Extract from Kentish Mercury 26th July 1895:
Marriage
Mr. Guy Charles Hardy and Miss Eva Kathleen
Maryon – Wilson
24th July 1895
List of Wedding Presents and Donors
Sir Spencer Maryon – Wilson, Picture of Charlton; the
Misses Winn, work basket; Miss C. Shute, photo frame;
Mr. and Mrs. Hope, silver travelling clock; the Misses
Dodson; travelling clock; Major and Mrs. Shiffner; writing
table clock; Miss Colvin, diamond and ruby safety pin;
Miss King, card case; Mrs. Tabbs, blotter and stationery
box; Mr. Pocklington, riding whip; Col. And Mrs. Godwin
Austen, riding whip; Rev. C. and Mrs. Swainson, card
tray; Miss Alice Pocklington, library set; Major and Mrs.
Clement, Chinese glass; Miss Ida Clement, photo frame;
Miss Gertrude King, silver bodkin case; Mrs. Sowerby,
silver tea caddy; Mrs. Mesham, sapphire brooch; Mrs.
Thornhill, sapphire brooch; Miss Hewlett, scent bottle;
Miss Drummond, table; Mr. Earle, silver sugar basin; Mr.
and Mrs. Haworth Booth, silver – mounted fish bottle;
Lady FitzWygram, silver – mounted calendar; Miss A. E.
Pocklington, silver – mounted cut glasses; Miss L.
Morant, antique silver spoon; Mrs. Maryon – Wilson,
strip of needlework; Mr. A. Du Cane, pair of silver
mounted brushes; Mrs. Hardy, diamond and pearl
bangle; the Misses Hardy, diamond and pearl safety
brooch; Miss C. North, silver box; Mrs. Llewelyn, silver
box; Col. H. Pocklington, scent bottle; Miss King, old
silver bodkin case; Mrs. Parker, frame; Miss M. Barker,
table cloth and card case; Miss Ward, china tea caddy;
Admiral Northlands, pair of silver candlesticks; Mr.
Maryon – Wilson, ornament for hair; Mrs. Ruck Keene,
frame; Mr. and Mrs. Streatfield, coffee set; Miss
Henning, silver box; Mr. and Mrs. Curteis, china box; Mr.
Lopes, inkstand; Lady Roden, sachet; Miss Chadwick,
brooch; Miss Headon, fern vases; Mr. Crozier Bailey,
clock; Mrs. Paget, fan; Miss Norah Oldfield, small box;
Miss A. Trevelyan, necklace and heart; Mrs. Wiggett,
silver writing case; Mr. Wiggett, silver scent bottle; Mr.
and Mrs. Ingram, butterfly pearl brooch; Capt. Schofield,
silver hairpin box; Miss Clement, turquoise bracelet;
Miss Wheatley, lace shawl; Mr. Hardy, diamond
crescent and turquoise brooch, and gold watch bracelet;
Mr. Charles and Miss Colesworth, pair of candlesticks;
Col. Fred Pocklington, walking stick; Miss Streatfield
and Miss Scarlett, silver cream jug; Co. and Mrs. Yorke,
silver buttonhooks and shoelift; Capt. Pocklington, tea
caddy ; Miss Wray, pair of candlesticks; Sir William and
Lady Grantham, liqueur glasses; Miss Reeley, book and
pincushion; the Misses Perceval, gold pin; Miss Street,
library set of books; Mrs Charles and Miss F. Wilson,
pair of vases; Mr., Mrs., and the Misses Willett, old silver
spoon; Madame Owen, cushion; Mr. and Mrs. George
Maryon – Wilson, writing table set; Mr. Bertie and Mr
Ronald Hardy, marmalade jar; Capt. Bacon, silver –
mounted bottles; Capt. and Mrs. Baldock, writing – case;
Mrs. Attenborough, menu stands; Mrs. Horton, picture;
Old Charlton Cricket Club, handsome silver
candlesticks; Mr. Tranter, toast rack; workmen on the
Searles Estate, fish servers; tenants and tradesmen of
Searles and Fletchings, tea set; Mrs. Beauchamp
Taylor, tea table; Mr. and Mrs. Baldock, travelling blotter;
Mr. and Mrs. Martin, serviette rings. The bridegroom’s
presents were – from Mrs. Herbert Hardy, house linen;
the Misses Hardy, silver teapot; Master Ronald Hardy,
tea kettle; Master Herbert Hardy, pair of salt cellars; Mr.
