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… at St Lawrence's Church, Southampton. Shortly after her marriage, on 1 May 1849, Sarah and her husband emigrated to … property in Karori. Chapman, a cousin of Charles Barraud by marriage, provided the couple with a cottage '20 feet by 10 … raising the children. As she was a schoolteacher before her marriage, she taught them herself before they were sent away …
Type: Biography
… and took place at public assemblies. These arranged marriages were often for political purposes, to strengthen … and it was incumbent on both families to see that the marriage took place when the child grew up. Tā moko Many …
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Part of story: Ngā tamariki
… her children who survived to adulthood formed the following marriages: Henry married Mata Kōtahitahi; John Mokomoko … Margaret Coupar and finally Alice Whaitiri. Most of these marriages produced large families. Further marriages, often early in life, by the children of the …
Type: Biography
… by remaining unmarried or abstaining from sex within marriage. Weddings and babies In the 19th century the … and at young ages – the period can also be described as a ‘marriage boom’. Baby bust Pākehā fertility changed …
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Part of story: Population change
… at Ōtāhuhu. It seems that there were no children of the marriage. Janet and Andrew Donald were instrumental in the … She was survived by her husband, and a son from her first marriage, George Martin Main, who was a well-known …
Type: Biography
… She eventually married a local man named Manaaki-ao. This marriage gave rise to the Ngāi Tai people, who are located … They eventually married men from the Hauraki region. These marriages led to the formation of another tribe, again …
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Part of story: Hauraki tribes
… warnings and disqualifications, and at the time of their marriage his jockey's licence had been cancelled. The marriage faced further difficulties. Laurel continued to … her home on 16 December 1935 and died hours later. The marriage foundered as Jim Campbell sank further into …
Type: Biography
… During the 1840s Halbert entered a fifth, more stable marriage, with Keita Kaikiri of Rongowhakaata, a close … advocate in the land claims of the 1860s. A sixth marriage, to Maora Pani, also of Rongowhakaata, produced one boy and one girl who survived to adulthood, The marriage lasted until his death. In 1851 Halbert figured in …
Type: Biography
… enough money left over to run extra ships on the side. His marriage to Annabella Langlands, daughter of influential … important. Mills had three daughters from his first marriage and was to have two sons and a daughter from his second marriage; the eldest son died in infancy. In 1906, having …
Type: Biography
… Kaumātua were often involved in arranging appropriate marriages. In some cases they might stand up to betroth an … desire to marry someone. The kaumātua would arrange the marriage rather than the parents, if the match was …
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Part of story: Kaumātua – Māori elders
… Hotel. Blomfield was married four times. In 1937 his marriage to Myra was dissolved, and on 2 June that year he … Blomfield married Heather June Ingley at Auckland. This marriage was dissolved in 1960, but the couple remarried at … children. There were also two children of Lofty's first marriage. A great deal of Blomfield's time in Whangārei was …
Type: Biography
… attended Timaru Main School, then helped at home until her marriage at Timaru to a cook and butcher, Peter Valentine … on 2 August 1896. Two sons were born of this union, but the marriage was violent and unhappy and Annie was often left … money. Henry Chaffey had an equally disastrous first marriage. He married Laura Mary Adcock in Wellington on 11 …
Type: Biography
… but the publicising of his financial plight resulted in his marriage on 1 January 1909 to a wealthy woman, Sarah Wallis … married before, as he described himself as a widower on the marriage certificate. Although his initial claims were … where she died. There seem to have been no children of the marriage. While Hamilton-Browne was clearly an impostor, his …
Type: Biography
… The new law focused instead on helping those in failing marriages and, from 2005, civil unions, to sort out their … on. One partner or both could apply for dissolution of the marriage or relationship. From 1990 a dissolution order (as …
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Part of story: Divorce and separation
… a son was born. When his wife discovered his real name the marriage fell through, and he attempted suicide. The couple … South Wales, but was gaoled soon after for making a false marriage statement. Distraught at the collapse of another marriage, he attempted suicide again. For many years Roberts …
Type: Biography
… and Ngāti Ranginui. Rāhera's inherited rank meant that her marriage was important to her people. After a period at Te … the Native Land Court named Hone as her father. After their marriage Rāhera and Hone lived for a time at Maketū, … in August 1885 she married Eru Nētana of Ngāti Ua; this marriage was childless. Katerina married David Asher, a …
Type: Biography
… was given as white leather dresser at the time of the marriage, but he seems to have been employed, off and on, as … to social problems, Bessie Lee saw sexual purity within marriage as a way to improve the lives of women and …
Type: Biography
… in her car during an election campaign. In 1914 Maata's marriage to George McGregor ended, and at Greytown on 24 … descent who owned land in Wairarapa. In 1932, however, that marriage also ended in divorce. There were two daughters, … 15 January 1952, aged 61. A son and daughter from her first marriage and two daughters from her second marriage survived …
Type: Biography
… to Kapiti Island and the adjacent mainland coast. Four marriages are recorded and the traditions tell of many other … are still sung. She was, too, a passionate woman of many marriages and many other relationships. She gives a striking …
Type: Biography
… the first stage of the baby boom – high rates of early marriage and increasing family size. The fertility rate for … Women generally married young and became mothers soon after marriage. In the mid-1950s, Pākehā women had on average 3.8 … most of their free time with male friends. Rape within marriage and domestic violence occurred in neat, …
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Part of story: Families: a history