ONION marriages 1874 - 1931:
the GROOMS
Arthur Onion (1878-1956)
- married Sarah 'Sadie' MALCOLN (1881-1955) in 1906
- they (all) changed their surname to 'OWEN' at some stage
their known children
1908 - ? Thelma Frances Onion
1910 - 1983 Arthur Frank Onion
1914 - 1982 Ronald George Onion
1916 - 1918 Jack Douglas Onion
1918 - 1994 Eric Joseph Onion
1921 - 2004 Malcolm Cunningham Onion
? - ? Florence Onion

* thank you to Stu, grandson of Arthur, for this info (Jan 2012)
Surname: Owen
Forenames: Arthur
Gender: Male
Age group: Adult
Age: 78
Date of death: 11/11/1956
Last known address: Unknown
Type: Burial
Date of Burial: 13/11/1956
Cemetery: Taruheru
Block: SEC1
Plot #: 159
Warrant Number: 8196
Inscription: In loving memory of JACK DOUGLAS, fourth son of Arthur & Sadie OWEN, died 13 March 1918 aged 2? years. There?s a home for little children above the bright blue sky. In loving memory of SADIE, beloved wife of Arthur OWEN, died 26 August 1955 aged 74 years. In loving memory of ARTHUR, husband of the late Sadie OWEN, died 11 November 1956 aged 78 years

Edmund Onion
- born Brewood, Staffordshire, England
- married Eliza Southall (1845-1891) about 1860
- Elizabeth was also from Brewood, Staffordshire, England
their known children
1861-1866 Thomas Onion - born Stoke Nelson
1862-1862 Mary Onion - died aged 3 weeks in Stoke Nelson
1864-1943 Gregory Onion - born Stoke, Nelson
1864-1937 Frances Onion - born Stoke Nelson
1869-1957 John Onion - born Marlborough, died Te Awamutu
1867-1891 Eliza Clara Onion - born Stoke, Nelson
1871- ? Annie Onion - born Stoke, Nelson
1868-1906 Henry Onion - born Stoke, Nelson
1875-1921 Mary Lucy Onion - born Wairau Valley, Marlborough
1874-1940 Edwin Joseph Onion - born Wangaui
- Edmund next married Elizabeth GORDON in 1891
- this was a second marriage for both Edmund & Elizabeth
- (Edmund's son John ONION married Elizabeth's daughter Sarah Duncan GORDON)
- John (possibly) married Elizabeth THOMS in 1903

Edwin Joseph Onion (1873-1940)
- married Elizabeth Ann REESBY in 1902
their known children
1903 - Francis Leo Onion
1904 - Clara Eliza Onion
1905 - Edwin Alan Onion
1907 - James Herbert Onion
1911 - Lucy Mary Onion

Eric Gregory Onion (1904-1976)
- married Doris Muriel PARKER (1903-1972) in 1930

Francis Leo Onion (1903-1983)
- married Nellie Doreen ROSS (1906-1990) in 1931
- Francis died 26 August 1983 aged 80
- he is buried MAPLE-09-67 at Hamilton Park Cemetery
- Nelle died 10 June 1990
- she had been living in Onion Rd R D 8, Te Kowhai
- she is buried with Francis
A Leo Edwin Donald Onion (1933-2004 is also buried in Hamilton Park Cemetery, in MAPLE-52-37. He had been living at Eastcare Rest Home Nixon St, Hamilton)

George Henry William Onion (1856-1926)
- married Annie LAKE in 1884
their known children
1885 - George Henry Wilfred Onion
1887 - Ann Winifred Onion
1889 - Sylvester Onion
1891 - Kathleen Onion
1893 - Myrtle Gladys Onion

George Stanton Onion
- married Emily Alice GUMBY in 1879

Gregory Onion (1865-1943)
- married Harriett Florence THOMS (1882-1955) in 1901
their known children
1902 - Alfred Henry Onion
1905 - Gregory Eric Onion
1906 - Grace Odette Onion
1908 - Ruby Frances Onion
1910 - Hazel Kathleen Onion

Henry Onion (1868-1906)
- married Minnie Maude STAGG in 1894
their known children
1905 - Albert Edward Onion
* Minnie remarried Francis Allan REESBY in 1907

John Onion
- married Ellen CROPP (1857-1887) in 1874
their known children
1875 - Mary Agnes Onion
1877 - 1878 Emily Ellen Onion, buried Kaikora North
1879 - 1880 Albert John Onion (aged 2 months)
1883 - Michael Joseph Onion

John Onion (1869-1957, see Edmund above)
- married Sarah Duncan GORDON (1873-1934) in 1893
- they lived in Kirikiri in 1914 when David went to war
- (Sarah died in Cambridge, Waikato aged 61)
their known children
1893 - David Gordon Onion
- Killed in action 1915
1896 - John Allen Onion
1898 - Jean Elizabeth Onion
1901 - Alick Duncan Onion
1902 - Madge Lyle Onion
1904 - Sydney Duncan Onion
1907 - Helen Gordon Onion

John Allen Onion (1896-1953)
- married Susannah Grace NORRIS (1899-1969) in 1925

Joseph Patrick Onion (1883-1955)
- married Jane Taumata HALE (1887-1971) in 1919

William Onion
- married Margaret Alice BEATTY in 1909

the BRIDES
Agnes Onion
- married Henry Harry HIGGS in 1896
their known children
1895 - Harry John Higgs
1898 - Eva Higgs
1902 - Frederick Higgs
1904 - Trevor Terence Higgs
1907 - Muriel Higgs
1909 - Phyllis Grace Higgs
1919 - Thomas Higgs (born still)

Annie Onion
- married Frederick HODGSON in 1893
their known children
1894 - Clara Hodgson
1895 - Thomas James Hodgson
1896 - Albert Frederick Hodgson
1898 - Ivy Frances Hodgson
1901 - Clement William Hodgson
1904 - Helen Gordon Hodgson

Annie Maria Onion
- married James STEENSON in 1900
their known children
1905 - Albert Gordon Steenson
1910 - Kenneth Robert Steenson

Eliza Clara Onion
- born in Nelson, daughter of Edmund Onion (1833-1905) & Eliza Southall (1834-1891)
- married Charles Davis TIMMS in 1886
their known children
1890 - Alice Mary Timms
1891 - Eliza Clara Timms

Frances Mary Onion (1864-1937)
- married Henry WADSWORTH (1855-1928) in 1883 in Marlborough
their known children
1884 - Alfred Henry Wadsworth
1886 - Allan Moston Wadsworth
- Henry buried Wairau Valley Churchyard
- Frances died in Blenheim, buried in Omaka cemetery

Grace Odette Onion
- marred Ivan James Loftus DEED in 1926

Jean Elizabeth Onion
- married Albert James COWLING in 1924

Lucy Mary Onion
- married William HOULT in 1895
their known children
1896 - Claude William Hoult
1899 - Alice Maud Mary Hoult
1900 - Ruby Constance Hoult
1903 - Jean Francis Ann Hoult

Madge Lyle Agatha Onion
- married Albert Edward HARRIS in 1927

Minnie Maude Onion
- (formerly ONION, nee STAGG)
- married Francis Allan REESBY in 1907
their known children
1916 - 1955 Francis William Reesby

Olive Onion
- married William KILLGOUR in 1898
their known children
1902 - William Harold Killgour
1903 - Francis Charles Killgour