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Early NZ HistoryWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)William Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH

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Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Nelson Photo News (1960-1972)William Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Gisborne Photo News (1954-1975, 1993–1996)William Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Tributes Online (obituaries)William Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Whanganui Council Property RollsRae, William Stewart        🔍 ASH
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Otago Nominal Index
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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Shadows of TimeWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Source: Shadows of Time / Copyright Wendy Leahy

Examination Lists: NZ Civil Service Junior Examinations 1906
Timaru Passed 674th RAE William Stewart Dunedin Passed with Credit 290th RAIKES Alice Olive Nelson Passed with Credit 309th RAIKES Margaret Emily Wanganui Passed with Credit 506th
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)William Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Source: Sooty.nz by Christine Clement / included here with her kind permission

NEW ZEALAND ENGINEERS - HONOURS AND REWARDS
Class (with swords), DSO, CRE RAE William Stewart 4/688 Lieutenant 2nd Field Co MC, MID RAMSAY John Ker 4/125A Sapper 1st Field Co MM RANDALL Alfred John 4/433 L-Corporal 3rd
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Transcriptions NZWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Source: Transcriptions NZ / courtesy of Beverley Evans

1972.May.Christchurch.Press.Deaths
Richard and Adelaide Piper RAE - William Stewart on 3 May at Timaru --- WOOD - Irene Rosetta Minnie --- on 3 May at --- wife of late Tom Wood --- Deaths - 011 FRASER - Vivian
https://www.transcriptions.nz/1870-1908/1972.May.Christchurch.Press.Deaths.html
 
Auckland Museum Online CenotaphWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Source: Online Cenotaph by Auckland War Memorial Museum / CC BY 4.0

William Stewart Rae

 4/688 World War I, 1914-1918 Single R. Rae (father), 3 Hawthorne Terrace, Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand Otago/New Zealand Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo Wellington/New Zealand Wellington/New Zealand 17 April 1915 4th Reinforcements New Zealand Field Engineers Corporal/Military Military Cross (MC) Victory Medal British War Medal (1914-1920) Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
DigitalNZWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Find A Grave (NZ cemeteries)William Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Alexander Turnbull LibraryRae, William Stewart        🔍 ASH
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NZ Electronic Text CentreWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New ZealandWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Upper Hutt City Libraries Heritage CollectionsWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Legacy.com NZ ObituariesWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Archives NZWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Search URL: https://archway.howison.co.nz/ajax/simple.php?search=%22william+stewart%22+AND+%22rae%22&simple_view=1

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Source: Archives NZ Collections Search / CC BY / via Archway

Timaru Court Office  >  Timaru Probate Files

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
RAE William Stewart - Hinds/Timaru - Farmer RAE William Stewart - Hinds/Timaru - Farmer📃 View Scan 1972 Christchurch Open
RAE William Stewart - Hinds/Timaru - Farmer RAE William Stewart - Hinds/Timaru - Farmer📃 View Scan 1972 Christchurch Open

New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives  >  Military Personnel Files

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
RAE, William Stewart - WW1 4/688 - Army RAE, William Stewart - WW1 4/688 - Army📃 View Scan 1914 ‑ 1918 Wellington Open
RAE, William Stewart - WWI 4/688 - WWII N/N - Army RAE, William Stewart - WWI 4/688 - WWII N/N - Army📃 View Scan 1915 ‑ 1942 Wellington Open
RAE, William Stewart - WW1 4/688 - Army RAE, William Stewart - WW1 4/688 - Army📃 View Scan 1914 ‑ 1918 Wellington Open
RAE, William Stewart - WWI 4/688 - WWII N/N - Army RAE, William Stewart - WWI 4/688 - WWII N/N - Army📃 View Scan 1915 ‑ 1942 Wellington Open
Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)William Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Search URL: https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/api/search/collection/akldpeople!indexcards!oralhistory!cemeteries!passengers!acm!electoral!localhistory!photographers/searchterm/William+Stewart!Rae/field/all!title/mode/exact!exact/conn/and!and/maxRecords/10

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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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NZ Marriages (Groom)
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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name
1946/15923Norma May Smith William Stewart Rae Order Product
1924/3950Elizabeth Irvine Trotter William Stewart Rae Order Product
1946/15923 Norma May Smith William Stewart Rae
1924/3950 Elizabeth Irvine Trotter William Stewart Rae
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Tasman HeritageWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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West Coast NZ HistoryWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Lower Hutt MyRecollectWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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NZ War GravesWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Wellington City Council ArchivesWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)William Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH

With the kind permission of the NZSG

Source: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists

Name Date Record Type
RAE, William Stewart 🔍 Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph
RAE, William Stewart 🔍 1972 NZ Probates
RAE, William Stewart 🔍 31 May 1972 NZ Probates
Tinui HistoryWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Masterton Anglican HistoryWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Canterbury Museum Collections - PeopleWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)William Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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NZ Births
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1891/17456Rae William Stewart HelenRobert-Order Product
1891/17456 Rae William Stewart Helen Robert
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1972/36976Rae William Stewart 6 March 1891  🔍NZ81 yearsOrder Product
2003/5852Rae William Stewart 11 July 1909  🔍NZ93 yearsOrder Product
1972/36976 Rae William Stewart 6 March 1891  🔍NZ 81 years
2003/5852 Rae William Stewart 11 July 1909  🔍NZ 93 years
Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)William Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Search URL: https://archivescentral.org.nz/search?keys=%22William+Stewart+Rae%22&sort_by=search_api_relevance&sort_order=DESC

