First given name from birth search of son on New Zealand BDM website in November 2023:
1877/9728. Shirley, Ernest Forbes. Mother: Jane. Father: Thomas Edward

No record of marriage could be found on the New Zealand BDM website as at April 2024.

Surname of “Forbes”, date and place of marriage, date and place of death, place of burial, from the Shirley Family Association website found in April 2024:
https://www.shirleyassociation.com/NewShirleySite/...ealandpedigrees.html

Record of marriage now found from new search on New Zealand BDM website (using Jane’s maiden name) in April 2024:
1870/5388. Bride: Jane Forbes. Groom: Thos E Shirley

Full date of marriage of 4 October 1870 confirmed from further searching in April 2024 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Year and country of death, estimated year of birth, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in April 2024:
1939/24848. Shirley, Jane. Died age 85Y [Therefore born circa 1854]

Full date of death of 5 February 1939 confirmed from further searching in April 2024 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.