Diamond Wedding – Christmas Day 1934
A tea and social were held on Christmas Day 1934 to mark the diamond wedding anniversary of Mr & Mrs W H Sanders. The occasion was held at Mrs Moore’s tearooms in Ohiro Bay.
Walter Henry Sanders and Emily Baldwin were married at Gold Street Wesleyan chapel, Northampton, England on 25 December 1874. They came to New Zealand in 1908.
At the time of their anniversary, they had seven sons & daughters, thirteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. They enjoyed good health.
Walter had come to New Zealand in 1903, and Emily came with her younger children in 1908. He continued his trade as a shoemaker. The family lived in Brooklyn.
Emily died in April 1935, aged 84. Walter died in 1953, aged 99.
Plot: Public 3/C/423