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Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Search URL: https://masterton.spydus.co.nz/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/ARCENQ?ENTRY_NAME=BS&ENTRY=Rae%2C+William+Stewart&ENTRY_TYPE=A&NRECS=100&SORTS=SQL_REL_ARC&SEARCH_FORM=%2Fcgi-bin%2Fspydus.exe%2FMSGTRN%2FOPAC%2FBSEARCH_ARC&_SPQ=1&FORM_DESC=Archives+-+Quick+search&ISGLB=1&GQ=

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931William Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)William Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)William Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH

Electoral Rolls for Caversham, Dunedin, covering years 1893, 1896, 1899, 1902, 1905, 1911, 1914, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1935 and 1938
Original spreadsheet source

Source: Compiled by The Caversham Project, Otago University

Year Name Occupation Address
1938 William Stewart Rae Timber Worker 231 Forbury Road
1938 William Stewart Rae Timber Worker 231 Forbury Road
Puke Ariki Collections - PeopleWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Search URL: https://collection.pukeariki.com/persons?query=name_first_last%3AWilliam+AND+Stewart+AND+Rae

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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)William Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Hocken Digital CollectionsWilliam Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Search URL: https://hocken.recollect.co.nz/nodes/search?keywords=William+Stewart+Rae&type=all&viewtype=grid

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Wikidata People (New Zealanders)William Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Search URL: https://query.wikidata.org/sparql?format=json&query=%23+Optimized+SPARQL+Query+with+Images+%28No+Duplicates%29%0ASELECT+DISTINCT+%3Fperson+%3FpersonLabel+%3FpersonDescription+%28SAMPLE%28%3Fimage%29+AS+%3FfirstImage%29%0AWITH+%7B%0A++SELECT+DISTINCT+%3Fperson%0A++WHERE+%7B%0A++++%23+Search+for+the+name+in+labels+using+MWAPI+for+efficiency%0A++++SERVICE+wikibase%3Amwapi+%7B%0A++++++bd%3AserviceParam+wikibase%3Aendpoint+%22www.wikidata.org%22%3B%0A++++++++++++++++++++++wikibase%3Aapi+%22Generator%22%3B%0A++++++++++++++++++++++mwapi%3Agenerator+%22search%22%3B%0A++++++++++++++++++++++mwapi%3Agsrsearch+%22inlabel%3AWilliam+Stewart+Rae%22%3B%0A++++++++++++++++++++++mwapi%3Agsrlimit+%22max%22.%0A++++++%3Fperson+wikibase%3AapiOutputItem+mwapi%3Atitle.%0A++++%7D%0A++++%0A++++%23+Must+be+a+human%0A++++%3Fperson+wdt%3AP31+wd%3AQ5+.%0A++++%0A++++%23+Must+have+at+least+one+of+these+NZ+connections%0A++++%7B%0A++++++%23+NZ+citizenship%0A++++++%3Fperson+wdt%3AP27+wd%3AQ664+.%0A++++%7D+UNION+%7B%0A++++++%23+Born+in+NZ%0A++++++%3Fperson+wdt%3AP19+%3FbirthPlace+.%0A++++++%3FbirthPlace+wdt%3AP17+wd%3AQ664+.%0A++++%7D+UNION+%7B%0A++++++%23+Died+in+NZ%0A++++++%3Fperson+wdt%3AP20+%3FdeathPlace+.%0A++++++%3FdeathPlace+wdt%3AP17+wd%3AQ664+.%0A++++%7D+UNION+%7B%0A++++++%23+Work+location+in+NZ%0A++++++%3Fperson+wdt%3AP937+%3FworkLocation+.%0A++++++%3FworkLocation+wdt%3AP17+wd%3AQ664+.%0A++++%7D%0A++%7D%0A%7D+AS+%25results%0AWHERE+%7B%0A++INCLUDE+%25results.%0A++%0A++%23+Get+labels+and+descriptions%0A++SERVICE+wikibase%3Alabel+%7B%0A++++bd%3AserviceParam+wikibase%3Alanguage+%22en%22+.%0A++++%3Fperson+rdfs%3Alabel+%3FpersonLabel+.%0A++++%3Fperson+schema%3Adescription+%3FpersonDescription+.%0A++%7D%0A++%0A++%23+Get+the+first+image+%28if+available%29%0A++OPTIONAL+%7B+%3Fperson+wdt%3AP18+%3Fimage.+%7D%0A%7D%0AGROUP+BY+%3Fperson+%3FpersonLabel+%3FpersonDescription%0ALIMIT+50

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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)William Stewart Rae        🔍 ASH
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Search URL: https://discovereverafter.com/

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