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NZ Marriages (Bride)        🔍 ASH

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Early NZ HistoryJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)Joseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Nelson Photo News (1960-1972)Joseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Gisborne Photo News (1954-1975, 1993–1996)Joseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Tributes Online (obituaries)Joseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Whanganui Council Property RollsO'Donovan, Joseph        🔍 ASH

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Otago Nominal Index        🔍 ASH

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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH
Shadows of TimeJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH
Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)Joseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH
Auckland Museum Online CenotaphJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Transcriptions NZJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH
DigitalNZJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT The Queen has been pleased on the occasion of the celebration of the New Year, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit:DNZMTo be Dames Companion of the said Order:The Honourable Justice Judith Marjorie Potter, CBE, of Auckland. For services to the judiciary.Ms Wendy Edith Pye, MBE, of Auckland. For services to business and education.KNZMTo be Knights Companion of the said Order:Mr Owen George Glenn, ONZM, of Auckland. For services to philanthr... New Zealand Gazette / Department of Internal Affairs
THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT The Queen has been pleased on the occasion of the celebration of the New Year, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit:DNZMTo be Dames Companion of the said Order:The Honourable Justice Judith Marjorie Potter, CBE, of Auckland. For services to the judiciary.Ms Wendy Edith Pye, MBE, of Auckland. For services to business and education.KNZMTo be Knights Companion of the said Order:Mr Owen George Glenn, ONZM, of Auckland. For services to philanthr... New Zealand Gazette / Department of Internal Affairs
Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New ZealandJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH
Alexander Turnbull LibraryO'Donovan, Joseph        🔍 ASH

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NZ Electronic Text CentreJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH
Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)Joseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

Source: Copyright Auckland Council Libraries Heritage Collections / non-commercial personal use

Title Date Record type
O'Donovan 1977-06-19 Cemetery Records
O'Donovan 1966-09-12 Cemetery Records
O'Donovan 1977-06-19 Cemetery Records
O'Donovan 1966-09-12 Cemetery Records
Upper Hutt City Libraries Heritage CollectionsJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH
Archives NZJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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

Tranz Rail Limited, Corporate Office  >  Service Schedules - H-6As

Name Year(s) Held At Access
O'Donovan, John Joseph - Born 1954 1972 ‑ 1976 Wellington Open
O'Donovan, John Joseph - Born 1954 1972 ‑ 1976 Wellington Open
Find A Grave (NZ cemeteries)Joseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

Source: FindAGrave / limited search result excerpts for non-commercial personal research

