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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Mother's Given Name(s) | Father's Given Name(s) | Still Birth | |
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| 1902/776 | Morris | George Bentham | Mary Jane | George Bentham | - | Order Product |
NZ Marriages (Bride)
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NZ Marriages (Groom)
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| Registration | Bride's Given Name(s) | Bride's Family Name | Groom's Given Name(s) | Groom's Family Name | ITM | |
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| 1896/3568 | Mary | Harkness | George Bentham | Morris | Order Product |
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NZ Births (Mother)
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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Born (approx.) | Age at Death (approx.) | |
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| 1903/2654 | Morris | George Bentham | 1840 | 63Y | Order Product |
Tributes Online (obituaries)
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Whanganui Council Property Rolls
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Te Papa Collections - People
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Otago Nominal Index
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NZ Presbyterian Marriages
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Shadows of Time
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history site
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)
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B Barrister & solicitor - MORRIS George Bentham Butcher Bay of Plenty Butchery. Residence Poeke (Poike) Road, Waimapu GARDINER George Hardware and seed merchant, ironmonger East
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NZ Genealogy Research Made Easy
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Transcriptions NZ
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Alexander Turnbull Library
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Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph
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Intention to Marry Project
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 556 | 16 November 1896 |
George Bentham Morris
Mary Harkness |
Widower Spinster |
Settler |
56 years 26 years |
Auckland Auckland |
1 year 3 days |
Church of England, Mt. Eden | 96/4648 | 16 November 1896 | Rev. W. H. Johnston, Church of England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)
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| Title | Date | Record type |
| Morris | 1940-03-08 | Cemetery Records |
| Morris | 1952-09-14 | Cemetery Records |
| Morris | 1903-04-16 | Cemetery Records |
The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)
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Archives NZ
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High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland probates - second sequence
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| MORRIS George Bentham - Otahuhu - Gentleman | 1903 | Auckland | Open |
Tinui History
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Masterton Anglican History
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)
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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)
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Source: A Dictionary of NZ Biography, by Scholefield (1940), from NZ History / CC BY-NC 3.0 NZ
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| George Bentham Morris | MORRIS, GEORGE BENTHAM (1840-1903) was born in Tasmania, received his early education there, and in 1857 accepted a commission in the Royal Marines (Portsmouth division). For four years he served in H.M.S. Caesar in the Mediterranean, North America and the West Indies, being promoted lieutenant in 1859. In 1862 he returned home, and in 1864 was appointed to the Irresistible coastguard ship. In 1866 he returned to the Portsmouth division, of which he was appointed adjutant (Sep 1867). In Feb 1870 he retired on half pay to settle in New Zealand. He arrived in the ship Countess of Kintore and took up land at Otahuhu, in Waikato and Tauranga. In 1873 Morris was elected to the Auckland Provincial Council for Tauranga, which he represented until the abolition. In 1876 he was elected M.H.R. for East Coast, which constituency he represented until 1879 and Tauranga 1881-95. In the latter year, he was called to the Legislative Council, in which he sat until his death. In the short Stout-Vogel ministry (Aug 1884) Morris was Commissioner of Customs and Minister of Marine. He died on 16 Apr 1903. N.Z.P.D., pass. (notably 30 Jun 1903); Adjutant-General Royal Marines (information); Cycl. N.Z., i and ii; N.Z. Herald, 18 Apr 1903. Portrait: Parliament House. | Volume 2, page 54 |
MORRIS, GEORGE BENTHAM (1840-1903) was born in Tasmania, received his early education there, and in 1857 accepted a commission in the Royal Marines (Portsmouth division). For four years he served in H.M.S. Caesar in the Mediterranean, North America and the West Indies, being promoted lieutenant in 1859. In 1862 he returned home, and in 1864 was appointed to the Irresistible coastguard ship. In 1866 he returned to the Portsmouth division, of which he was appointed adjutant (Sep 1867). In Feb 1870 he retired on half pay to settle in New Zealand. He arrived in the ship Countess of Kintore and took up land at Otahuhu, in Waikato and Tauranga. In 1873 Morris was elected to the Auckland Provincial Council for Tauranga, which he represented until the abolition. In 1876 he was elected M.H.R. for East Coast, which constituency he represented until 1879 and Tauranga 1881-95. In the latter year, he was called to the Legislative Council, in which he sat until his death. In the short Stout-Vogel ministry (Aug 1884) Morris was Commissioner of Customs and Minister of Marine. He died on 16 Apr 1903.
N.Z.P.D., pass. (notably 30 Jun 1903); Adjutant-General Royal Marines (information); Cycl. N.Z., i and ii; N.Z. Herald, 18 Apr 1903. Portrait: Parliament House.
Volume 2, page 54NZ War Graves
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Masterton Library Wairarapa Archive
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)
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New Zealand Gazette Index
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| ... namely,— The Honourable George Bentham Morris, James Weir Gray, The M... | 🏛️ Powers Delegated to Tauranga Domain Board | 19 July 1887 | NZ Gazette |
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| ... namely,— The Honourable George Bentham Morris, James Weir Gray, The M... | 🏛️ Powers Delegated to the Tauranga Domain Board | 29 April 1895 | NZ Gazette |
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)
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| MORRIS, George Bentham 🔍 | 1903 | NZ Probates |
| MORRIS, George Bentham 🔍 | 05 Jun 1903 | NZ Probates |
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George Bentham Morris 🔍 ASHSource: Intention to Marry Indexes, by Archives NZ / CC BY
| Bride | Groom | Marriage District | Year | Volume | Page | Entry |
| 🌳 Mary Harkness | 🌳 George Bentham Morris | Auckland | 1896 | 43 | 485 | 556 |