Pandora Research www.nzpictures.co.nz Early Hutt Marriages 1840 New Zealand Herald 04 Dec 1900 In June 1840 Charles William Keys was married at Petone by the Rev J. G. Butler, to Maria, eldest daughter of the late Mr Charles Hunt, a passenger by the ‘Adelaide’. This was the first European wedding in the newly-formed Wellington settlement. Earliest New Zealand: Journal of a Voyage out to New Zealand, 1840 by Hannah Butler (1927) NZ Electronic Text Centre http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-BarEarl-t1-body-d12-d2.html 1840 Jul 04 Married James Williams of Cloudy Bay, and Jane Florence. Mr Smith, Samuel Florence and myself present. 1840 Dec 25 Married Thos. William Tankersley to Sarah Draper – Mr Telford and Mr Burcham present, also Mr Burgess and Mrs Turner. Marriage Register St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral Church, Wellington 07 Jun 1840 to 04 Nov 1856 – Alexander Turnbull Library Ref Micro MS 252 No.6 Thomas William Tankersley of Petoni, bachelor and Sarah Draper of Petoni, spinster were married at Petoni by License 25 Dec 1840 by J. G. Butler. Witnesses: John Telford of Petoni, Merchant and Agnes? Burcham. 1842 New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator 25 May 1842 Marriage On the 16 th instant, by the Rev Mr Aldred, George Compton, Esq., to Mrs E. Dunn. New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator 07 Jul 1842 Marriage On Saturday, the 25 th June last, at the residence of Dr Evans, Golders Hill, Wellington, by the Rev J. Macfarlane, Edward, eldest son of Sir Edward Chetham, to Amelia, daughter of the late D. Riddiford, Esq., of London, and step-daughter of G. S. Evans, L.L.D., of Lincoln’s Inn, Esquire, now of Port Nicholson, New Zealand. Dawn Chambers – Email: [email protected] Last updated 08 April 2020 Page 1 of 107 Pandora Research www.nzpictures.co.nz 1843 Marriage Register St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral Church, Wellington 07 Jun 1840 to 04 Nov 1856 – Alexander Turnbull Library Ref Micro MS 252 No.14 John Russell of Petoni, River Hutt, bachelor and Frances Swan of Petoni, spinster were married in this church by banns with consent of friends 04 Sep 1843 by Richard Taylor, M.A., Officiating Minister. Witnesses: Henry Russell of Petoni and Martha… of Petone. The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator 06 Sep 1843 Marriage [in Wellington?] On the 4 th September, Thomas Brightwell, formerly of Eydon, Northamptonshire, to Mary Ann Wright, formerly of Cornwall. Marriage Register St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral Church, Wellington 07 Jun 1840 to 04 Nov 1856 – Alexander Turnbull Library Ref Micro MS 252 No.15 Richard Barton of Aglionby, widower and Hannah Butler of Pitone, spinster were married in the Native Church Petone by License 21 Sep 1843 by Robert Cole, M.A. Witnesses: … Smith of Wellington, Louise… Smith of Wellington. John Smith, Edmund Halswell, Robert Waitt, Samuel Revans The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator 23 Sep 1843 Errata In our paper of September 6 th in the notice of marriage of Thomas Brightwell, for Mary Ann Wright read Mary Ann Knight . The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator 22 Sep 1843 On 21 st instant, at the Native Church Petoni, by Robert Cole, Clerk, M.A., Richard Barton, Esq., of Aglionby, on the Hutt, to Hannah, only daughter of the late Rev John Butler, first resident clergyman in New Zealand, having commenced residence in the early part of 1819. Dawn Chambers – Email: [email protected] Last updated 08 April 2020 Page 2 of 107 Pandora Research www.nzpictures.co.nz 1844 Marriage Register St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral Church, Wellington 07 Jun 1840 to 04 Nov 1856 – Alexander Turnbull Library Ref Micro MS 252 No.1 Josias Tucker of this district, bachelor and Elizabeth Williams of this district, spinster were married at Aglionby on the Hutt by banns 20 Jan 1844 by Robert Cole, M.A. Witnesses: John Hicks of Aglionby on the Hutt and the mark of Elizabeth Williams of Aglionby on the Hutt. No.9 William Judd of this district, bachelor and Mary Jane Clarke Lansdale of this district, spinster were married at Pitone by banns 12 Aug 1844 by Robert Cole, M.A. Witnesses: The mark of James Lansdale of Port Nicholson, … Maria Simpson of Pitone, William Bertram White, and the mark of William Judd. No.11 Henry Russell of this district, bachelor and Martha Rowe of this district, spinster were married at Aglionby by banns 14 Sep 1844 by Robert Cole, M.A. Witnesses: The marks of Daniel Peck of Aglionby and Elizabeth Peck of Aglionby 1845 Marriage Register St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral Church, Wellington 07 Jun 1840 to 04 Nov 1856 – Alexander Turnbull Library Ref Micro MS 252 No.6 Edward Russell of this district, bachelor and Sarah Taverner of this district, spinster were married at Aglionby Church by banns 15 Mar 1845 by Robert Cole, M.A. Witnesses: The mark of Matthew Shirley of Aglionby and Mary… of Aglionby. 