the NORRIE GROOMS
Arnold Hector Norrie (1909-1974)
married Gladys Daphne Thompson (1911-1994) in 1929

Harold Robert Norrie (1886-1953)
married Alice Maud Fagan (1884-1946) in 1912
their known children
1912 - Irene Cecilia Norrie
1913 - Stella Mavis Norrie

Ian Clifford Russell Norrie
married Gladys Swinburn Tapp in 1938

James Alexander Norrie
married Nellie Jane Clark in 1912
their known children
1914 - Wynne Nance Norrie

John Norrie (1861-1938)
married Catherine Fisher in 1884
their known children
1885 - John William Fairfax Norrie
1887 - James Alexander
1891 - Robert Colquhoun Norrie
1892 - Edwin Rolland Norrie
11 May 1938 It is with profound regret that we record the sudden passing on Thursday morning of Mr John Norrie, editor and manager of the Tuapeka Times. Though Mr Norrie had not enjoyed good health for some time past, he continued carrying out his duties up to Wednesday evening.
Born in Glasgow in 1861 he came to New Zealand with his parents at an early age, his father eventually taking up a farm in the Tokomairiro district. At the age of 14 he entered on his apprenticeship with Bruce Herald and served his time on that paper, afterwards taking up a position on the Mataura Ensign at Gore. For a short period he managed a small periodical, the Waimea Plains Review for Mr Hugh Sutherland Ballantyne who had extensive land interests on the Waimea Plains. During his time in Gore, Mr Norrie was actively associated with a number of local societies.
In 1884 he married Miss Catherine Fisher, a daughter of a well-known Gore family.
A proposal to commence a paper in Lawrence in opposition to the Tuapeka Times led the then proprietors, Messrs Pilling Bros., to sell out to the sponsors of the proposal and the Tuapeka Times Newspaper Coy, Ltd was formed, Mr Norrie being appointed manager in 1896. Seven years later, Mr Norrie tokk over the position of editor from Mr F. M. Byrne and retained the dual position of editor and manager until his death. From 1901 he was also a director of the company.
Mr Norrie had a long record of willing public service. Outstanding in his work as a member of the Lawrence District High School Committee for a period of forty years, latterly as chairman. He retired from office only a week before his death and it had been proposed to recognise his valuable services at an appropriate function. Arising out of his connection with the school, he was president of the South Tuapeka State Primary Schools Sports Sub-Association from its inception.
A staunch supporter of the Presbyterian Church, he became a manager shortly after his arrival in Lawrence taking office as elder during the ministry of Rev H. H. Barton. He was senior justice of the peace in the district holding office for 33 years and carried out willingly and faithfully the many duties which that office imposed upon him. He was also for many years a member of the Athenaeum Committee.
The sympathy of a wide circle of friends goes out to Mrs Norrie and his surviving sons - Messrs William Norrie (Napier), James Norrie (Wellington) and Robert Norrie (Wellington).
The esteem and respect in which the late Mr Norrie was held throughout the district was fully shown by the large and representative attendance at his funeral on Saturday afternoon.

John Alexander Wright Norrie
married Annie Louisa Howens in 1911
their known children
1916 - Dorothy Ida Norrie

John Bruce Norrie
married Caroline Elizabeth Vaughan in 1932

John Henry Bambridge Norrie
married Ivy Claire Dimond in 1919

John Macfarlane Norrie
married Sara Margaret Florence Chapman in 1904
11 October 1904 An interesting wedding took place at the Presbyterian Church, Pokeno, on October 5, when Miss Lara Margaret Florence Chapman, eldest daughter of David Chapman, Pokeno, was married to Mr John Macfarlane Norrie, son of the Rev Mr Norrie, Papakura. The father of the bridegroom was the officiating clergyman. The church was tastefully decorated. The bride was given away by her father, Her gown of ivory crepe de chine was enriched with insertion and pearl trimmings. The bodice had a transparent yoke and cuffs of silk lace, with knots of baby ribbon. The skirt had a shirred yoke and frill, with a slight train, edged with near little tucks. Her gold bangle was the gift of the bridegroom. The bridesmaids were Misses Ellie Chapman and Frances Chapman (sisters of the bride). They each wore charm pins, the gifts of the bridegroom. Mr Arnold Norrie, brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man and Messrs Cuthbertson and Scott (cousins of the bride) as groomsmen. The presents were numerous and valuable.
their known children
1907 - Frances Elizabeth Lena Norrie
1909 - Ian Clifford Russell Norrie
1915 - Bryce Chapman Norrie

John McKechnie Norrie
married Maude Craighead in 1898
their known children
1899 - Gladys Evelyn Hundalee Norrie
1904 - John Bruce Norrie
1907 - Gordon Leslie Norrie
1912 - Millicent Maud Norrie

John Orgill Norrie
married Emma Sophia Ashby in 1889
25 January 1889 NORRIE-ASHBY - On 23rd January 1889, at Wesleyan Parsonage, Sydenham, by the Rev L. Isitt, John Orgill Norrie, of Dunedin, to Emma Sophia Ashby, only remaining daughter of Mrs E. Ashby, of Christchurch
their known children
1889 - Harriet Humphreys Norrie
1891 - Angus Edward Norrie
1894 - Edna Orgill Norrie

