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on 16 March, he married Constance Evelyn née Parsonson at St. Peter's Church in Wellington.
The marriage date is wrong. Contemporary reports and later reference works place Hardham's wedding on 11 March 1916, not 16 March 1916.
Full reasoning
A contemporary newspaper report published on 13 March 1916 says Hardham's wedding took place "on Saturday afternoon" at St. Peter's Church in Wellington. The Saturday immediately before 13 March 1916 was 11 March 1916, not 16 March.
This is also how later reference works record it: Te Ara's Dictionary of New Zealand Biography states that Hardham "married Constance Evelyn Parsonson on 11 March 1916", and the National Library of New Zealand catalog describes a photo as "William James Hardham and his bride, 11 March 1916."
Taken together, these sources show that the article's date of 16 March is incorrect.
3 sources
- New Zealand Times, 13 March 1916, 'Notes for Women'
"On Saturday afternoon at St. Peter's Church, Willis street, Captain Hardham, V.C., who recently returned from the front, was married to Miss Constance Evelyn (Cissie) Parsonson..."
- Te Ara / Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Hardham, William James
"While convalescing in Wellington, Hardham married Constance Evelyn Parsonson on 11 March 1916; they were to have no children."
- National Library of New Zealand: Hardham, William James, 1876-1928
"Description: William James Hardham and his bride, 11 March 1916."