MAY
Births
Joll - At Havelock, on the 10th inst, the wife of John Joll, of a son
Nairn - At Porerere, on the 1st inst, the wife of Henry Nairn, of a son
Seymour - At Napier on the 2nd inst, the wife of G.L seymour, of a son
Gill - Napier on the 3rd inst, the wife of Joseph Gill, of a son
Tanner - Napier on the 10th inst, the wife of Thomas Tanner, of a son
Weber - Napier on the 15th inst, the wife of C.H Weber, of a son
Smith - At Newton House, Elgin, N.B, on the 26th Jan, the wife of H.W.P Smith Esq, of a son
Russell - At Redcliff, on the 14th inst, the wife of William Russell Russell, Esq, of a son
Price - At Napier on the 18th inst, the wife of Alfred H Price, esq, of a daughter
Sutton - Napier on the 21st inst, the wife of Mr. F Sutton, of a daughter
Neagle - At Clive on the 26th inst, the wife of Thomas Blake, of a son
Blake - Napier on the 27th inst, the wife of A.H Blake, of a son
marriages
Cotton - Hanscombe - on the 26th April, at Porangahau, Daniel Cotton to Jane Hanscombe
Torr - Villers - At Napier (no date) Joseph Andrew Torr, to Lucind Agatha Villers.
Kent - Smith - Napier on the 18th inst, Isaac Kent to Leah Smith, daug of Thomas Smith, Laburnum Cottage, O'Briend's Bridge, Tasmania
Young - Enright - May 16th at Orr's restaurant, Wellington, Charles Young to Susannah Enright
Deaths
Lawson - At Pakowhai, Te Wairoa, on 21st April, Thomasina, beloved wife of Andrew Lawson, settler.
Gowing - on the 5th Jan at Nelson Terrace, Lowestoft, James Warden Gowing, Esq, late of Norfolk, in his 75th Year
MacFarlane - on the 28th April, Mount Eden, Andrew Marshall Macfarlane, aged 23
Channing - Napier on the 3rd April, William Edward Channing, aged 14
Tanner - Napier on the 22nd inst, Henry Selwood, second son of Thomas Tanner, aged 7 years
JUNE
Births
Koch - on the 27th May, Clyde road, the wife of Mr A. Koch, of a son
Hudson - June 1st, Napier, the wife of W. Hudson, of a son
Renouf - Napier on the 12th June, the wife of Henry Renouf, of a son.
Jeffares - At Clive on the 13th inst, the wife of Mr R. Jeffare, of a son
Jackson - At Napier on the 12th June, the wife of Mr W. Jackson
Rhodes - At Clive, on the 19th inst, the wife of Joseph Rhodes, of a daughter
Wood - At Napier, on the 20th inst, the wife of John Wood, of a son
Palmer - Napier on the 22nd inst, the wife of Frederick Palmer, of a daughter
Torre - Napier on the 28th inst, the wife of J. J. Torre, of a daughter
Marriages
Northe - Craig - Napier on the 30th May, William Henry Northe to Lizzie Craig
Heslop - Steel - At Patangata, on 4th June, John Heslop to Jane Isabella Steel
Watson - Kippen - At Wairoa on the 15th June, Mr. W. Watson to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Kippen
Garlick - Green - on June 18, in Auckland, Richard Garlick to Ellen Green
Deaths
Harris - At Turanga, on 28th May, Catherine Mary, infant daughter of henry and Annie Harris, aged 9 months
French - At clifton Station, on 2nd June, Charles French, Esq
Allen - At Mohaka on the 21st june, John Allen, sheep farmer, of Mautawa Station, Mohaka
Inquest
Allen - Mr John Allen met a shocking death by being siezed by apoplexy in the bush at Mohaka, at inquest the jury returned a verdict of "death by apoplexy"
JULY
Births
Lvingstone - At Kaikora, on the 30th June, the wife of John Livingstone, of a daughter
Elliot - At Clive on the 10th inst, Mrs Elliot, of a son
Holt - Napier on the 5th inst, the wife of Robert holt, of a daughter
Ferguson - At Te Wairoa, on the 6th inst, the wife of A. Ferguson, of a son
Couper - At Havelock, on the 13th inst, the wife of William Couper, of a son
Hague - Napier on the 16th Jul, the wife of John Hague, of a son
Bendall - Napier on the 20th inst, the wife of Capt Bendall, of a son
Chapman - At Poukawa, on the 13th inst, the wife of F.M Chapman, of a son
Parker - At Waitangi, on the 22nd inst, the wife of Henry Parker, of a daughter
Davidson - Napier on the 25th inst, the wife of Alexander Davidson, of a daughter
Johnson - At Onepoto, on the 26th inst, the wife of B. Johnson, of a daughter
Larkin - Napier on the 27th inst, Mrs Larkin, of a daughter
Marriages
Johnstone - Skelton - Napier on the 27th June, John T Johnstone, to Mary Skelton
Stratford - Smallwood - on June 20, Edmond Woodgate Stratford to Mary Jane Smallwood
Deaths
Elliot - At Clive on the 10th inst, within 2 hours after the birth of a child, Mrs Elliot.