John William Fairfax Norrie
married Alice Heginbotham in 1911
their known children
1912 - Eunice Catherine Norrie

Richard William Colquhoun Norrie
married Margaret Ann Geddes White in 1932

Robert Norrie (1854-1932)
married Maria Bound/Round (1863-1944) in 1878
their known children
1882 - Ethel Myra Norrie
1885 - Harold Robert Norrie
1899 - Doris Muriel
17 Sep 1932 An old identity of Auckland died at Christchurch on September 8 in the person of Mr Robert Norrie, at the age of 80(sic, 78). Educated at St Paul's day school, Eden Crescent, under the late Mr Le Gallas, he commenced his career in the furniture line, being associated with his brother in Shortland Street and specialising in the manufacture of mottled kauri furniture. He had a special facility for matching New Zealand woods for inlaying purposes and due to that his hsop was a great resort for tourists of that day to inspect the many works of skill. Mr Norrie was also a first-class flautist, being one of the few surviving members of Fred June's temperance drum and fife band, As a flautist he took part in many charitable concerts in the old City Hall on behalf of widows and orphans. Some years ago Mr Norrie left for Christchurch and commenced business there. He married a daughter of mr J. Round, of the New Zealand Railways. The widow still resides in Christchurch with her family
19 April 1944 NORRIE - On April 17 1944, at her residence, 19 Stanley street, Sydenham, Maria, Widow of Robert Norrie and loved mother of Mrs H. Bosomworth, Harold and Doris; in her 82nd year

Thomas Allan Norrie (1856-1939)
married Clara Cochrane in 1893
their known children
1910 - Allan Thomas Norrie
7 Aug 1939 NORRIE - On August 6 1939, at Coromandel, the Rev Thomas Allan Norrie, beloved husband of Clara Norrie, father of Allan and brother of the Rev Arnold Norrie, of Wanganui; aged 83 years
.. The death occurred in Coromandel yesterday of the Rev Thomas Allan Norrie, aged 83, a veteran minister of the Presbyterian Church. Mr Norrie was a son of the Rev Thomas Norrie, who came out from the Free Church of Scotland to Auckland in 1855, settled at Papakura and was instrumental in erecting no fewer than 19 churches.
The Rev T. A. Norrie received his training for the ministry at the Theological Hall in Dunedin and his first charge was at Riwaka, in the Nelson district. He was ordained by the Nelson Presbytery in December 1897 and from that centre he continued to minister to a widely scattered population over the ranges of the peninsula until his retirement about 15 years ago. He is survived by his wife and one son

William Norrie
married Agnes Spooner in 1880
their known children
1885 - Ethel Alice Spooner Norrie
1887 - Isabella Mary Colquhoun Norrie
1889 - Constance Louisa Dawson Norrie
1891 - John Henry Bambridge Norrie
1904 - Richard William Colquhoun Norrie

William Jeffery Norrie (1843-1918)
married Ann Young in 1865
their known children
1867 - William Norrie
* He married Barbara Steven (1848-1918) in 1878
their known children
1880 - Frederick Steven Norrie
1882 - Margaret Steven Norrie

William McKechnie Norrie
married Margaret McCullough in 1884
their known children
1884 - William McKechnie Norrie
1886 - John Alexander Wright Norrie
1888 - Margaret Davison Norrie
1891 - Robert Daniel Norrie

William McKechnie Norrie
married Mabel Gertrude McIntosh in 1910
their known children
1912 - Jack McKechnie Norrie
1916 - Joan Frances Margaret Norrie

William Neave Norrie
married Mary Beryl Davison in 1936

the Norrie BRIDES
Annie Norrie
married Samuel Donaldson in 1902
their known children
1903 - Robert Henry Donaldson
1905 - Dawson Samuel Donaldson

Annie Norrie
married James McLellan in 1867
their known children
1869 - Ernest James McLellan
1877 - Edith May McLellan

Clara Norrie
married Richard Robert Clark in 1881
their known children
1882 - Clara Norrie Clark
1883 - Colin Charles Clark
1885 - Winifred Olive Clark

Constance Louise Dawson Norrie
married Walter Ernest Rogers in 1913
their known children
1914 - William Norrie Rogers

Edith Frances Norrie
married Walter Goring Minnitt in 1938

Edna Norrie
married Donald Gordon Walker in 1936

Eileen Freda Norrie
married Clifford Reid Williams in 1934

Elizabeth Catherine Norrie
married Arthur William Carmichael in 1912

Elsie Evelyn Norrie
married Frank Watts in 1926

Ethel Alice Norrie (1884-1980)
married William Christopher 'Flew' Flewellen in 1905
(well-known Christchurch athlete)
their known children
1906 - Phyllis Constance Flewellen
1908 - Roy William Flewellen
1909 - Samuel Jason Flewellen
1911 - Ethel Norrie Flewellen

