↑ Marriages index, in New Zealand Civil Registration (Archives New Zealand, Wellington).
m. 1919: Ernest BOTTEN & Hilda Victoria RICHARDS, Registration Number 1919/6597
↑ New Zealand Probate Records, 1843-1998 (Archives New Zealand, Wellington) 1961 P13/61.
Ernest and Hilda's marriage is mentioned in an affidavit (by Hilda's brother Walter) in Ernest's probate records: "THAT the said deceased married my natural and lawful sister Hilda Victoria Richards at the Anglican Church Castlecliff Wanganui on the 12th day of August, 1919."