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Early NZ HistoryJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Ellen Mary O'Reilly 🌳 John Henry Frederick Bensemann Masterton 1899 48 206 5
🌳 Ellen Mary O'Reilly 🌳 John Henry Frederick Bensemann Masterton 1899 48 206 5
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call 2nd NZEF Roll of Honour (Northlanders)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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Tributes Online (obituaries)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name ITM
1875/2515Henriette Johanna Maria Ewers John Henry Diedrich Bensemann Order Product Intention to Marry
1904/1705Sarah Ellen Hart John Henry Christopher Theodor Bensemann Order Product Intention to Marry
1863/6844Eliza Maria Rose John Henry Bensemann Order Product Intention to Marry
1875/2515 Henriette Johanna Maria Ewers John Henry Diedrich Bensemann Intention to Marry
1904/1705 Sarah Ellen Hart John Henry Christopher Theodor Bensemann Intention to Marry
1863/6844 Eliza Maria Rose John Henry Bensemann Intention to Marry
Whanganui Council Property RollsBensemann, John Henry        🔍 ASH
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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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Shadows of TimeJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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WWII Military Draft ListsJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call - Other Forces (Northlanders)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (killed in line of duty)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (deaths in line of duty)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1872-1926)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1903-1928)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Old Colonists' Association Register, 1919-1934John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Burgess Roll for the City of Auckland, 1887-1888John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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Alexander Turnbull LibraryBensemann, John Henry        🔍 ASH
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Transcriptions NZJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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Intention to Marry ProjectJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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1863 – Page 189

District of Motueka Quarter ending 30 June 1863 Registrar Alexander LeGrand Campbell
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
1 2 May 1863 John Henry Bensemann
Elisa Mary Rose
John Henry Bensemann
Eliza Maria Rose
💍 1863/6844
Bachelor
Spinster 		Farmer
 23 1/2
18 1/2 		Upper Moutere
Upper Moutere 		12 years
6 years 		Residence of Revd J. W. C Heine, Lutheran Chapel Upper Moutere 63/555 Frederick Rose, Father 2 May 1863 Revd J. W. C Heine
No 1
Date of Notice 2 May 1863
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties John Henry Bensemann Elisa Mary Rose
BDM Match (91%) John Henry Bensemann Eliza Maria Rose
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Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Farmer
Age 23 1/2 18 1/2
Dwelling Place Upper Moutere Upper Moutere
Length of Residence 12 years 6 years
Marriage Place Residence of Revd J. W. C Heine, Lutheran Chapel Upper Moutere
Folio 63/555
Consent Frederick Rose, Father
Date of Certificate 2 May 1863
Officiating Minister Revd J. W. C Heine
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1899a – Page 206

District of Masterton Quarter ending 31 March 1899 Registrar Samuel Johnston
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
5 21 January 1899 John Henry Frederick Bensemann
Ellen Mary O'Reilly
John Henry Frederick Benseman
Ellen Mary OReilly
💍 1899/582
Bachelor
Spinster 		Settler
General Servant 		35
32 		Masterton
Masterton 		3 days
4 weeks 		The Roman Catholic Church Masterton 99/425 21 January 1899 Rev John Clancy Roman Catholic
No 5
Date of Notice 21 January 1899
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties John Henry Frederick Bensemann Ellen Mary O'Reilly
BDM Match (96%) John Henry Frederick Benseman Ellen Mary OReilly
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Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Settler General Servant
Age 35 32
Dwelling Place Masterton Masterton
Length of Residence 3 days 4 weeks
Marriage Place The Roman Catholic Church Masterton
Folio 99/425
Consent
Date of Certificate 21 January 1899
Officiating Minister Rev John Clancy Roman Catholic
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1904si – Page 124

