Prier Marriages IN New Zealand 1869 1930

the known PRIER marriages in New Zealand 1869 - 1930

the PRIER GROOMS
Albert Henry Prier (1895-1976)
son of Henry James Prier & Sarah Woodman
- married Elizabeth FORNO in 1926
a sister of Daniel Clifford Forno who married Albert's sister Amy

Arthur Edgar Prier (1897-1977)
son of Henry James Prier & Sarah Woodman
- married Kathleen STEVENSON in 1920

Edgar Prier
- married Alice DAVIS in 1899
their known children:
* 1899 - 1976 Egbert Oswald Prier
* 1902 - 1970 Leopold Clavell Prier
* 1903 - Vera Constance Prier
* 1907 - 1983 Mervin Royal (aka Mervyn Roy) Prier
* 1907 - 1952 Melville Lancelot Prier
* 1913 - 2002 Vina Eunice Constance Prier

Edgar Hammond Prier
- married Sadie Jeannette BISHOP in 1920

Harold David Prier
- married Ethel Minnie BRUCE (1902-1977) in 1924
daughter of William James Robertson BRUCE & Isabella Jane MILNE

Henry James Prier (1868-1949)
- married Sarah WOODMAN in 1894
their known children:
* 1894 - William Prier
* 1895 - Albert Henry Prier
* 1897 - Arthur Edgar Prier
* 1901 - Reginald Prier
* 1905 - Amy Gladys Prier
* 1909 - Vera Pearl Prier
* 1913 - Muriel May Prier
- Henry was a Farmer in the Manawatu
- he died 11 Nov 1949 aged 81
- buried PLOT 062, ROW 013 at Kelvin Grove

John Fredrick Prier
son of Thomas John PRIER & Kate WOODMAN
- married Rita LEWIS (1905-1978) in 1924
daughter of William Henry LEWIS & Elizabeth Ann PAUL of Napier

Leonard William Prier
son of Thomas John PRIER & Kate WOODMAN
- married Vera LEWIS (1904-1972) in 1923

Melville Lancelot Prier
- married Lena BROWN in 1929

Reginald Prier (1901-1985)
son of Henry James Prier & Sarah Woodman
- married Kathleen Mary Vera GIMBLETT in 1927

Thomas John Prier
- married Kate WOODMAN in 1894
their known children:
* 1900 - 1918 Elsie Mary Prier
* 1901 - 1974 Harold David Prier
* 1903 - 1947 Blanche Evelyn Prier
* 1905 - 1972 Thomas Leslie Prier

Thomas Leslie Prier
- married Ruby Elizabeth Nicholson KIDD (1908-) in 1924
daughter of James William KIDD & Lottie Jane Lucy NICHOLSON

Walter Charles Prier
- son of William Smale PRIER (1835-1891) & Susannah BIRD
- married Jane BENGE in 1899
their known children:
* 1902 - Rita Frances Prier
- Walter divorced Jane in June 1905
- Walter died 29 Sep 1909 aged 36 and is buried PLOT 16, ROW 2 at Rongotea

William Prier (1845-)
- married Rhoda Mary TOWNSEND 27 Sep 1869
may have gone to Australia

William Prier (1894-1971)
son of Henry James Prier & Sarah Woodman
- married Charlotte Eliza LOVER (1903-1981) in 1923

the PRIER BRIDES
Ada Prier
- married Thomas SPICER in 1894
their known children:
* 1894 - 1961 Doris Spicer
* 1897 - 1941 Richard Clyde Spicer
* 1898 - 1898 Ada Spicer (aged 15 hours)

Amy Gladys Prier (1905-1998)
daughter of Henry James Prier & Sarah Woodman
- married Daniel Clifford FORNO in 1933
a brother of Elizabeth Forno who married Amy's brother Albert

Blanche Evelyn Prier (1903-1947)
- married Leslie Clifford KNIGHT (1900-1992) in 1924

Eliza Prier
- married William Alfred SPICER in 1892
their known children:
* 1892 - Bertha Jane Spicer
* 1899 - 1951 Olive Pearl Spicer

Elizabeth Prier
- married Charles LEWER in 1884
their known children:
* 1885 - Emma Lewer
* 1886 - Ernest Lewer
* 1889 - Susannah Lewer
* 1891 - Ada Lewer
* 1893 - Charles Lewer

Grace Emma Prier
- married James SPICER in 1894
their known children:
* 1895 - 1969 Sylvia Jane Spicer
* 1897 - Rimme Grace Spicer
* 1898 - 1984 Norman James Spicer

Mary Jane Prier
- married Henry LEWER in 1880
their known children:
* 1881 - 1962 Henry Charles lewer
* 1882 - Frederick William Lewer
* 1884 - 1884 Ethel Grace Lewer (aged 6 weeks)
* 1886 - Edward John Lewer
* 1887 - 1854 Elsie Maude Lewer
* 1888 - 1953 Walter Francis Lewer
* 1890 - 1952 Bertie Earl Lewer
* 1892 - 1937 Leonard Norman Lewer
* 1893 - Edith May Lewer
* 1896 - 1959 Sidney Herbert Lewer
* 1897 - Violet Mary Lewer

Reita Frances Prier
- married Roy Stanley BEAMISH in 1924
son of James BEAMISH & Ida Mary Elizabeth BATES

Sarah Prier (1864-1931)
- married Carl William RUEBE (1869-1943) in 1892
- their known children were:
* 1893 - 1977 Elizabeth Ada Ruebe (didn't marry)
* 1896 - 1979 Dorothy Ella Ruebe (+ Victor Caddy Davies 1922)
* 1898 - 1899 Ethel May/Mary Ruebe (aged 20 months)

Vera Pearl Prier (1909-1995)
6th born of Henry James PRIER & Sarah WOODMAN (above)
- married Philip Richard HART (1906-1983) 4 June 1930
2nd born child of Thomas HART & Eliza WALLIS

PHOTO
grave of Henry James Prier
Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North