C. S. Hardy, cheque; Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Knight,
grandfather’s clock; Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Knight, old oak
table; Sir Edward and Lady Bradford, silver dessert
dishes; Mrs. Nugent Smyth, cheque; Col. H. Knight,
lunch basket; Capt. and Mrs. Brodnax Knight, set of fern
pots; Rev. C. and Mrs. Knight, writing table set; Major
and Mrs. Rice and Rev. and Mrs. Blogg, tea service; Mr.
Arthur Wood, silver jug and salver; Mr. and Miss Knight,
decanters; the Earl and Countess of Cranbrook,
Dresden china casket; Lord and Lady Medway, oak
table; Major and Mrs. Borrer, silver bonbonnieres, Hon.
A. F. and Mrs. Gathorne Hardy, silver spirit lamp; Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Hardy, leather screen; Mr. Gerald
Hardy, lamp; Mr. and Lady Evelyn Goschen, silver cruet;
Major and Mrs. Dundas, tea service; Miss Charlotte
Hardy, Scott’s poems; Miss G. Hardy, Bible; Mr. E. R.
and Miss Bradford, antique silver sugar basin; Mr.
Charles Hardy.jun., Arabian silver curiosities; Misses
Violet and Mabel Hardy, picture; Miss Fanny Knight,
silver tea spoons; Mr. Lionel Knight, silver mustard pot;
Mr. W. G. Knight, silver salt cellars; Hon. F. Gathorne
Hardy, picture; Mr. Archibald Wood, silver salt cellars;
Mr. S. Austen Leigh, hunting crop; Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Wood, pair of vases; Mr. and Mrs. E. Wormwald, oak
table and two chairs; Col. and Mrs. Dudley Sampson,
silver flask; Mr. and Mrs. Colesworth, inlaid table; Mr.
and Mrs. H. Wykeham Musgrove, set of carvers; Miss
Bull, silver sugar spoon; Mrs. Kingsmill, silver tea caddy;
Mr. R. C. Lehmann, silver tea caddy; Mr. Eastwood,
Roman jug; Mr. C. E. Kempe, Persian rug; Miss Frost,
silver sugar caster; Mr. R. Marchant, retriever; Hon.
John Dodson, silver dish; Mrs. Jessop, silver coffee pot;
Mr. E. Hodgson, silver pencil case; Mr. Summers,
walking stick; Miss Arkwright Phelps and Mr. C
Pilkington, silver mounted claret jug; Mr. H. Hodgson,
silver case; Mr. W. Grantham; silver card case; Mrs.
Berry, bread platter and knife; Mr. Banbury, silver salt
cellars; Mr. John Allen, silver tobacco case; Danehurst
servants, silver reading lamp; Mr. John Day, silver
muffineer; Mr. Curteis, cigar holder; Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Knight; flower vase; Mr. and Mrs. Blencowe,
Chippendale armchair; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ingram,
silver bonbonnieres; Mr. A. D. Erskine, liqueur decanter
and glasses; Mr. Nicholas Bosanquet, silver matchbox;
Mr. W. Austen Leigh; silver mounted paper knife; Dr.
Magrath, “ Illustrated Switzerland”; Mr. Ingram, silver
pencil case; Sir Spencer Maryon – Wilson, diamond pin;
Lady Maryon – Wilson, case of dessert knives and forks;
the upper servants at Searles and Charlton House, tea
kettle; Mr. R. Lehmann, deerhound; Danehill choir, silver
teaspoons; Danehill school children, butter knife;
Danehill schoolteachers, silver toast rack; parishioners
of Danehill and Horsted Keynes, silver fish knife and
fork.