On the 17 May at Hydrabad, Scinde, Mrs Charles Lord, of a daughter. Southern Cross, 27 November 1857

MARRIAGES

At Melbourne, on the 19th December last, by the Rev Irving Hetherington, Charles Owen Lord, Esq, HEICS, to Rowena Lang, daughter of John Russell, Esq, Rose Bank, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand. Southern Cross, 2 February 1855

BADDELEY-DYER - On Tuesday the 10th instant, at St Mary's Church, Parnell, by the Rev Thos Lanfear, Henry Clinton, son of Major-General Baddeley, R. E. to Constance Louisa, third daughter of William Dyer, Esq, HEICS, Bengal. New Zealand Herald, 13 November 1863

TAYLOR - DAVIS. On the 6th June, by Special Licence, at St Mary's Church, Parnell, by the Venerable Archdeacon Mauncell, Allan K. Taylor, Esq, fourth son of Major-Gen Taylor, H.M. Madras Army, to Sophia Louisa, third daughter of J. Davis, Esq. No cards. New Zealand Herald, 10 June 1865

On the 3rd January by the Rev R. L. Standford, at Willowmead, South Molyneux, the residence of her uncle, the Honourable Major Richardson, Fanny Louisa, daughter of the late Captain Taylor Campbell Richardson, 18th Bengal Native Infantry, to William Dalrymple, Dunedin, eldest son of William Dalrymple, Esq, late of Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland. Otago Daily Times, 5 January 1871

On the 23rd March, at Moray Place, by the Rev R. Scrimgeour, Benjamin, youngest son of the late Capt O'Connor, HEICS, to Catherine, youngest daughter of the late Mr Robt Clerk, Edinburgh. Otago Daily Times, 24 March 1871

On the 6th March, at Dunedin, George Henry, fourth son of S. J. Brown, Esq, Banker of London and Leeds, and grandson of the late Sir Joseph Radcliffe, bart, of Rudding Park, Yorkshire, to Isabella Beatrice, youngest daughter of the late W. Catanach Catto, formerly of the Honourable E. I. Company's Civil Service. Otago Daily Times, 25 April 1874

DEATHS

On the 15th of September last, at his residence, Somerset Street, Portman Square, John Hine Esq, Captain, E. I. Co's late China service, and a Director of the New Zealand Company. New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, 21 February 1843

Just as the mail was about to close (March 2) a letter from the Jullundur Doab reached Bombay, to the effect that in the affari at Kohat with the Eusofzyees, our people were considered to have had the worst of it. Ensign W. H. Sitwell of the 31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry was killed, being literally hacked to pieces. One of his arms was cut off and fixed to a spear head as a trophy. Lieutenant Hilliard of the 23rd Bengal Native Infantry was wounded dangerously, if not fatally, by a shot through the lungs, and 150 men killed or wounded. Southern Cross, 27 August 1850, p 3. col2

On the 6th July, at Hydrabad, Sinde, Rowena, wife of Lieutenant Charles Lord, HEICS, and eldest daughter of J. Russell, Esq, Rose Bank, Epsom, Auckland. Southern Cross, 27 November 1857

On the 12th October at Allahabad, India, of disease of the heart, Lieut George Welby Eaton, EICS, in his 24th years. New Zealand Herald, 28 and 31 January 1865

On the 11th August, at Lavenham, Halfway Bush, the residence of her son-in-law, Thomas James Martin, Sarah Falconar, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel John Taylor, Bengal Army, aged 72 years. Otago Daily Times, 14 August 1871

On the 27th July, at her residence, Fendaltown, near Christchurch, after a long and painful illness, Harriet Frances Georgiana Fulton, widow of the late Frank Graham Fulton, Esq, formerly of Berhampore, Bengal, in her 67th year. Otago Daily Times, 31 August 1871

