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Early NZ HistoryEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

Source: Intention to Marry Indexes, by Archives NZ / CC BY

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Agnes Margaret Dorothy Gillespie 🌳 Edward James Lester Lyttelton 1899 48 869 19
🌳 Agnes Margaret Dorothy Gillespie 🌳 Edward James Lester Lyttelton 1899 48 869 19
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call 2nd NZEF Roll of Honour (Northlanders)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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Tributes Online (obituaries)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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Whanganui Council Property RollsLester, Edward James        🔍 ASH
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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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Alexander Turnbull LibraryLester, Edward James        🔍 ASH
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Shadows of TimeEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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WWII Military Draft ListsEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call - Other Forces (Northlanders)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (killed in line of duty)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1872-1926)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1903-1928)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Old Colonists' Association Register, 1919-1934Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Burgess Roll for the City of Auckland, 1887-1888Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1876/3198Lester Edward James Elizabeth MaryEdward-Order Product
1876/3198 Lester Edward James Elizabeth Mary Edward
Transcriptions NZEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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Lyttelton.Anglican.inscriptions
May 1942, age 85 LESTER - Edward James, d. 11 Jan. 1942, age 65 & - photo 265 LESTER - Agnes (no date) & LESTER - Frank, killed in action (no date) LEWIS - Hilda Elizabeth, d. 29
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 1942.January.Christchurch.PRESS.BMD
Soldiers portion Bromley Cemetery --- LESTER - Edward James of Lyttelton --- for Church of England Cemetery --- PHILLIPS - Alice Elizabeth --- for Sydenham Cemetery --- GOULDING
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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Archives NZEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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Christchurch High Court  >  Christchurch Probate files

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
LESTER Edward James - Lyttelton - Company Manager LESTER Edward James - Lyttelton - Company Manager📃 View Scan 1945 Christchurch Open
LESTER Edward James - Lyttelton - Company Manager LESTER Edward James - Lyttelton - Company Manager📃 View Scan 1945 Christchurch Open

New Zealand Railways Corporation, District Engineer's Office, Dunedin  >  Otago/Southland Railway Leases

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Lease - The Dunedin Brewery and Wilson Malt Extract Company Limited (assigned to William Reginald Watts and Isabella Watts 1 September 1948, Lester Charles Chambers 14 April 1950, Edward James Reeve 12 July 1950) - Grant of Right to Obtain a Supply of Water by Connecting a 1 inch Pipe to Railway Water Service at Lumsden 1946 Dunedin Open
Lease - The Dunedin Brewery and Wilson Malt Extract Company Limited (assigned to William Reginald Watts and Isabella Watts 1 September 1948, Lester Charles Chambers 14 April 1950, Edward James Reeve 12 July 1950) - Grant of Right to Obtain a Supply of Water by Connecting a 1 inch Pipe to Railway Water Service at Lumsden 1946 Dunedin Open
Intention to Marry ProjectEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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1899a – Page 869

District of Lyttelton Quarter ending 30 June 1899 Registrar William Shannyham
No Date of Notice Names and Surnames of Parties BDM Match Condition Calling or Profession Age Dwelling Place Length of Residence Marriage Place Folio Consent Date of Certificate Officiating Minister
19 19 June 1899 Edward James Lester
Agnes Margaret Dorothy Gillespie Pond
Edward James Lester
Agnes Margaret Dorothy Gillespie Pender
💍 1899/2274
Bachelor
Spinster 		Labourer
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21 		Lyttelton
Lyttelton 		23 years
1 year 		Office of Registrar of Marriages, Lyttelton 99/2264 19 June 1899 William Shannyham, Registrar
No 19
Date of Notice 19 June 1899
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties Edward James Lester Agnes Margaret Dorothy Gillespie Pond
BDM Match (96%) Edward James Lester Agnes Margaret Dorothy Gillespie Pender
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Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Labourer
Age 23 21
Dwelling Place Lyttelton Lyttelton
Length of Residence 23 years 1 year
Marriage Place Office of Registrar of Marriages, Lyttelton
Folio 99/2264
Consent
Date of Certificate 19 June 1899
Officiating Minister William Shannyham, Registrar
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1899/2274Agnes Margaret Dorothy Gillespie Pender Edward James Lester Order Product Intention to Marry
1899/2274 Agnes Margaret Dorothy Gillespie Pender Edward James Lester Intention to Marry
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Name Date Record Type
LESTER, Edward James 🔍 12 Dec 1945 NZ Probates
Tinui HistoryEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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NZ War GravesEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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New Zealand Gazette IndexEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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..., Arero, Gisborne. 92482 Lester, Edward James, Teacher of Music, Delhi... 🛡️ Call-up of Men for Military Service under the Military Service Act, 1916 1918 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII

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...order of the directors— 1280 E. J. LESTER, Secretary. ——— J. M. ORBELL... 🏭 Lester's Paint Shop Ltd. - Voluntary Winding Up Notice 8 October 1958 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
..., Arero, Gisborne. 92482 Lester, Edward James, Teacher of Music, Delhi... 🛡️ Call-up of Men for Military Service under the Military Service Act, 1916 1918 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1948/17485Lester Edward James 187870YOrder Product
1942/19075Lester Edward James 187666YOrder Product
1948/17485 Lester Edward James 1878 70Y
1942/19075 Lester Edward James 1876 66Y
Masterton Anglican HistoryEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveEdward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH

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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)Edward James Lester        🔍 ASH
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