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Nelson Photo News (1960-1972)
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Gisborne Photo News (1954-1975, 1993–1996)
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Whanganui Council Property Rolls
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NZ Presbyterian Marriages
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Private RIDGWAY William Kemp OtgReg Not in book - Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Ridgway, of 94, St. Mary's Mansions, Paddington, London, England NZ - FEATHERSTON CEMETERY 1918Nov05
https://sooty.nz/nzefrohR.html
NEW ZEALAND AND WORLD WAR ONE - ROLL OF HONOUR - 1916 - OCTOBER - DECEMBER
NEW ZEALAND AND WORLD WAR ONE ROLL OF HONOUR 1916 OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1916Oct01 10286 Private ALLAN Robert Gentle OIR KIA France Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Allan, of 28, Maclaggan St
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MISCELLANEOUS NEW ZEALAND WAR DEATHS - 1914 - 1923
Zealand 8/90 Private RIDGWAY William Kemp 16Nov1918 Influenza New Zealand 19376 Private RIRINUI Kekemaru 18Jun1920 New Zealand 34145 Private RISBEE Charles 01Dec1920 TB New
https://sooty.nz/NZDeathsMZ.html
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Meat Dish | William Ridgway and Co. | Te Papa Collections Online / Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa | ||
Dish | William Ridgway and Co. | Te Papa Collections Online / Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa | ||
AURERETANGA - History of New Zealand. Vol. III. | (William Ridgway: 169 Piccadilly, London, 1888). “In this stout pamphlet, Mr. Rusden pleads, with much knowledge and ability, the cause of the Maories against their oppressors… Almost every Secretary of State for the Colonies, with the exception of Lord Kimberley, has been on the side of justice, and has endeavoured to uphold treaties, which the... | G. W. Rusden | New Zealand Electronic Text Collection / Victoria University of Wellington | |
Ridgway, Cole & Ridgway's Circus. A galaxy of unsurpassed novelties! [Poster. ca 1910]. | Shows text above and below portraits of performer Gertrude Emery, two acrobats, W Ridgway, W Cole, and C Ridgeway, with engravings of a lady juggler standing on horseback, various horse and chariot teams, performing acrobatic dogs, and a pair of clowns. Shows portrait of Will and Chas Ridgway, and of Doyle & Dinny. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Offset lithograph, on sheet 852 x 537 mm. | Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978 Cabot, Beatrice Eliza, 1894-1981 |
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Part of a Ridgway `Chusan' dinner service | William Ridgway, Son & Co. (British, estab. Circa 1838, closed Circa 1848), Manufacturer | Dunedin Public Art Gallery / Dunedin Public Art Gallery |
Cabot, Beatrice Eliza, 1894-1981 TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library

Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph
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William Ridgway
480467 World War II, 1939-1945 Married/WWII Mrs. F. Ridgway, 13 Formby Ave., Point Chevalier, Auckland (w) Milk vendor/Civilian Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Gunner/Military War Medal 1939-1945 New Zealand War Service MedalWilliam Kemp Ridgway
Find A Grave (NZ cemeteries)
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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Legacy.com NZ Obituaries
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NZ Electronic Text Centre
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)
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Ridgway (Alex F.) & Sons, London. | Index Cards |
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history site
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NZ Genealogy Research Made Easy
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Clive, on the 30th inst., the wife of Mr William Ridgway, of a son. Married At Ngawakatatara, on Monday the 27th inst., by the Rev. E. Wheeler, Mr John Davis to Mrs Fanny Large.
