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NZ Marriages (Bride)        🔍 ASH

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Suggested Searches for William John McPhee
Early NZ HistoryWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)William John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Gisborne Photo News (1954-1975, 1993–1996)William John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Nelson Photo News (1960-1972)William John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Whanganui Council Property RollsMcPhee, William John        🔍 ASH

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Tributes Online (obituaries)William John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Otago Nominal Index        🔍 ASH

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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH
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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name
1928/4658
Mary Evelyn Castle William John McPhee Order Product
1920/4779
Eunice Alice Maud Wrigley William John McPhee Order Product
1928/4658
Mary Evelyn Castle William John McPhee
1920/4779
Eunice Alice Maud Wrigley William John McPhee
Shadows of TimeWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

Source: Shadows of Time / Copyright Wendy Leahy

NZ Military Pensions 1902
McPhee, Gladstone, Wairarapa McPHEE William John Private 7670 9CSIRCS Mother: Mrs. Duncan McPhee, Greytown North, Wellington McPHERSON Arthur Fergus Private 9427 10CSIRGS Uncle:
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)William John McPhee        🔍 ASH
Auckland Museum Online CenotaphWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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

William John McPhee

51866 7670 World War I, 1914-1918 South African War, 1899-1902 His father was named Duncan McPhee. Mrs G. Malmo (sister), Bunnythorpe, New Zealand Wairarapa (Wellington)/Wellington Region/New Zealand Farmer/Civilian Storeman/Civilian Kent Maunganui 12 Jun 1917 12 March 1900 Plymouth/Devon/England/United Kingdom/Europe 15 Aug 1917 Ninth Contingent, New Zealand Mounted Rifles New Zealand Rifle Brigade 9th Contingent, South Island Regiment, C Squadron Reinforcements J Company Rifleman Private British War Medal (1914-1920)
Find A Grave (NZ cemeteries)William John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Transcriptions NZWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH
DigitalNZWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Sth African War soldier: william john mcphee Surname: mcphee - Reg No: 7670 - Given Names: william john - Rank: private - Unit: South Island Regiment - C Squadron - Contingent: Ninth - County/City: south wairarapa - Occupation: storeman - Ship: Kent 12 March 1902 - Address: greytown north wellington - Next of Kin: mcphee mrs duncan - Relationship to Soldier: mother - Next of Kin Address: same NZHistory - South African War soldiers / Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Unknown soldier in uniform : Photograph Shows an unknown soldier in uniform, with cartridge bandolier. Studio photo probably in World War One. The name of William John McPhee has been inscribed on the reverse, but the identification appears to be incorrect according to his granddaughter. Picture Wairarapa / Wairarapa Archive
Sth African War soldier: william john mcphee Surname: mcphee - Reg No: 7670 - Given Names: william john - Rank: private - Unit: South Island Regiment - C Squadron - Contingent: Ninth - County/City: south wairarapa - Occupation: storeman - Ship: Kent 12 March 1902 - Address: greytown north wellington - Next of Kin: mcphee mrs duncan - Relationship to Soldier: mother - Next of Kin Address: same NZHistory - South African War soldiers / Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Unknown soldier in uniform : Photograph Shows an unknown soldier in uniform, with cartridge bandolier. Studio photo probably in World War One. The name of William John McPhee has been inscribed on the reverse, but the identification appears to be incorrect according to his granddaughter. Picture Wairarapa / Wairarapa Archive
NZ Electronic Text CentreWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH
Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New ZealandWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH
Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)William John McPhee        🔍 ASH
Alexander Turnbull LibraryMcPhee, William John        🔍 ASH

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

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Upper Hutt City Libraries Heritage CollectionsWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH
Archives NZWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives  >  Military Personnel Files

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McPHEE, William John - SA7670, WWI 51866 - Army McPHEE, William John - SA7670, WWI 51866 - Army📃 View Scan 1899 ‑ 1919 Wellington Restricted
McPHEE, William John - SA7670, WWI 51866 - Army McPHEE, William John - SA7670, WWI 51866 - Army📃 View Scan 1899 ‑ 1919 Wellington Restricted

Masterton District Court  >  Masterton probate files [fourth sequence]

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MCPHEE William John MCPHEE William John📃 View Scan 1960 Wellington Open
MCPHEE William John MCPHEE William John📃 View Scan 1960 Wellington Open
Legacy.com NZ ObituariesWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH
Tasman HeritageWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH
West Coast NZ HistoryWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH
Lower Hutt MyRecollectWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH
NZ Births        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1880/1313
McPhee William John CatherineDuncan-Order Product
1907/15926
McPhee William John Florence EmmaHugh Richmond-Order Product
1916/22385
McPhee William John Eric Jane GlencorseWilliam-Order Product
1880/1313
McPhee William John Catherine Duncan
1907/15926
McPhee William John Florence Emma Hugh Richmond
1916/22385
McPhee William John Eric Jane Glencorse William
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH
Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)William John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)William John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Source: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists

