Misc. Notes
Name, year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2025:
1897/1733. Bride: Ruth Walden. Groom: Thomas Jones
Full date of marriage of 18 August 1897 from further searching in July 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.
Maori spelling of given name, date and place of birth and death, date and place of burial, photo of headstone and grave, from Find a Grave website found in July 2025:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221737454/ruth-jonesName: Ruth “Ruti” Jones (nee Walden)
Birth: 1878, Moutoa, Horowhenua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand [Inland, between Foxton and Shannon]
Death: 11 Jan 1914 (aged 35–36), Shannon, Horowhenua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Burial: Shannon Cemetery, Shannon, Horowhenua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Plot: Block General, Row K, Plot 76
Notes:
Ruth or Ruti WALDEN was the daughter of Richard WALDEN and Kiti Roka MAHUTA (also known as Ruka AWAIKI).
She married Thomas JONES in 1897. They had no children.
NZ Death Record: 1914/1302 - Ruth JONES age 36
Birth year is based on age at death
Gravesite Details: Ruth WALDEN, Age: 36 years, Religion: Methodist, Address: Shannon, Horowhenua, 13 Jan 1914 is the interment date
Entry found from a Horowhenua District Council cemetery search in July 2025:
Surname: WALDEN
Forenames: Ruth
Last Address: Shannon, Horowhenua
Gender: Female
Age At Death: 36 years
Date of Death: 11 Jan 1914
Service: Burial
Religion: Methodist
Cemetery: Shannon Cemetery
Location in Cemetery: Block: General, Row: K, Plot: 76
Date of Burial: 13 Jan 1914
Burial of: Body
No record of birth could be found on the New Zealand BDM website as at July 2025.