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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1911/3021
Willis William Jarvis Mary Knox DalrympleThomas Riddiford-Order Product
1911/3021
Willis William Jarvis Mary Knox Dalrymple Thomas Riddiford
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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name
1864/8560
Amelia Riddiford William Jarvis Willis Order Product
1864/8560
Amelia Riddiford William Jarvis Willis
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1945/66202
Willis William Jarvis 191233YOrder Product
1945/66202
Willis William Jarvis 1912 33Y
Gisborne Photo News (1954-1975, 1993–1996)William Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Nelson Photo News (1960-1972)William Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Tributes Online (obituaries)William Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Whanganui Council Property RollsWillis, William Jarvis        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Otago Nominal Index        🔍 ASH

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Surname Forename Address Event Place Date
WILLISWilliam JarvisWairarapa, Wellington Otago19 Feb 1864
WILLIS William Jarvis Wairarapa, Wellington Otago 19 Feb 1864
NZ Presbyterian MarriagesWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH
Shadows of TimeWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

Source: Our Stuff by Denise and Peter on Rootsweb / "All information, lists and stories on this site may be freely linked to"

JP1868M-Z
Alexander James Dunedin Willis William Jarvis Rangitikei, Wellington Wilson James Turakina, Wellington Wilson James Irwin Whangarei, Auckland Wilson John Cracroft C.B. Cashmere,
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/JP1868M-Z.htm
 
JP'sN- Z
Alexander James Dunedin Willis William Jarvis Wanganui Wilson James Turakina Wellington Wilson James Irwin Wangarei Heads Auckland Wilson John Cracroft C. B. Cashmere Canterbury
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Magistrates 1866
James Wilcox Joseph Willis William Jarvis (R. M. ) Woodward Jonas Wright John Fortescue Evelyn RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community.
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)William Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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straysvic
Reginald READE RIDDIFORD Eliza " WELLINGTON William Jarvis WILLIS COWAN John Frances 1875 LYTTLETON NZ Jane Eliza WATSON BEARD George Charles " CHRISTCHURCH NZ Rosina HAYWARD
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~babznz/genealogy/straysvic.html
 
straysvic26
Thomas ARNAND 1873 RIDDIFORD Eliza WILLIS William Jarvis 1874 ROBINSON Annie TREEBY William Brown 1877 BRADBURY Mary FITZ ALAN Stan Herbt Singleton 1877 BLACKER Eliza RAY
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Transcriptions NZWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH
Alexander Turnbull LibraryWillis, William Jarvis        🔍 ASH

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[Fox, William] 1812-1893 :Koreromawhia, Rangitikei, N. Zeald. Koreromawhia, Mr Willis (late 14th Regt) adjoining my own place Rangitikei. [1864?] WC-055. [Fox, William] 1812-1893 :Koreromawhia, Rangitikei, N. Zeald. Koreromawhia, Mr Willis (late 14th Regt) adjoining my own place Rangitikei. [1864?]. [Item]
Client files - Willis-Woolven MS-Papers-1347-3/2/127. Client files - Willis-Woolven. 1856, 1871-1910. Levin & Company Ltd : Records (MS-Group-1085). [Item]
[Fox, William] 1812-1893 :Koreromawhia, Rangitikei, N. Zeald. Koreromawhia, Mr Willis (late 14th Regt) adjoining my own place Rangitikei. [1864?] WC-055. [Fox, William] 1812-1893 :Koreromawhia, Rangitikei, N. Zeald. Koreromawhia, Mr Willis (late 14th Regt) adjoining my own place Rangitikei. [1864?]. [Item]
Client files - Willis-Woolven MS-Papers-1347-3/2/127. Client files - Willis-Woolven. 1856, 1871-1910. Levin & Company Ltd : Records (MS-Group-1085). [Item]
DigitalNZWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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[Fox, William] 1812-1893 :Koreromawhia, Rangitikei, N. Zeald. Koreromawhia, Mr Willis (late 14th Regt) adjoining my own place Rangitikei. [1864?] Shows two men with horses in foreground, cabbage trees to the right, farm buildings across fields. The farm, correctly Koreromaiwaho, adjacent to Westoe, William Fox's run, was owned by William Jarvis Willis and earlier by Benjamin William Rawson Trafford Other Titles - Koreromaiwaho Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 246 x 348 mm Fox, William, 1812-1893 TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
"Lt. Willis, 14th Regt." Copy photograph of Lieutenant William Jarvis Willis, 14th Regiment. Willis is shown from the chest up and is wearing a dark tone jacket. He has a moustache and beard. Willis was born in England in 1840 and settled in New Zealand following the New Zealand Wars. He was a Member of Parliament for the Manawatu region and died in 1884. The photograph... William Francis Robert Gordon
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[Fox, William] 1812-1893 :Koreromawhia, Rangitikei, N. Zeald. Koreromawhia, Mr Willis (late 14th Regt) adjoining my own place Rangitikei. [1864?] Shows two men with horses in foreground, cabbage trees to the right, farm buildings across fields. The farm, correctly Koreromaiwaho, adjacent to Westoe, William Fox's run, was owned by William Jarvis Willis and earlier by Benjamin William Rawson Trafford Other Titles - Koreromaiwaho Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 246 x 348 mm Fox, William, 1812-1893 TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
"Lt. Willis, 14th Regt." Copy photograph of Lieutenant William Jarvis Willis, 14th Regiment. Willis is shown from the chest up and is wearing a dark tone jacket. He has a moustache and beard. Willis was born in England in 1840 and settled in New Zealand following the New Zealand Wars. He was a Member of Parliament for the Manawatu region and died in 1884. The photograph... William Francis Robert Gordon
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Legacy.com NZ ObituariesWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH
Auckland Museum Online CenotaphWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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William Jarvis Willis