Name Date Record Type
MCPHEE, William John 🔍
06 Jul 1960 NZ Probates
McPHEE, William John 🔍
06 Feb 1969 NZ Probates
MCPHEE, William John 🔍
23 May 1960 Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph
Tinui HistoryWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Anglican HistoryWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Canterbury Museum Collections - PeopleWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)William John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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

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NZ War GravesWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH
Wellington City Council ArchivesWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1969/25951
McPhee William John 190861YOrder Product
1966/38850
McPhee William John Eric 191749YOrder Product
1960/25190
McPhee William John 188080YOrder Product
1969/25951
McPhee William John 1908 61Y
1966/38850
McPhee William John Eric 1917 49Y
1960/25190
McPhee William John 1880 80Y
Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931William John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)William John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)William John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Puke Ariki Collections - PeopleWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://collection.pukeariki.com/persons?query=name_first_last%3AWilliam+AND+John+AND+McPhee

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Hocken Digital CollectionsWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)William John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Wikidata People (New Zealanders)William John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)William John McPhee        🔍 ASH

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Name Born Died Cemetery Region
William John McPhee 30 Jun 1963 🔍 📰 Hautapu Cemetery Waikato
William John McPhee 1880 🔍 23 May 1960 🔍 📰 Archer Street Cemetery Masterton Wellington
William John McPhee 30 Jun 1963 🔍 📰 Hautapu Cemetery Waikato
William John McPhee 1880 🔍 23 May 1960 🔍 📰 Archer Street Cemetery Masterton Wellington
Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveWilliam John McPhee        🔍 ASH

Source: Masterton Library Wairarapa Archive

List view record 1: Cable advice relating to William McPhee : digital imageList view anchor tag for record 1: Cable advice relating to William McPhee : digital image
List view record 2: Cundy, Judy : Cundy family scrapbookList view anchor tag for record 2: Cundy, Judy : Cundy family scrapbook
List view record 3: Early Masterton Pioneers, family photos and cookbookList view anchor tag for record 3: Early Masterton Pioneers, family photos and cookbook
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Early Masterton Pioneers, family photos and cookbook

1900-1960
Contents of an envelope labelled 'early Masterton pioneers, family photos and cookbook', which contains: three photocopied pages of photographs (some of which are named); newspaper clippings and transcription of a telegram regarding William John McPhee; a newspaper clipping on the retirement of Miss I Munro from Masterton District High School; a well worn family recipe book; postcard to Mrs H. R. Biss of Tinui from 'Hughie' while on active service in Egypt; newspaper clippings on Masterton pioneers; poems about World War One; and an envelope titled 'remains of old Red Cross badge'.
List view record 4: Envelope, NZ Rifle Brigade : digital imageList view anchor tag for record 4: Envelope, NZ Rifle Brigade : digital image
List view record 5: Envelope: "McPhee photos and memorabilia"List view anchor tag for record 5: Envelope: "McPhee photos and memorabilia"
List view record 6: Florence and Duncan McPhee with children : photographList view anchor tag for record 6: Florence and Duncan McPhee with children : photograph
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Florence and Duncan McPhee with children : photograph

Shankland, Peter, d 1963circa 1928
Studio portrait of Duncan and Florence McPhee and their daughter Colena (standing between parents), and the nine children of Florence and her first husband Hugh McPhee, the older brother of Duncan.
List view record 7: Florence and Duncan McPhee, with childrenList view anchor tag for record 7: Florence and Duncan McPhee, with children
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Florence and Duncan McPhee, with children

Shankland, Peter, d 1963circa 1928
Studio portrait of Duncan and Florence McPhee and their daughter Colena (standing between parents), and the nine children of Florence and her first husband Hugh McPhee, the older brother of Duncan.
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From the Mayoress of Exeter : digital image

