1867 BDMs

 Timaru Herald - South Canterbury's newspaper 

 
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Hardship stamped the life of pioneers in New Zealand, and the early days on the stations were no exception. Death was never far from the doorstep for the settlers and their families.

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Shipping Items 1864-65 1867
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January

The Timaru Herald Wednesday 17 January 1867 page 2

Birth. December 19, at church Cottage, Timaru, Mrs. C.E. Cooper, of a daughter.

Birth. At Arowhenua, on the 13th December, the wife of Mr Langridge, of a Son.

Birth. At Woodlands, Pleasant Point, on the 15th December, the wife of Edward Acton, Esq., of a Son.

Birth. At the Otaio, on the 31st ultimate, the wife of Mr. J. Watson (prematurely) of a daughter, stillborn.

Birth. On the 2nd January, 1867, the wife of Mr E. Badeley of a son.

Birth. On 5th January, at Timaru, Mrs R.A. Chisholm, of a son.

Marriage. On the 27th instant, at the residence of Mr J.T. Pain, (father-in-law of the bride) Waimate, by the Rev. J.B. Richardson. Mr. George Manchester, storekeeper, Waimate, to Matilda Frances, eldest daughter of the late Mr William Chapple, of Red Lion-street, Holburn, London.

Marriage. On the 1st January, 1867, by Revd. Geo., Barclay, Mr. Thomas Leddon Jackson, Waimate, to Miss Emma Hill, Timaru.

Death. On the 30th December, 1867, at Meadow House, Makihikihi, John Carter, late of Berwickshire, Scotland, Aged 55. Much regretted.

Death. On 5th January, 1867, in the Hospital, Timaru, Alfred Martin Heissenbuttel, of inflammation of the throat. West Coast papers please copy.

February

Married. At St Mary's Church, Timaru, on Tuesday, 12 February, by the Rev. George Foster, Arthur Perry to Elizabeth Rhodes.

Married. On the 12th January, at Riccarton, by the Rev. G. Carpenter, Thomas Arthur Clowes, Mackenzie Country, eldest son of the late Rev. T. Clowes, to Harriet Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Z. Buck, Esq., Norwich.

Death. On the 7th November, 1856, at Athlone, Ireland, aged 38, Sophia, the wife of Anthony Sutton Beswick, Esq., of the Ordances, Tower London.

Death. At Swaledale House, Highway Park, London, of cancer, Emily, the wife of John Rayner, Esq., M.D., Member of the Royal College of Physicians, &c.

Death. On the 4th instant, at Arowhenua, the infant son of Mr Thomas Copestake, builder, Temuka.

Saturday February 16 1867
Death. On the 15th instant, at Timaru, Fanny Maria Reilly, second daughter of Mr John Reilly, aged 18 years, of low fever.

Wednesday, February 20, 1867
Death. On the 17th instant, Richard, infant son of Richard and Mary Turnbull, aged seven months.

March

March 16 1867 page 2
Birth. March 8, at Timaru, the wife of F.J. Kimbell Esq., of the Three Springs Station, of a son.

Married. At Dunedin, on the 5th instant, by the Rev. D.M. Stuart, Alfred George Horton to Jessie Haliburton Chisholm.

Death. On Sunday the 17th ultomo, Richard, infant son of Richard and Mary Turnbull, aged seven months.

April

Birth. On the 19th of March, at Arowhenua, the wife of Mr James Popplewell of a son. [TH 23 March]

Marriage. On the 18th of March, at Geraldine, by the Rev. L.D. Brown, Mr Chapman, of Peel Forest, to Miss Foley, of Rangitata. [TH 23 March]

Marriage. On the 19th March, by the Rev. F.G. Simmons, M.A., Rector of the High School, Julius Vogel, Esq., H.M.R., to Mary, eldest daughter of W.H. Clayton, Esq., Dunedin.

March 31 1867
Marriage. January 16, at Darwen, Lancashire, E. Elworthy Esq., of Wellington, Somersetshire, and Pareora, Canterbury, New Zealand, to Sarah Maria, daughter of James Shorrock, Esq., J.P., of Astley Bank, Darwen.

