August
1930 Christchurch
Press
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Wedding Write ups.
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Friday 1
August
1930
GILMER - WESTON
- 001 -
in London on 25 June, Dr Hugh Scobie Hamilton, son
of Dr and Mrs Hamilton Gilmer, Wellington, NZ to Miss Rewa
Mary
Weston,
dau of Captain and Mrs T. Shailer Weston, of
Southsea, Hampshire, formerly of New Zealand, best man
Mr
E.H.B.Neill, Seaforth Highlanders,
and little Miss Susan Pawle
bridesmaid ---- lots more ----
Saturday 2 August 1930
STOKES - WORSFOLD
-
002 -
Eileen, 2nd dau of Mr and Mrs D.Worsfold, Linwood to
Maxmillian Harry, son of Mr and Mrs Stokes, of Morven.
---
bridesmaid Miss Bertha Worsfold -- Mr S. Stokes, best
man ---- lots more ---
Monday 4 August 1930 -
KELLY - POWELL
-
003 -
at Greymouth, Beatrice, dau of Mr and Mrs
R.P.Powell, Runanga to Mr John Kelly, of London. ------
bridesmaid Miss Hilda Powell (sister) Mr F.Moore, best
man ---- more ---
Thursday 7 August 1930
HARBISON
- DOWNING
- 004 -
on Sat, Eileen, dau of Mrs & late Mr W.Downing to
Robert Hugh, son of Mrs
and late Mr Harbison, 2 bridesmaids Miss Estelle Woods,
and
Miss Betty Owen --- ----- more ---
HOY - ISLES -
005
-
Yesterday,
Louisa, 2nd dau. of Mr and Mrs G. Isles to Cyril Edward, son of Mrs
G.J. and
late Mr Hoy, bridesmaids were Miss Thelma Isles
and Miss Ruby
Wallace, Mr Cecil Peate best man and Mr Keith Stothard-Brown
groomsman -------- lots more ----
ORCHARD - FEARON - 006
-
in England on Sunday June 29th, Pilot Officer
Arthur
Thomas, son
of Mr and Mrs Orchard, Seddon, Marlborough to
Gladys
Mary,
3rd dau of Mr and Mrs Frank B.Fearon,
of Pananma. --- more ---
WATSON - CAMERON
-
007 -
On 29 June at Ealing, England, Edward Percy, only
son
of Mr
and Mrs F.R.Watson -- to Helen Olive, dau of Mr and Mrs H.C.Cameron,
Wolverton Mansions Ealing, formerly of New Zealand Miss
Jessie C.Cameron (sister) Mr Eric Bolitho, best
man ------- lots more ---
Saturday 9 August 1930
LANE - RANDS -
008 -
at Petone, Wellington, Mavis, dau of Mr and Mrs C.Rands,
Springbank, North Canterbury to Ronald Blundell, 2nd son
of
Mrs and late Mr
F.B.Lane,
of Rangiora. bridesmaids were Miss Jean Rands
(sister) and Miss Evelyne Lane (sister) Mr K.
McKay
was best man and Mr T.Rands groomsman
---- more ----
Monday 11 August 1930
LUDECKE
- HEYWARD
- 009 -
Gladys May, only dau of Mr and Mrs I.H.Heyward to Albert
Edward, only son of Mr and Mrs Ludecke, Miss Helen Gunn
(cousin
of the bride)
and Miss Mena Ludecke, (sister) were
bridesmaids, best man Mr Keith Watson, and Mr Lester
Heyward as groomsman. ------- lots more --
SCANDRETT -
CLILLAND
- 010 -
at Westport , on Thursday, Hector, son of Mr and Mrs
Scandrett to Mary Latimer, dau of Mr Thomas Clilland, of
Hartshill, Lanarkshire ,
Miss Helena Scandrett was bridesmaid and Mr
Reginald Scandrett, best man.-----
WATSON -
HIGGINSON
- 011 -
at Oxford, North Canterbury, Edith Charlotte, dau of Mr
and Mrs W. Higginson, Ashley Gorge to Charles Rudd, son of Mr
and
Mrs L.Watson,
Oxford bridesmaid was Miss Miriam Watson
(sister) Dr
N.Porterfield was best man. ---- more -----
Tuesday 12 August 1930
Golden Wedding -
012
FLOWER -
Mr and Mrs C.W.Flower, of Sydenham, brother Mr P.J.Flower, of
Kaiapoi, was also present. -- they arrived in Lyttelton
on
October 25th 1882,
by ship Taranaki, they have 2 daughters and 11
grandchildren --- lots more --
Wednesday 13 August 1930
McCLINTOCK - MAYNE
-
013
on 12 August at Greymouth, George, son of Mr and Mrs
McClintock, of Christchurch to Violet, dau of Mr and Mrs
W.Mayne, of Ngahere.
