W.D.Carruthers, Esq, aged 62
FIELD - June
27 at Sandgate, Kent, James Field,
Esq, age 87.
PHILPOTT - on June 30 at
his parent's res. Albermarle street, Sydenham,
Ernest Henry, bel. son of William and A.E.Philpott, aged
5 years.
Monday 4 July 1887
page 2
Births -
BARKER - June 30 at
Avonholm, Christchurch, to wife of David Barker, - a
daughter
WEBSTER - July 1st
to wife of F.A.Webster, Woolston, - a daughter.
Marriage -
BIRCHFIELD - DOWDALL
- June 20 at St Andrew's Manse, Henry Albert
Birchfield, to
Martha Dowdall, both of Christchurch.
Death -
BOOTH - June
21 at Anderson's Bay, Dunedin, John Booth,
formerly of Christchurch (Booth and Thomson, carriers to
the foot of the Port Hills) age 49
Tuesday 5 July 1887
Birth -
BROOKS - July
3, at Hurunui, to wife of John Brooks, - a daughter.
HARRISON - July
2, at Summerlee, South Rakaia, to wife of William
Harison, - a daughter.
SHAND - July 3 at
Avon Lodge, Riccarton, Mrs Shand, - a son.
WILSON - June 28 to
wife of Meredith Wilson, Wakanui, - a son.
Marriage -
BARKER -
PRITCHETT - July 4 at St John's Church,
William
Edward, son of the late A.C.Barker,
surgeon, to Lucy Mary, 3rd daughter of
J.P.Pritchett,
Esq, architect, Darlington,
England.
Death -
MASON - July
3 at Richmond tce, Sarah, beloved wife of Henry
J.Mason, aged 50 years
Wednesday 6 July 1887
Birth -
REEVES - July 1st,
at Wilson's road, Opawa, Mrs W.P.Reeves, - a
daughter.
Death -
CUTHBERT - July
1st, at the school house, Spreydon, Walter, the
younger son of Wm and Maggie Cuthbert.
GLENNIE - July
3, at St Asaph street East, George, beloved son of
Charles and Helen Glennie, 2 years old.
WHITTEY - July
5, at Lincoln road, beloved wife of Thomas Whittey,
aged 30 years.
Funeral Notice -
WHITTEY - The
friends of Mr Thomas Whittey are respectfully informed that the
funeral of his late wife will leave the residence of her
father, Mr Terrance
McAdam, 37 Horatio street, at
1-30pm, and the
Catholic Church at 2pm tomorrow the 7th, for the
Public Cemetery.
Thursday 7 July
1887
Birth -
BROOKS - July 3rd
at Sumner, to wife of John Brooks, - a daughter
HAULTAIN - July 5
at Montreal street, Mrs P.C.Haultain, - a daughter.
Marriages -
ANDERSON - MASON -
June 24 at Balclutha, John Anderson, of
Canterbury, to Ellen, 2nd daughter
of P. Mason, Esq, Balclutha.
STREET - LARAMAN
- June 28 at Rakaia, Walter
Edward, son of Wisham ? Street, to Alice
Magdalene, daughter of Philip Laraman. both of
Rakaia.
Friday 8 July
1887
Marriage -
GALE -
NOCK - on June 16 at - Sydenham,
Arthur, son of the late
S.Gale, of London, to Nellie, dau of the
late Richard Nock, bookbinder, of this city.
Death -
WHITTY - on July 5
at Lincoln, Ellen, the beloved wife of Thomas Whitty, aged
29 years
Funeral Notice -
HOBBS - Henry,
his funeral will leave his late residence, cnr of Harman street
and Park
road, on Sunday the 10th inst. at 2pm for
the Addington Cemetery.
Monday
11 July 1887
Birth -
CANDY - July 7 at
Springston, to wife of W.E. Candy, - a son, stillborn.
FOSTER - July 8 at
Bush Farm, Rangiora, to wife of J.W.Foster, - a
daughter.
Marriage -
LEAP -
NOWER - July 5 at St Luke's
Church, by the Ven. Archdeacon Lingard, Thomas
Leap to Ellen E. Nower.
Tuesday 12 July 1887
Birth -
SPACKMAN - July 11
at Fendalton Bridge, to wife of W.H.Spackman, - a son
STAPLEY - July 8th
at Timaru, to wife of H.L.Stapely, - a son.
Marriage -
STANTON -
STALKER - at Woodend, on June 22
Joseph, son of James Stanton,
of Woodend, to Margaret, dau
of Joseph Stalker, Beach road.
STOCK - COOKSON -on
June 29 at St Peter's, Wellington, by the father of the
bridegroom, Bernard Robert, 2nd son of Archdeacon
Stock, to Mary
Florence, youngest
daughter of C.J.Wentworth Cookson, of Christchurch.
Death -
BOWMAN - July 7th
Lincoln road, Christchurch, Thomas Bowman, 2nd son, of the
late William Bowman, of Upper Riccarton, in his 43rd year.
