Name of “Mr Bennett of Wellington” from Obituary of his wife’s father, Thomas Scott Snr, published in the Manawatu Herald of 19 January 1892 and found in Papers Past in May 2023 by Katia, wife of Tim Grant Oliver. Tim is the great-grandson of James Alexander Oliver b.1866 and onwards through his son Ivor J C Oliver b.1907.

First two given names, date and place of wedding from the Wellington Independent newspaper of 2 January 1866 found on the Papers Past website in February 2024:
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WI18660102.2.7
MARRIED.
BENNETT - SCOTT - On tho 28th December, at the residence of the bride's father, by the Kev. J Duncan, Thomas Jackson, second son of John B. Bennett, Esq., of Auckland, to Jane, second daughter of Thomas Scott, Esq., Landsdowne Farm, Lower Rangitikei.

Result from marriage search on New Zealand BDM website in February 2024:
1865/6044. Bride: Jane Scott. Groom: Thomas Jackson Bennett

Full date of marriage of 28 December 1865 confirmed from further searching in February 2024 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.