Vanda Edith SCHONROCK

1899 - 1964  (65 years)

• Name	Vanda Edith SCHONROCK
  Birth	1899  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	11 May 1964	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	13 May 1964	Rongotea, Manawatu, New Zealand   [4]
  Probate	09 Jun 1964	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I8709	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2022

  
  

  Family	Hugh Blaikie REDPATH,   b. 20 Sep 1895, Marton, Rangitikei, New Zealand d. 19 Jul 1956, Ohakea, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	17 Nov 1926	Ohakea, Manawatu, New Zealand   [5, 6]
  Notes	WEDDING. REDPATH - SHONROCK. A very pretty wedding took place on Wednesday morning November 17 at the home of the bride's parents, when the marriage place of Vanda Edith, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs G. F. Shonrock, Ohakea, to Hugh Blaikie, second son of Mr and Mrs J. Redpath, of Auckland and late of Feilding. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. H. H. Te Punga. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a very dainty French model frock of pale pink crepe de chene, beaded with silver. A pale pink embroidered tulle veil hung from from a coronet of orange blossoms and she carried a beautiful bouquet of roses, Himalayan rhododendrons and asparagus fern. The attendants were Miss Gladys Klatt, niece of the bride, and Miss Tess Redpath, sister of the bridegroom. The former wore a beaded frock of cyclamen voile and the latter a blue embossed georgette frock. Each carried posies of roses and pink passion flower and wore gold necklets, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridegroom was attended by Mr Len. Robertson as best man and Mr Maurice Frecklington as groomsman. After the ceremony Mrs Redpath was presented with a gold horse shoe tied with pink ribbon, by little Audrey Capstick. A reception was held in the Ohakea Hall, which had been beautifully decorated for the occasion by friends of the bride, a special feature being a huge wedding bell suspended above the bridal party. A very handsome three-decker pink iced cake, which harmonised with the general colour scheme, was made by, and was the gift of Mrs R. Klatt, sister-in-law of the bride. Mrs Redpath's traveling frock was a wine-coloured jumper suit of crepe de chene and fawn hat. Source: Wanganui Chronicle, 11 December 1926, Page 18 (Supplement).
  Family ID	F272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 17 Nov 1926 - Ohakea, Manawatu, New Zealand Death - 11 May 1964 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Burial - 13 May 1964 - Rongotea, Manawatu, New Zealand Probate - 09 Jun 1964 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Headstone - Vanda Edith Redpath In loving memory of Vanda Edith Redpath loved wife of Hughie and foster mother of Suzanne. Died 11th May 1964 aged 65 years. Plot: Row 22, Plot Number: 12, Interment ID: 8548

  
  

• Sources

  [S135] Manawatu District Council Cemetery Search, (Manawatu District Council), none. [S947] NZSG Members, NZSG Kiwi Collection v2.0 - Indexed Probates, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.). [S1982] Archives New Zealand Online - Probate File, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz). [S135] Manawatu District Council Cemetery Search, (Manawatu District Council), none. Vanda Edith REDPATH; Last Address: Frecklingtons Line, Ohakea; Age: 65; Cemetery: Rongotea; Block/Row: 22; Plot Number: 12; Date of Death: 11/05/1964; Date of Interment: 13/05/1964; Funeral Interment: Thos Griggs. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). NZ BRIDES & GROOMS INDEX 1926 #10141 [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S11] email. Shirley Dittmer [email removed for privacy] on Fri 1/07/2005.