MULHOLLAND - July
11th at Linwood, the wife of Frank Mulholland. Belfast papers
please copy.
Funeral Notice -
PREVIDEVILLE - Ellen, wife of Mr John
Prevideville, of Little River, ---- to leave the
Catholic Church tomorrow at 2pm
for the
Public Cemetery.
Wednesday 13 July 1887
Birth -
KAY - July 10
at Brookshaw, Pigeon Bay, to wife of George R.Kay. - a
daughter.
Death -
SALT - July 12th
at Dublin street, Lyttelton, William Salt,
aged 48 years.
WARNES - at
Sydenham, NZ Mary Elizabeth, relict of the late
Captain Robert Warnes, of South Wold, Suffolk,
aged
57 years.
Funeral Notices -
WARNES - to leave
her late rsidence Fern Cottage, South Town Belt, tomorrow
at half past 2 o'clock for the Addington Cemetery
SALT - leave his
late residence Dublin street, Lyttelton, tomorrow at 2pm
for the Church of England Cemetery.
Thursday
14 July 1887
Birth -
MAKEIG - July 12 at
Rakaia, to wife of A.Makeig, - a son, prematurely
Marriage -
M'LEOD - GILLANDERS -
July 13 at the Royal Hotel, Christchurch,
Murdoch M'Leod, Rakaia Gorge (late of
Loch Broom) to Abigail, daughter of the
late Mr
Donald Gillanders, Contin, Rossshire.
Death -
DAVIES - July 14 at
122 Salisbury street West, Annie Ethel, only daughter of
George and Annie Davies, aged 2 years.
MAKEIG - July 13 at
Rakaia, Herbert, infant son of A. and E. Makeig.
Friday 15 July 1887
Birth -
BENNETT - July 14
at 263 Armagh street west, to wife of A.W.Bennett, - a son.
KITCHINGMAN - July
11th at the Schoolhouse, Woodend, to wife of H.
Kitchingman, - a daughter.
Death -
FOSTER - July
14 at King street, Rangiora, John Schilfield, only
child of Wm H. and Jessie Foster, aged 6 and half months.
Saturday
16 July 1887
Birth - page 3
LEWIS - July 14 at
202 Manchester street, to wife of C.H.Lewis, - a son.
Death -
FORREST - July
14 at Revells road, Kaiapoi, Jane,
2nd daughter of John Forrest, aged 7 years.
Monday 18 July
1887
Marriage -
BROOKES -
BROOKE - on July 9 at Christchurch, John
Charles Brookes
to Charlotte, relict of the late Mr Joseph Brooks.
Funeral Notice -
GREEN - Emily Ann, wife of Mr Charles
Green -- to leave his
res. Madras
street, Sydenham, tomorrow, at half
past 2 o'clock, for the Addington Cemetery.
Tuesday 19 July
1887
Birth -
IRVINE - July 16 at
his private res. Cashel street, east, Linwood, to
wife of James Irvine, - a son.
THOMSON - July 15
at Balmoral, to wife of W.Thomson, - a daughter.
TIPPING - July 13
at Bellurgan, Cust, to wife of J.Cobourg
Tipping, - a son.
Marriage -
NEWMAN - WOOD -
July 13 or 18, (type very hard to read) at --
Charles Albert, son of Mr C. Newman,
to Amy Elizabeth, dau of late Mr
James
Wood, both of Christchurch,
Auckland,
Wellington and Sysney papers please copy.
Deaths -
CATTERICK - July 16
at Christchurch, James William Catterick, aged 27 years.
FORREST - July 18
at Revell's road, Kaiapoi, James Marshall, infant son
of John and Annie Forrest, aged 1 year 9mths.
GREEN - July 17 at
Madras street, Sydenham, Emily Ann, beloved wife of Charles
Green, aged 36 years. Cornwall papers please copy.
LUXTON - July 18 at
High street, Rangiora. Ephraim Robert, younger son of
George and Eileen Luxton, aged 6 and half months.
Wednesday 20 July 1887
Death - page 5
HOBBS - July 20 at
the res of her son, ---- Maria,
relict of the late William Hobbs, and formerly of
Hambleden, Bucks, aged 77.
Friday 22 July 1887
Birth -
DAVIS - July 19 at
the residence of Mrs Reese, Waltham, to wife of
W.J.Davis, of Waikari, - a son.
Saturday 23 July 1887 page 2
Funeral Notices -
McGRATH - James Joseph son of Mr J. McGrath
will leave his res, Stanmore road
and Victoria street, Richmond, for -- Cemetery at 1-45pm on
Sunday 24th
COWAN - Jane, ---
that
her funeral will leave her son's res. Dampier's Bay, Lyttelton
tomorrow, at 3pm for the Church of England Cemetery.
page 3
Birth -
CALVERT - July 19
at the residence of her parents, 190 South belt,
Christchurch, to wife of Arthur Calvert, - a daughter.
