some of the marriages at Papers Past on 25 January 1894

ARMSTRONG-SULLIVAN
... On January 11, 1894, at St Paul's Church, by the Rev W. Bates, Thomas Armstrong to Louie Sullivan, late of Strawberry Hil, Sydney, N.S.W.


BROOKFIELD-DICKEY
... On January 4, at St James's Church, Mangere, by the Rev W. E. Mulgan, Harold Cotterill, youngest son of F. M. P. Brookfield, Esq., barrister and solicitor, Onehunga, to Anna Catherine, eldest daughter of A. J. Dickey, Esq., J.P., of Hollybrook, Mangere


CASTLE-BRADY
... On November 16, at St Patrick's Cathedral, by the Rev J. J. Hackett, David William, second son of Joseph and Elizabeth Castle, to Anne Jane Annie, youngest daughter of the late John and Mary Brady; both of Auckland


CASSELS-THOMSON
... At Te Aroha, by the Rev Mr Norrie, William Cassels, of Te Aroha, to Emma Janet Thomson, second daughter of the late W. A. Thomson, Esq., Langholm, Mount Albert


COTTINGHAM-BARRETT
... On November 29, at St Sepulchre's Church, by the Ven. Archdeacon Dudley, Allan Dale, youngest son of Wolfran and Rosina Cottingham, Auckland, to Annie, third daughter of John Barrett, Auckland


CRAIG-PREECE
... On January 4, at the Pitt-street Church, by the Rev S. F. Prior, William A. Craig, third son of the late James Craig, Edq., to Florence E. Preece, second daughter of J. Preece, Esq., Christchurch, late of England


DADSON-WALKER
... On January 1, at the residence of the bride's parents, by Rev E. Best, John William Dadson to Maria Emma, third daughter of Thomas Westall Walker, Howe-street, Auckland


EDWARDS-ANTHONY
... On December 26, at Newmarket, by the Rev G. B. Monro, R. Edwards, saddler, to Esther (Hetty), Anthony


GALBRAITH-FERGUSON
... On December 27, at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev R. MacNicol, John Edward, son of Captain Galbraith, Lyttelton, to Nellie Leslie, daughter of H. Ferguson, Inspector of Factories, Auckland


HILL-BLACKBURN
... On December 27, at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev E. Best, Henry Swanson Hill, Whangarei, to Blanche, youngest daughter of John Blackburn, Franklin Road


HOOKEY-SPENCER
... On January 3, 1894, at Denholm, Mount Eden, Auckland, the residence of Mrs J. W. Henton, by the Rev B. L. Thomas, Alfred Tily Hookey, of Lymington, Hants, England, to Fanny Kate Spencer, of Farnham, Surrey, England


HOSKING-DICKSON
... On January 12, at St Sepulchre's, by the Ven Archhdeacon Dudley, G. Fred C. Hosking, only son of G. F. Hosking, C.E., F.G.S., to Emily, third daughter of J. Dickson, H.M. Customs, Auckland


LOPES-McLEAN
... On Monday, January 8, at her parents residence, Franklin Road, E. J. Lopes to Ellen McLean; both of Auckland


MacLAURIN-MACKY
... On December 27, at the residence of the bride's parents, Paterangi, Waikato, by the Rev D. J. Steele, James Scott, second son of the late Rev R. MacLaurin, to Dorcas, sixth daughter of W. Macky, Esq


NELSON-MAGUIRE
... On December 27, at St Benedict's Church, Newton, by the Rev Father Downey, O.S.B., James Edward Nelson, second son of Mr R. Nelson, Howe-street, Auckland, to Mary (Tottie) Maguire, eldest daughter of Mr P. J. Maguire, Basque Road, Eden Terrace


PEGLER-TIPLADY
... On December 28, at Mount Eden, by the Rev L. Thomas, Llewelyn James, eldest son of William J. Pegler, Onehunga, to Harriet (Cassy), youngest daughter of the late Atkinson Tiplady, Hillsboro


WAGSTAFF-AGUILAR
... On November 20, 1893, at St John's Church, Monghyr, Bengal, India, by the Rev S. Scott, H. F. Wagstaff, late of Auckland to Emilia, youngest daughter of C. Agnilar, Esq., of Monghyr


WELLSTAFF-HARDING
... On December 25, at St Benedict's Church, Newton, by the Rec Father Downey, O.S.B., Thomas Henry, eldest son of Captain F. A. Wellsted, Southampton, England, to Mary (Lily) Elizabeth Zita, only daughter of John harding, Cymberland, England


WOOLLEY-CROOKS
... On January 10, at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev J. Ward, William Basil Woolley, second son of Joseph Woolley, of Sydney, to Ellen (Nellie) Crooks, eldest daughter of Terence Crooks, Birkenhead