May

Saturday May 11 1867
Birth. May 8, at Grange Farm, near Temuka, the wife of Mr G. Dyson, of a son.

Birth. On May 8, at Timaru, Mrs. Flockton, of a daughter.

Marriage. On February 28, at St. Luke's Church, Cheltenham, by the Rev. T. French, assisted by the Rev. A. Armitage, Andrew Thomson, Esq., of Otaio, Timaru, to Annie, eldest daughter of George Thomson, Esq., of Ellingham House, Cheltenham, England.

Death. On the 8th of February, at Woodford, Lucy, wife of the Rev. William Joseph Butler, rector of Thwing, Yorkshire, and lately also of St. Nicholas, Nottingham.

Death. On the 7th April, at Geelong, Victoria, George Cooper, Esq., aged 73 years.

June

Birth: May 8, at the Clarendon Hotel, Waihi, Mrs C Bishop of a son
Birth. At Ashbury, Timaru, on the 11th ult., the wife of B. Woolcombe, Esq., R.M., of a daughter.
Birth: On the 27th instant, at the Commercial Hotel, Timaru, the wife of Mr W G Allen, of twins, prematurely born

Saturday 15 June 1867
Birth. On Thursday, June 13th, the wife of Mr W. Harrison, of a son.

Birth. At Timaru, on June 21st, Mrs Henry Heatley, of a son.

Marriage. On the 29th May, at the residence of Mr Henry Wurm, York Place, Dunedin, by the Rev D.M. Stuart, George Hodgkinson, Esq., of Oamaru, to Euphemia, daughter of Captain Alexander Jamieson, of Port Adelaide, South Australia.
 

1st June 1867. Death: On the 28th instant, the twin sons of Mr W G Allen, of the Commercial Hotel, Timaru.

1st June 1867: Marriages:
On Saturday, the 25th May, at Timaru, by the Rev. G Barclay, Samuel Alford Bristol to Mary Jane Wood
May 25, at Christchurch, Benjamin Alfred Buckley, Inspector of Police, Timaru, to Lizzie Josephine Walsh

Saturday 22 June 1867 page 2
Death. March 29, at Dublin, in the 79th year of her age, Elizabeth, relict of James Wilson Ramsay, Esq., formerly wine merchant of that city.

Saturday 22 June 1867 page 2
Death. April 9, at the Victoria hotel, Eaton-square, London, Charlotte, wife of Herbert Meyer, Esq., of Canterbury, New Zealand, aged twenty-seven years.

Saturday 15 June 1867
Death. On Tuesday, June 11, at Arowhenua, Mr James Russell, aged 60 years, formerly of Ludlow, Shropshire.

July

Birth. June 27, at Timaru, Mrs A. Medcalf, of a daughter.

July 13 1867
Birth. July 11, at her residence, Church street, the wife of Mr H. Hooper, of a son.

Birth. On the 28th instant, at Timaru, Mrs Stanley B. Seymour, of a son.

Birth. On the 30th instant, at Barnard street, Timaru, Mrs D. McKenzie, of a daughter.

Saturday 20 July 1867
Death. On July 13th, at the residence of Henry Wurm, Esq., Dunedin, of rheumatic fever, George Hodgkinson, Esq., of Lake Ohau, Mackenzie Country, aged 34 years.

Saturday 27 July 1867
Death. July 25, at Timaru, Mr Honeyborne Beckingham, aged 56 years.

August

Timaru Herald Saturday, August 31, 1867
Birth. On July 26, at Hoonhay, near Christchurch, the wife of the Hon. Ernest Gray, of a son.

The birth notice for son born to "Hon. Ernest Gray".  Son's name was "John Sanderson Gray". Would appreciate history of Ernst Gray's parliamentary career.  Terry Johanson  Terry would appreciate history of his parliamentary(?) career. Posted 10 Jan. 2006  Ernest Gray, born 2 Jul 1832 at Castle Cary, Somerset, 2 July 1832, d at Hoon Hay 4 July 1895, buried at Halswell. His wife Margaret, d/o Colonel Ewen MacPherson, born at Kandy Ceylon 1 April 1832, d. at Winchester N.Z. 12 Nov. 1922

Timaru Herald Saturday August 10th 1867
Birth: On August 6, at the Orari Gorge station, the wife of C.G. Tripp, Esq., of a daughter.

