the MINSON marriages

the GROOMS
Arthur William Minson (1870-1963)
* born St Ives, England
married Evelyn Constance Bell (1877-1960) in Christchurch 1902
their known children
1903 - Ngaira Evelyn Minson
1905 - Stewart William Minson
1906 - Harold Maxwell Minson
1908 - Terence Arthur Minson
1911 - Donald St Ives Minson
1912 - 1986 Keith Rodney Minson (twin)
1912 - 1984 Garth Chesney Minson (twin)
1915 - John Neville Minson
1917 - Patrick Opawa Minson

Harold Maxwell Minson (1906-1996)
married Esther Eileen Waldron (1906-1996) in 1933

Henry George Minson (1875-1937)
married Isabella McDougall (1875-1933) in 1903
their known children
1910 - 2003 Kate Hathaway Dighton Minson

Keith Rodney Minson (1912-1986)
married Dorothy Marguerite Smith (1913-1961) in 1937

Terence Arthur Minson (1908-1991)
married Mary Jean Munro (1909-1987) in 1926

Wilfred Langford Minson (1875-1933)
married Mary Ruth Dunlop (1877-1954) in 1902
their known children
1903 - Aileen Constance Minson
1904 - Doris Ruth Minson
1906 - Wilfred William Dunlop Minson
1907 - Edith Agnes Minson
1908 - Lenore Minson
1910 - Mary Marguerite Minson
1914 - 1998 Ian James Dunlop Minson
* Wilfred was living in Bridge St., St Ives, Huntingdonshire, as a child with his parents, 5 siblings & 2 servants. He emigrated to NZ in 1892 and was head of the hardware firm 'Minson's Ltd'. Wilfred & Mary returned to England in March 1933 for health reasons and to see a son who had moved there in 1929. They hoped to have a short Continental tour on the way home and be back in Christchurch by the end of the year. Wilfred died in England in July
* Mary Ruth was born in Heathcote Valley, Christchurch to William Dunlop & Elizabeth Constance Crawford Dalziel. She died in Christchurch 17 May 1954

the BRIDES
Aileen Constance Minson (1903-1998)
married Geoffrey Hallows Wood (1902-1993) in 1925

Doris Ruth Minson (1904-1991)
married Harman Warren (1902-1989) in 1925

Edith Agnes Minson (1907-1972)
married George Martin Turrell (1904-1974) in 1931

Edith Emily Minson
married Herbert Fredric Roberts in 1898
their known children
1900 - Herbert Desmond Roberts
1902 - Margaret Cecil Roberts
1906 - Ethel Isobel Doreen Roberts
1907 - 1969 Cuthbert Frith Roberts
1910 - Dorothy Merlyn Roberts

Lenore Margaret Minson (1910-1966)
married William James Gavin Turnbull (1901-1984) in 1932

Mabel Charlotte Minson (1880-1952)
married Albert Henry Roberts (1875-1946) in 1903
their known children
1905 - 1986 Antony Frith Roberts
1908 - Mabel Gwyneth Roberts

Mary Marguerite Minson (1910-1987)
married Patrick Henry Webb (1906-1985) in 1933

Ngaira Evelyn Minson (1902-1975)
married Charles Harvey Bowater (1902-1946) in 1926

Olive Laura Minson (1884-1962)
married Albert Ernest William Kincaid (1883-1960) in 1909
their known children
1918 - Shona Clovelly Kincaid

PHOTO
MINSON family on the lawn at The Hollies, Opawa, Christchurch c1904
BACK: Olive Minson, William Minson, Evelyn Minson (nee Bell), Arthur William Minson
MIDDLE: Mabel Roberts (nee Minson), Annie Moody (nee Minson), Mrs Mary Anne Minson, Edith Minson
SEATED: Wilfrid Langford Minson, Albert Roberts (husband of Mabel) and Sydney Bell (brother of Evelyn)
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