JANUARY
Births
Irvine - At Airley Mount on 30th Dec, the wife of Alexander Irvine, of a daughter
Jeffares - At Clive on the 20th Jan, the wife of Richard Jeffares, of a daughter
Marriage
Schultz - Smith - on 3rd Jan, William Henry Shultz to Agnes Smith
Hart - McLean - on the 10th inst, Robert Hart to Catherine McLean, sister of Donald McLean
Deaths
Lee - At Napier on the 1st Jan, Alfred Vaughan Francis, infant son of G.E Lee, aged 5 months
Sutton - Napier on the 2nd Jan, Frederick Arthur, infant son of Mr. F Sutton, aged 2 months
Duncan - On Dec 26 at Nelson, Mary Anne, the beloved wife of R.J Duncan, Esq, aged 29 years
Sutton - Napier on the 10th inst, Ernest Livingstone, only son of Edmund Sutton, aged 4 months and 10 days
Britten - Napier on the 13th inst, Ellen Maria, infant daughter of William Britten, aged 1 month and 13 days
Hedley - on 26th Dec, at Opaki, Masterton, Mr George Hedley, aged 59 years
Rice - Napier on the 17th inst, of consumption, Joseph Rice late of the 40th Regt. (no age)
Brown - At Meanee, 18th Jan, Thomas, infant son of James Brown, aged 9 months
Henderson - Napier on the 19th inst, Mr Thomas Henderson, aged about 70 years, deceased was a native of Crimond, Aberdeenshire, and was much respected
Inglis - At Spring Hill, Rua Taniwha, on the 17th inst, John Inglis Esq, forth son of the late Robert Inglis Esq, of Kirkmay, Fifeshire, N.B
Moroney - At Waipawa on the 22nd inst, the infant daughter of P. Moroney, aged 3 months
Hardie - At Puketapu on the 25th inst, Agnes Jane, the beloved child of Mr G Hardie, aged 13 months
Miles - At Havelock, on the 26th inst, Stephen Miles, aged 25 years
Corry - Napier on the 26th inst, Agnes Annie, infant daughter of John Corry, aged 9 months
officers drowned at Patea
Lawson - Terchius - Lieut. Lawson and Ensign G. C. Terchius were drowned while bathing
FEBRUARY
Births
Redward - at the lake near Wallingford, on the 3rd inst, the wife of J. B. Redward, of a son
Harding - At Mt Vernon, on the 4th inst, the wife of John Harding, of a daughter
Drower - At Waipukurau on the 5th inst, the wife of F.H Drower, of a son
McHardy - Napier on the 12th Feb, the wife of Alexander McHardy, of a daughter
Carlyon - At Gwavas on the 12th Feb, the wife of Gwavas Carlyon Esq, of a daughter
Carver - Napier on the 16th Feb, the wife of R.W Ind Carver, of a son
Nairn - At Porerere, on the 19th inst, the wife of Mr Nairn, of a daughter
Lindsay - Napier on the 19th inst, the wife of David E. Lindsay, of a daughter
Marriages
Lynch - McGarvey - on Dec 31 in Parnell, Auck, James Inness Lynch to Lizzie McGarvy, youngest dau of the late William McGarvie
Austin - Connor - At Napier on the 1st Feb, Thomas Jervice Austin to Mary Jane Connor
Walter - Henretty - Meanee Flat on the 30th Jan, Thomas Andrew Walter to Sarah Jane Henretty, daughter of James henretty
Torr - Smith - At Petane on the 11th Feb, Thomas Torr, son of William Torr, to Mary Ann Smith, dau of Dillon Smith
Deaths
Cooper - At Havelock on the 31st Jan, John, the beloved son of James Cooper, aged 8 months and 26 days
Davidson - Napier on the 31st Jan, John Alexander, infant son of Alexander and May Davidson
Ward - Napier on the 7th inst, Ellen Matilda, daughter of J.Y Ward, aged 6 months
Peet - At Napier on the 7th inst, Mr Thomas W. Peet, aged 34 years
Fielder - At napier on the 7th inst, Francis Joseph, son of John Becket Fielder, aged 4 months
Tuxford - Napier on the 12th Feb, Mary Maude, only daughter of Franklin and Mary Tuxford, aged 10 months
Williams - At Napier on the 18th Feb, Mrs sarah Williams, aged 50 yrs
Stewart - At Sea View Hotel, on the 25th Feb, Mr James Stewart
Sudden death
Peet - Mr. T. W. Peet, bookbinder, died suddenly, he left a wife and children in Auckland
Inquest
