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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1935/45657
Robertson William James Vera AliceHarry-Order Product
1925/1638
Robertson William James Annie LucyFrederick James-Order Product
1924/18831
Robertson William James Duncan Lucy VictoriaWilliam Blair-Order Product
1909/14741
Robertson William James Agnes MillerJames Hynd-Order Product
1900/17631
Robertson William James AdaJames-Order Product
1883/511
Robertson William James ElizabethWilliam-Order Product
1884/5102
Robertson William James Margaret Jane TaylorNR-Order Product
1879/13844
Robertson William James AnnieGeorge-Order Product
1902/18139
Robertson William James Alexander Maria AlexandraArchibald-Order Product
1890/4119
Robertson William James EuphemiaWilliam-Order Product
1894/6960
Robertson William James JaneJames-Order Product
1897/17706
Robertson William James Elizabeth MillerJames-Order Product
1895/4666
Robertson William James Peter Hector Mary Jane PhillipsJohn Hector-Order Product
1915/1235
Robertson William James MargaretWilliam Herman-Order Product
1938/60825
Robertson James William Emma McRae AtkinsonJames-Order Product
1858/4781
Robertson William James AdelaideJames-Order Product
1868/35882
Robertson James William MaryJames William-Order Product
1923/8550
Robertson William James Jeanie RobertsonThomas Arthur-Order Product
1935/38160
Young William James Gladys IreneNR-Order Product
1932/23718
Robertson James William Mary HillJohn Ross Craig-Order Product
1935/45657
Robertson William James Vera Alice Harry
1925/1638
Robertson William James Annie Lucy Frederick James
1924/18831
Robertson William James Duncan Lucy Victoria William Blair
1909/14741
Robertson William James Agnes Miller James Hynd
1900/17631
Robertson William James Ada James
1883/511
Robertson William James Elizabeth William
1884/5102
Robertson William James Margaret Jane Taylor NR
1879/13844
Robertson William James Annie George
1902/18139
Robertson William James Alexander Maria Alexandra Archibald
1890/4119
Robertson William James Euphemia William
1894/6960
Robertson William James Jane James
1897/17706
Robertson William James Elizabeth Miller James
1895/4666
Robertson William James Peter Hector Mary Jane Phillips John Hector
1915/1235
Robertson William James Margaret William Herman
1938/60825
Robertson James William Emma McRae Atkinson James
1858/4781
Robertson William James Adelaide James
1868/35882
Robertson James William Mary James William
1923/8550
Robertson William James Jeanie Robertson Thomas Arthur
1935/38160
Young William James Gladys Irene NR
1932/23718
Robertson James William Mary Hill John Ross Craig
NZ Marriages (Bride)        🔍 ASH

