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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Mother's Given Name(s) | Father's Given Name(s) | Still Birth | |
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| 1890/17840 | Ries | Hans Madsen | Kirsten | Hans Madsen | - | Order Product |
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| Registration | Bride's Given Name(s) | Bride's Family Name | Groom's Given Name(s) | Groom's Family Name | |
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| 1915/700 | Ada Helena | Carlson | Hans Madsen | Ries | Order Product |
| 1887/472 | Kirsten | Lauridsen | Hans Madsen | Ries | Order Product |
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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Born (approx.) | Age at Death (approx.) | |
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| 1953/27747 | Ries | Hans Madsen | 1889 | 64Y | Order Product |
| 1926/31 | Ries | Hans Madsen | 1861 | 65Y | Order Product |
Gisborne Photo News (1954-1975, 1993–1996)
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Nelson Photo News (1960-1972)
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Tributes Online (obituaries)
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Whanganui Council Property Rolls
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Te Papa Collections - People
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Otago Nominal Index
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NZ Presbyterian Marriages
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Shadows of Time
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history site
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NZ Genealogy Research Made Easy
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Alexander Turnbull Library
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| Interview with Hans (Buster) Ries | OHInt-0927-06. Interview with Hans (Buster) Ries. 03 Feb 2001. Raoul Island oral history project (OHColl-0927). [Interview/Event] | |
| Pastor Hans Madsen Ries | 1/2-093325-F. Pastor Hans Madsen Ries. [ca 1900]. [Item] | |
| Ries family : Papers | MS-Papers-2272. Ries family : Papers. 1857, 1872-1981. [Collection] | |
| Records - The Evangelical Lutheran Emmanuel Convention | MS-Papers-2272-15. Records - The Evangelical Lutheran Emmanuel Convention. ca 1882-1885. Ries family : Papers (MS-Papers-2272). [Item] |
DigitalNZ
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| Pastor Hans Madsen Ries | Photograph of a (re-touched opalotype?) depicting Pastor Hans Madsen Ries, circa 1900 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative | Not specified | TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library | |
| Borough Of Dannevirke - The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts] | High Street, Dannevirke. His Worship The Mayor, Mr. Hans Madsen Ries, J.P., was first elected to the Mayoral chair in 1903, was re-elected unopposed in the following year, and at the close of his second term was presented with a gold watch and chain by the burgesses of Dannevirke. He was returned in April, 1906, at a contested election, with a... | Cyclopedia Company Limited | New Zealand Electronic Text Collection / Victoria University of Wellington | |
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Photograph, Dannevirke Borough Council Mayor Ethelbert Alfred Ransom | Ethelbert Alfred Ransom, Mayor of Dannevirke for a single term (1910-1919). Sir Ethelbert Alfred Ransom KCMG (19 March 1868 – 22 May 1943) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, then its successor the United Party, and from 1936, the National Party. He was a cabinet minister from 1928 to 1935 in the United Government, and was acting Prime Minister in 1930 and in 1935. Ransom was born in 1868 in Lower Hutt. He received his education at Lower Hutt Primary, where he was school mate with Thomas Wilford. He played rugby and tennis during his youth. During the Second Boer War, he was an officer in charge of the Ruahine Mounted Rifles. He was a sheep farmer until 1888, and then a saddler in Dannevirke. From 1920 onwards, he was sheep farming in the Ākitio district. He held numerous public offices: he was chairman of the Hawke's Bay War Relief Association, chairman of the Dannevirke branch of the same organisation, chairman of the power board (until 1928), the first president of the local chamber of commerce, chairman of the fire board, member of the Dannevirke High School board, member of the executive of the Farmers' Union, and represented on the Dannevirke A&P Association. Ransom was elected onto the Dannevirke Borough Council in 1901. He stood for Mayor of Dannevirke in 1903, but was beaten by the Lutheran pastor Hans Madsen Ries in a closely fought contest. Ransom was Mayor of Dannevirke from 1910, when he succeeded Ries, to 1919. He represented the rural Wairarapa electorate of Pahiatua from 1922, when he defeated Reform's Archibald McNicol. From 1926 to 1928, he was senior whip and deputy leader of the United Party for the North Island. During the time of the United Government, he was Minister of Public Works (1928–1930) under Joseph Ward, and Minister of Lands and Commissioner of State Forests (1930–1931) under George Forbes. He retained his portfolios until 1935 in the United–Reform Coalition. He was twice acting Prime Minister; in 1930, when Forbes attended the Imperial Conference in London, and again in 1935, when Forbes was overseas. In 1940, he announced that he would not stand again at the next general election due to poor health, but he died in 1943 before the end of the parliamentary term. Source: Wikipedia, Alfred Ransom | Archives Central / Archives Central |
Photograph, Dannevirke Borough Council Mayor Ethelbert Alfred Ransom
Ethelbert Alfred Ransom, Mayor of Dannevirke for a single term (1910-1919).