bridesmaid Miss Amanda Mayne ---
-- more --
POPE - LOW
- 014
Mr Sydney, son of Mr and Mrs F.G. Pope, of Runanga,
to Miss Ann Gallacher, dau of Mr and Mrs J.Low, of Runanga
bridesmaid Miss Ada Low (Sister) ----- more
Thursday 14 August 1930
FAHEY - OLSEN -
015
Miss Ann Olsen to Mr Laurie Fahey, of Little River -- Mr
F.Moir,
bride's brother in law ---Miss Freda Moir niece of bride --
lots more ---
MENZIES
- FIX - 016
in London, on 18th June, Mr Thomas Hutchison Menzies, of Kuala
Lumpar to Marie Agnes Fix known as
Miss
Marie Ney
(of NZ who is at present
playing Milady in "The Three
Musketeers" at Drury Lane) Mr
Menzies, a Scottish rubber planter
in Malay Peninsula,
who won the Singapore Gold Cup in 1926 with a
horse named after Miss Ney. ------- lots more ------
Friday 15
August 1930
HACK - HAMILTON -
017
Esther,
elder dau. of Mr and Mrs C.E.Hamilton, of Opawa to
Charles
Victor,
eldest son of Mr and Mrs E.T.Hack, Lakeside bridesmaid
Miss Rita
Hamilton (sister) Mr Frank Hamilton best man
---- lots more ----
MATHERS - DOBSON - missing snippet
Archie Richard, 2nd son of Mr and Mrs W.J.Mathers, of
Saltwater
creek. --------
Saturday 16 August 1930
HARDIE
- KEYS - 018
at Temuka on August 7, Ngaire Kathleen, eld. dau. of Mr
and
Mrs
W.J.Keys to John Colin, son of Mr and Mrs W.Hardie, Chch,
2
bridesmaids
Miss Dorothy Keys (sister) and Miss Kathleen Hardie
(sister) Mr Merv Walls best man ---
lots
more --------
ORCHARD - MILLER
- 019
Myrtle Irene, youngest dau. of Mr and Mrs James Miller,"Gowan
Brae" Ashley Bank, to
Lance George, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Hiram Orchard,
Sefton.
Miss Millicent Miller (cousin of bride)
bridesmaid, brother Mr Alfred E.Orchard, best man,
2
flower girls ----- lots more -----
Monday 18 August 1930
HARRIS - JOHNSTON
- 020
at Rangiora, Evelyn Margaret, elder dau. of Mr and late Mrs
W.Johnston, "Wimbledon" Woodend to Herbert Radcliffe, 4th son
of
Mr and Mrs E.Harris,
Styx, bridesmaids Miss
Martha Johnston (sister) Miss Isobel Brown
(cousin)
Mr S.Harris (brother) was best man and Mr J.Waites,
groomsman
--- lots more ---
Tuesday 19 August 1930
Photograph - 65th wedding anniversary - 021
CRAIGHEAD - Mr and Mrs W.Craighead,
of
Ashburton, were married at
Christchurch on 10 August 1865
Friday 22 August 1930
WHITE - ELWORTHY
-
022 and 022a
at Timaru, Rona, 2nd dau of Mr and Mrs Herbert Elworthy, of
"Craigmore" to Alan
Patrick, son of Mr and Mrs Kinross White,
of "Omarunui" Hawke's
Bay. -------- lots
more
------
Photograph - 024
White - Elworthy wedding - photo of bride and her 6
bridesmaids
HARDIE - CROPP - 023
at
Westport, Thomas, 2nd son of Mr and Mrs W.S.Hardie to Elizabeth Ann,
dau of
Mr and late Mrs Cropp of Carter's Junction. Mr Duncan Hardie
was best
man (brother) and Miss Nora Cropp was bridesmaid.
------- more ---
Saturday 23 August 1930
OLDRIDGE - CORNELIUS
- 025
Dorice Forrester, 2nd dau. of Mr and Mrs P.R.Cornelius to John
William Oldridge, nephew of Mr and Mr J.Easterbrook, of Prebbleton.