District of Motueka Quarter ending 30 June 1904 Registrar H. A. Tarrant
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
722 6 June 1904 John Henry Christopher Theodor Bensemann
Sarah Ellen Hart
John Henry Christopher Theodor Bensemann
Sarah Ellen Hart
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Bachelor
Spinster 		Farmer
Domestic duties 		28
29 		Upper Moutere
Upper Moutere 		28 years
29 years 		Registrar's Office 04/2757 6 June 1904 H. A. Tarrant, Registrar
No 722
Date of Notice 6 June 1904
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties John Henry Christopher Theodor Bensemann Sarah Ellen Hart
  💍 1904/1705
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Farmer Domestic duties
Age 28 29
Dwelling Place Upper Moutere Upper Moutere
Length of Residence 28 years 29 years
Marriage Place Registrar's Office
Folio 04/2757
Consent
Date of Certificate 6 June 1904
Officiating Minister H. A. Tarrant, Registrar
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Archives NZJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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Wellington High Court  >  Wellington probate files (first sequence)

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
BENSEMANN John Henry Frederick BENSEMANN John Henry Frederick📃 View Scan 1932 Wellington Open
BENSEMANN John Henry Frederick BENSEMANN John Henry Frederick📃 View Scan 1932 Wellington Open

Nelson High Court  >  Nelson Probate case files

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Bensemann, John Henry Bensemann, John Henry📃 View Scan 1923 Wellington Open
Bensemann, John Henry Bensemann, John Henry📃 View Scan 1923 Wellington Open
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1875/601Bensemann John Henry Christopher Theodor AnnaChristopher Frederick Carl Heinrich-Order Product
1851/2783Bensemann John Henry William Anna Margaretha ElizabethCurt Henry-Order Product
1875/601 Bensemann John Henry Christopher Theodor Anna Christopher Frederick Carl Heinrich
1851/2783 Bensemann John Henry William Anna Margaretha Elizabeth Curt Henry
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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NZ War GravesJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

Source: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists / with the kind permission of the NZSG

Name Date Record Type
BENSEMANN, John Henry 🔍 1923 NZ Probates
BENSEMANN, John Henry 🔍 28 Sep 1923 NZ Probates
BENSEMANN, John Henry Freder 🔍 08 Dec 1932 NZ Probates
Masterton Anglican HistoryJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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New Zealand Gazette IndexJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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...elson. 121224 Bensemann, John Henry Christopher Theodore, Roadman, Upp... 🛡️ Men called up for service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1918 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII

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...., Upper Moutere ... 90 87 Bensemann, J. H., Upper Moutere ... 27 51 B... 🌾 Sheep Numbers in Marlborough-Nelson District 1890 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...elson. 121224 Bensemann, John Henry Christopher Theodore, Roadman, Upp... 🛡️ Men called up for service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1918 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1923/1667Bensemann John Henry 184083YOrder Product
1925/11072Bensemann John Henry Diedrich 185372YOrder Product
1932/12071Bensemann John Henry Frederick 186369YOrder Product
1949/21863Bensemann John Henry Christopher Theodor 187673YOrder Product
1923/1667 Bensemann John Henry 1840 83Y
1925/11072 Bensemann John Henry Diedrich 1853 72Y
1932/12071 Bensemann John Henry Frederick 1863 69Y
1949/21863 Bensemann John Henry Christopher Theodor 1876 73Y
Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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Dovedale in 1887 ROSE, ELISA MARIA married JOHN HENRY BENSEMANN 6th May 1863 at Upper Moutere ROSE, JOHN was a postmaster at Spring Grove 1873 ROUT, W in the area in Jan 1885 RULE
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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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Tinui HistoryJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveJohn Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH

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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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Name Born Died Cemetery Region
John Henry Dietrich Bensemann 1852 🔍 1925 🔍 Saint Paul Lutheran Church Tasman
John Henry Dietrich Bensemann 1852 🔍 1925 🔍 Saint Paul Lutheran Church Tasman
Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)John Henry Bensemann        🔍 ASH
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