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NZ Marriages (Bride, married surname)        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name
1947/4570
Marie Frances Coward William James Duncan Robertson Order Product
1944/789
June Isobel Frith William James Affleck Robertson Order Product
1885/1243
Clara Fry William James Robertson Order Product
1907/3466
Ellen Grayden William James Robertson Order Product
1939/4682
Evelyn Elizabeth Hill William James Robertson Order Product
1923/6673
Elsie Katherine McAlpine William James Peter Hector Robertson Order Product
1867/10060
Mary McBride James William Robertson Order Product
1907/3748
Florence Adelaide Oakley William James Robertson Order Product
1941/7350
Gladys Tilly William James Robertson Order Product
1898/4988
Elizabeth Campbell James William Robertson Order Product
1947/4570
Marie Frances Coward William James Duncan Robertson
1944/789
June Isobel Frith William James Affleck Robertson
1885/1243
Clara Fry William James Robertson
1907/3466
Ellen Grayden William James Robertson
1939/4682
Evelyn Elizabeth Hill William James Robertson
1923/6673
Elsie Katherine McAlpine William James Peter Hector Robertson
1867/10060
Mary McBride James William Robertson
1907/3748
Florence Adelaide Oakley William James Robertson
1941/7350
Gladys Tilly William James Robertson
1898/4988
Elizabeth Campbell James William Robertson
NZ Births (Mother)        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1942/23145
Robertson William James 186676YOrder Product
1890/4838
Robertson William James 189011MOrder Product
1949/19290
Robertson William James 187079YOrder Product
1957/39140
Robertson James William 186790YOrder Product
1981/25979
Robertson William James 8 June 1935  🔍NZ
46 yearsOrder Product
1988/52308
Robertson William James Duncan 15 April 1924  🔍NZ
64 yearsOrder Product
1989/29605
Robertson William James 23 February 1923  🔍NZ
66 yearsOrder Product
1992/43462
Robertson William James 12 November 1909  🔍NZ
82 yearsOrder Product
1876/4594
Robertson James William 182650YOrder Product
1894/3639
Robertson William James 18946WOrder Product
1967/31828
Robertson William James 189770YOrder Product
1976/39365
Robertson William James 14 January 1914  🔍NZ
62 yearsOrder Product
1956/34862
Robertson William James Peter Hector 189561YOrder Product
1904/1933
Robertson William James Alexander 190415MOrder Product
1947/28233
Robertson William James 187968YOrder Product
1943/23044
Robertson James William 19385YOrder Product
1918/1964
Robertson William James 190117YOrder Product
1918/62230
Robertson William James 188533YOrder Product
2003/17006
Robertson William James 30 October 1925  🔍NZ
77 yearsOrder Product
2023/19194
Robertson James William 21 October 1932  🔍NZ
90 yearsOrder Product
1942/23145
Robertson William James 1866 76Y
1890/4838
Robertson William James 1890 11M
1949/19290
Robertson William James 1870 79Y
1957/39140
Robertson James William 1867 90Y
1981/25979
Robertson William James 8 June 1935  🔍NZ
46 years
1988/52308
Robertson William James Duncan 15 April 1924  🔍NZ
64 years
1989/29605
Robertson William James 23 February 1923  🔍NZ
66 years
1992/43462
Robertson William James 12 November 1909  🔍NZ
82 years
1876/4594
Robertson James William 1826 50Y
1894/3639
Robertson William James 1894 6W
1967/31828
Robertson William James 1897 70Y
1976/39365
Robertson William James 14 January 1914  🔍NZ
62 years
1956/34862
Robertson William James Peter Hector 1895 61Y
1904/1933
Robertson William James Alexander 1904 15M
1947/28233
Robertson William James 1879 68Y
1943/23044
Robertson James William 1938 5Y
1918/1964
Robertson William James 1901 17Y
1918/62230
Robertson William James 1885 33Y
2003/17006
Robertson William James 30 October 1925  🔍NZ
77 years
2023/19194
Robertson James William 21 October 1932  🔍NZ
90 years
Gisborne Photo News (1954-1975, 1993–1996)James William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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Nelson Photo News (1960-1972)James William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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Tributes Online (obituaries)James William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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Whanganui Council Property RollsRobertson, James William        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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Otago Nominal Index        🔍 ASH

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Surname Forename Address Event Place Date
ROBERTSONJames WilliamJames William Robertson & Co Otagobefore 16 Mar 1863
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Goldfields Towns Electorate1865-66
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Hampden District Electorate1865-66
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Hampden Electorate1866-67
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Goldfield Towns Electorate1866-67
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Lakes District Electorate1867-68
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Goldfield Towns Electorate1867-68
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Goldfield Towns Electorate1868-69
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Hampden District Electorate1868-69
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Goldfields Towns Electorate1869-70
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Hampden Electorate1869-70
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Lakes District1869-70
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Lakes District1869-70
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Wakatipu Electorate1870-71
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Hampden District Electorate1870-71
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Goldfields Towns Electorate1870-71
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Wakatipu Electorate1870-71
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Wakatipu Electorate1871-72
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Lakes District1871
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Wakatipu Electorate1872-73
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Wakatipu Electorate1872-73
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Wakatipu Electorate1873-74
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Wakatipu Electorate1874-75
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Wakatipu Electorate1875-76
ROBERTSONJames WilliamQueenstown Electoral District of Wakatipu1890
ROBERTSON James William James William Robertson & Co Otago before 16 Mar 1863
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Goldfields Towns Electorate 1865-66
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Hampden District Electorate 1865-66
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Hampden Electorate 1866-67
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Goldfield Towns Electorate 1866-67
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Lakes District Electorate 1867-68
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Goldfield Towns Electorate 1867-68
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Goldfield Towns Electorate 1868-69
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Hampden District Electorate 1868-69
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Goldfields Towns Electorate 1869-70
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Hampden Electorate 1869-70
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Lakes District 1869-70
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Lakes District 1869-70
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Wakatipu Electorate 1870-71
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Hampden District Electorate 1870-71
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Goldfields Towns Electorate 1870-71
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Wakatipu Electorate 1870-71
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Wakatipu Electorate 1871-72
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Lakes District 1871
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Wakatipu Electorate 1872-73
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Wakatipu Electorate 1872-73
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Wakatipu Electorate 1873-74
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Wakatipu Electorate 1874-75
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Wakatipu Electorate 1875-76
ROBERTSON James William Queenstown Electoral District of Wakatipu 1890
NZ Presbyterian MarriagesJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH
Shadows of TimeJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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Electors Goldfield Town
Roberts John Lawrence Robertson James William Queenstown Robertson Peter Lawrence Robinson Henry Wirgman ? Clyde Robson William Alexandra Roche John Queenstown Rossiter John Clyde
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/electorsGoldfieldTown.htm
 
Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)James William Robertson        🔍 ASH
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH
Transcriptions NZJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH
Alexander Turnbull LibraryRobertson, James William        🔍 ASH

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DigitalNZJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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In Bankruptcy The following persons were adjudicated bankrupt on the dates and times below:6 October 2006Cowley, Joshua Joseph, unemployed, 30 Albert Street, Hamilton East, Hamilton, at 2.00pm.5 June 2007Lennon, George Mitchell, unemployed, 40 Cross Street, Ashburton, at 9.00am.8 June 2007Hill, Korey Lance, labourer, 246 St Vincent Street, Nelson, at 3.25pm.Petersen, Susan, seasonal orchard worker, 22 Patetere Street, Mamaku, Rotorua, at 3.55pm.Sharp, Barbara-Ann (also known as Perkins... New Zealand Gazette / Department of Internal Affairs
In Bankruptcy The following persons were adjudicated bankrupt on the dates and times below:6 October 2006Cowley, Joshua Joseph, unemployed, 30 Albert Street, Hamilton East, Hamilton, at 2.00pm.5 June 2007Lennon, George Mitchell, unemployed, 40 Cross Street, Ashburton, at 9.00am.8 June 2007Hill, Korey Lance, labourer, 246 St Vincent Street, Nelson, at 3.25pm.Petersen, Susan, seasonal orchard worker, 22 Patetere Street, Mamaku, Rotorua, at 3.55pm.Sharp, Barbara-Ann (also known as Perkins... New Zealand Gazette / Department of Internal Affairs
Legacy.com NZ ObituariesJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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Name Obituary Date
William James Robertson ROBERTSON, William James. Passed away at St Christopher's Hospital Papatoetoe, 5th June 2011 aged 65 years. Loved father of Anna-Marie and the late Glenn, Remembered by Shirley, Loved brother of Tina, Lotovale, John, Ana and Seili. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at Parish of the... from Jun. 7 to Jun. 9, 2011
Auckland Museum Online CenotaphJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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William James Robertson

546382 World War II, 1939-1945 Son of James Hynd and Agnes Miller Robertson (Source:Public source/birth cert) Husband of Evelyn 12 Nov 1909 Married/WWII Alexandra Alexandra/Otago/New Zealand Plumber 23rd (Canterbury and Otago) Battalion Private War Medal 1939-1945 New Zealand War Service Medal 06 Sep 1992 06 Sep 1992 Greenpark RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council Block 1A, Plot 83

William James Robertson

8/2718 World War I, 1914-1918 William Robertson was the son of William Robertson, of 26 Pentland St., North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand. Single William Robertson (father), 26 Pentland Street, North - east Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand Otago/New Zealand Willochra Wellington/New Zealand Wellington/New Zealand 14 Aug 1915 Suez/Egypt/North Africa/Africa 19 Sep 1915 6th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion Private Private Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion British War Medal (1914-1920) Killed in Action/Cause of Death 14 Jul 1916 Somme/Northern France/France/Europe Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France II. E. 13.

