the known RIACH marriages New Zealand 1869 - 1930
the RIACH GROOMS

Albert Riach (1902-1966)
- married Janet Bryce COOPER (1903-1984) in 1927

Alexander Riach (1869-1945)
- married Elizabeth WEDDERSPOON (1868-1945) 1 Jan 1897 in Caversham, Dunedin
- Alexander was 27 & Elizabeth was 28
Otago Daily Times, 19 January 1897 - On the 1st January, by the Rev D. Dutton, Alexander, eldest son of the late William Riach, Lyttelton, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of James Wedderspoon, Maitland street
- their known children:
1900 - James Alexander Riach
1901 - 1966 Alexander Stuart Riach
1902 - Jean Margaret Riach
1905 - Annie Agnes Riach

Alexander Riach
- married Margaret NICOLSON in 1899

Alexander Riach
- married Jessie HUGHAN (1883-1958) in 1908
Otago Daily Times, 14 June 1917 - On June 13, at Dunedin, Thomas Hughan, youngest son of Alexander and Jessie Riach, of Mosgiel; aged 2? years

Alexander Stuart Riach (1901-1966)
- married Elsie GREENWAY (1899-1946) in 1930

Allan Riach
- married Elizabeth Mitchell BURNS (1906-1971) in 1929

Charles Riach
- married Annie Mabel LARCOMBE (1877-1961) in 1902

Douglas Stuart Riach (1907-1970)
- married Lola Letitia WALKER (1908-2000) in 1930

Forbes William Riach (1870-1933)
- married Margaret McMyn McCLYMONT (1876-1952) in 1899
- their known children:
1900 - John Forbes Riach
1902 - Jean Riach
1905 - Norman Bell Riach
1912 - Grace Riach

Gordon James Riach (1883-1963)
- married May/Amy Florence HILLS (1883-1967) in 1904

James Riach
- married Mary COLVIN in 1883
- their known children:
1884 - Mary Riach
1885 - Alexandr Riach
1886 - Jane Riach
1896 - Elizabeth May Riach
1901 - Thomas Leslie Riach
1903 - William John Colvin Riach

James Riach
- married Grace CORNISH 14 April 1924 at Millers Flat
Otago Daily Times, 8 May 1914 - On April 14, 1914, by the Rev J. T. Gunn, at Presbyterian Church, Miller's Flat, James, the second son of James Riach, Dunedin, to Grace, second daughter of mr John T. Cornish, Miller's Flat

John Riach
- married Mabel Eliza Snowden BARRY (1884-1921) in 1911

John Forbes Riach (1900-1967)
- married Annie Leslie STEWART (1901-1990) in 1924

John Veitch Riach (1867-1947)
- married Martha Fisher MURDOCH (1877-1953) in 1899
- their known children (possibly others)
1900 - John Veitch Riach
1902 - Albert Riach
1903 - Olive Riach
1905 - Allan Riach
1906 - Douglas Riach
1911 - Robert Vincent Riach

John Veitch Riach (1900-1973)
- married Winifred Hannah Thorburn CAIRNS (1904-1985) in 1930

Norman Bell Riach (1905-1984)
- marrie Kathleen Isabel MOFFITT (1903-1994) in 1930

Thomas Leslie Riach
- married Constance Nora BRADLEY in 1918

William Riach
- married Jane GARRETT in 1869

William Riach
- married Catherine Lowry MILLER (1870-1919) in 1900
- their known children:
1902 - Neil Gordon Riach
1907 - Alison Dorothy Riach
1908 - Mavis Jean Riach
1910 - Margaret Lamont Riach

William Riach
- served in WWI, Captain 3/1357 with the NZEF, with the Hospital Ship No 2 Marama (Eighth Voyage) Ship's Quartermaster , embarking from Wellington 18 Feb 1919 (the second time). His next of kin was Mrs Lavinia Riach (wife), 50 Clyde Street, Island Bay, Wellington
- married Lavinia DOWNES (1877-1967) in 1908

William Riach
- married Lilian Mildred CATHERWOOD (1888-1970) in 1925

William Irvine Stanley Riach (1903-1981)
- married Dorothy Elizabeth McFEETERS (1909-1951) in 1930

the RIACH BRIDES
Ada Riach
- married Cyril Douglas PETERS in 1931

Elizabeth May Riach
- married Robert McCARRIGAN in 1927

Helen Riach
- married Joseph Bickley MORGAN 12 Nov 1913, Dunedin
Otago Daily Times, 6 January 1914 - On November 12, 1913, at the residence of the bride's parents, 504 Castle street, by the Rev T. A. Pybus, Joseph Bickley, second son of the late S. Morgan, Esq., Cambrian, to Helen, third daughter of james Riach, of Dunedin

Helen Sansome Riach (1867-1924)
- married Robert RAE in 1909

Isabella Ingram Riach
- married Francis GREENHALGH in 1905

Jane Riach
- married Harry NEILL in 1903

Janet Taylor Riach (1864-1901)
- married Robert RAE in 1893
- their known children:
1895 - Alexander Rae
1896 - Isabella Olive/Olivia Rae
1897 - Jessie Rae
1899 - Jane Rae
1901 - Robert Riach Rae

Jeannie Riach
- married Percy Sefton MOORHOUSE in 1924

Jessie Doris Riach
- married John GALLACHER in 1930

Margaret Riach
- married Hedley Vicars UREN in 1905

Mary Riach
- married George LEWIS in 1900

Mary Riach
- married Thomas Andrew MASON in 1904

Mary Riach
- married Frank Royle LAMB in 1930

Mary Jane Ann Riach
- marrie Murdo MacRAE in 1930

Phyllis Lorna Riach (1906-1994)
- married Owen Douglas Benton BRYDEN (1904-1978) in 1926


PHOTO
Millers Flat heritage-listed Bridge which crosses the Clutha River
see James RIACH & Grace CORNISH