NZ421803 421803 World War II, 1939-1945 William Willis was the son of Thomas Riddiford Willis and Mary Knox Willis, of Greatford, Rangitikei. Attended Wanganui Collegiate School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)) 03 Feb 1911 Greatford/Manawatu-Wanganui/New Zealand Single/WWII Mother: Mrs M. K. Willis, Woodendean, Greatford Europe (Air) Pacific Theatre of War World War 2/Wars Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilot Officer Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron War Medal 1939-1945 New Zealand War Service Medal Killed on Active Service/Cause of Death 22 May 1944 Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom
Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New ZealandWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH
Find A Grave (NZ cemeteries)William Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Name Born Died Cemetery Cemetery location Region
William Jarvis Willis 1840 🔍 1 Mar 1884 🔍 📰 St Stephens Anglican Cemetery Marton, Rangitikei District Manawatū-Whanganui
William Jarvis Willis 1840 🔍 1 Mar 1884 🔍 📰 St Stephens Anglican Cemetery Marton, Rangitikei District Manawatū-Whanganui
Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)William Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH
Upper Hutt City Libraries Heritage CollectionsWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH
NZ Electronic Text CentreWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH
Archives NZWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Wellington High Court  >  Wellington probate files (first sequence)

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
WILLIS William Jarvis WILLIS William Jarvis📃 View Scan 1884 Wellington Open
WILLIS William Jarvis WILLIS William Jarvis📃 View Scan 1884 Wellington Open

Whanganui District Court  >  Wanganui probates [third sequence]

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
WILLIS William Jarvis WILLIS William Jarvis📃 View Scan 1946 Wellington Open
WILLIS William Jarvis WILLIS William Jarvis📃 View Scan 1946 Wellington Open
Tinui HistoryWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Anglican HistoryWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH
Tasman HeritageWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH
West Coast NZ HistoryWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)William Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Canterbury Museum Collections - PeopleWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Lower Hutt MyRecollectWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH
Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)William Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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

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

NameBiographyReference
William Jarvis Willis

WILLIS, WILLIAM JARVIS (1840-84) was born in Sussex, educated at Eton, and received a commission as ensign in the 14th Regiment. He came to New Zealand in 1861 as lieutenant and adjutant of the 2nd battalion, with which he served until the end of the war. Having married (1864) Amelia, daughter of D. Riddiford, he sold out and settled here. Willis was appointed resident magistrate in Wairarapa and on taking up a farm at Marton continued to act as chairman of petty sessions for Rangitikei. During the Maori troubles he was a major in command of the militia and volunteers in Rangitikei and Manawatu. Later he was appointed resident magistrate for that district. In 1864 he purchased Woodendean, near Marton, and soon afterwards introduced the first Romneys into the district. In 1879 Willis resigned from the bench to contest the Rangitikei seat as a supporter of Hall. He defeated C. L. McLean; but owing to indifferent health he resigned early in the following year. He was chairman of the Upper Rangitikei highway board, a member of the Rangitikei county council and in later years chairman of the Porewa, Marton and Paraekaretu licensing benches. He died on 1 Mar 1884.

Parlty Records; J. G. Wilson; Rangitikei Advocate, 3 Mar 1884.

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William Jarvis Willis

WILLIS, WILLIAM JARVIS (1840-84) was born in Sussex, educated at Eton, and received a commission as ensign in the 14th Regiment. He came to New Zealand in 1861 as lieutenant and adjutant of the 2nd battalion, with which he served until the end of the war. Having married (1864) Amelia, daughter of D. Riddiford, he sold out and settled here. Willis was appointed resident magistrate in Wairarapa and on taking up a farm at Marton continued to act as chairman of petty sessions for Rangitikei. During the Maori troubles he was a major in command of the militia and volunteers in Rangitikei and Manawatu. Later he was appointed resident magistrate for that district. In 1864 he purchased Woodendean, near Marton, and soon afterwards introduced the first Romneys into the district. In 1879 Willis resigned from the bench to contest the Rangitikei seat as a supporter of Hall. He defeated C. L. McLean; but owing to indifferent health he resigned early in the following year. He was chairman of the Upper Rangitikei highway board, a member of the Rangitikei county council and in later years chairman of the Porewa, Marton and Paraekaretu licensing benches. He died on 1 Mar 1884.

Parlty Records; J. G. Wilson; Rangitikei Advocate, 3 Mar 1884.

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NZ War GravesWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH
Wellington City Council ArchivesWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH
Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH
BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)William Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Name Died Cemetery Region
William Jarvis Willis 1 Mar 1884 🔍 📰 St Stephen's Anglican Cemetery Manawatu-Wanganui
William Jarvis Willis 23 May 1944 🔍 📰 St Stephen's Anglican Cemetery Manawatu-Wanganui
William Jarvis Willis 1 Mar 1884 🔍 📰 St Stephen's Anglican Cemetery Manawatu-Wanganui
William Jarvis Willis 23 May 1944 🔍 📰 St Stephen's Anglican Cemetery Manawatu-Wanganui
NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)William Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Name Date Record Type
WILLIS, William Jarvis 🔍
20 Mar 1884 NZ Probates
WILLIS, William Jarvis 🔍
04 Jan 1946 NZ Probates
WILLIS, William Jarvis 🔍
22 May 1944 Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph
Puke Ariki Collections - PeopleWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Hocken Digital CollectionsWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)William Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Wikidata People (New Zealanders)William Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersWilliam Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)William Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)William Jarvis Willis        🔍 ASH

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