Mr Eric Watt and Mrs Pearl Watt, of Christchurch, who are celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Although their anniversary is May 24, they marked the occasion yesterday before leaving for Marton where a further celebration is planned with other family members. The couple met in Ettrick, South Otago, and were married in 1937 at Otago’s Crookston Presbyterian Church by the Rev. W. Norton. Mr Watt was a fruitgrower in Otago before the couple moved to Christchurch in 1964. Mr and Mrs Watt have four children, eight grandchildren, and one greatgrandchild.
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90Mr Eric Watt and Mrs Pearl Watt, of Christchurch, who are celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Although their anniversary is May 24, they marked the occasion yesterday before leaving for Marton where a further celebration is planned with other family members. The couple met in Ettrick, South Otago, and were married in 1937 at Otago’s Crookston Presbyterian Church by the Rev. W. Norton. Mr Watt was a fruitgrower in Otago before the couple moved to Christchurch in 1964. Mr and Mrs Watt have four children, eight grandchildren, and one greatgrandchild. Press, 21 May 1987, Page 9
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