William James Duncan Robertson

7327 NZ7327 World War II, 1939-1945 Single/WWII Royal New Zealand Navy Royal New Zealand Navy Sheep farmer/Civilian

William James Peter Hector Robertson

45242 World War I, 1914-1918 Mrs J.H. Robertson (mother), Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand Miner/Civilian Pakeha 26 Apr 1917 Plymouth/Devon/England/United Kingdom/Europe 28 Jul 1917 New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements J Company Rifleman British War Medal (1914-1920)
Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New ZealandJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH
Find A Grave (NZ cemeteries)James William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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Name Born Died Cemetery Cemetery location Region
James William Robertson 1868 🔍 23 Dec 1957 🔍 📰 Queenstown Cemetery Queenstown, Queenstown-Lakes District Otago
James William Robertson 8 May 1987 🔍 31 Aug 2005 🔍 North Shore Memorial Park Auckland, Auckland Council Auckland
James William Robertson 1938 🔍 20 Jun 1943 🔍 📰 Saint Johns Cemetery Invercargill, Invercargill City Southland
James William Robertson 1868 🔍 23 Dec 1957 🔍 📰 Queenstown Cemetery Queenstown, Queenstown-Lakes District Otago
James William Robertson 8 May 1987 🔍 31 Aug 2005 🔍 North Shore Memorial Park Auckland, Auckland Council Auckland
James William Robertson 1938 🔍 20 Jun 1943 🔍 📰 Saint Johns Cemetery Invercargill, Invercargill City Southland
Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)James William Robertson        🔍 ASH
Upper Hutt City Libraries Heritage CollectionsJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH
NZ Electronic Text CentreJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH
Archives NZJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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

Wellington High Court  >  Wellington probate files [second sequence]

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
ROBERTSON James William ROBERTSON James William📃 View Scan 1943 Wellington Open
ROBERTSON James William ROBERTSON James William📃 View Scan 1943 Wellington Open

High Court Auckland, Department of Justice  >  Auckland Divorce files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Macefield, Mary Robertson v Macefield, James William 1947 Auckland Restricted
Robertson, James William v Robertson, Florence Margaret 1965 Auckland Restricted
Macefield, Mary Robertson v Macefield, James William 1947 Auckland Restricted
Robertson, James William v Robertson, Florence Margaret 1965 Auckland Restricted

Ministry of Education, National Office  >  Auckland education salary cards

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Salary card for ROBERTSON James William 1956 ‑ 1971 Auckland Restricted
Salary card for ROBERTSON James William 1956 ‑ 1971 Auckland Restricted

Dunedin High Court  >  Dunedin Bills of Sale

Name Year(s) Held At Access
ROCHE John - Lake Hayes - Hotelkeeper - to - ROBERTSON James William - Dunedin - Timber Merchant - 25 Mar 1868 1868 Dunedin Open
COOK Samuel Goth - Queenstown - Livery Stable Keeper and Carter - to - ROBERTSON James William and HUFF William Giles - Queenstown - Timber Merchant and Ginger Beer Brewer - 3 Jul 1868 1868 Dunedin Open
MORTON James William and ROBERTSON Charles - Dunedin - Restaurant and Hotelkeepers - to - RATTRAY James - Dunedin - Merchant - 27 Oct 1863 1863 Dunedin Open
JONES Peter Ames - Queenstown - Publican - to - ROBERTSON James William - Queenstown - Timber Merchant - 25 Aug 1864 1864 Dunedin Open
PRICE Charles Edward - Queenstown - Blacksmith - to - ROBERTSON James William - Queenstown - Timber Merchant - 20 Jan 1876 1876 Dunedin Open
JACKSON Alfred - Dunedin - Bank Manager - to - ROBERTSON James William - Queenstown - Miner - 23 Aug 1867 1867 Dunedin Open

