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Had a quick look through the Electoral Rolls for 1894 for Christchurch.
Found George Alexander Douglas Sutherland living in St. Albans. This is a wee way from New Brighton but he looks to be our best bet.
The signature on the marriage certificate looks as if it has a capital letter for the first name only, that of a "G" and the other two in lower case. One being an "a" and the other may well be a small "d". With a bit of imagination, perhaps??
Minniehaha.
HAMMOND, Cainham/Caynham, Shropshire, U.K. Otago-NZ.
GALBRAITH, Ireland, Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Kensington-London, U.K.
GRANT, Sct., Dunedin, Otago-NZ., Vancouver, Canada.
GLASS, Aberdeenshire, Otago-NZ.
CAIRNEY/CARNEY/KEARNEY/Ireland, Airdrie, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
O'BRIEN Mary Ann, Limerick, Otago-NZ.
NICOL(L) James, Scotland, Otago-NZ.
SCOTT Thomas, Shetland, Otago-NZ.
MCHARDY/MCHARDIE Euphemia, Scotland, Otago-NZ.