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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1876/3936
Reading John Brown 181264YOrder Product
1876/3936
Reading John Brown 1812 64Y
Gisborne Photo News (1954-1975, 1993–1996)John Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://photonews.org.nz/gisborne/search/results?type=section&text=%22John+Brown+Reading%22

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Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Nelson Photo News (1960-1972)John Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Tributes Online (obituaries)John Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Whanganui Council Property RollsReading, John Brown        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Otago Nominal Index        🔍 ASH

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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH
Shadows of TimeJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

Source: Shadows of Time / Copyright Wendy Leahy

Early NZ Settlers 1840-45
Wellington 1840 READ John .Wellington 1843 READING John Brown . Wellington 1840 READY W. . Auckland 1840 REARDON J. . Auckland 1845 REAY Rev. Charles Lucas .Nelson 1842 REDINGS
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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

Electoral Roll1865Por
Henry Rumble Cornelius Reading John Brown Richmond Edward Roblear Nicholas Russell Henry Robert Reeve William Richmond Robert Roe Edward Russell Robert Relf Richard Riwai Te Ah
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Jury1848Q-Z
Lambton Qu Tinman Reading John Brown Karori Carpenter Redmond John Lambton Qu Baker Reeve William Porirua Rd Farmer Regan Michael River Hutt Sawyer Reid James Porirua Rd Labourer
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Wellington Tce Storeman Reading John Brown Karori Carpenter Reardon William Lambton Quay Shoemaker Reed James Willis St Builder Reid Robert Taranaki St Cooper Reid Thonas
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Ginger beer maker Reading John Brown Karori Carpenter Redmond John Lambton Quay Baker Reeve William Porirua Rd Labourer Reed James Te Aro Flat Carpenter Reid James Willis St
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Elect1857Q-Z
Tin plate worker Reading John Brown Karori Carpenter Reed James Willis St Builder Reid Robert Taranaki Pl Cooper Reid Thomas Wellington Remington John Murphy St Painter Rennant
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Tin Plate Worker Reading John Brown Karori Carpenter Ready Thomas Wellington Tce Seaman Reed James Willis St Builder Remington John Murphy St Painter Remnant James Thorndon Qu
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ElectoralRol1857K-P
Tin Plate Worker Reading John Brown Karori Carpenter Reed James Willis St Builder Remmington James Murphy St Painter Remnant James Thorndon Qu Sawyer Renouf Henry Dickson St
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Lambton Quay Tinman Reading John Brown Karori Carpenter Reed James Te Aro Flat Carpenter Reid David River Hutt Labourer Reid Thomas river Hutt Labourer Reid John Ohiro Rd Labourer
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Elect1854Q-Z
Tin Plate Worker Reading John Brown Karori Carpenter Reed James Willis St Builder Remmant James Thorndon Quay Sawyer Remmington John Tinakori Rd Labourer Revans Samuel Wairarapa
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DukeofRoxburgh1840
Osborne 9 Thomas 6 Reading John Brown 26 Smith & Carpenter Servant to Pierce Wife 27 George 2 Ellen 8 mths Reynolds Jane 22 Dressmaker Roberts Philip 36 Miner Wife 34 Jonathan 15
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)John Brown Reading        🔍 ASH
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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

hb1892aug
Miss A. HARPHAM. Reading, "John Brown's Patent Umbrella," Mr James M'FARLANE Song, Miss Bena WILLIAMS Song, "Nature's Music," Mrs T. LORD Recitation, "Ellen M'Jones Aberdeen," Mr
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Transcriptions NZJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Alexander Turnbull LibraryReading, John Brown        🔍 ASH

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DigitalNZJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH
Legacy.com NZ ObituariesJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH
Auckland Museum Online CenotaphJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New ZealandJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH
Find A Grave (NZ cemeteries)John Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Name Born Died Cemetery Cemetery location Region
John Brown Reading 12 Jan 1813 🔍 2 Nov 1876 🔍 📰 Bolton Street Cemetery Wellington, Wellington City Wellington
John Brown Reading 12 Jan 1813 🔍 2 Nov 1876 🔍 📰 Bolton Street Cemetery Wellington, Wellington City Wellington
Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)John Brown Reading        🔍 ASH
Upper Hutt City Libraries Heritage CollectionsJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH
NZ Electronic Text CentreJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH
Archives NZJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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

Wellington High Court  >  Wellington probate files (first sequence)

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
READING, John Brown READING, John Brown📃 View Scan 1876 Wellington Open
READING, John Brown READING, John Brown📃 View Scan 1876 Wellington Open
Tinui HistoryJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Anglican HistoryJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Tasman HeritageJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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West Coast NZ HistoryJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)John Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Lower Hutt MyRecollectJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)John Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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

NameBiographyReference
John Brown Reading

READING, JOHN BROWN (1812-76) was born in Birmingham and came to New Zealand in the Duke of Roxburgh (1840). A carpenter and builder, he worked at his trade in Wellington for some years and then settled on a farm at Karori. He represented Wellington Country in the Provincial Council (1856-57), and Karori and Makara (1865-69). Reading died on 2 Nov 1876.

Wellington P.C. Proc.; N.Z. Times, 16 Nov 1876.

Volume 2, page 107
John Brown Reading

READING, JOHN BROWN (1812-76) was born in Birmingham and came to New Zealand in the Duke of Roxburgh (1840). A carpenter and builder, he worked at his trade in Wellington for some years and then settled on a farm at Karori. He represented Wellington Country in the Provincial Council (1856-57), and Karori and Makara (1865-69). Reading died on 2 Nov 1876.

Wellington P.C. Proc.; N.Z. Times, 16 Nov 1876.

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NZ War GravesJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH
Wellington City Council ArchivesJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH
Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH
BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)John Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)John Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

With the kind permission of the NZSG

Source: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists

Name Date Record Type
READING, John Brown 🔍
1876 NZ Probates
READING, John Brown 🔍
29 Nov 1876 NZ Probates
Hocken Digital CollectionsJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)John Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Name Born (approx.) Died Age Type Buried/Cremated Plot Cemetery Region
John Brown Reading 1812 2 Nov 1876 🔍 📰 64 Burial 5 Nov 1876 📰 Public/J/35 Bolton Street Cemetery Wellington Region
John Brown Reading 1812 2 Nov 1876 🔍 📰 64 Burial 5 Nov 1876 📰 Public/J/35 Bolton Street Cemetery Wellington Region
Wikidata People (New Zealanders)John Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)John Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)John Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Early NZ HistoryJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

Early European contact with New Zealand, pre-1846

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John Brown Reading 1813 1876 Elizabeth (Betsy) Jane Phillips
NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)John Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931John Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Canterbury Museum Collections - PeopleJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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Puke Ariki Collections - PeopleJohn Brown Reading        🔍 ASH

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