McPhee, William John, 1880-19601917
Front and back of a card given to William McPhee as his reinforcement passed through Exeter, England, en route to Penning Camp as part of the NZ Rifle Brigade, about Aug 1917. Troops were given tea and food by a patriotic committee led by the mayoress.
List view record 9: Hunter, Peter: Genealogical ScrapbooksList view anchor tag for record 9: Hunter, Peter: Genealogical Scrapbooks
List view record 10: Kia Ora New Zealand for ever, postcard : digital imageList view anchor tag for record 10: Kia Ora New Zealand for ever, postcard : digital image
List view record 11: Letter from Will McPhee to Eunice Wrigley : digital imageList view anchor tag for record 11: Letter from Will McPhee to Eunice Wrigley : digital image
List view record 12: Letter from Will McPhee to Eunice Wrigley : digital imageList view anchor tag for record 12: Letter from Will McPhee to Eunice Wrigley : digital image
List view record 13: Letter from Will McPhee to Eunice Wrigley : digital imageList view anchor tag for record 13: Letter from Will McPhee to Eunice Wrigley : digital image
List view record 14: Letter from Will McPhee to Eunice Wrigley : digital imageList view anchor tag for record 14: Letter from Will McPhee to Eunice Wrigley : digital image
List view record 15: Malmo and McPhee families : ScrapbookList view anchor tag for record 15: Malmo and McPhee families : Scrapbook
List view record 16: McPhee family gathering at Duncan's 80th birthdayList view anchor tag for record 16: McPhee family gathering at Duncan's 80th birthday
List view record 17: McPhee genealogyList view anchor tag for record 17: McPhee genealogy
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McPhee genealogy

1999-2004
Four newsletters from the McPhee Clan Society; One photograph of Warren Cooper, Aunty Lois and Uncle Dunc with an explanation during the handing over of the McPhee war art to Archives New Zealand; One photograph of Duncan McPhee and Beryl Wright, nee Wrigley as toddlers; Lois McPhee's notes about Duncan McPhee that she wrote after listening to his oral interview; One folder of early McPhee genealogy, maps, wedding notices, photographs, letters, notes, obituaries, family tree, poems, and ephemera from the McPhee Clan Society reunion in 1999.
List view record 18: McPhee, William : collectionList view anchor tag for record 18: McPhee, William : collection
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McPhee, William : collection

McPhee, William John, 1880-19601905-1918
Letters, postcard and card from William McPhee to his girlfriend and later wife, Eunice Wrigley, written during his service in World War One, mostly when he was in hospital. The letters generally do not match the postmarks on envelopes.
List view record 19: McPhee, William Frederick Duncan : InterviewList view anchor tag for record 19: McPhee, William Frederick Duncan : Interview
List view record 20: NZ Rifle Brigade Christmas card : digital imageList view anchor tag for record 20: NZ Rifle Brigade Christmas card : digital image
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NZ Rifle Brigade Christmas card : digital image

New Zealand Rifle Brigade1917-1918
Small printed Christmas card, probably for 1917. On the front cover is the badge of the NZ Rifle Brigade. Inside is the wording 'With best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. It is signed from "Will". The next page has photos of 'Freda' (a dog) the regimental mascot, and a tent camp, the 'temporary resting place of the N.Z.R.B.' It is identified as Penning Camp, assumed to be near Brocton Camp, main training camp for the Rifle Brigade in England.
List view record 21: Pass (for leave of absence) H.M. Hospital Ship Maheno : digital imageList view anchor tag for record 21: Pass (for leave of absence) H.M. Hospital Ship Maheno : digital image
List view record 22: St Andrew's church: Marriage RegisterList view anchor tag for record 22: St Andrew's church: Marriage Register
List view record 23: William and Duncan McPhee correspondenceList view anchor tag for record 23: William and Duncan McPhee correspondence
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William and Duncan McPhee correspondence

1918-1960
Correspondence relating to William and Duncan McPhee which includes: Postcard from William to Eunice Wrigley; Postcards from Molly McPhee in the USA to Duncan; Letter from Molly McPhee to William; Invitation to the wedding of Duncan McPhee and Lois Williamson; William's membership bade to the RSA; Records regarding William purchasing property thought to be at 120 Renall Street.
List view record 24: William John McPhee: War diaryList view anchor tag for record 24: William John McPhee: War diary
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William John McPhee: War diary

1918
War dairy titled "With all good wishes from the New Zealand War Contingent Association, Christmas 1917". The first third of the book is printed with information on flag signals, morse code, knots, weapon differentiation by country of origin, tips for writing reports, first aid etc. The next two thirds are printed as a week-per-opening dairy where William has entered some significant information such as dates of departures and arrivals, and the date of his injuries. Also three pages of names and addresses at the end of the book.
List view record 25: William McPhee : digital imageList view anchor tag for record 25: William McPhee : digital image
List view record 26: William McPhee : ScrapbookList view anchor tag for record 26: William McPhee : Scrapbook
List view record 27: Williand and Duncan McPhee : ScrapbookList view anchor tag for record 27: Williand and Duncan McPhee : Scrapbook
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Williand and Duncan McPhee : Scrapbook

1901-1985
Scrapbook containing clippings glued in of reviews of Movies written by Duncan McPhee. Also contains loose clippings kept by Duncan and his father William from the period 1901-1985 covering various topics.
List view record 28: YMCA notebook with notes by William McPhee on field gun maintenance and exercisesList view anchor tag for record 28: YMCA notebook with notes by William McPhee on field gun maintenance and exercises