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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1868/5597
Yems James 181256YOrder Product
1868/5597
Yems James 1812 56Y
Gisborne Photo News (1954-1975, 1993–1996)James Yems        🔍 ASH

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Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Nelson Photo News (1960-1972)James Yems        🔍 ASH

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Tributes Online (obituaries)James Yems        🔍 ASH

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Whanganui Council Property RollsYems, James        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Otago Nominal Index        🔍 ASH

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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesJames Yems        🔍 ASH
Shadows of TimeJames Yems        🔍 ASH
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteJames Yems        🔍 ASH

Source: Our Stuff by Denise and Peter on Rootsweb / "All information, lists and stories on this site may be freely linked to"

LordWilliamBentinck
Daughter 4 months Yems James 27 Carpenter and Bricklayer Letitia 28 Harriet and John WILMSHURST: With his 15-year-old sister Harriet, John Thomas Wilmshurst sailed to New Zealand
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/LordWilliamBentinck.htm
 
Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)James Yems        🔍 ASH
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyJames Yems        🔍 ASH

Source: New Zealand Genealogy Research Made Easy, by Barbara Andrew / "pages may be freely linked"

tassie6
Mary Jane AH YEM James 1877 MILLS Amelia HAWKING Thaddeus Paul 1877 THOMAS Jane GAY Frederick 1877 BOYD John LITTLEJOHN Caroline Emily 1877 WATSON Isabella WIGMORE Henry William
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~babznz/genealogy/tassie6.html
 
Transcriptions NZJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Alexander Turnbull LibraryYems, James        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/imu/request.php

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DigitalNZJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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"J. Yems, Wm. Honeyfield, G. Lethbridge, N. Reid, John Looney, J. Brooking and S. Newell" Ambrotype group portrait of James Yems, William Henry Honeyfield, George Lethbridge (all standing), N. Reid [likely Reed], John Joseph Looney, John Brooking and Samuel Newell (all seated). Gold paint has been used to draw in fob chains on three of the seven men. The names of the men have been handwritten directly onto the emulsion surface. The ... Unknown Photographer Puke Ariki / Puke Ariki
"J. Yems, Wm. Honeyfield, G. Lethbridge, N. Reid, John Looney, J. Brooking and S. Newell" Ambrotype group portrait of James Yems, William Henry Honeyfield, George Lethbridge (all standing), N. Reid [likely Reed], John Joseph Looney, John Brooking and Samuel Newell (all seated). Gold paint has been used to draw in fob chains on three of the seven men. The names of the men have been handwritten directly onto the emulsion surface. The ... Unknown Photographer Puke Ariki / Puke Ariki
Legacy.com NZ ObituariesJames Yems        🔍 ASH
Auckland Museum Online CenotaphJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New ZealandJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Find A Grave (NZ cemeteries)James Yems        🔍 ASH

Source: FindAGrave / limited search result excerpts for non-commercial personal research

Name Cemetery Cemetery location Region
James Yems Te Henui Cemetery New Plymouth, New Plymouth District Taranaki
James Yems Te Henui Cemetery New Plymouth, New Plymouth District Taranaki
Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)James Yems        🔍 ASH
Upper Hutt City Libraries Heritage CollectionsJames Yems        🔍 ASH
NZ Electronic Text CentreJames Yems        🔍 ASH
Archives NZJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Source: Archives NZ Collections Search / CC BY / via Archway

Department of Internal Affairs, Head Office  >  Military Compensation Claim files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Military - James Yems 1862 ‑ 1864 Wellington Open
Military - James Yems 1862 ‑ 1864 Wellington Open

New Plymouth High Court  >  New Plymouth probate files

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
HOSKIN, James Yems HOSKIN, James Yems📃 View Scan 1940 Wellington Open
YEMS James YEMS James📃 View Scan 1865 ‑ 1870 Wellington Open
HOSKIN, James Yems HOSKIN, James Yems📃 View Scan 1940 Wellington Open
YEMS James YEMS James📃 View Scan 1865 ‑ 1870 Wellington Open
Tinui HistoryJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Anglican HistoryJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Tasman HeritageJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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West Coast NZ HistoryJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)James Yems        🔍 ASH

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Canterbury Museum Collections - PeopleJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Lower Hutt MyRecollectJames Yems        🔍 ASH
Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)James Yems        🔍 ASH

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Indexed by Luke Howison, 2023

Source: A Dictionary of NZ Biography, by Scholefield (1940), from NZ History / CC BY-NC 3.0 NZ

NameBiographyReference
James Yems

YEMS, JAMES (1812-68) came to Wellington in the Lord William Bentinck (1841) and to Taranaki (1842). He was in business as an auctioneer in New Plymouth until 1845 when, owing to the depression, he left for South Australia. He returned to the province later, and represented New Plymouth in the Provincial Council 1861-63. Yems died on 10 Sep 1868.

Taranaki P.C. minutes; Wells.

Volume 2, page 271
James Yems

YEMS, JAMES (1812-68) came to Wellington in the Lord William Bentinck (1841) and to Taranaki (1842). He was in business as an auctioneer in New Plymouth until 1845 when, owing to the depression, he left for South Australia. He returned to the province later, and represented New Plymouth in the Provincial Council 1861-63. Yems died on 10 Sep 1868.

Taranaki P.C. minutes; Wells.

Volume 2, page 271
NZ War GravesJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Wellington City Council ArchivesJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveJames Yems        🔍 ASH
BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)James Yems        🔍 ASH

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Name Born Died Cemetery Region
James Yems 1813 🔍 10 Sep 1868 🔍 📰 Te Henui Cemetery Taranaki
James Yems 1813 🔍 10 Sep 1868 🔍 📰 Te Henui Cemetery Taranaki
NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)James Yems        🔍 ASH

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Puke Ariki Collections - PeopleJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Source: Puke Ariki / New Plymouth District Council

Name Date of birth / Date established Date of death / Date closed Place of birth / Place established Place of death / Place closed
James Yems
Hocken Digital CollectionsJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)James Yems        🔍 ASH

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Name Born (approx.) Died Age Type Buried/Cremated Plot Cemetery Region
James Yems 56 Burial 12 Sep 1868 📰 Unknown/PLOT/3507 Te Henui Cemetery Taranaki Region
James Yems 56 Burial 12 Sep 1868 📰 Unknown/PLOT/3507 Te Henui Cemetery Taranaki Region
Wikidata People (New Zealanders)James Yems        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)James Yems        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)James Yems        🔍 ASH

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Early NZ HistoryJames Yems        🔍 ASH

Early European contact with New Zealand, pre-1846

Source: Early NZ History / courtesy of Tony Christiansen

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James Yems 1814 Letitia ?
James Yems Hoskin
James Yems 1814 Letitia ?
NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)James Yems        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceJames Yems        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931James Yems        🔍 ASH

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