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Croft, William Henry 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://wdc.whanganui.govt.nz/propertyrolls/data.aspx?id=search
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Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph
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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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| 1916/14238 | Croft | William Henry | Violet | William | - | Order Product |
Archives NZ
William Henry Croft 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://archway.howison.co.nz/ajax/simple.php?search=%22william+henry%22+croft&simple_view=1
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Wellington High Court > Wellington probate files [second sequence]
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| CROFT William Henry | 1942 | Wellington | Open |
Christchurch High Court > Christchurch Supreme/High Court Divorce Files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Croft, William Henry v Croft, Edith Mary [marriage certificate] | 1947 | Christchurch | Restricted |
Army Department > Headquarters (Permanent Force) filing system
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| [William Henry Croft - a deserter] | 1915 | Wellington | Open |
New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives > Military Personnel Files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| CROFT, William Henry - WW1 6/778 - Army | 1914 ‑ 1918 | Wellington | Open |
Intention to Marry Project
William Henry Croft 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://itm.howison.co.nz/search/William+Henry+Croft
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| 4 | 10 March 1880 |
Henry William Northcroft
Margant Henderson |
Bachelor Spinster |
Resident Magistrate |
33 19 |
Kihi Kihi Kihi Kihi |
3 days 3 years |
Private Residence of James Henderson Kawanui Kihi Kihi | 80/413 | James Henderson, father | 10 March 1880 | Rev. E.J. Phillips | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 70 | 1 August 1891 |
William Thomas Henry Marcroft
Edith Jane Bradbury |
Bachelor Spinster |
Sawyer |
27 25 |
Wharehine Wharehine |
7 days 11 days |
Baptist Chapel Wharehine | 91/2008 | 1 August 1891 | Rev. E. S. Brookes Wharehine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 24 | 15 January 1904 |
William Henry Ashcroft
Rose Elizabeth Rowe |
Bachelor Spinster |
Engineer Machinist |
24 25 |
Christchurch Christchurch |
23 years 25 years |
St Luke's | 04/1100 | 15 January 1904 | R. E. Leggitt, Anglican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 574 | 28 July 1913 |
William Henry Croft
Edith Mary Gosford |
Bachelor Spinster |
Labourer |
22 23 |
Christchurch Christchurch |
6 months 9 months |
Registrar's Office, Christchurch | 13/4652 | 28 July 1913 | Registrar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)
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| Title | Date | Record type |
| Croft, William Henry | Index Cards |
Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)
William Henry Croft 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://dict-bio.howison.co.nz/ash_search/?s=William+Henry+Croft
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Source: A Dictionary of NZ Biography, by Scholefield (1940), from NZ History / CC BY-NC 3.0 NZ
| Name | Biography | Reference |
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| Henry William Northcroft | NORTHCROFT, HENRY WILLIAM (1844-1923) was born in Chelmsford, Essex, a son of William Northcroft (q.v.). Arriving in New Zealand in 1851 by the Cressy, he attended Bishop Hobhouse's school in Nelson. On the outbreak of hostilities in 1860, he joined the Taranaki colonial forces, serving in Taranaki and Wanganui. During 16 years' service he saw 49 actions. In 1877 he was appointed resident magistrate for the Waikato district, later warden and magistrate of the Thames goldfields, and stipendiary magistrate at Auckland (1892). He retired in 1909. Two years later he was awarded the New Zealand Cross. In 1912 Northcroft accepted an appointment as chief justice and resident commissioner of the Cook Islands, where he drafted the Cook Islands bill, inaugurated the school system and instituted experimental agricultural plantations at Rarotonga. In 1880 he married Margaret, daughter of James Henderson. Northcroft died in Dec 1923. Who's Who N.Z., 1908, 1924; Gudgeon (p); Auckland Star, 21 Jul 1909. | Volume 2, page 67 |
NORTHCROFT, HENRY WILLIAM (1844-1923) was born in Chelmsford, Essex, a son of William Northcroft (q.v.). Arriving in New Zealand in 1851 by the Cressy, he attended Bishop Hobhouse's school in Nelson. On the outbreak of hostilities in 1860, he joined the Taranaki colonial forces, serving in Taranaki and Wanganui. During 16 years' service he saw 49 actions. In 1877 he was appointed resident magistrate for the Waikato district, later warden and magistrate of the Thames goldfields, and stipendiary magistrate at Auckland (1892). He retired in 1909. Two years later he was awarded the New Zealand Cross. In 1912 Northcroft accepted an appointment as chief justice and resident commissioner of the Cook Islands, where he drafted the Cook Islands bill, inaugurated the school system and instituted experimental agricultural plantations at Rarotonga. In 1880 he married Margaret, daughter of James Henderson. Northcroft died in Dec 1923.
Who's Who N.Z., 1908, 1924; Gudgeon (p); Auckland Star, 21 Jul 1909.
Volume 2, page 67NZ Deaths
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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Born (approx.) | Age at Death (approx.) | |
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| 1972/29889 | Croft | William Henry | 1892 | 80Y | Order Product |
| 1945/12090 | Croft | William Henry | 1920 | 25Y | Order Product |
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history site
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NZ Genealogy Research Made Easy
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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)
William Henry Croft 🔍 ASHSource: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists / with the kind permission of the NZSG
| Name | Date | Record Type |
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| CROFT, William Henry 🔍 | Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph | |
| CROFT, William Henry 🔍 | 20 May 1941 | Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph |
| CROFT, William Henry 🔍 | 08 Jan 1942 | NZ Probates |
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William Henry Croft 🔍 ASHNew Zealand Gazette Index
William Henry Croft 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://gazette.howison.co.nz/search?name=William+Henry+Croft
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Source: 1840-2017 New Zealand Gazette (and related periodicals) indexed from various public sources, including VUW, NZLII, gazette.govt.nz, WCC Libraries and Papers Past. Usage/copyright varies: Public domain / Crown copyright / fair use / CC-BY 3.0 NZ
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| Snippet / Name | ✨ Notice Summary | Date | Found In | PDF Links |
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| ...reet and North Road, Waikiwi. W. H. CROFT, Secretary. 9239 SHELLFISH F... | 🏗️ Notice of Completion of Classification List Upper Mararoa River Rating District | 21 July 1984 | NZ Gazette |
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| Registration | Bride's Given Name(s) | Bride's Family Name | Groom's Given Name(s) | Groom's Family Name | ITM | |
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| 1948/468 | Ellen Eleanor | Campbell | William Henry | Croft | Order Product | |
| 1913/3496 | Edith Mary | Cosford | William Henry | Croft | Order Product |
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Masterton Anglican History
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Tinui History
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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force
William Henry Croft 🔍 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 Henry Croft | 6530 | 2 | Private | 22nd (Wellington) Battalion | Single | Petone | Freezing-works labourer | 31 Penrose St., Lower Hutt | Mrs. V.M. Croft, Ardath 8, Peter St., Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (mother) |
Masterton Library Wairarapa Archive
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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)
William Henry Croft 🔍 ASHElectoral Rolls for Caversham, Dunedin, covering years 1893, 1896, 1899, 1902, 1905, 1911, 1914, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1935 and 1938
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Source: Compiled by The Caversham Project, Otago University
| Year | Name | Occupation | Address |
| 1925 | William Henry Croft | Labourer | 273 Princes Street |
| 1928 | William Henry Croft | Labourer | 273 Princes Street |
| 1931 | William Henry Croft | Labourer | 273 Princes Street |
Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)
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Intention to Marry