• Born: Abt 1887, prob England ⁵
• Marriage (1): Alfred Arthur GILLIES on 8 December 1909 in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand ^{1 2 3}

   Another name for Yolanda was Yolande Ruby SMITH.^{2 3}

Yolanda married Alfred Arthur GILLIES, son of Solomon GILLIES and Janet LAWSON, on 8 December 1909 in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.^{1 2 3} (Alfred Arthur GILLIES was born on 23 June 1882 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand ^{3 6} and died on 19 March 1946 in Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand ^{3 7}.)

  Recorded Events about their Marriage

• Gallery: Wedding report in The Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 141, Page 7, Column 6, on 11 December 1909, in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
  
  WOMEN IN PRINT.
  On Wednesday afternoon, at St. John's Church, Ruby, eldest daughter of Mr. W. H. Smith, of this city, was married to Mr. Alfred Gillies, son of Mr. Solomon Gillies, of Dunedin. The bride wore a frock of white Louisine silk, having a side panel of tucked silk. She wore a veil and orange blossoms, and carried a shower bouquet. Miss Ivy Scott was bridesmaid, and wore a pretty white dress trimmed with insertion and lace having a front panel of embroidery. She had a chip straw hat trimmed with pale blue, pink and heliotrope flowers, and she carried a pink shower bouquet. The bridegroom's present to the bridesmaid was a gold cable bangle. Mr. E. Williams was best man, and Dr. Gibb performed the ceremony. The bride's mother wore a black tailor-made costume, and a black and white hat. Her sister, Miss Olive Smith, wore a pretty embroidered frock and a burnt straw hat. Mrs. D. Gillies wore a pink Empire dress trimmed with black, and a black and pink hat. A reception was afterwards held at Scott's Rooms, in Manners-street. The bride's travelling costume was navy blue with white facings, and with it she wore a chip straw hat trimmed with saxe blue velvet and wheat ears. The couple left for the North for the honeymoon.
  
  — The Evening Post (Wellington, New Zealand), Volume LXXVIII, Issue 141, 11 December 1909, Page 7, Column 6

• The wedding of Alfred Arthur Gillies and Yolanda Ruby Smith was announced in The Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 152, page 1 on 24 December 1909 in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
  
  MARRIAGES.
  GILLIES--SMITH.-- On the 8th December, at St. John's Presbyterian Church, Wellington, Alfred Arthur, fifth son of Solomon Gillies, of Dunedin, to Yolande Ruby, eldest daughter of William Henry Smith, of Wellington.

• The wedding of Alfred Arthur Gillies and Yolanda Ruby Smith was announced on page 1, column 1 of The Evening Post on 8 December 1934 in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
  
  SILVER WEDDING.
  GILLIES--SMITH.--On December 8, 1909, at St. John's Church, Wellington, by the Rev. Dr. Gibb, Yolande Ruby, eldest daughter of Mr. W. H. Smith and the late Mrs. Smith, to Alfred Arthur, fourth son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Gillies, of Dunedin.

  Marriage Notes

St. John's Presbyterian Church