Death. On the 29th instant, at the Opawa Accommodation House, Mr William Walden, in his 46th year.

7 August 1867 page 2
Inquest on the body of William Aveleigh was held at the Point Accomodation House on Saturday, before H. Belfield. A jury of fourteen having been sworn in, of which Mr Daniel Kee was chosen foreman. Martin Warren - a shepherd at Major Hornbrook's. William Aveleigh, shepherd in the like employ. Found dead in a hut. Warren walked to the home station, a distance of fourteen miles and reported the circumstance to Mr Smith the manager. Dr Rayner proved that the deceased died from heart disease. Mr BInley and Lorns assisted Dr Rayner.

September

Timaru Herald Wednesday, October 2, 1867
Birth. On September 2, the wife of Mr A. Fisher, of a son.

Birth. On Sept. 22, at Arowhenua, the wife of Mr Isaac Greaves, of a daughter.

Marriage. August 28, at Kakahu, by the Rev Mr Barclay, Mr James Marshall, to Miss Ellen Currie, both of Temuka.

Marriage. September 12, at the Commercial Hotel, Timaru, by the Rev. Geo. Barclay, Mr William Robertson, to Miss Margaret Ross.

Marriage. On September 30, by the Rev. Geo. Barclay, Mr John Bell, to Miss Sarah Beattie.

Death. On September 5, in the Mackenzie Country, Jean, wife of Mr Gould, farmer.

Death. On Sunday, Sept. 15, at Waimate, Mr John Bowles, late of Deal, Kent, England, aged 51.

October

Birth. On October 5, at Timaru, the wife of Mr John Conway, of a daughter.

Birth. On October 6, at Makikihi, the wife of Mr W.B. Jones, of a son.

Birth. October 21, at Otaio, the wife of James Thomson, Esq., of a daughter.

Birth. October 23, George street, Timaru, Mrs J.R. Thompson, of a daughter.

Marriage. October 16, at the Presbyterian Church, Timaru, by the Rev. Geo. Barclay, Mr Albert Henson, to Miss Kate Sherly.

Marriage. October 19, at Timaru, by the Rev. Geo. Barclay, Thomas Eyton, Esq., to Miss Ethelinda Clifford.

Marriage. October 19, at Timaru, by the Rev. Geo. Barclay, Mr Frederick Osborn, to Miss Betsy Ellen Foden.

November

Marriage. November 19, at Timaru, by the Deputy-Registrar, Mr James Anderson, of Deep Creek, Waimate, to Miss Mary Armstrong, of Timaru.

Birth. November 5, at Elephant Hill station, Mrs W.K. Mcculloch, of a daughter, stillborn.

Birth. November 10, at Eden street, Oamaru, the wife of Mr John Watson, of twin sons.

Birth. November 11, at Arowhenua, the wife of Mr W. Massey, of a daughter.

Birth. November 15, at Salisbury street, Christchurch, the wife of John Englis, Esq., of a daughter.

Birth. November 17, at Timaru, Mrs W.N. Macbeth, of a son.

Birth. November 23, at Waimate, the wife of Mr George Manchester, of a son.

Death. November 4th, at Timaru, Elise Cullmann, aged 37 years.

Death. November 15, at the Ashburton, Elizabeth Lowson, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Turton, aged 10 months

December

Saturday Dec. 28. Fatal Accident
On Wednesday morning a fatal accident happened at Raukapuka. A bullock driver of Mr Cox's, named George was thrown from his horse, and received such fatal injuries that he died within two hours after the accident. George has been in Mr Cox's employ for some years, and was much valued as a servant. He was formerly a soldier, having served his time in the 12th Regiment, from which he was discharged some years ago at Adelaide.

Wednesday, February 20, 1867. Chinamen - Yesterday about noon between twenty and thirty Celestials passed through Timaru en route for the Otago goldfields. They carried their swags in true Chinese fashion - on the end of long poles, and passed through the streets at that pace known as a "trot," so peculiar to the Chinese. They had come overland from Hokitika, and declared that the goldfields there were "no good."