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Otago and Southland Marriages (from Newspaper Entries)

 

The newspapers that the entries are taken from include

- Bruce Herald (published in Milton)

- Clutha Leader (published in Balclutha)

- Mataura Ensign (published in Gore)

- North Otago Times (published in Oamaru)

- Otago Witness (published in Dunedin)

- Otautau Standard and Wallace County Standard (published in Otautau)

- Southland Times (published in Invercargill)

- Tuapeka Times (published in Tuapeka)

 

The Entries can include the following information:

The Bridegrooms Surname

The Brides Surname

The Bridegrooms First Name(s)

The Brides First Name(s)

Date of Marriage (day, month, year)

Place of Marriage

Brides Father's Name

Bridegroom's Father's Name

Name of Officiating Minister

Newspaper the Entry was extracted from.

The years included are from 1860 to 1900.

Some of the entries may be entered in the lists more than once, this is due to the parties making more than one entry or putting notices in multiple newspapers, all duplicate entries have been included as some entries may contain more information when listed in newspapers that are not local to the parents address.

Surname of Groom

Surname of Bride

Grooms Name

Brides Name

Date of Marriage

Place of Marriage

Brides Father

Grooms Father

Officiating Minister

Newspaper

Abernethy

Donovan

Robert

Mary Jane

17th February, 1888

at residence of Captain Cameron, Leith Street, Dunedin

the late John Donovan, Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland

the late John Abernethy, Dumphries, Scotland

Rev. Dr Stuart

Otago Witness

Abernethy

Barron

David

Joanna

30th November, 1892

at residence of brides parents, The View, Rockyside, Caversham, Dunedin

John Barron

the late John Abernethy, of Dumfries

Rev. D. Dutton

Otago Witness

Abernethy

Ballamy

John Campbell (of Dunedin)

Mary Sarah Crawford

25th January, 1879

Sydney

John Thomas Ballamy, of Dunedin

 

Rev. Thomas Gainford

Otago Witness

Abernethy

Bissland

Joseph

Maggie

26th March, 1891

at residence of brides parents, Howe Street, Dunedin

the late William Bissland, of Dunedin

the late John Abernethy, of Dumfries, Scotland

Rev. A.H. Wallace

Otago Witness

 

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