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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1915/17275
Young William Farquhar Esther MaryClaude Farquhar-Order Product
1865/8514
Young William Farquhar ElizaPeter-Order Product
1915/17275
Young William Farquhar Esther Mary Claude Farquhar
1865/8514
Young William Farquhar Eliza Peter
NZ Marriages (Bride)        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name
1947/7790
Letitia Barclay William Farquhar Young Order Product
1883/1424
Jane McLaren William Farquhar Young Order Product
1915/5873
Mildred Ammon Wrighton William Farquhar Young Order Product
1947/7790
Letitia Barclay William Farquhar Young
1883/1424
Jane McLaren William Farquhar Young
1915/5873
Mildred Ammon Wrighton William Farquhar Young
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1937/18146
Young William Farquhar 186770YOrder Product
1997/31575
Young William Farquhar 3 June 1915  🔍NZ
82 yearsOrder Product
1905/3607
Young William Farquhar 183570YOrder Product
1937/18146
Young William Farquhar 1867 70Y
1997/31575
Young William Farquhar 3 June 1915  🔍NZ
82 years
1905/3607
Young William Farquhar 1835 70Y
Gisborne Photo News (1954-1975, 1993–1996)William Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://photonews.org.nz/gisborne/search/results?type=section&text=%22William+Farquhar+Young%22

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Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Nelson Photo News (1960-1972)William Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Tributes Online (obituaries)William Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Whanganui Council Property RollsYoung, William Farquhar        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Otago Nominal Index        🔍 ASH

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Surname Forename Address Event Place Date
YOUNGWilliam FarquharDunedin Electoral District of City of Dunedin East1887
YOUNGWilliam FarquharDunedin Electoral District of City of Dunedin1890
YOUNGWilliam FarquharDunedin City of Dunedin Electorate1893
YOUNG William Farquhar Dunedin Electoral District of City of Dunedin East 1887
YOUNG William Farquhar Dunedin Electoral District of City of Dunedin 1890
YOUNG William Farquhar Dunedin City of Dunedin Electorate 1893
NZ Presbyterian MarriagesWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

Copyright Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand / "the Archives encourages the use of its collections ... for research"

Source: Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Marriages 1848 to 1935

Knox Church Dunedin Marriages
Jul 1885 KnoxChurch YOUNG William Farquhar 21y McLAREN 10 Apr 1883 KnoxChurch YOUNG William full age ROBERTSON 8 Nov 1870 KnoxChurch YOUNG William full age HYNE 1 May 1873
https://www.presbyterian.org.nz/archives/marriageregisters/knoxdunedin34.htm
 
St Pauls Trinity Marriages
Affleck 1921 15\6\25 YOUNG William Farquhar 50 Wrighton 1915 15\6\17 YOUNG William Henry 22 Stanton 1915 15\6\19 YOXALL May Annabella 25 Cunningham 1884 15\6\4 Abbott to Berrett
https://www.presbyterian.org.nz/archives/nzmarriageregisters/stpaulstrinitypacif...
 
Shadows of TimeWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH
Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)William Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH
Transcriptions NZWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH
Alexander Turnbull LibraryYoung, William Farquhar        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/imu/request.php

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DigitalNZWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Singers — Mr. William Farquhar Young - The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts] Mr. W. F. Young. Cyclopedia Company Limited New Zealand Electronic Text Collection / Victoria University of Wellington
Mr. W. F. Young The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts] - Singers — Mr. William Farquhar Young - Mr. W. F. Young . Cyclopedia Company Limited New Zealand Electronic Text Collection / Victoria University of Wellington
Singers — Mr. William Farquhar Young - The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts] Mr. W. F. Young. Cyclopedia Company Limited New Zealand Electronic Text Collection / Victoria University of Wellington
Mr. W. F. Young The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts] - Singers — Mr. William Farquhar Young - Mr. W. F. Young . Cyclopedia Company Limited New Zealand Electronic Text Collection / Victoria University of Wellington
Legacy.com NZ ObituariesWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH
Auckland Museum Online CenotaphWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Source: Online Cenotaph by Auckland War Memorial Museum / CC BY 4.0

William Farquhar Young

29270 World War II, 1939-1945 Single/WWII Mrs. E. Young, 45 Musselburgh Rise, Dunedin (mother) Dunedin/Otago/New Zealand Garage Attendant/Civilian Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Third Echelon Artillery Reinforcements Gunner/Military War Medal 1939-1945 New Zealand War Service Medal 04 Feb 1997 Greenpark RSA Cemetery, Dunedin City Council Block 3S, Plot 50
Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New ZealandWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH
Find A Grave (NZ cemeteries)William Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Name Born Died Cemetery Cemetery location Region
William Farquhar Young 1834 🔍 1905 🔍 Karoro Cemetery Greymouth, Grey District West Coast
William Farquhar Young 1916 🔍 4 Feb 1997 🔍 Green Park Cemetery Dunedin, Dunedin City Otago
William Farquhar Young 1865 🔍 29 Jan 1937 🔍 📰 Bromley Cemetery Bromley, Christchurch City Canterbury
William Farquhar Young 1834 🔍 1905 🔍 Karoro Cemetery Greymouth, Grey District West Coast
William Farquhar Young 1916 🔍 4 Feb 1997 🔍 Green Park Cemetery Dunedin, Dunedin City Otago
William Farquhar Young 1865 🔍 29 Jan 1937 🔍 📰 Bromley Cemetery Bromley, Christchurch City Canterbury
Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)William Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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