Queenstown District Court  >  Queenstown Plaint Files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Plaint - James William Robertson, Francis McBride, Daniel McBride, Thomas Hicks v Charles Keast, John McCauley 1875 Dunedin Open
Plaint - James William Robertson & Co v Frederick Tyrie and Carnegie 1866 Dunedin Open
Plaint - James William Robertson v David Lyall 1871 Dunedin Open
Plaint - James William Robertson, Thomas Hicks, Francis McBride, Daniel McBride v Michael John Malaghan 1875 Dunedin Open
Plaint - James William Robertson, Thomas Hicks, Francis McBride, Daniel McBride v William Nicholas Scheib 1875 Dunedin Open
Plaint - Bendix Hallenstein, James William Robertson v George Barnett 1875 Dunedin Open
Plaint - David Hunter and A Hawkshaw v James William Robertson 1871 Dunedin Open
Plaint - James William Robertson, Francis McBride, Daniel McBride, Thomas Hicks v Colman Burke 1874 Dunedin Open
Plaint - James William Robertson v David Lyall 1871 Dunedin Open
Plaint - David Hunter and A Hawkshaw v James William Robertson 1871 Dunedin Open

Nelson High Court  >  Numeric miscellaneous case files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Police v James William Robertson 1933 Wellington Restricted
Police v James William Robertson 1933 Wellington Restricted

Justice Department  >  Coroners Inquests, case files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Coroners inquests unnecessary - ... 1961 Wellington Open
Coroners inquests unnecessary - ... 1961 Wellington Open
Coroners inquests unnecessary - ... 1961 Wellington Open
Coroners inquests unnecessary - ... 1960 Wellington Open
Coroners inquests unnecessary - ... 1960 Wellington Open
Coroners Inquests Unnecessary - ... 1957 Wellington Open
Coroners inquests unnecessary - ... 1961 Wellington Open
Coroners inquests unnecessary - ... 1961 Wellington Open
Coroners inquests unnecessary - ... 1961 Wellington Open
Coroners inquests unnecessary - ... 1960 Wellington Open
Coroners inquests unnecessary - ... 1960 Wellington Open
Coroners Inquests Unnecessary - ... 1957 Wellington Open
Tinui HistoryJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Anglican HistoryJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH
Tasman HeritageJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH
West Coast NZ HistoryJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)James William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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Canterbury Museum Collections - PeopleJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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

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

NameBiographyReference
James William Robertson

ROBERTSON, JAMES WILLIAM (1826-76) was born in New Brunswick, went to California as a young man, thence to Australia. He worked on the Turon field and at Ballarat but eventually, with a partner, engaged in sawmilling in the Bullarook forest. In 1861 he came to Gabriel's Gully, followed the rushes to Fox's diggings at Wakatipu and the Arrow, and eventually settled in Queenstown when the Shotover field was proclaimed. He and his partners soon turned their attention once more to timber, selected a site for their mill near Mount Bonpland and brought the machinery from Melbourne. Robertson engaged in building in Queenstown. About 1868, in company with B. Hallenstein (q.v.), he erected the New Brunswick flourmill at Frankton. They built the steamer Antrim, took up land for a small farm on Frankton Flat, erected two wharves (at Kinloch and Mount Bonpland) with a railway 2½ miles long to the mill, and jetties at Frankton, Queenstown and Kingston. The small farmers were paid for ploughing in the first instance, and were assisted to gain their freeholds and the mill was erected when not more than 50 acres was under crop.

Robertson was a man of fine public spirit and a good organiser. He was the first mayor of Queenstown. During the three years that he occupied that position (with Henry Manders as town clerk), he inaugurated civic government and laid out the town efficiently. In 1871 he was elected to the Provincial Council for the Lakes, which he represented till 1872. Robertson died on 23 Jan 1876.

Otago P.C. Proc.; Don; Otago Daily Times, 16 Feb 1876.