1846 Marriage Register St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral Church, Wellington 07 Jun 1840 to 04 Nov 1856 – Alexander Turnbull Library Ref Micro MS 252 No.15 George Avery of this district, bachelor and Charlotte Tandy of this district, spinster were married at the River Hutt by banns 15 Dec 1846 by Robert Cole, M.A. Witnesses: The marks of George Whiteman of the River Hutt and Caroline Williams of the River Hutt and Mary Ann Taverner. Also William C. P. Williams? Wellington Independent 16 Dec 1846 Marriage On Thursday, the 10 th instant, at the Wesleyan Church, Bridge Town, River Hutt, by the Rev S. Ironside, Mr Thomas Wrigley to Miss Mary Welch. Dawn Chambers – Email: [email protected] Last updated 08 April 2020 Page 3 of 107 Pandora Research www.nzpictures.co.nz 1847 New Zealand Spectator and Cook’s Strait Guardian 22 May 1847 Marriage On the 20 th inst., by the Rev J. Watkin, at Waiwhetu, Mr H. H. Jackson, to Miss Sarah Saxby. Wellington Independent 22 May 1847 Marriage On Friday, the 21 st inst., by the Rev S. Ironside, Mr Thomas Frethey, farmer, to Miss Catherine Wilkie, both of the River Hutt. Marriage Register St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral Church, Wellington 07 Jun 1840 to 04 Nov 1856 – Alexander Turnbull Library Ref Micro MS 252 No.7 William Barnett of this district, bachelor and Louisa Barrow of this district, spinster were married at the Hutt by license 16 Jun 1847 by Robert Cole, M.A. Witnesses: … Canning? Of the Hutt District and the mark of Eliza Hooper of the Hutt District. 1848 Wellington Independent 25 Mar 1848 Marriage On Monday, 20 th instant, at the residence of Capt. Daniell, Bridge Town, River Hutt, by the Rev R. Cole, Capt. John Charles Walkden Wood, late of the ‘Star of China’, to Miss Fanny Ellen, youngest daughter of Mr Charles Hunt. Marriage Register St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral Church, Wellington 07 Jun 1840 to 04 Nov 1856 – Alexander Turnbull Library Ref Micro MS 252 No.10 John Charles Walkden Wood of Wellington, bachelor and Fanny Ellen Hunt of Wellington, spinster were married at the River Hutt by License 20 Mar 1848 by Robert Cole, M.A. Witnesses: Charles Himi? Of the River Hutt and Mary Trotter of the River Hutt Sydney Morning Herald 21 Apr 1848 Marriage On Monday, 20 th March, at Bridge Town, River Hutt, by the Rev R. Cole, Captain John Charles Walkden Wood, late of the ‘Star of China’ to Miss Fanny Ellen, youngest daughter of Mr Charles Hunt. Marriage Register St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral Church, Wellington 07 Jun 1840 to 04 Nov 1856 – Alexander Turnbull Library Ref Micro MS 252 No.12 Edward Downey of the River Hutt, bachelor and Elizabeth Galavin of the River Hutt, spinster married in the Church Porirua Road by Licence 24 Apr 1848 by Robert Cole, M.A. Witnesses: … Elizabeth Galpin, Robert Jeremiah Lawrence Walker (his mark) of the River Hutt, Jane Doreen (her mark) of the River Hutt. Dawn Chambers – Email: [email protected] Last updated 08 April 2020 Page 4 of 107 Pandora Research www.nzpictures.co.nz Marriage Register St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral Church, Wellington 07 Jun 1840 to 04 Nov 1856 – Alexander Turnbull Library Ref Micro MS 252 No.16 Stephen Hunt of the Hutt, bachelor and Sarah Ralph of the Hutt, spinster were married in this church by Banns 15 Jul 1848 by me Richard Taylor, M.A., Officiating Minister. Witnesses: James Futter of Wellington, Ann Ralph (her mark) of the Hutt. South Australian (Adelaide) 25 Aug 1848 Marriage On the 19 th instant, at Kercoonda, County Stanley, by the Rev Archdeacon Hale, John Jacob, Esq., of Woodlands, River Hutt, to Mary, third daughter of the late Nathaniel Cowles, Esq., formerly of the Stock Exchange, London. Wellington Independent 20 Sep 1848 Marriages At Karori, on Tuesday, the 19 th inst., by the Rev J. Watkin, Wesleyan Minister, Mr Alex. Monk to Miss Ann Maria Prebble; also, Mr Richard Prebble to Miss Mary Elizabeth Whitehead, all of that place. Marriage Register St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral Church, Wellington 07 Jun 1840 to 04 Nov 1856 – Alexander Turnbull Library Ref Micro MS 252 No.21 Joseph Percy of this district, bachelor and Anne Maria Welch of this district, spinster were married in the Hutt Church by Banns with consent of friends 23 Oct 1848 by Robert Cole, M.A. Witnesses: Thomas Gillian Wrigley and Elizabeth Eliza Welch. Marriage Register St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral Church, Wellington 07 Jun 1840 to 04 Nov 1856 – Alexander Turnbull Library Ref Micro MS 252 No.22 James Pierpoint of this district, bachelor and Sarah Taylor of this district, widow were married in the Hutt Church by Banns 25 Oct 1848 by Robert Cole, M.A.