Title Date Record type
Young, William Farquhar, d.1937 1937 Auckland People and Events
Young, William Farquhar Index Cards
Young, William Farquhar, d.1937 1937 Auckland People and Events
Young, William Farquhar Index Cards
Upper Hutt City Libraries Heritage CollectionsWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH
NZ Electronic Text CentreWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH
Archives NZWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 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
YOUNG William Farquhar YOUNG William Farquhar📃 View Scan 1905 Wellington Open
YOUNG William Farquhar YOUNG William Farquhar📃 View Scan 1905 Wellington Open

Christchurch High Court  >  Christchurch Probate files

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
YOUNG William Farquhar - Sumner - Music Teacher YOUNG William Farquhar - Sumner - Music Teacher📃 View Scan 1937 Christchurch Open
YOUNG William Farquhar - Sumner - Music Teacher YOUNG William Farquhar - Sumner - Music Teacher📃 View Scan 1937 Christchurch Open
Tinui HistoryWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Anglican HistoryWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH
Tasman HeritageWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH
West Coast NZ HistoryWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)William Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Canterbury Museum Collections - PeopleWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Lower Hutt MyRecollectWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH
Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)William Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://dict-bio.howison.co.nz/ash_search/?s=William+Farquhar+Young

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Indexed by Luke Howison, 2023

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

NameBiographyReference
William Farquhar Young

YOUNG, WILLIAM FARQUHAR (1868-1937) was born in Otago and educated at a public primary school. He joined the Post and Telegraph department as a messenger in Dunedin (1878), becoming telegraphist at Waihemo (1882), telegraph check clerk at Dunedin (1906) and at Christchurch (1907). He took part in 1890 in establishing the post and telegraph officers association (of which he was the first president), and promoted the demand for superannuation and other privileges. He retired from the service in 1910. As a youth Young studied elocution under William Hoskins (a Shakespearian actor). A solo chorister with an alto voice, he became a leading singer, and in his teens was a member of the Dunedin Savage club and the Liedertafel. Resigning from the postal department, he devoted his whole time to singing and elocution. He was a lover of both Gaelic and Maori, which he fostered in Caledonian and other societies. From 1912 until his death (on 29 Jan 1937) Young was a prominent figure in the musical life of Christchurch, where he taught singing and elocution. He married Mildred Righton.

Post and Telegraph department records; J. H. McKenzie (information); Cycl. N.Z., iv (p); The Press and Star-Sun, 30 Jan 1937.

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William Farquhar Young

YOUNG, WILLIAM FARQUHAR (1868-1937) was born in Otago and educated at a public primary school. He joined the Post and Telegraph department as a messenger in Dunedin (1878), becoming telegraphist at Waihemo (1882), telegraph check clerk at Dunedin (1906) and at Christchurch (1907). He took part in 1890 in establishing the post and telegraph officers association (of which he was the first president), and promoted the demand for superannuation and other privileges. He retired from the service in 1910. As a youth Young studied elocution under William Hoskins (a Shakespearian actor). A solo chorister with an alto voice, he became a leading singer, and in his teens was a member of the Dunedin Savage club and the Liedertafel. Resigning from the postal department, he devoted his whole time to singing and elocution. He was a lover of both Gaelic and Maori, which he fostered in Caledonian and other societies. From 1912 until his death (on 29 Jan 1937) Young was a prominent figure in the musical life of Christchurch, where he taught singing and elocution. He married Mildred Righton.

Post and Telegraph department records; J. H. McKenzie (information); Cycl. N.Z., iv (p); The Press and Star-Sun, 30 Jan 1937.

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NZ War GravesWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH
Wellington City Council ArchivesWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH
Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH
NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)William Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Source: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists

Name Date Record Type
YOUNG, William Farquhar 🔍
07 Jun 1905 NZ Probates
YOUNG, William Farquhar 🔍
25 Feb 1937 NZ Probates
YOUNG, William Farquhar 🔍
04 Feb 1997 Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph
Puke Ariki Collections - PeopleWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Hocken Digital CollectionsWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)William Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Wikidata People (New Zealanders)William Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)William Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)William Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Early NZ HistoryWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)William Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Jane McLaren 🌳 William Farquhar Young Dunedin 1883 28 932 112
🌳 Jane McLaren 🌳 William Farquhar Young Dunedin 1883 28 936 129
🌳 Jane McLaren 🌳 William Farquhar Young Dunedin 1883 28 932 112
🌳 Jane McLaren 🌳 William Farquhar Young Dunedin 1883 28 936 129
Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceWilliam Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

Embarkation 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 Farquhar Young 29270 3 Gunner N.Z. Artillery Single Dunedin Garage-attendant 45 Musselburgh Rise, Dunedin Mrs. E. Young, 45 Musselburgh Rise, Dunedin (mother)
🌳 William Farquhar Young 29270 3 Gunner N.Z. Artillery Single Dunedin Garage-attendant 45 Musselburgh Rise, Dunedin Mrs. E. Young, 45 Musselburgh Rise, Dunedin (mother)
Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931William Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)William Farquhar Young        🔍 ASH

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Name Born Died Cemetery Region
William Farquhar Young 1834 🔍 1905 🔍 Karoro Cemetery West Coast
William Farquhar Young 1834 🔍 1905 🔍 Karoro Cemetery West Coast