Sir Ethelbert Alfred Ransom KCMG (19 March 1868 – 22 May 1943) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, then its successor the United Party, and from 1936, the National Party. He was a cabinet minister from 1928 to 1935 in the United Government, and was acting Prime Minister in 1930 and in 1935.
Ransom was born in 1868 in Lower Hutt. He received his education at Lower Hutt Primary, where he was school mate with Thomas Wilford. He played rugby and tennis during his youth. During the Second Boer War, he was an officer in charge of the Ruahine Mounted Rifles. He was a sheep farmer until 1888, and then a saddler in Dannevirke. From 1920 onwards, he was sheep farming in the Ākitio district.
He held numerous public offices: he was chairman of the Hawke's Bay War Relief Association, chairman of the Dannevirke branch of the same organisation, chairman of the power board (until 1928), the first president of the local chamber of commerce, chairman of the fire board, member of the Dannevirke High School board, member of the executive of the Farmers' Union, and represented on the Dannevirke A&P Association.
Ransom was elected onto the Dannevirke Borough Council in 1901. He stood for Mayor of Dannevirke in 1903, but was beaten by the Lutheran pastor Hans Madsen Ries in a closely fought contest. Ransom was Mayor of Dannevirke from 1910, when he succeeded Ries, to 1919.
He represented the rural Wairarapa electorate of Pahiatua from 1922, when he defeated Reform's Archibald McNicol.
From 1926 to 1928, he was senior whip and deputy leader of the United Party for the North Island. During the time of the United Government, he was Minister of Public Works (1928–1930) under Joseph Ward, and Minister of Lands and Commissioner of State Forests (1930–1931) under George Forbes. He retained his portfolios until 1935 in the United–Reform Coalition. He was twice acting Prime Minister; in 1930, when Forbes attended the Imperial Conference in London, and again in 1935, when Forbes was overseas.
In 1940, he announced that he would not stand again at the next general election due to poor health, but he died in 1943 before the end of the parliamentary term.
Source: Wikipedia, Alfred Ransom
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Legacy.com NZ Obituaries
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Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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Find A Grave (NZ cemeteries)
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| Name | Born | Died | Cemetery | Cemetery location | Region |
| Hans Madsen Ries | 5 Dec 1860 🔍 | 14 Apr 1926 🔍 📰 | Settlers Cemetery | Dannevirke, Tararua District | Manawatū-Whanganui |
| Rev. Hans Madsen Ries | 26 Nov 1889 🔍 | 25 Jul 1953 🔍 📰 | Kopuatama Cemetery | Stratford, Stratford District | Taranaki |
Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)
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Upper Hutt City Libraries Heritage Collections
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NZ Electronic Text Centre
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Archives NZ
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Justice Department > Inwards letters and registered files
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| From: Town Clerk, Dannevirke Date: 20 June 1906 Subject: Hans Madsen Ries elected Mayor | 1906 | Wellington | Open |
| From: Town Clerk, Dannevirke Date: 18 May 1909 Subject: Hans Madsen Ries elected Mayor | 1909 | Wellington | Open |
| From: Town Clerk, Dannevirke Date: 19 May 1908 Subject: Hans Madsen Ries elected Mayor | 1908 | Wellington | Open |
| From: [George Wright] Town Clerk, Dannevirke Date: 12 May 1903 Subject: H M [Hans Madsen] Ries elected Mayor | 1903 | Wellington | Open |
| From: Town Clerk, Dannevirke Date: 13 May 1904 Subject: Hans Madsen Ries elected Mayor | 1904 | Wellington | Open |
Department of Internal Affairs, Head Office > Central filing system
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| Naturalisation - Enquiry re - Ries, Hans Madsen | 1887 ‑ 1925 | Wellington | Open |
| From: Reverend H M [Hans Madsen] Ries, Dannevirke Date: 16 April 1898 Subject: Memorial for Naturalisation of Peder Pedersen | 1898 | Wellington | Open |
New Plymouth High Court > New Plymouth probate files
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| RIES Hans Madsen | 1953 | Wellington | Open |
Palmerston North High Court > Palmerston North Probate files [second sequence]
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| RIES Hans Madsen | 1940 | Wellington | Open |
Tinui History
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Masterton Anglican History
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Tasman Heritage
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West Coast NZ History
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)
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Canterbury Museum Collections - People
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Lower Hutt MyRecollect
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)
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Source: A Dictionary of NZ Biography, by Scholefield (1940), from NZ History / CC BY-NC 3.0 NZ