On the 17th October, at Shanghai, China, George MacKay, late of Rattray and Stuart streets, Dunedin. Friends will please accept this intimation. Otago Daily Times, 28 January 1875

On the 10th June, at Melbourne, Mrs M. C. Johnstone, relict of the late Captain William Johnstone, 51st Regiment Madras Native Infantry. Otago Daily Times, 7 July 1875

RICHARDSON - On 6th December, at Dunedin, the Hon. Major Sir John L. C. Richardson, late of the Bengal Horse Artillery, HEICS, and speaker of the Legislative Council of New Zealand; aged 68 years. The Bruce Herald, 10 December 1878

Death of Nonogenarian
The death at the fine old age of ninety-three of one of our oldest townsmen, Mr William Wright senior, removes one who first knew Kaiapoi without a road or a bridge and most of the present town either sand hills or flax covered land. Prior to arriving in the Dominion the deceased veteran had assisted to make a name for British valour in assisting to suppress the Don Carlos rising in Spain. He enlisted in the British Auxiliary Legion raised by Sir General de Lacy Evans and left his native Surrey Country with the eleven regiments of infantry and ten regiments of lancers and artillery which went from Britain to defend the cause of Queen Isabella II against the Carlist troops in the province of Basque. It was at the heights of Santa Barbara off St Sabastion that Mr Wright came in for his “Baptism of fire.” From thence the British Legion in October 1836 proceeded to capture Portugaletta and raised the siege of Bilboa. He was in the battles of Salvatierra and Arliban at Vittoria. The march was made on Santander 200 miles over broken country and San Sabastian port was regained. Here the fighting was the hardest of the two-year campaign. Waterloo men who were present considered it was harder than the work under Wellington and Blucher. Out of 4500 of General de Lacy Evan’s legion, 1500 had died in action or from wounds. Before the San Sabastion engagement, Mr Wright with seven men were billeted in a house with orders to muster at midnight for an action. At 10am the next day there were only three of them left. At Uremia and Aloza they had stand up fights with only short range guns and mostly hand-to-hand conflicts with bayonets. With Aloza fight, the Carlists were led by a Scottish piper, a deserter and with his plaid waving he led them till a volley caused him to fall. In this action Major A Hornibrook, who resided for many years in Christchurch distinguished himself with the Legion while in charge of the Fourth Regiment. There was in Mr Wright’s recollection a great battle at Ametzoyana, the troops attacking Hernani and Aventa where they sustained the loss of General de Lacy Evans and many men. In an all day fight the Carlist soldiers backed by two against one the reverse being due partly to a weakness in the attack on the enemy in another part of the field. The storming of Irun on the Frontier of France on May 16 and 17, 1837 when the troops of Queen Isabella drove the French and the Carlists in and took their eight gun battery. Mr Wright used to say it was a never to be forgotten sight to witness the French army drawn to protect their frontier driven into Irun. Possession was taken of a church right opposite the town and the bells were kept clanging all night. At daybreak Major Hornibrook and his party with gunpowder blew up the gates and the Queen’s Party charged the streets led by Capt Drury. More than once Mr Wright had narrow escapes, in one engagement losing by his right and left hand comrade. The difficulties of transport made the work laborious. The want of rations sometimes threatened the troops with starvation but the health and good spirits of the men, who were nearly all young men with a few trained old soldiers to guide them brought several of them through. He returned to Croyden in Surrey in 1837, enlisted in the HEIC service at Chatham and went with a detachment to the East India Company’s College at Addicombe where he was attached to the engineers. Mr Wright left the army to come to New Zealand with his wife and family in the ship Stag, on December 31, 1851. His oldest son is Mr R. M. Wright of Ohoka. One of his grandsons is Mr C. H. Wright, town clerk of Kaiapoi. He leaves quite a number of descendants, and it is estimated that about a score of them have been at some time or other members of the New Zealand Volunteer Forces. Obituary - Kaiapoi Record, 15 June 1910 (Page 1)