Death -
COWAN - July 22 at
her son's residence, Dampier's Bay, Lyttelton, Jane,
beloved mother of John Francis Cowan, in her 65th year.
Monday 25 July 1887
Birth -
FITZ - HENRY - July
23 at Lyttelton, to wife of William Fitz-Henry, - a
son, premature.
MACLEOD - July 21
at Doyleston, Mrs Macleod, - a son.
NELSON - July 21 at
her res. Alcester street, Christchurch, to wife of George
B. Nelson, - a son, stillborn.
WHITE - July 16 at
Napier, to wife of W. Kinross White, - a son.
Marriage -
HAWKINS - KING -
Jul;y 23 at Timaru, Allan Ewer, son of late W.L.
Hawkins,
of Christchurch, to Katie, dau of
late James A. King, of Timaru.
Death -
COWAN - July
22 at her son's residence, Dampier's Bay, Lyttelton,
Jane, beloved mother of John Francis Cowan, in her 65th
year.
De MALMANCHE - July
24 at her uncle's res. Halswell, Ada German de Malmanche,
aged 16 years 11 months.
GOLDSMITH - July 24 at
the res.of her parents, John street, Opawa, Miriam
Phyllis, beloved child of Charles and Susanne Goldsmith,
aged 4 years 7 mths.
Funeral Notice -
GOLDSMITH - Miriam Phyllis, daughter of Mr C.
Goldsmith will leave his res. John street, for
the Woolston Cemetery at 1pm,
Tuesday July 27.
JORDAN - Mrs
to leave her late res. Gloucester street east,
Linwood, for the Addington Cemetery at 3pm, Tuesday July 27.
Tuesday 26 July 1887
Birth
PARSON? - July 21
at Oamaru, to wife of Harry H.Parson, - a daughter.
Marriage -
LEE - HEYWOOD -
July 23, at-- John, son of late Mr
John Lee, of Barking, Essex, England, to
Margaret, dau of late Rev George
Heywood, of
Tavistock, Devonshire, England.
Deaths -
HOSKIN - July 23,
Stephen Hoskin, late of South Canterbury, aged
47 years
KIMBELL - July
25, at 200 St Asaph street, Herbert Boutflower?
Kimbell, aged 20
McLAREN - July
25, at 13 Walker street, Frederick William, beloved
son of William A. McLaren, aged 3 years
VIVIAN - July
26, at
her son's (Joseph Vivian) res. 254 Durham street, Mary,
relict of Stephen Vivian, Trenoon, Cornwall, aged 73 years
Funeral Notice -
VIVIAN - The friends of the late Mrs Vivian
are respectfully informed that
her funeral will leave the res.of her son Mr Joseph Vivian,
254 Durham
street, north,
tomorrow, Tuesday July 27 at 2pm
for the Addington Cemetery.
Wednesday 27 July 1887
Death -
ANDREW - July 26 at
her res. Lord Brougham street, Sydenham, Louisa Hope,
beloved wife of J.R.Andrew, in her 48th year.
Funeral Notice -
MARSHALL - Robert John, son of Mr R.
Marshall who met his death at
the hunt, to the Addington Cemetery. leaving ---at
2pm, Friday 29th.
Thursday
28 July 1887
Birth -
RICKERBY - July 24
at Halswell, to wife of T.Rickerby, - a son.
Marriage -
MACKEY - HUMPHRY
- July 25 at St Michael's Church by Rev H.T.Purchas, John
L.Mackay, to Mary Jane Humphry, both of
Christchurch,
Death -
JUDGE - July 27 at
her mother's res. Shand's Track, Ellen Judge, aged 27
years.
Friday
29 July 1887
Marriage -
WARRING - HORN -
at Greymouth, Albert John
Warring, son of late Robert Warring Esq, of
Cornwall, to Nellie, dau of the
late John Horn, Esq, of
Oxford, New Zealand.
English
and Scotch papers please copy.
Death -
JOHNSTON - July
27
at Rakaia, to wife of Henry Johnston, eldest
daughter of
the late James Johnston, of Hobart, age 34
LAMBERT - July
28
at 249 North belt, of croup, Lillie Linton, daughter
of Mary and T.S. Lambert, age 3 years 6 mths.
Saturday 30 July 1887
page 5
Birth -
HALLETT -
July 29 at Christchurch, to wife of Henry Hallett, - a son.
Death -
MERSON - at
Christchurch, Ellen Maria, relict of the late George
Hartley Merson, aged 58 years
WADLOW - July 27 at
Glentunnel, May, youngest daughter of W. Wadlow, aged
10, of croup.
Funeral Notice -
SMITH - George Henry Smith that his
funeral will leave his late res.
High street, Knightstown, on
Sunday at 31st at 2pm,
for the Addington Cemetery.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
6 September 2006
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