other deaths
Smith - a man named Thomas Smith died suddenly at Kaikora
Brown - the newspaper ran its own obituary for an old settler named Charles Brown, land lord of the Thistle Inn in Mulgrave street, gives details such as his former place of residence etc.
Liddle - in the Canterbury province a man named Alexander Liddle perished from exposure to the weather while away shepherding
Dowd - a man named James Dowd was drowned in Waipukurau yesterday (10th).. a later paper says that he left 5 orphaned children, aged 11 and under, who are unprovided for
AUGUST
Births
Lee - Napier on the 27th Jul, the wife of G.E Lee, of a daughter
Walters - Napier on the 30th Jul, Mrs Walters, of twin daughters
Peacock - at Meanee, on the 1st Aug, prematurely, the wife of Hector Peacock, of a son
Hamlin - At Clive on the 1st Aug, the wife of F. E. Hamlin, of a son
Cutbill - At Marine Parade, Hythe, on the 18th May, the wife of Lieut. Cutbill, 12th Regiment, of a son
Carver - Napier on the 4th inst, the wife of R. W. Ind Carver, of a son
Price - Napier on the 5th inst, the wife of T. T. price, of a daughter
scully - Napier on the 5th inst, the wife of T. Scully, inspector of police, of twins, a son and daughter
Hunter - At Porangahau, on the 5th inst, the wife of D.S Hunter, of a daughter
Steven - At Kaikora, on the 10th Aug, the wife of A. Steven, of a daughter
Cosgrove - At Napier on the 14th Aug, the wife P. Cosgrove, of a son
Peters - on the 15th inst, the wife of A. Peters, of a son
Robertson - At Meanee, on the 15th inst, the wife of W. Robertson, of a daughter
Stables - Napier on the 16th inst, the wife of John Stables, of a son
Williams - Napier on the 20th inst, the wife of Henry Williams, of a daughter
Marriages
Black - McLure - Napier on the 28th Jul, John Scott Black to Margaret McLure
Fordham - Thomas - At Wellington, on the 8th inst, William Henry Fordham, to Mary Thomas
Beamish - Fougere - At Waitangi, Chatham Is, 27th April, William Henry Slingsby Beamish to Catherine Julia Fougere
Moore - Canning - On june 25 at Weyhill, Hants, George Moore to Elizabeth mary Canning
Deaths
Stuart - on the 4th inst, Daniel Stuart, of Clive, aged 52
Peacock - At Meanee, on the 4th inst, the infant son of Hector Peacock
Atkins - At Homewood on the 11th aug, Norcott Atkins, aged 38, manager Hawkes Bay Steam Boiling - Down company, formarly of Geelong, Vic, Aust
obituary and inquest
Atkins - an obituary run by the paper for Norcott Atkins, as well as the inquset which returned a verdict of "died from natural causes" he left a wife and 5 young children who had recently arrived from Geelong.