Pilkington - an inquest into the death of James Pilkington returned a verdict of "found drowned"
witnesses and names mentioned were: James O'Shannassy, John Brown, Colin Campbell, Richard Fitzgerald and William Healy
MARCH
Births
Hill - At Napier on the 28th Feb, the wife of Kendrick Hill Esq, of a daughter
Alger - At Napier on the 27th Feb, the wife of F. Alger, of a daughter
Tod - At te Kopanga, on the 25th Feb, the wife of R. Tod, of a daughter
Townley- At Shakespeare Terrace, on the 28th Feb, the wife of John Townley, of a son
Miller - Napier on the 4th inst, the wife of William Miller, of a daughter
Dinwiddie - Napier on the 13th Mar, the wife of J. Dinwiddie, of a daughter
Harmer - At Wairoa Hotel, Clyde, on the 5th Mar, Mrs C.A Harmer, of a daughter (stillborn)
Snee - At Hampden, on the 9th Mar, the wife of E.L Snee, of a son
Marriages
McMurray - Levick - At the Shamrock Hotel, Tareha's Bridge, on the 26th Feb, James Murray Esq, of the Shamrock Hotel, to Miss Elizabeth Levick, eldest daughter of Thomas Levick Esq, of Tuxford, Nots, England
Wright - Roberts - at christchurch, on 12th Feb, Edward George Wright to Harriett Myra Roberts, dau of William Roberts esq
Stark - Pudney - In Auckland on the 4th Mar, H. P Stark to Emma Lindsay Pudney, 2nd daughter of Randolph Pudney, Essex, Eng
Fells - Maguire - Napier on the 23rd Mar, Joseph Josiah Fells, son of William George Graham Fells, to Margaret Maguire, daughter of Barnard Maguire, of Kensington, England
Campbell - McLean - Auckland on the 23rd Mar, Neil Campbell to Flora McLean.
Deaths
Te Poki - At Waitangi, 4 Feb, aged about 60 yrs, Waripa Te Poki, an influential fighting chief of the Ngatiawa tribe, and one of the earliest settlers on the Chatham Islands
Rochfort - At Haswell, Christchurch, Mary Dorothy Rochfort
Carlyon - At Gwavas, on the 28th Feb, the infant daughter of Captain and Mrs Carlyon
Catherall - Napier on the 6th inst, Helena, infant daughter of James Catherall, aged 6 months
McKay - At the Eastern spit, Napier on the 9th Mar, the infant daughter of Mr. George McKay, aged 3 days
McKay - At the Eastern spit, Napier on the 14th Mar, Margaret, the beloved wife of Mr. George McKay, aged 25 years
Badley - Meanee, on the 13th Mar, Mehetabel, daughter of P.Badley
Parker - Napier on the 20th Mar, Ellen, infant daughter of W. Parker, aged 10 months
APRIL
Births
Barlow - Napier on the 5th Apr, the wife of Brabazon John Barlow, of a daughter
Baty - At meanee on the 10th Apr, the wife of John Baty, of a son
Saywell - At the parsonage, Napier, on the 24th inst, the wife of Rev. Dr. Saywell, of a daughter
Tait - At Waikari Station, on the 17th Mar, the wife of James Tait, of a son.
Cuff - Napier on Apr 8, the wife of joshua Cuff, solicitor, of twin sons
Marriage
Skipworth - Uren - At Tauranganui, on the 9th inst, Frederic Green Skipworth, youngest son of Philip Green Skipworth, to Margaret Ann Uren, daughter of the late Thomas Uren of Poverty Bay
Gray - Hamilton - Napier on the 5th Apr, John Gray to Maggie Hamilton
Walsh - Espie - At Turanganui, on the 21st mar, James Walsh to Emma Espie
Aikman - Chapman - At Maraekakaho, on the 10th Apr, James Aikman to Sarah Chapman
Watt - Kells - Napier on the 15th Apr, Thomas Watt to Matilda Kells
Deaths
Boland - Napier on the 2nd Apr, James Joseph, eldest son of Sergeant M. Boland, aged 4 years and 3 months
Kopu - At "Hatepa" Te Wairoa, on the 11th Apr, Pitiera Kopu, chief of the Ngatipuku tribe - a loyal and brave warrior, a true christian and a most sincere friend to the Europeans - his last words being " kia atawhai koutou ki te pakeha" (be kind, all of you, to the white people). He died lamented and beloved by all who knew him.
Langtry - Napier on the 29th Apr, Robert Langtry, aged 28 years