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| Registration | Bride's Given Name(s) | Bride's Family Name | Groom's Given Name(s) | Groom's Family Name | |
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| 1910/6151 | Ethel | Boyd | John Rees | George | Order Product |
| 1869/5880 | Sarah Alison | Martin | John Rees | George | Order Product |
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Wellington 270 293-94 GEORGE John Rees Lewisham Kent, Wellington 293-294 GEORGE John S Alfredton 1518 GEORGE Madoline Wellington 294 GEORGE William Henry Harrison London,
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| Mr. John Rees George - The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District] | Mr. John Rees George, M.I.C.E., J.P., who sat as a Councillor for Te Aro Ward from September, 1874, to September, 1878, was very well known as the engineer and manager of the Wellington Gas Company. Mr. George, who was the son of a London solicitor, was born at Lewisham, Kent. On leaving school he entered the office of a tea merchant in the Met... | Cyclopedia Company Limited | New Zealand Electronic Text Collection / Victoria University of Wellington | |
| George family grave, plot 6804, Bolton Street Cemetery | The grave of the George family at plot 6804 Bolton Street Cemetery. It was photographed in the late 1960s by the City Sexton, P J E Shotter, prior to its being dismantled to make way for the Wellington motorway. An original print from this negative is at PA1-o-046, page 91. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) individual frame on 35mm strip. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative | Not specified | TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library | |
| Basin Reserve, St Mark's Church and the house of J R George, Wellington | Looking south east over Basin Reserve, Wellington, showing cricket games in progress and the Wakefield memorial. Behind the Reserve, on the right, are St Mark's church and the house belonging to J R George. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). | Not specified | TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library | |
| Forster, William, 1851-1891 :The topsail schooner "Poneke" departing Wellington Harbour. 1878. | Shows a profile portrait of a three-masted sailing ship flying two flags from its mast tops. There is a steamship in the right distance, and Pencarrow Head and lighthouse in the left background. This painting was probably commissioned by the ship's three Wellington owners, or the Master Captain James Lee. The "Poneke" was built in Evans Bay, Wellington, in 1878 by John Rees George. She was 79.98 gross registered tons. Her length was 84.5 feet and beam was 18.9 feet. Initially registered at the port of Wellington on 19 March 1878, with her Master recorded as Stephen Ellis. She was owned by John Rees George, Civil engineer, 1878; Archibald McLeod, timber merchant, 1878-1880, William Waddell, Timber merchant and William Weir, timber merchant. Presumed to have foundered at sea with all hands (6) as she was not seen since being sighted off Greymouth. She had sailed from Onehunga on 11 June 1880. (Information from the seller, John Crowder, 1998) Accompanied by a loose card bearing the title "Poneke". To be mounted on the backing board. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - [Signed and dated] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 349 x 547 mm. | Forster, William James, 1851-1891 Crowder, John, active 1986-2000 |
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| Forster, William, 1851-1891 :The topsail schooner "Poneke" departing Wellington Harbour. 1878. | D-022-014. Forster, William, 1851-1891 :The topsail schooner "Poneke" departing Wellington Harbour. 1878.. [Item] |
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| George, John Rees, 1841-1889 | Index Cards |
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| Name | Born | Died | Cemetery | Cemetery location | Region |
| John Rees George | 20 Oct 1840 🔍 | 26 Jun 1889 🔍 📰 | Bolton Street Cemetery | Wellington, Wellington City | Wellington |
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Justice Department > Inwards letters and registered files
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| From: Hon. John Martin, Member of Legislative COuncil, Wellington Date: 8 August 1883 Subject: For appointment of John Martin, Jnr and John Rees George as Justices of the Peace | 1883 | Wellington | Open |
Land Information New Zealand, National Office > North and South Auckland Compulsory Applications
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| John Rees George of Devonport, Chemist - Lot 2 Plan T68 part Allotment 31 Sec 1 Parish of Takapuna | 1939 | Auckland | Open |
Wellington High Court > Wellington probate files (first sequence)
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| GEORGE, John Rees | 1889 | Wellington | Open |
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Land valuation files
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| Application for consent to sale - Henrietta Christina Mary Coulthard, Robert Muir Douglas and William Muir Douglas to John Rees George and Frederick Albert Audley | 1949 | Auckland | Open |
| Application for consent to sale - William John Rees to George Herbert Parkes | 1945 | Auckland | Open |
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William REED, Alex. John REES, George F REID, Mrs ROBINSON, A E ROBINSON, Albert ROLPE, Fredin W ROOSE -, Esq ROSS, Mr R J ROWE & CARGROVE RUST, George RUTTER, Mr E RYAN, Mrs Mary
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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Mother's Given Name(s) | Father's Given Name(s) | Still Birth | |
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| 1884/14580 | George | John Rees | Jessie Laura | Henry Rees | - | Order Product |
NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)
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| GEORGE, John Rees 🔍 | 1889 | NZ Probates |
| GEORGE, John Rees 🔍 | 01 Jul 1889 | NZ Probates |
Tinui History
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Masterton Anglican History
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Canterbury Museum Collections - People
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)
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Source: A Dictionary of NZ Biography, by Scholefield (1940), from NZ History / CC BY-NC 3.0 NZ
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| John Rees George | GEORGE, JOHN REES (1841-89) was the son of a solicitor and was born at Lewisham, London. He entered the office of a London tea merchant but, having mechanical tendencies, joined the firm of Kennards, railway contractors. At the age of 20 he was in charge of a contract in Portugal and in 1865 he came to New Zealand under engagement to the Wellington provincial government, for whom he carried out an extension of the Queen's wharf and constructed the patent slip and the Wanganui bridge. He was manager of the Patent Slip Co. and the first Wellington Gas Co. and managing director of the Wellington Trust and Loan Co. till his death (on 26 Jun 1889). George was a member of the Wellington City Council (1874-78) and of the harbour board (1889) and chairman of the chamber of commerce (1882). N.Z. Times, 11 Jul 1889 | Volume 1, page 162 |
GEORGE, JOHN REES (1841-89) was the son of a solicitor and was born at Lewisham, London. He entered the office of a London tea merchant but, having mechanical tendencies, joined the firm of Kennards, railway contractors. At the age of 20 he was in charge of a contract in Portugal and in 1865 he came to New Zealand under engagement to the Wellington provincial government, for whom he carried out an extension of the Queen's wharf and constructed the patent slip and the Wanganui bridge. He was manager of the Patent Slip Co. and the first Wellington Gas Co. and managing director of the Wellington Trust and Loan Co. till his death (on 26 Jun 1889). George was a member of the Wellington City Council (1874-78) and of the harbour board (1889) and chairman of the chamber of commerce (1882).
N.Z. Times, 11 Jul 1889
Volume 1, page 162Wellington City Council Archives
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