the known MINIFIE marriages New Zealand

MINIFIE BRIDES 1862 - 1933
Alice Minifie (1843-1903)
... married Edwin Hellard CREASE (1840-1892) in 1862
their known children:
* 1862 - 1863 Elizabeth Jane Crease (aged 2 months)
* 1864 - 1933 Clara Louise Crease (aged 69)
* 1866 - 1895 Ada Beatrice Crease (aged 28)
* 1867 - 1867 Edwin John Crease (aged 3 months)
* 1868 - 1925 Frederick John Crease (aged 56)
* 1868 - 1868 Nelly Crease (aged 2 months)
* 1870 - Kate Crease
* 1872 - Fanny Crease
* 1874 - Ettie Crease
* 1875 - Minnie Crease
* 1878 - Herbert Edwin Crease
.........Wellington Independent, 31 July 1869
The AULD REEKIE GOLD MINING COMPANY (Registered)
...I, The undersigned, EDWIN HELLARD CREASE, herby make application to register the "Auld Reekie Gold Mining Company (Registerd)" under the provisions of the Mining Companies Limited liability Act, 1865. That the place of intended operation is at Waiariki (about 24km from Wellington)
ALICE & EDWIN are buried Bolton St., Wellington (with a few other family members)

Alice Ann Minifie (1882-1950)
... married David RANKIN in 1913

Alice Maria Minifie
... married Edward Richard KIBBLEWHITE in 1879
Edward was born in Masterton (see link for more)
......The Cyclopedia of New Zealand EKETAHUNA
Kibblewhite and Wilson (E. R. Kibblewhite and W. M. Wilson), Coachbuilders, Wheelwrights, and General Blacksmiths, High Street, Eketahuna. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. This well known business was established in 1891 by Mr. Edward Richard Kibblewhite, who had been for ten years previously in business in Masterton. The building, which is spacious, consists of blacksmith's shop, coachbuilding department, paint room and office. A fair share of the business of the district comes to the establishment, the work turned out giving general satisfaction. All kinds of vehicles, including buggies, traps, timber waggons, business carts and coaches, are constructed on the premises.

Charlotte Minifie (1874-1966)
... married Arthur John PEACHEY in 1906
their known children:
* 1907 - 1931 Cyril Ryhope Peachey
* 1908 - 1957 Arthur Henry Poneke Peachey

Daisy Marina Minifie (1886-1968)
... married Arthur Philip KENT in 1922

Dorothy Beatrice Sloan Minifie (1903-1989)
daughter of George Langford MINIFIE & Sophie NOLAN
... married Gilbert CLEPHANE in 1933

Dorothy Jessie Minifie (1909-1996)
daughter of George Albert & Catherine Heaton Olive MINIFIE
... married James Marlborough DALLEY in 1928

Edith Minifie
... married John William DAVIS in 1874
their known children:
* 1877 - Kathleen Edith Mary Davis
* 1879 - Edward John Davis
* 1881 - Louis William Davis
* 1883 - Geoffrey Harold Davis
* 1886 - Hilda Jessie Davis
* 1888 - Maurice Robert Davis

Eliza Agnes Annie Minifie (1864-1932)
... married Frederick Joseph WALKER in 1887
their known children:
* 1888 - Desmond Royden Walker
* 1890 - Estelle Eileen Walker
* 1892 - Irene Eveline Walker
* 1897 - Rita Minifie Walker

Elizabeth Minifie
... married William NEILL in 1885
their known children:
* 1886 - William Rupert Neill
* 1888 - Myrtle Olive May Neill
* 1889 - Winifred John Percy Neill
* 1891 - Eldon Kenneth Stuart Neill

Elizabeth Ada Minifie (1880-1953)
5th of 5 known children of George Henry MINIFIE & Elizabeth McDONALD
... married Charles Walter WOOSTER (1884-1949) in 1919
4th of 10 children of Thomas Brandon WOOSTER & Mary Beatrice RIDLEY

Emma Mary Minifie (1856-1932)
... married George Robert WILTON in 1874
their known children:
* 1876 - Otto George Wilton
* 1877 - Oliver Ephraim Wilton
* 1878 - Sidney Arthur Wilton
* 1880 - Leah Cecil Wilton
* 1884 - Horace Clinton Wilton
* 1887 - Florence Lydia Hilda Wilton

