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Early NZ HistoryWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)William Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH

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Gisborne Photo News (1954-1975, 1993–1996)William Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Nelson Photo News (1960-1972)William Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Tributes Online (obituaries)William Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Whanganui Council Property RollsLepper, William Rigden        🔍 ASH
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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)William Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Transcriptions NZWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Shadows of TimeWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New ZealandWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)William Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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NZ Electronic Text CentreWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Legacy.com NZ ObituariesWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Find A Grave (NZ cemeteries)William Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Name Born Died Cemetery Cemetery location Region
William Rigden Lepper 1860 🔍 29 Jul 1945 🔍 📰 Karori Cemetery and Crematorium Wellington, Wellington City Wellington
William Rigden Lepper 1860 🔍 29 Jul 1945 🔍 📰 Karori Cemetery and Crematorium Wellington, Wellington City Wellington
Upper Hutt City Libraries Heritage CollectionsWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Archives NZWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Wellington High Court  >  Wellington probate files [second sequence]

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
LEPPER William Rigden LEPPER William Rigden📃 View Scan 1945 Wellington Open
LEPPER William Rigden LEPPER William Rigden📃 View Scan 1945 Wellington Open

Department of Justice, Head Office  >  Wellington Land District Deposited Deeds

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Memorandum of Agreement - James Sproute and Charles Henry William Lepper & William Rigden Lepper 1893 Wellington Open
Conveyance - Christopher Somerville & Isabella Bollinger, Max Bollinger & Charles Henry W. Lepper to William Rigden Lepper 1893 Wellington Open
Mortgage - C.H.W. [Charles Henry William] & W.R. [William Rigden] Lepper to A. [Anne] Bridgen [Parts Section 83, City of Wellington]
[Includes No. 2455 Release - Anne Bridgen to Charles Henry William & William Rigden Lepper]		 1893 Wellington Open
Mortgage - William Rigden Lepper to [Charles John] Johnston & [William Hort] Levin [Part Section 83, City of Wellington]
[Includes No. 2452 Release - Charles John Johnson & William Hort Levin to William Rigden Lepper]		 1893 Wellington Open
Memorandum of Agreement - James Sproute and Charles Henry William Lepper & William Rigden Lepper 1893 Wellington Open
Conveyance - Christopher Somerville & Isabella Bollinger, Max Bollinger & Charles Henry W. Lepper to William Rigden Lepper 1893 Wellington Open
Mortgage - C.H.W. [Charles Henry William] & W.R. [William Rigden] Lepper to A. [Anne] Bridgen [Parts Section 83, City of Wellington]
[Includes No. 2455 Release - Anne Bridgen to Charles Henry William & William Rigden Lepper] 1893 Wellington Open
Mortgage - William Rigden Lepper to [Charles John] Johnston & [William Hort] Levin [Part Section 83, City of Wellington]
[Includes No. 2452 Release - Charles John Johnson & William Hort Levin to William Rigden Lepper] 1893 Wellington Open
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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West Coast NZ HistoryWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Tasman HeritageWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Alexander Turnbull LibraryLepper, William Rigden        🔍 ASH
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Lower Hutt MyRecollectWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)William Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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NZ War GravesWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Tinui HistoryWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)William Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH

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Name Date Record Type
LEPPER, William Rigden 🔍 22 Aug 1945 NZ Probates
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Masterton Anglican HistoryWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Canterbury Museum Collections - PeopleWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)William Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Wellington City Council ArchivesWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name
1881/2552Caroline Sarah Jackson William Rigden Lepper Order Product
1881/2552 Caroline Sarah Jackson William Rigden Lepper
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1945/23406Lepper William Rigden 186184YOrder Product
1945/23406 Lepper William Rigden 1861 84Y
Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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WWI Military DefaultersWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931William Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)William Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)William Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH

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Puke Ariki Collections - PeopleWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Hocken Digital CollectionsWilliam Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Wikidata People (New Zealanders)William Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)William Rigden Lepper        🔍 ASH
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Name Born (approx.) Died Age Type Buried/Cremated Plot Cemetery Region
William Rigden Lepper 85 Burial 31 Jul 1945 📰 *Ch Eng/#/167 Karori Cemetery Wellington Region
William Rigden Lepper 85 Burial 31 Jul 1945 📰 *Ch Eng/#/167 Karori Cemetery Wellington Region