Alice Freda GATENBY

1910 - 1994  (84 years)

• Name	Alice Freda GATENBY
  Birth	28 May 1910	Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Buried	Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand   [4]
  Education	Awatuna, Taranaki, New Zealand  [5]
  Death	11 Jul 1994	Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3, 6]
  Cremation	13 Jul 1994	Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I1705	NZ Genealogy Project | KORTE Descendant
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Joshua Mellor GATENBY,   b. 21 Jul 1878, Bedale, Yorkshire, England d. 08 Jul 1927, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Martha Louie Margareta KORTE [Martha Margaret Sophia],   b. 16 Mar 1887, Kiwitea, Manawatu, New Zealand d. 05 Feb 1970, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 82 years)
  Residence	From 1908 to 1919	Te Kiri, Taranaki, New Zealand   [8]
  Marriage	06 May 1908	New Zealand   [3, 9]
  Residence	From 1919 to 1928	Mangatoki, Taranaki, New Zealand   [8]
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James TOWNEND [Jim],   b. 07 Aug 1906, South Elmsall, Yorkshire, England d. 02 Feb 1992, Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	03 May 1932	Mangatoki, Taranaki, New Zealand   [10, 11, 12, 13]
  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. [14]
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  Family ID	F883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 May 1910 - Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand Buried - - Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Marriage - 03 May 1932 - Mangatoki, Taranaki, New Zealand Death - 11 Jul 1994 - Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Cremation - 13 Jul 1994 - Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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