Eunice Marina Grace Minifie (1910-2008)
daughter of Albert Minifie & Daisy Marina POINTON
... married Norman Sigurd PEDERSEN in 1929
The LONDON GAZETTE, 1 January 1951
CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD
... The KING has been graciously pleased, on the advice of His Majesty's New Zealand Ministers, to give orders for the following appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:-
... To be Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the said Most Excellen Order:- Warrant Officer Class I (temporary) Norman Sigurd Pedersen, Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals

Eva Myrtle Minifie (1889-1944)
... married Amos Augustus AVERY in 1908
their known children:
* 1909 - Maureen Helen Avery
* 1911 - Dulcas Constance Avery

Gladys Wilma Alma Minifie (1894-1924)
Gladys was born in Masterton to Samuel Carl Leopold Minifie & Julia BRENNAN
... married Victor Duval GRANT in 1914
their known children:
* 1920 - Mavis Grant
* 1925 - Irving Grant

Helen Minifie (1853-1914)
... married William Henry HARTON in 1872
their known children:
* 1873 - Charles Bush Harton
* 1875 - Marian Harton
* 1887 - Leonard Christian Harton
* 1894 - Dorothy Helen Harton

Henrietta Florence Minifie (1867-1956)
... married Alfred John BLAND in 1899
their known children:
* 1900 - Esther Leone Bland

Hilda Ann Minifie (1887-1970)
daughter of John William & Ellen Constance MINIFIE
... married Matthew JOHNSON in 1918

Jessie Minifie
... married George John HALL in 1862
their known children:
* 1863 - John Minifie Edwin Hall
* 1866 - Edith Mary Hall
* 1869 - Arthur George Hall

Louisa Mary Minifie (1849-1933)
... married Carl Leopold ANDERSON (1842-1914) in 1870
Evening Post, 24 March 1870 MARRIAGE
... On the 29th February, at the Wesleyan Church, Manners-street, by the Rev W. Kirk, Carl Leopold Anderson, to Louisa Mary, eldest daughter of Mr Josiah Minifie, of Wellington
Carl was from Sweden, he was a Storekeeper when naturalised in Wellington 1869. They moved to Sandon, Manawatu around 1879/1880 where Carl carried on business as Storekeeper
their known children:
* 1870 - Annie Louisa Anderson
* 1873 - John Anderson
* 1876 - Mary Anderson
* 1877 - Edith Anderson
* 1878 - Alexander Anderson
* 1879 - 1955 Carl Leopold Anderson
* 1882 - May Anderson
* 1884 - Roy Anderson
* 1885 - Nellie Anderson
* 1886 - Ernest Albert Anderson
* 1889 - Ella Kathleen Anderson

Mabel Minifie
... married Arthur John REYNOLDS in 1916

Margaret Minifie
... married William Lloyd DAVIES in 1906
their known children:
* 1909 - Felmai Lloyd Davies
* 1912 - 1983 George Henry Lloyd Davies

Mary Ann Minifie (1860-1930)
... married Joseph HITCHENS in 1886

Mary Elizabeth Minifie
... married Joseph Harry COWEN in 1869

Myrtle Olive Sophie Minifie (1906-1978)
daughter of George Langford MINIFIE & Sophie NOLAN
... married Maurice Dennis GILES in 1927
son of Edward GILES & Emily HARVEY

Olive Ann Minifie (1888-?)
born in Masterton to Ernest Arthur Minifie & Esther Agnes DEMPSEY
... married William COLLINGS in 1921

Phoebe Minifie (1850-1926)
... married Edward BARBER in 1871
their known children:
* 1872 - Florence Barber
* 1874 - Kenneth Barber
* 1876 - Amy Barber
* 1878 - James Barber
* 1881 - Hugh Barber
* 1882 - Olive Barber
* 1884 - Ernest Barber
* 1885 - Mildred Barber

Ruby Ethel Minifie (1892-1962)
Ruby was born in Masterton to Samuel Carl Leopold Minifie & Julia Brennan
... married Arthur SMITH in 1915

Susan Minifie
... married James GORDON in 1903

Teresa Minifie (1859-1946)
... married Arthur DORSET in 1882
their known children:
1885 - Ruby Dorset (+ Kenneth Montrose GRAHAM in 1912)
1887 - Ina Dorset (+ Harry HENDERSON in 1913)
1896 - Ngaira Dorset

Zillah Irene Minifie (1897-1959)
Zillah was born in Masterton to Samuel Carl Leopold Minifie & Julia Brennan
... married Walter Alexander CLARK in 1917


the MINIFIE GROOMS

PHOTO
The coach built for Mr. Harding, designed by Mr. Wilson, was 'one of the best finished vehicles in the district' (see Alice Maria Minifie)