some of the GIESEN marriages in New Zealand 1887 - 1930:

Alexander Giesen (1904-1947)
- married Edith Ellen Lines (1906-1948) in 1929

Charles Frederick Giesen (1865-1941)
- married Sarah Jane McCracken (1870-1937) in 1892
- Sarah died on 9 March 1907 in Kaiwhaiki, (17km N of Wanganui)
Marlborough Express, 9 March 1907
A HEROIC SACRIFICE
A sad drowning accident occurred yesterday afternoon.
The children of the Upokongaro school, with their parents and friends, went up the river to Karawhaiki for a picnic. A boy got our of his depth and two ladies - Mrs C. F. Giesen and Miss Kate Campbell - lost their lives in trying to rescue him. The bodies have been recovered. The boy was saved.
Charles Frederick Giesen
Charles next married Ellen Caroline McCracken (1874-1947) in 1909. They were living at 46 Phoenix Chambers, Queen St, Auckland 1917

Charles Frederick Giesen
- married Beatrice Mary Harvey (1876-1945) in 1926

Edith Gwendoline Giesen
- married Alfred Cyril Parker in 1927

Edward Henry Rufus Giesen
- married Kitty Marie Briggs in 1917

Eunice Teresa Giesen
- married Benjamin Roy Penlington in 1926
- lived in Auckland

Florence Lucy Giesen
- married Richard Leary in 1887

Gordon Leary Giesen
- married Yatala Taylor in 1911

Herbert Hoyte Giesen
- married Margaret Elizabeth Blyth in 1930

Herbert Wellington Giesen
- married Laura Marian Fry in 1901

Leonard Mervyn Giesen
- married Violet May Baker in 1922

Marjory Leslie Giesen
- married Andrew Hamilton in 927

Percy Powell Giesen
- married Theresa Stephens in 1898

Theresa Giesen (nee STEPHEMS)
- 1st married to Percy Powell Giesen (1875-1908) in 1898
- married Errol Vernon Duffy in 1915
- son of John Thomas DUFFY & Elizabeth BENTLEY of Masterton

Walter Barendale Giesen
- married Emma Constance Knowles in 1896