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Archives NZ
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Department of Internal Affairs, Head Office > Central filing system
Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington District Office > Lease Files
Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
Lot 182, D.P. [Deposited Plan] 34308, Takaro, Palmerston North - Ridgway, William Henry | 1974 ‑ 1975 | Wellington | Open |
Wellington High Court > Wellington probate files [third sequence]
Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
RIDGWAY William | 1947 | Wellington | Open |
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Land valuation files
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland Divorce files
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Ridgway, Freda Myrtle v Ridgway, William | 1973 | Auckland | Restricted |
Wellington High Court > Wellington divorce files
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Ridgway, Thomas v Ridgway, Alice and Ridgway, William and Lemmington, Thomas | 1896 | Wellington | Open |
Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington District Office > Commissioner of Crown Lands registered files
New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives > Military Personnel Files
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RIDGWAY, William Kemp - WW1 8/90 - Army | 1914 ‑ 1918 | Wellington | Open |
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland probates
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RIDGWAY William - Pt Chevalier - Retired Furnaceman | 1967 | Auckland | Open |
Hamilton High Court > Hamilton Land Sales / Land Valuation Proceedings Files
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William Gladstone Prosser and Frederick Trevor Prosser to Russell Noel Ridgway | 1946 | Auckland | Open |
Application for consent to sale - Arnold William Alfred James to Keith James Ridgway | 1944 | Auckland | Open |
Upper Hutt City Libraries Heritage Collections
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Alexander Turnbull Library
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Tasman Heritage
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West Coast NZ History
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Lower Hutt MyRecollect
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Otago Nominal Index
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Tinui History
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)
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Masterton Anglican History
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)
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RIDGWAY, William 🔍 | 18 Apr 1947 | NZ Probates |
RIDGWAY, William 🔍 | 1967 | NZ Probates |
RIDGWAY, William 🔍 | 28 Nov 1967 | NZ Probates |
RIDGWAY, William 🔍 | Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph | |
RIDGWAY, William (Bill) 🔍 | 09 May 1994 | NZ Herald Deaths |
RIDGWAY, William Kemp 🔍 | 16 Nov 1918 | Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph |
Canterbury Museum Collections - People
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)
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NZ War Graves
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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force
William Ridgway 🔍 ASHEmbarkation nominal rolls of Army troops who served overseas in WWII. They are not exhaustive and generally do not include Navy and Air Force servicemembers.
Source: Auckland Museum / CC BY 4.0
Name | Army No. | Vol. | Rank | Unit | Single? | Enlisted at | Occupation | Last NZ Address | Next of Kin |
🌳 William Ridgway | 480467 | 9 | Gunner | Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, N.Z. Artillery | Married | Auckland | Milk vendor | 13 Formby Ave., Pt. Chevalier, Auckland | Mrs. F. Ridgway, 13 Formby Ave., Point Chevalier, Auckland (w) |
Masterton Library Wairarapa Archive
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Hocken Digital Collections
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NZ Marriages (Groom)
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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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1937/12668 | Freda Myrtle | Ferguson | William | Ridgway | Order Product |
1887/1191 | Mary | Trotter | William | Ridgway | Order Product |
NZ Deaths
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Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Born (approx.) | Age at Death (approx.) | |
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1979/26307 | Ridgway | William | 26 October 1915 🔍NZ | 63 years | Order Product |
1967/38411 | Ridgway | William | 1876 | 91Y | Order Product |
1994/43579 | Ridgway | William | 28 July 1926 🔍NZ | 67 years | Order Product |
1918/10579 | Ridgway | William Kemp | 1887 | 31Y | Order Product |
1985/42465 | Ridgway | William Henry | 23 February 1945 🔍NZ | 40 years | Order Product |
Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)
William Ridgway 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://discovereverafter.com/
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Name | Born (approx.) | Died | Age | Type | Buried/Cremated | Plot | Cemetery | Region |
William Kemp Ridgway | 1887 | 16 Nov 1918 🔍 📰 | 31 | Burial | Soldiers block 2 (pre 1919)/4/637 | Featherston Cemetery | Wellington Region |
NZ Births
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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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1915/17665 | Ridgway | William | Harriet | William | - | Order Product |
1945/58002 | Ridgway | William Henry | Gladys Muriel | Walter | - | Order Product |
1863/11473 | Ridgway | William | Jane | James | - | Order Product |