Ethel Myra Norrie (1883-1063)
married Harry Bosomworth (1881-1947) in 1905

Gertrude Norrie (1904-1996)
* daughter of Robert Thompson Norrie & Annie Jane Warren of Christchurch
married William Cuthbert Nunweek (1904-1957) in 1926
* son of William Nunweek & Julia Jensen

Gladys Evelyn Hundalee Norrie
married Frederick Alexander Gilmore in 1918

Harriet Humphries Norrie
married Charles McDonald in 1912
their known children
1913 - Edna McDonald
1915 - Colin Alexander McDonald

Irene Cecilia Norrie
married Edward Thomas Bailey in 1938

Irene Morice Norrie
married Henry John Prouting in 1928

Isabella Mary Colquhoun Norrie
married Frank Berresford Potter in 1911
their known children
1915 - Joan Agnes Colquhoun Potter
1916 - Rex Beresford Potter

Isabella Norrie
married Henry George Peck in 1884

Isabella Norrie
married James Keat in 1911

Isabella Colquhoun Norrie
married Thomas Mills in Inchclutha 30 Jan 1893
their known children
1894 - Charles Mills
1896 - Mary Colquhoun Mills
1899 - John Norrie Mills
1901 - James Black Milton Mills

Jane Phillips Norrie (1852-1934)
married John Mowat Sutherland (1845-1893) in 1884
their known children
1885 - James Norrie Sutherland
1886 - Douglas Sutherland
1888 - Hilda Dorothy Sutherland
5 March 1934 SUTHERLAND - On march 4th, at 36 Sheen street, Dunedin, Jane Phillips Sutherland, widow of the Reverend John Mowat Sutherland, of North Taiere. Private interment
* HISTORY OF THE CHURCH The history of the Presbyterian Church in Mosgiel might be said to commence with the coming of the Rev John Mowat Sutherland, M.A., to North Taieri toward the end of 1875. Mr Sutherland was born in Lybster, Caithness, in 1845. He studied theology in the New College, Edinburgh and was licensed to preach in 1873. A year later, in the month of March, he arrived at Port Chalmers. At that time the North Taiere parish was vacant. Mr Sutherland received and accepted a call and began his ministry there on September 16 1874. What was then known as the village of Mosgiel began to forge ahead, owing to the woollen factory gathering a population around it and Mr Sutherland was quick to see that the spiritual needs of the community required more attention. Occasional services had already been provided by the Revs William Will (East Taieri), James Davidson (North Taieri) and laymen from Dunedin; but Mr Sutherland realised something of the possibilities of Mosgiel and the necessity for increased pastoral oversight. He provided a regular Sunday afternoon service and that was the definite beginning of the Mosgiel Presbyterian Church.
In march 1875, the North Taieri Session, at the request of the minister, decided that the communion should be dispensed in Mosgiel on April 18 and that the Thursday previous be "regarded as a day of humiliation, thanksgiving and prayer." Mr Smail, factory manager and other employers of labour in Mosgiel, agreed to suspend business operations on the fast day. A preparatory service was conducted by the Rev A. Greig, M.A., from Otago Peninsula and on the following Sunday the Rev J. M. Sutherland dispensed communion for the first time in Mosgiel to 18 persons, who had "satisfied the session as the their being bona fide members of the Presbyterian Church."

Janet Norrie
married John Robert Smith in 1895
their known children
1901 - Roland Stavers Smith

Jemima Norrie (1867-1935)
married Charles Davies in 1888
their known children
1889 - Mary Elizabeth Davies
1890 - Charlotte Davies
1892 - James Davies
1894 - Norrie Davies
1897 - Arthur Colquhoun Davies
1899 - William Milton Davies
1902 - Rosabelle Davies
1905 - Bessie Marguerite Davies

Johanna Mary Norrie (1865-1961)
married Alfred Gilbee Fallwell (1865-1940) in 1892
their known children
1893 - Ivan Trevor Fallwell
1894 - Marguerite Norma Fallwell
1896 - Joan Winsome Fallwell
1904 - Marjorie Jean Norrie Fallwell
14 September 1940 The death has occurred at Papatoetoe of Mr A. G. Fallwell, who for many years lived in Tauranga. Mr Fallwell was a chemist by profession and was in business on the Strand. Much sympathy will be felt for Mrs Fallwell, her one son, Mr Ivan Fallwell, and the three daughters in the family
* Alfred is buried in Papakura

Margaret Norrie
married William Edmunds Knight in 1903
their known children
1905 - William Edmund Knight
1906 - Cyril Seddon Knight
1908 - Freda Marguerite Knight

Margaret Davidson Norrie
married Alfred Charles Martin in 1910
their known children
1912 - Norrie Charles Martin
1915 - Ian Keir Martin

Mary Margaret Norrie
married Henry Blair Lees in 1936

Millicent Maud Norrie
married Joseph William Donald in 1936

Rubina Margaret Norrie
married John William Thomas in 1897

Ruth Margaret Norrie
married Laurence Haythornthwaite in 1936

Stella Mavis Norrie
married Stanley Davies in 1935

Violet Norrie
married Horace Biggins in 1932

PHOTO
HEADSTONE of Rev John Mowat Sutherland and his family at West Taeiri cemetery, Otago