Ellen Maud Chatwood [37603]

   FamilySearch ID: LXM6-YYS.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Registration: Birth, 1889, Queensland. ¹ 1889/B44841
Ellen Maud Chatwood
Alfred Edward
Margaret Christie

• Registration: Death, 1958, Queensland, Australia. ² 1958/B24342
Ellen Maud Dear
Alfred Edward Chatwood
Margaret Christie

Ellen married Alan Rex Gregory Dear [37598] [LXM6-Y5X] [MRIN: 14399], son of Charles John Dear [37590] [LXM6-P7W] and Adelaide Elizabeth Elworthy [37594] [LXM6-5V3], on 1913 Nov 15 in Wynnum, , Queensland, Australia. (Alan Rex Gregory Dear [37598] [LXM6-Y5X] was born in 1890 in Queensland and died in 1943 in Queensland, Australia.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Registration: Marriage, 1913, Queensland, Australia. ³ 1913/B14088
Dear, Rex Alan
Chatwood, Ellen Maude

• Newspaper: Dear-Chatwood, 1913 Nov 19, Brisbane, , Queensland, Australia. ⁴ Dear'97Chatwood. (1913, November 19). The Brisbane Courier(Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 15 Supplement: Courier Home Circle. Retrieved February 28, 2013, from <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19914694>

Dear-Chatwood.
Au interesting marriage was solemnised
at St Peter's Church of England,
Wynnum South, on November 15,
the church being thronged with
spectators. The bridegroom was
Mr Rex. G. A. Dear (eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. C Dear, of Eagle Junction) and
the bride Miss E. M. (Nell) Chatwood
(second daughter of Mrs. Chatwood
Palmyra, Wynnum South). The Rev. H.
P. Hale officiated. The church was pret-
tily decorated by girl friends of the
bride, the chancel being arranged so as
to form an arch, from which was suspend-
ed a handsome wedding bell of white car-
nations and roses (kindly made by Mrs.
J. M. Geddes). Miss Maggie Lloyd
(cousin of the bride) sang " A Song of
Thanksgiving," and Me Bryant officiated
at the organ. As the bride entered the
church the congregation sang " The Voice
that breathed o'er Eden." The bride,
who was given away by bei uncle (Mr.
E. Chatwood), wore a dainty wedding
robe of rich ivory charmeuse, the skirt
cut with square train ornamented with
sprays of orange blossoms and handsomely
worked in seed pearls. The Magyar bodice
was draped with shadow lace and small
kiltings, of ninon, showing vest and under-
sleeves of hand embroidered seed pearls.
She also wore a beautiful wreath and
veil. The toilette was completed by a
bouquet made of asparagus plumosus
cairnations, stephanotis, and roses. Misses
Lilian and Catherine Chatwood (sisters
of the bride) acted as bridesmaids, and
wore dainty frocks of white taffeta and
white and pink hats with Lancer plumes.
They carried white and pink bouquets. Mr.
H. Elworthy (uncle of the bridegroom)
acted as best man, and Mr. H. T. F.
Geddes as groomsman. After the ceremony
the bridal party motored to Palmyra, the
pretty home of the bride's mother, where
the wedding breakfast was held. Only
relations of the bride and bridegroom
were present. The tables were dccorated
with white and pink carnations, and the
centre of the bride's table was ornamented
with a three-tier wedding cake. They usual
toasts were honoured. Later Mr. and
Mrs. R. G. A. Dear left by motor, en
route to Southport and Tweed Heads for
the honeymoon. Mrs. R. G. A. Dear
wore a costume of white voile, richly em-
bossed in amber silk, and a Leghorn hat
arranged with white crepe and finished
with Lancer plume. A beauti-
ful white satin cushion which te bride
knelt upon, was worked by Miss. G.
Charlton. The guests included Rev. and
Mrs. H. P. Hale, Mr. and Mrs. C Dear,
(parents of the bridegroom) Mrs. M.
Chatwood (mother of the bride), Mrs.
Chatwood, sen. (grandmother of the
bride), Mr. and Mrs. J. Lloyd and Miss
Lloyd, Mrs. E. Mutch, Mr. C. Hammar,
Mr. and Miss Elworthy, Mrs. G. Chat-
wood, Mr. E. Chatwood, Mrs. J. Chat-
wood. Mr. H. T. F. Geddes, Messrs. G.
and V. Dear and Miss. Hollyman. The
presents which were numerous and
handsome, included several cheques, and a
case of cutlery, and fish servers from the
Brisbane staff of Messrs. Thomas Borth-
wick and Sons '.