Name Born Died Cemetery Cemetery location Region
Joseph Finbar O'Donovan 21 Apr 1899 🔍 12 Sep 1966 🔍 📰 Waiheke Lawn Cemetery Auckland Council, Auckland New Zealand
Joseph Finbar O'Donovan 21 Apr 1899 🔍 12 Sep 1966 🔍 📰 Waiheke Lawn Cemetery Auckland Council, Auckland New Zealand
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH
Canterbury Museum Collections - PeopleJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Legacy.com NZ ObituariesJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH
Tasman HeritageJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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West Coast NZ HistoryJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Lower Hutt MyRecollectJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH
Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)Joseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)Joseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)Joseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Name Date Record Type
O'DONOVAN, Daniel Joseph 🔍
1972 NZ Probates
O'DONOVAN, Joseph Finbar 🔍
1966 NZ Probates
O'DONOVAN, Joseph Finbar 🔍
14 Oct 1966 NZ Probates
O'DONOVAN, Josephine 🔍
1977 NZ Probates
O'DONOVAN, Josephine 🔍
19 Jul 1977 NZ Probates
Masterton Anglican HistoryJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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NZ War GravesJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH
Wellington City Council ArchivesJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH
Tinui HistoryJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH
Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Puke Ariki Collections - PeopleJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931Joseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)Joseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Hocken Digital CollectionsJoseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)Joseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Wikidata People (New Zealanders)Joseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://query.wikidata.org/sparql?format=json&query=%23+Optimized+SPARQL+Query+with+Images+%28No+Duplicates%29%0ASELECT+DISTINCT+%3Fperson+%3FpersonLabel+%3FpersonDescription+%28SAMPLE%28%3Fimage%29+AS+%3FfirstImage%29%0AWITH+%7B%0A++SELECT+DISTINCT+%3Fperson%0A++WHERE+%7B%0A++++%23+Search+for+the+name+in+labels+using+MWAPI+for+efficiency%0A++++SERVICE+wikibase%3Amwapi+%7B%0A++++++bd%3AserviceParam+wikibase%3Aendpoint+%22www.wikidata.org%22%3B%0A++++++++++++++++++++++wikibase%3Aapi+%22Generator%22%3B%0A++++++++++++++++++++++mwapi%3Agenerator+%22search%22%3B%0A++++++++++++++++++++++mwapi%3Agsrsearch+%22inlabel%3AJoseph+O%27Donovan%22%3B%0A++++++++++++++++++++++mwapi%3Agsrlimit+%22max%22.%0A++++++%3Fperson+wikibase%3AapiOutputItem+mwapi%3Atitle.%0A++++%7D%0A++++%0A++++%23+Must+be+a+human%0A++++%3Fperson+wdt%3AP31+wd%3AQ5+.%0A++++%0A++++%23+Must+have+at+least+one+of+these+NZ+connections%0A++++%7B%0A++++++%23+NZ+citizenship%0A++++++%3Fperson+wdt%3AP27+wd%3AQ664+.%0A++++%7D+UNION+%7B%0A++++++%23+Born+in+NZ%0A++++++%3Fperson+wdt%3AP19+%3FbirthPlace+.%0A++++++%3FbirthPlace+wdt%3AP17+wd%3AQ664+.%0A++++%7D+UNION+%7B%0A++++++%23+Died+in+NZ%0A++++++%3Fperson+wdt%3AP20+%3FdeathPlace+.%0A++++++%3FdeathPlace+wdt%3AP17+wd%3AQ664+.%0A++++%7D+UNION+%7B%0A++++++%23+Work+location+in+NZ%0A++++++%3Fperson+wdt%3AP937+%3FworkLocation+.%0A++++++%3FworkLocation+wdt%3AP17+wd%3AQ664+.%0A++++%7D%0A++%7D%0A%7D+AS+%25results%0AWHERE+%7B%0A++INCLUDE+%25results.%0A++%0A++%23+Get+labels+and+descriptions%0A++SERVICE+wikibase%3Alabel+%7B%0A++++bd%3AserviceParam+wikibase%3Alanguage+%22en%22+.%0A++++%3Fperson+rdfs%3Alabel+%3FpersonLabel+.%0A++++%3Fperson+schema%3Adescription+%3FpersonDescription+.%0A++%7D%0A++%0A++%23+Get+the+first+image+%28if+available%29%0A++OPTIONAL+%7B+%3Fperson+wdt%3AP18+%3Fimage.+%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP+BY+%3Fperson+%3FpersonLabel+%3FpersonDescription%0ALIMIT+50

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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)Joseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Source: BillionGraves / limited search result excerpts for non-commercial personal research

Name Born Died Cemetery Region
Daniel Joseph O'Donovan 13 Sep 1972 🔍 📰 Memorial Park Cemetery Canterbury
Patrick Joseph O'Donovan 4 May 1940 🔍 📰 Lyttelton Catholic and Public Cemetery Canterbury
Patrick Joseph O'Donovan 1881 🔍 4 May 1940 🔍 📰 Lyttelton Catholic and Public Cemetery Canterbury
Josephine O'Donovan 16 Aug 1944 🔍 📰 Ruru Lawn Cemetery Canterbury
Daniel Joseph O'Donovan 13 Sep 1972 🔍 📰 Memorial Park Cemetery Canterbury
Patrick Joseph O'Donovan 4 May 1940 🔍 📰 Lyttelton Catholic and Public Cemetery Canterbury
Patrick Joseph O'Donovan 1881 🔍 4 May 1940 🔍 📰 Lyttelton Catholic and Public Cemetery Canterbury
Josephine O'Donovan 16 Aug 1944 🔍 📰 Ruru Lawn Cemetery Canterbury
NZ Marriages (Groom)        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name
1924/8964
Josephine Mary Manning Joseph O'Donovan Order Product
1924/8964
Josephine Mary Manning Joseph O'Donovan
NZ Births        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1899/13169
O'Donovan Joseph Finn-Barra JosephineJohn-Order Product
1899/13169
O'Donovan Joseph Finn-Barra Josephine John
NZ Deaths        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1940/25661
O'Donovan Patrick Joseph 188159YOrder Product
1966/35673
O'Donovan Joseph Finbar 189967YOrder Product
1972/45015
O'Donovan Daniel Joseph 192448YOrder Product
1916/272
O'Donovan James Joseph 185363YOrder Product
1940/25661
O'Donovan Patrick Joseph 1881 59Y
1966/35673
O'Donovan Joseph Finbar 1899 67Y
1972/45015
O'Donovan Daniel Joseph 1924 48Y
1916/272
O'Donovan James Joseph 1853 63Y
Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)Joseph O'Donovan        🔍 ASH

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