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Family: James TOWNEND [Jim] / Alice Freda GATENBY (F883)

• Male James TOWNEND [Jim]

  
  

  Birth	07 Aug 1906	South Elmsall, Yorkshire, England
  Death	02 Feb 1992	Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
  Burial		Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
  Marriage	03 May 1932  [1, 2, 3, 4]	Mangatoki, Taranaki, New Zealand  [1, 2, 3, 4]
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  Female Alice Freda GATENBY

  
  

  Birth	28 May 1910	Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand
  Death	11 Jul 1994	Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
  Cremation	13 Jul 1994	Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
  Father	Joshua Mellor GATENBY | F35 Group Sheet
  Mother	Martha Louie Margareta KORTE | F35 Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Jim and Alice Townend 1934

  
  

• Notes

  WEDDING. TOWNEND - GATENBY. The wedding.took place at the Mangatoki church on May 3 of Alice Freda, eldest daughter of Mrs. M. Gatenby, Mangatoki, and James, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Townend, Mangatoki. The Rev. Langeton performed the ceremony. Miss Doris Gatenby, sister of the bride, played the Wedding March. The bride, who was escorted by her uncle, Mr. H. Korte, wore an ivory frock of silk taffetas and lace with a beautiful net and silk lace veil, held in place, by a wreath of orange blossom. She carried a bouquet of white chrysanthemums and maidenhair fern. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Elsie Gatenby, as bridesmaid. She wore a frock of pale green art silk celanese and hat of white felt with touches of green and carried a bouquet of pale pink chrysanthemums. Mr. William Townend, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. Mrs. Gatenby, mother of the bride, wore a frock of black velvet and hat of wine coloured felt. She carried a posy of autumn-tinted flowers. Mrs. Townend, mother of the bridegroom, wore black figured crepe-de-chiue with fur coat and red hat, and carried a posy of deep red flowers. A reception was held in the Mangatoki hall, where the toasts were honoured. Mr. and Mrs. Townend left by car for the north, the bride travelling in a frock of brown silk marocain, with brown hat, coat, shoes and stockings to tone. The bride?s and bridesmaid?s bouquets were made and presented by Mrs. E. J. Gifford. Mrs. J. H. Anderson, Mangatoki, made and presented the bouquets to the mothers of the bride and bridegroom. Source: Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1932, Page 11. [5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Marrages - Indexes. 1932 #4176 Alice Freda GATENBY and James TOWNEND. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). NZ BRIDES & GROOMS INDEX 1932 #4176 [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S1994] Papers Past - Taranaki Daily News, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. WEDDING. TOWNEND - GATENBY. Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1932, Page 11. [S1994] Papers Past - Taranaki Daily News, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none.