this journal is an attachment to NEIGHBOUR marriages in New Zealand


Edward Henry NEIGHBOUR (1889-1977)
- married Myrtle YARROW (1895-1979) in 1920
daughter of ROBERT YARROW & ALICE ANN STACE

- Robert & Alice had a fish shop in Taupo Quay, Wanganui until Feb 1907 when Robert left Alice, and Wanganui, and moved to Wellington
- Robert & Alice divorced in 1908 (more at top link)


ROBERT & ALICE's 12 CHILDREN
... 1
1886 - ? Elizabeth Ann Yarrow
- Elizabeth married William John MARSHALL in 1908

... 2
1887 - ? Evelyn Jessie Yarrow
- Evelyn married Cathelus McPHERSON (1883-1949) in 1911
- in 1913, Cathelus was in Christchurch (convicted of drunkeness)
- Cathelus died 17 April 1949 aged 66, buried in Otahuhu, Auckland

... 3
1888 - 1952 Alfred Henry Yarrow
- Alfred married Grace Helen PAUL (1888-1986) in 1912
- Grace was the 1st of at least 9 children of Joseph Richard PAUL & Elizabeth LYSTER

... 4
1889 - 1972 Frederick William Yarrow
- Frederick married Annie Swinton DISTON (1894-1958) in 1913
- assuming at this time that Annie was probably a sister of the well-known Australian artist, James Swinton Diston (1897-1929) who painted in water & oils of Australia & New Zealand
- your help with parents would be appreciated

... 5
1893 - 1939 Robert James Yarrow
- Robert first married Mildred Ethel ? (1901-1975)
- Robert petitioned for a divorce in 1928 (alleged adultery)
- Robert remarried 8 Jan 1929 to Annie MICKLE
- Mildred remarried 2 Feb 1929 to Francis George Wallace ANTHONY (1900-1961)

... 6
1895 - 1925 Ivy Yarrow
- Ivy married Michael Francis 'Frank' ORLOWSKI (1889-) i23 April 1913 in Wanganui
- son of Augustus (1850-1930) & Francisca 'Fanny'(1848-1939) Orlowski
- they had 2 children
- in 1917 Ivy left Michael because of his 'misconduct'. In Aug 1918 Ivy applied for a judicial separarion. On 23 Aug 1919 she was granted a divorce. In March 1920 Michael was sentenced to a months imprisonment for maintenance arrears. Ivy died in 1925 aged 30

... 7
1895 - 1979 Myrtle Yarrow
- Myrtle married Edward Henry NEIGHBOUR (1889-1977) in 1920 (see top link)

... 8
1897 - 1898 Alice May Yarrow
- Alice died aged 8 months

... 9
1899 - 1983 Esther May Yarrow
- Ester married William George BENSON (1896-1968) in 1921

... 10
1900 - 1997 Alice Pretoria Yarrow
- Alice married Eric Varley RODLEY (1896-1930) in 1923. They had 1 child
- 2nd of 6 children of Henry Varley RODLEY (1871-1949) & Selina KENNING (1871-1908) of Nelson. Eric was a Plumber, he served in WWI as Sapper 4/1991 with NZEF, 10th Reinforcements New Zealand Engineers. His next of kin was his father at Kawa St., Nelson
- Eric died 5 April 1930 aged 33. He had been in the Nelson Hospital since 31 March suffering from a fractured skull after falling from the upper story window at the Owen Hotel. He was employed on plumbing work at the hotel, went to bed about 10pm Sunday night and was found on the ground below the window of his room, at 6.30 next morning. He was buried Plot 020A, Block 01 at Wakapuaka
- Alice remarried to Henry Norman SERGEANT (1887-1956) 22 Oct 1932.

... 11
1903 - 1995 Agnes Bertha Yarrow
- Agnes married Edward Graham SMITH in 1928

... 12
1905 - 2000 Alma Beatrice Yarrow
- Alma married William HARDMAN (1904-1966) in 1928
- son of William HARDMAN & Mary Ann MUNRO
- (may have lived in Marton)