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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name ITM
1883/1171Elizabeth Annie Brown John Benjamin Butler Order Product Intention to Marry
1883/1171 Elizabeth Annie Brown John Benjamin Butler Intention to Marry
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1940/23558Butler John Benjamin 186179YOrder Product
1940/23558 Butler John Benjamin 1861 79Y
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Tributes Online (obituaries)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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Whanganui Council Property RollsButler, John Benjamin        🔍 ASH
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Te Papa Collections - PeopleJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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Otago Nominal Index
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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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Shadows of TimeJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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Alexander Turnbull LibraryButler, John Benjamin        🔍 ASH
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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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Intention to Marry ProjectJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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1883 – Page 712

District of Christchurch Quarter ending 30 June 1883 Registrar J W Parkerson
No Date of Notice Names and Surnames of Parties BDM Match Condition Calling or Profession Age Dwelling Place Length of Residence Marriage Place Folio Consent Date of Certificate Officiating Minister
179 8 May 1883 John Benjamin Butler
Anne Brown
John Benjamin Butler
Elizabeth Annie Brown
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Bachelor
Spinster 		Plumber
Servant 		21
20 		Christchurch
Christchurch 		13 years
15 years 		In the Methodist Chapel 83/1327 Charles Brown, Father 8 May 1883 Rev R Taylor, Methodist
No 179
Date of Notice 8 May 1883
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties John Benjamin Butler Anne Brown
BDM Match (74%) John Benjamin Butler Elizabeth Annie Brown
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Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Plumber Servant
Age 21 20
Dwelling Place Christchurch Christchurch
Length of Residence 13 years 15 years
Marriage Place In the Methodist Chapel
Folio 83/1327
Consent Charles Brown, Father
Date of Certificate 8 May 1883
Officiating Minister Rev R Taylor, Methodist
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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Archives NZJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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Wellington High Court  >  Wellington probate files [second sequence]

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
BUTLER John Benjamin BUTLER John Benjamin📃 View Scan 1940 Wellington Open
BUTLER John Benjamin BUTLER John Benjamin📃 View Scan 1940 Wellington Open

New Zealand Customs Service, Auckland Office  >  Customs Inwards Letters

Name Year(s) Held At Access
[1] J Cullen, Inspector ... [3] J Butler, Constable No, 883, ... 1909 Auckland Open
[1] J Cullen, Inspector ... [3] J Butler, Constable No, 883, ... 1909 Auckland Open
Tinui HistoryJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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Masterton Anglican HistoryJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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NZ War GravesJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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New Zealand Gazette IndexJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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...ealer 8/2/40 Testate. 24 Butler, John Benjamin Wellington Retired meta... 🏢 Public Trustee's List of Deceased Persons' Estates 1940 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII

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...£ £ £ Y. M. Y. M. Y. M. 850 (Butler, J. B. 31 40 12/3/16 G XIV .. .. .... 🚂 Post and Telegraph Department Salary Table 1915 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...e .. 16 0 8/3/15 0 2 1 0 979 Butler, J. B. 50 60 11/6/16 G 13 ... ... ... 🏛️ Post and Telegraph Department Salary and Classification Table 1916 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...lle 16 1 15/2/15 1 6 2 1 785 Butler, J. B. .. 60 80² 11/6/17 C VIII 3 ... 🚂 Post and Telegraph Department Staff List 1917 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...ke 17 1 15/2/15 2 6 3 1 607 {Butler, J. B. .. 80 95 11/6/18 C VIII 4 .... 🚂 Post and Telegraph Department Salary Scales 1918 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...ealer 8/2/40 Testate. 24 Butler, John Benjamin Wellington Retired meta... 🏢 Public Trustee's List of Deceased Persons' Estates 1940 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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BUTLER, John Benjamin 🔍 06 Mar 1940 NZ Probates
Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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Name Age at Death Cemetery Plot Location Section Row Plot No. Funeral Type
JOHN BENJAMIN BUTLER 79 Karori Cemetery, Wellington Region *Public 3/C/596 *Public 3 C 596 Burial
JOHN BENJAMIN BUTLER 79 Karori Cemetery, Wellington Region *Public 3/C/596 *Public 3 C 596 Burial
Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Early NZ HistoryJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Elizabeth Anne Brown 🌳 John Benjamin Butler Christchurch 1883 28 712 179
🌳 Elizabeth Anne Brown 🌳 John Benjamin Butler Christchurch 1883 28 712 179
Freedom's Call 2nd NZEF Roll of Honour (Northlanders)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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WWII Military Draft ListsJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call - Other Forces (Northlanders)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (killed in line of duty)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1872-1926)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1903-1928)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Old Colonists' Association Register, 1919-1934John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Burgess Roll for the City of Auckland, 1887-1888John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceJohn Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH

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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)John Benjamin Butler        🔍 ASH
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