AGNES CHRISTIANA CONE was b: on February 08, 1902 at Inglewood to parents Frederick William Cone and mother Helen Bowie nee Wilson; She d: June 01, 1991 at Christchurch and is bur: at the Woodlawn Memorial Garden She mar: IVAN HENRY BARKER on Mar 19, 1930 in St Pauls Presbyterian Church, Christchurch. Ivan was the son of BEILBY BARKER and ELIZABETH ANN OLDRIDGE and was b: 1st Feb 1899 at Le Bons Bay, Canterbury, and d: Feb 27, 1965 in Christchurch.
Press, 24 March 1930: WEDDING: BARKER - CONE. At St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, crowded with well-wishers, the marriage was celebrated of Agnes Christiana, seventh daughter of Mr and Mrs F. W. Cone, Langdon's Road, Papanui, and Ivan Henry Barker, Le Bon's Bay, eldest son of Mr and Mrs B. Barker, Belfast, late of Gough's Bay. The church was beautifully decorated witfr evergreens, hydrangeas, and pink flowers by friends of the bride, and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. Bower Black. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore an ivory georgette model gown, made with long tight-fitting sleeves, net yoke and fitting bodice, finished with a double basque and buckle of diamante and pearls at the waist, while the flared skirt, hemmed with net, was longer at the back. Her embroidered veil, lent bv her sister, Mrs A. E. Cree, fell from a coronet of diamante, and she carried a sheaf of lily-roses and pale pink carnations, with white tulle and satin ribbon. The two bridesmaids. Misses Phyllis and Freda Cone, sisters of the bride, wore frocks of delphinium blue georgette, made with long sleeves and two-tiered skirts., Their hats to tone were of stitched georgette, and they carried bouquets of pink flowers, with pink and blue streamers. The bridegroom was attended bv his two brothers, Mr Clarence Barker as best man, and Mr Jack Barker as groomsman. Ivan's father, Beilby Barker, was a
coach proprieter at Duvauchelle's Bay. He had been b: at Decanter Bay in
1859 and was educated at Little Akaloa. In 1874 he entered the service of
Mr S. Lee, coach proprieter of Christchurch and Akaroa. Beilby's father,
purchased Lee's line of coaches and young Beilby was brought up with the
business. The road was opened to Akaroa from Christchurch in 1872 and the
first coach was run through by Messrs Mitchell and Burton. In 1881 the
railway was opened to Birdling's Flat and the coach ceased to run to
Christchurch; and then in 1881 the railway extended to Little
River. IVAN HENRY BARKER and AGNES CHRISTIANA nee CONE
had a son: BRUCE BEILBY BARKER, b: at Christchurch
where he mar: PETREA ANN LEE, the daughter of ANDREW LEE and MONA BARNES.
Their Christchurch born family;
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