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| Hans Madsen Ries | RIES, HANS MADSEN (1860-1926) was born in Schleswig, Denmark, one of the large family of a small farmer. After receiving a sound primary education in his native village, he took a position as teacher in a public school. Deciding to become a missionary in India, he entered the Lutheran divinity school in his native province, where he spent five years. His health then appeared unequal to life in the tropics, and in 1886 he accepted a call to the new Danish settlement at Norsewood, where he was ordained and commenced his ministry in 1887, the year before the settlement was swept by fire. He married in 1887 and shortly afterwards became honorary minister and entered into business to supplement his stipend. In 1890 he brought from Denmark another party of settlers, including his mother and sisters. Ries erected on his own property and managed for six months the first butter factory in southern Hawkes Bay, and he began to import machinery required by the rise of the dairy industry. In 1895, being relieved of ministerial duties by the arrival of two clergymen from Denmark, he moved to Dannevirke and opened a large business, H. M. Ries and Sons. In an honorary capacity he ministered to the Lutherans living in and around Dannevirke, and as president of the Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel Convention of New Zealand and Queensland he paid a visit to Australia. He took a leading part in public affairs, being at different times a member of the borough council and five years mayor (1905-10); chairman of the technical school, a member of the Hawkes Bay hospital and charitable aid board, the education board, the Waipawa county council and licensing committee, and the Dannevirke power board. He was on the executive of the Hawkes Bay district lodge of Foresters and the friendly societies council; chairman of the Dannevirke hospital board, and vice-president of the chamber of commerce. He was a Liberal in politics and a strong advocate of no-license. He died on 14 Apr 1926. Who's Who N.Z., 1908, 1924; Cycl. NZ, vi (p); Dannevirke Evening News, 15 Apr 1926; Hawkes Bay Herald, 16 Apr 1926. | Volume 2, page 125 |
RIES, HANS MADSEN (1860-1926) was born in Schleswig, Denmark, one of the large family of a small farmer. After receiving a sound primary education in his native village, he took a position as teacher in a public school. Deciding to become a missionary in India, he entered the Lutheran divinity school in his native province, where he spent five years. His health then appeared unequal to life in the tropics, and in 1886 he accepted a call to the new Danish settlement at Norsewood, where he was ordained and commenced his ministry in 1887, the year before the settlement was swept by fire. He married in 1887 and shortly afterwards became honorary minister and entered into business to supplement his stipend. In 1890 he brought from Denmark another party of settlers, including his mother and sisters. Ries erected on his own property and managed for six months the first butter factory in southern Hawkes Bay, and he began to import machinery required by the rise of the dairy industry. In 1895, being relieved of ministerial duties by the arrival of two clergymen from Denmark, he moved to Dannevirke and opened a large business, H. M. Ries and Sons. In an honorary capacity he ministered to the Lutherans living in and around Dannevirke, and as president of the Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel Convention of New Zealand and Queensland he paid a visit to Australia. He took a leading part in public affairs, being at different times a member of the borough council and five years mayor (1905-10); chairman of the technical school, a member of the Hawkes Bay hospital and charitable aid board, the education board, the Waipawa county council and licensing committee, and the Dannevirke power board. He was on the executive of the Hawkes Bay district lodge of Foresters and the friendly societies council; chairman of the Dannevirke hospital board, and vice-president of the chamber of commerce. He was a Liberal in politics and a strong advocate of no-license. He died on 14 Apr 1926.
Who's Who N.Z., 1908, 1924; Cycl. NZ, vi (p); Dannevirke Evening News, 15 Apr 1926; Hawkes Bay Herald, 16 Apr 1926.
Volume 2, page 125NZ War Graves
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Wellington City Council Archives
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Masterton Library Wairarapa Archive
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| Pastor Hans Madsen Ries | 5 Dec 1860 🔍 | 14 Apr 1926 🔍 📰 | Dannevirke Settlers Cemetery, | Manawatu-Wanganui |
NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)
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| RIES, Hans Madsen 🔍 | 22 Apr 1940 | NZ Probates |
| RIES, Hans Madsen 🔍 | 06 Aug 1953 | NZ Probates |
Puke Ariki Collections - People
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Hocken Digital Collections
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| Hans Madsen Ries | Lutheran pastor, farmer, businessman, local politician (1860–1926) |
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| Bride | Groom | Marriage District | Year | Volume | Page | Entry |
| 🌳 Kirsten Lauridsen | 🌳 Hans Madsen Ries | Norsewood | 1887 | 32 | 906 | 38 |