Volume 2, page 126
James William Robertson

ROBERTSON, JAMES WILLIAM (1826-76) was born in New Brunswick, went to California as a young man, thence to Australia. He worked on the Turon field and at Ballarat but eventually, with a partner, engaged in sawmilling in the Bullarook forest. In 1861 he came to Gabriel's Gully, followed the rushes to Fox's diggings at Wakatipu and the Arrow, and eventually settled in Queenstown when the Shotover field was proclaimed. He and his partners soon turned their attention once more to timber, selected a site for their mill near Mount Bonpland and brought the machinery from Melbourne. Robertson engaged in building in Queenstown. About 1868, in company with B. Hallenstein (q.v.), he erected the New Brunswick flourmill at Frankton. They built the steamer Antrim, took up land for a small farm on Frankton Flat, erected two wharves (at Kinloch and Mount Bonpland) with a railway 2½ miles long to the mill, and jetties at Frankton, Queenstown and Kingston. The small farmers were paid for ploughing in the first instance, and were assisted to gain their freeholds and the mill was erected when not more than 50 acres was under crop.

Robertson was a man of fine public spirit and a good organiser. He was the first mayor of Queenstown. During the three years that he occupied that position (with Henry Manders as town clerk), he inaugurated civic government and laid out the town efficiently. In 1871 he was elected to the Provincial Council for the Lakes, which he represented till 1872. Robertson died on 23 Jan 1876.

Otago P.C. Proc.; Don; Otago Daily Times, 16 Feb 1876.

Volume 2, page 126
NZ War GravesJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH
Wellington City Council ArchivesJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH
Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH
BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)James William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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Name Born Died Cemetery Region
James William Robertson 8 May 1987 🔍 31 Aug 2005 🔍 North Shore Memorial Park (Schnapper Rock) Auckland
James William Robertson 8 May 1987 🔍 31 Aug 2005 🔍 North Shore Memorial Park (Schnapper Rock) Auckland
NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)James William Robertson        🔍 ASH

With the kind permission of the NZSG

Source: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists

Name Date Record Type
ROBERTSON, James William 🔍
1876 NZ Probates
ROBERTSON, James William 🔍
17 Mar 1876 NZ Probates
ROBERTSON, James William 🔍
27 Oct 1943 NZ Probates
ROBERTSON, James William 🔍
02 Sep 2005 NZ Herald Deaths
ROBERTSON, James William 🔍
03 Sep 2005 NZ Herald Deaths
ROBERTSON, James William 🔍
05 Sep 2005 NZ Herald Deaths
ROBERTSON, William James 🔍
1947 NZ Probates
ROBERTSON, William James 🔍
13 Aug 1947 NZ Probates
ROBERTSON, William James 🔍
08 Mar 1967 NZ Probates
ROBERTSON, William James 🔍
1976 NZ Probates
ROBERTSON, William James 🔍
01 Feb 1989 NZ Probates
ROBERTSON, William James 🔍
07 Jun 2011 NZ Herald Deaths
ROBERTSON, William James 🔍
09 Jun 2011 NZ Herald Deaths
ROBERTSON, William James 🔍
14 Jul 1916 Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph
ROBERTSON, William James 🔍
06 Sep 1992 Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph
ROBERTSON, William James (Bill) 🔍
08 Sep 1992 NZ Herald Deaths
ROBERTSON, William James (Bill) 🔍
01 Aug 2003 NZ Herald Deaths
ROBERTSON, William James (Bill) 🔍
02 Aug 2003 NZ Herald Deaths
ROBERTSON, William James Affleck 🔍
1960 NZ Probates
ROBERTSON, William James Duncan 🔍
Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph
ROBERTSON, William James Peter Hector 🔍
Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph
Puke Ariki Collections - PeopleJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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Hocken Digital CollectionsJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

Source: University of Otago Library, Hocken Collection / personal study and ... research

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Notebook containing over 60 interviews with pioneers 1909-11 onward
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Letter, 18 July 1931, from James Robertson, to Herries Beattie, regarding the Tuturau raid
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Members of the Otago Peninsula Rifle Club
Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)James William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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Wikidata People (New Zealanders)James William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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James Napier Robertson New Zealand writer, actor, film director and producer
James William Robertson New Zealand politician
Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Early NZ HistoryJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)James William Robertson        🔍 ASH

Source: Intention to Marry Indexes, by Archives NZ / CC BY

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Elizabeth Campbell 🌳 James William Robertson Wakatipu 1898 47 454 138
🌳 Elizabeth Campbell 🌳 James William Robertson Wakatipu 1898 47 454 138
Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceJames William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931James William Robertson        🔍 ASH

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