sister Miss Gladys Cornelius was bridesmaid and Mr Harry
Spicer
(cousin of groom) best man. ------- lots more -----
Monday 25 August 1930
RIDGEN - NEVILLE
-
026 and 026a
on Saturday, Hazel, youngest dau of late Mr H.F.Neville, of
Christchurch to Cuthbert Leslie, 2nd son
of Mr G.H.Ridgen, of Greendale,
sister Miss Irene Neville
bridesmaid and Miss Myrtle Ridgen and Miss Beryl Kingan,
Mr
Donald Smith, best man, and Messrs Donald Bain
and Chester
Gray were groomsmen
-- lots more --------
Tuesday 26 August 1930
HEYWOOD - BARSON
- 027
Evelyn May, eld. dau of Mr and Mrs R.J.Barson to Frank Gordon,
4th son
of Mr Henry and late Mrs Heywood, Te Hana, North
Auckland,
Mr George Molloy best man and Mr Royce Barson
groomsman, sister Miss Melva Barson, chief bridesmaid
----- more ---
HODGE -
HENDERSON
- 028
Mr Leonard K.Hodge to Miss Isabella Henderson, a teacher on
the
staff
of Greymouth Main School, Miss Amy Tuckey, of Nelson was
bridesmaid,
Mr David Wright, best man. ------ more ----
LENNOX - GRIEVE -
029
Maizie, eld.dau of Mr and Mrs Grieve to James Taylor, 2nd son
of
Mr and
Mrs T. Lennox, Palmerston North, Miss Isabella Grieve,
bridesmaid,
brother Mr Charles Lennox, best man
------ lots more -----
MILLAR - POWDRILL -
030 and 030a
at Timaru, Elsie, only dau of Mrs and late Mr H.Powdrill
to
Alexander Millar, 2nd son of Mrs and late Mr A. Millar, of Timaru
--- lots more ----
Wednesday
27 August 1930
COSTER - HARRIS
- 031
in London, Mr Ian D.Coster, formerly of The Press,
Christchurch and the Sun, Auckland to Miss Martha
Harris, head of the editorial publicity dept -----
Thursday 28 August 1930
ASHBY -
TURTON
- 032
at Ashburton, Vera May Graham, dau. of Mr E.Turton, Hakataramea to
William Stanley Bryan, son of Mr and Mrs W.J.Ashby, "Nortoft"
sister
Miss Rose Ashby, bridesmaid, and Miss Hannah Smith,
cousin
of the
bride, Mr T.Stone, best man and Mr R.Fallon, groomsman
--- lots
more ----
SCAIFE
- KERR
- 034
at Geraldine, Jessie Mary , dau of Captain and
Mrs C.J.Kerr, to Linley Ashton, son of Mr and Mrs
W.A.Scaife, of Marama,
Lake Wanaka,
bridesmaids were Miss Kathleen Kerr, sister of the
bride and Miss Ruth Bett, a cousin ---- lots
more -----
SCOTT - HALLIGAN
- 035
at Belfast, Christchurch, Muriel Margaret,
3rd dau of Mr John and late Mrs Halligan to James
A.Scott,
formerly of Ireland ----
bridesmaid Yvonne Gray, niece of the
bride, Mr Percy Halligan, best man, ------ lots more
----
Friday
29 August 1930
DOWLING
- HARROP
- 036 and 036a
in London on July 16th, Henry, 2nd son of Mrs and
late Mr
T.L.Dowling, to Kathleen Edith, dau of Mr and Mrs
W.H.Harrop, both of Christchurch,
bridesmaids were Miss Marian
Tuck Pook, and Miss Margaret Feming, cousin of the bridegroom,
and Miss Joan Sheehan,
Mr Edward T.Dowling was best man
------ lots more ------
TAIT - HUMPHRIES
- 037
at Oamaru, Ruth Constance, dau of Mr and Mrs F.Wharton
Humphries and granddaughter of late Thomas Humphries, ex-
Surveyor-General of NZ,
to Gilbert Innes, son of late Captain and Mrs
Tait, of
Timaru, bridesmaid Miss Estell Humphries, sister, and Mr Don
Arthur,
best man. ------ lots more ----
Saturday
30 August 1930
BLIGH -
PEMBERTON
- 038
at Geraldine, Leila Catherina, dau of Mr and Mrs D.J.Pemberton,
of Orari to Richard Henry Wren, son of late Richard and Mrs
Bligh,
Mosman,
Sydney, 2 bridesmaids Miss Mary Pemberton (sister)
and Miss
Anne Pemberton (cousin) Mr Douglas Pemberton (best man) and Mr
Robert
Pemberton
--- lots more ----
SCOON - LILLEY
- 039
at Methven, Margaret Jane, eld. dau of Mr and late Mrs
A.T.Lilley, Highbank to Leslie Henry, 2nd son of Mr and Mrs
I.Scoon,
of Methven,
bridesmaid Miss Lena Lilley (sister) flower girl Miss
Ada Lilley (sister) Mr Arthur Lilley best man ---- lots
more ----
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
March 2004
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