Meetings, Marriages and Memorials

So many stories of ancestors and relatives are mentioned in the newspapers of the past. During April 2020 for the A - Z blog challenge, I am listing the types of stories or information I have found in newspapers with examples for each letter of the alphabet. My clippings include a variety of articles about relatives of my children's ancestors.

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Finding an ancestors name listed in the Membership of a society or organisation can lead to a variety of newspaper clippings as seen in  my previous article where love blossomed. Meetings listed in newspapers often have attendees and office bearers listed. These notices provide background to the interests of ancestors. Memorials in the form of In Memoriam notices often provide details of siblings and children of the deceased person. My favourite notices are those about Marriages. These may be Approaching Marriage notices or reports of the Marriage listing attendees and their relationships.

Payne family Marriages

These notices relate to the children of Edward John William Payne and Mary Agnes Walsmley, my children's gt.gt.grandparents. By 1910 it appears that this family were living in Adelaide.

1910 - Norman George Payne 

1911 'Family Notices', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 14 January, p. 12.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5232888

This notice appeared in the Personals column of a Sydney newspaper in 1924

1924 'Advertising', The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), 9 August, p. 2. ,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article245205081

and Norman remarried in 1927

1927 'Family Notices', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929),
17 August, p. 8. , http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55038400

1913 Natalia Cecelia Payne

1913 'WEDDINGS.',
The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954), 27 September, p. 2. ,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63803982

1917 Edward John Payne

On June 23rd the eldest son, Edward John Payne married Kathleen Hourigan but I have found no newspaper notice relating to that marriage.

1917 Grace Walmsley Payne

An extensive report of that wedding appeared in the Southern Cross newspaper (1)

A pretty wedding was celebrated before a Choral Mass in St. Patrick's Church, Adelaide, on November 21, the contracting parties being Mr. Jack M. Galvin, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Galvin, of Adelaide, and Miss Grace Walmsley Payne, youngest daughter of Mrs. E. Payne, of Adelaide. Rev. Father O'Sullivan officiated.
The bride, who was conducted to the altar by her brother, Mr. E. Payne, looked charming in a dress of ivory silk poplin (tunic effect), and carried a shower bouquet. The first bridesmaid, Miss Annie Walmsley (cousin of the bride), wore a dainty Assam, silk costume and black hat with pink trimmings. The second bridesmaid, Miss Kathleen Dineen (cousin of the bridegroom), was charmingly dressed in a Japanese silk frock costume with black hat relieved with pink.
The duties of best man were performed by Mr. James Dineen, of Mile-End. Mr. Arthur Watts led the choir, Mrs. V. Brown being organist. During the Mass the bride and bridegroom approached Communion together. At the breakfast, held at the residence of the parents of the bridegroom. Rev. Father O'Sullivan proposed the toast of the bride and bridegroom, and spoke in eulogistic praise of the newly married couple and wished them every success. The bridegroom suitably responded. The toast of the bridesmaids was proposed by Mr. E. Payne and Mr. J. Dineen responded, and that of the parents of the bride and bridegroom was proposed by Mr. F. P. Keogh and responded to by Mr. J. P. Galvin. The happy couple were the recipients of costly and numerous presents. A very pleasant time was spent on the evening of the wedding, when many of their numerous friends were present.

 1940 Francis Leo Payne - the youngest son

1940 'A JUNE BRIDE',
Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954), 10 June, p. 4. ,
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48351352

This clipping has the parents listed as the "late Mr and Mrs W Payne" reminding me that newspaper reports often contained errors. Francis Leo was indeed the youngest son of  Edward John Wiliam Payne and his wife Mary Agnes Walmsley.

These marriage notices provided many clues which lead to further research into each of these families.

1. 1918 'Family Notices', Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), 18 January, p. 16. , viewed 15 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166985060



This post first appeared on earlieryears.blogspot.com by CRGalvin