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NZ Marriages (Bride)        🔍 ASH

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NZ Marriages (Bride, married surname)        🔍 ASH

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NZ Births (Mother)        🔍 ASH

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Suggested Searches for James Ayres
Early NZ HistoryJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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

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

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Elizabeth Ward 🌳 James Ayres Kaiapoi 1882 27 684 519
🌳 Elizabeth Ward 🌳 James Ayres Kaiapoi 1882 27 684 519
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://data.tepapa.govt.nz/collection/search?q=type:Person+AND+title:(James+AND+Ayres)

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Tributes Online (obituaries)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://www.tributes.co.nz/Webform1.aspx/GetTributes

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Otago Nominal Index        🔍 ASH

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Whanganui Council Property RollsAyres, James        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://wdc.whanganui.govt.nz/propertyrolls/data.aspx?id=search

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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesJames Ayres        🔍 ASH
Shadows of TimeJames Ayres        🔍 ASH
Auckland Museum Online CenotaphJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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

Alfred James Ayres

11/2024 World War I, 1914-1918 Mrs C. Ayres (mother), Waipawa, New Zealand Hairdresser/Civilian Dalmore 14 Jan 1916 Suez/Egypt/North Africa/Africa 26 Feb 1916 New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles, B Squadron Corporal/Military
Alexander Turnbull LibraryAyres, James        🔍 ASH

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

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WWII Military Draft ListsJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

From 1940-45, men aged 18-46 were selected by ballot for potential service with the Armed Forces under New Zealand's wartime conscription. Twenty-four ballot lists were published in the NZ Gazette.

NOTE: Being listed in a ballot did not necessarily mean the person served in the military. Some had already volunteered, others were found medically unfit, granted deferment or exemption on appeal, or were never called up for active service. These records document those selected for possible service, not confirmed service personnel.

Source: Indexed by Luke Howison from 24 NZ Gazette ballot lists, provided by NZLII

Registration No Surname Forenames Occupation Address Military District Gazette Ref Page No PDF Link
480660 Ayres Frederick James boot-operative 20 Avon St. Wellington Vol 113, 22 Dec 1942 3004 View Page
480660 Ayres Frederick James boot-operative 20 Avon St. Wellington Vol 113, 22 Dec 1942 3004 View Page
NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

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

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864James Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

A register of land holdings allotted to returned soldiers from the World War One New Zealand Expeditionary Force. The register gives the file number, regimental number of the soldier, location and acreage of the land, class of land tenure granted, sale plan number, capital value, the amount of rent and the date of Land Board approval and remarks.

Source: Register of returned soldiers land holdings, 1916-1930. Names indexed by Dawn Chambers. Archives NZ reference R5813320 / CC BY

Surname Forenames Folio Page Link
Ayres Alfred James 43 View Register Page
NZ Police (killed in line of duty)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)James Ayres        🔍 ASH
NZ Police (deaths in line of duty)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885James Ayres        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Transcriptions NZJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)James Ayres        🔍 ASH
Intention to Marry ProjectJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Source: NZ Intention to Marry Project - transcribed, searchable Intention to Marry registers, courtesy of Archives New Zealand / Public domain and CC0

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1913cPage 114

District of Christchurch Quarter ending 30 June 1913 Registrar Frank Evans
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
457 4 June 1913 James Albert Ayres
Rosina Elizabeth Bell
James Albert Ayres
Rosina Elizabeth Bell
💍 1913/4196
Bachelor
Spinster
Printer
26
23
Christchurch
Christchurch
1 year
3 weeks
Residence of Rev. J. Cocker, Durham St. 13/3670 4 June 1913 Rev. J. Cocker
No 457
Date of Notice 4 June 1913
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties James Albert Ayres Rosina Elizabeth Bell
  💍 1913/4196
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Printer
Age 26 23
Dwelling Place Christchurch Christchurch
Length of Residence 1 year 3 weeks
Marriage Place Residence of Rev. J. Cocker, Durham St.
Folio 13/3670
Consent
Date of Certificate 4 June 1913
Officiating Minister Rev. J. Cocker



1921dPage 1721

District of Palmerston North Quarter ending 30 September 1921 Registrar C. W. Shortt
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
166 26 September 1921 Alfred James Ayres
Dorris Lucy Holdaway
Alfred James Ayres
Dorris Lucy Holdaway
💍 1921/3471
Bachelor
Spinster
Farmer
Saleswoman
36
27
Dannevirke
Palmerston North
5 years
3 years
All Saints Church of England Palmerston North 7537 26 September 1921 Rev H.G.Blackburne, Anglican
No 166
Date of Notice 26 September 1921
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties Alfred James Ayres Dorris Lucy Holdaway
  💍 1921/3471
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Farmer Saleswoman
Age 36 27
Dwelling Place Dannevirke Palmerston North
Length of Residence 5 years 3 years
Marriage Place All Saints Church of England Palmerston North
Folio 7537
Consent
Date of Certificate 26 September 1921
Officiating Minister Rev H.G.Blackburne, Anglican





NZ Births        🔍 ASH

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Source: BDMs by DIA / CC BY 4.0

RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1939/61275
Ayres Ronald James Elsie MayLeslie Frank-Order Product
1882/11029
Ayres Alfred James MaggieCharles Abraham Buenos-Order Product
1867/22015
Ayres Frederick James CharlotteJames-Order Product
1857/6598
Ayres James ElizabethWilliam-Order Product
1939/61275
Ayres Ronald James Elsie May Leslie Frank
1882/11029
Ayres Alfred James Maggie Charles Abraham Buenos
1867/22015
Ayres Frederick James Charlotte James
1857/6598
Ayres James Elizabeth William
Archives NZJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://archway.howison.co.nz/ajax/simple.php?search=%22james%22+ayres&simple_view=1

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

Wellington High Court  >  Wellington probate files [third sequence]

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
AYRES Frederick James AYRES Frederick James📃 View Scan 1963 Wellington Open
Ayres, Ronald James 1994 Wellington Open
AYRES Frederick James AYRES Frederick James📃 View Scan 1963 Wellington Open
Ayres, Ronald James 1994 Wellington Open

Christchurch High Court  >  Christchurch Probate files

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
AYRES James Albert - Christchurch - Printer AYRES James Albert - Christchurch - Printer📃 View Scan 1956 Christchurch Open
AYRES James Albert - Christchurch - Printer AYRES James Albert - Christchurch - Printer📃 View Scan 1956 Christchurch Open

New Zealand Post Limited, Headquarters  >  Dead Classification Cards

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Ayres, Frederick James - Born 1901 1915 ‑ 1917 Wellington Open
Ayres, Frederick James - Born 1901 1915 ‑ 1917 Wellington Open

Palmerston North High Court  >  Palmerston North Probate files [second sequence]

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
AYRES Alfred James AYRES Alfred James📃 View Scan 1964 Wellington Open
AYRES Alfred James AYRES Alfred James📃 View Scan 1964 Wellington Open

New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives  >  Military Personnel Files

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
AYRES, Alfred James - WW1 11/2024 - Army AYRES, Alfred James - WW1 11/2024 - Army📃 View Scan 1914 ‑ 1919 Wellington Open
AYRES, Alfred James - WW1 11/2024 - Army AYRES, Alfred James - WW1 11/2024 - Army📃 View Scan 1914 ‑ 1919 Wellington Open
Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://dict-bio.howison.co.nz/ash_search/?s=James+Ayres

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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

Source: Our Stuff by Denise and Peter on Rootsweb / "All information, lists and stories on this site may be freely linked to"

Cameo
John 4 L ? 1 Ayres James 25 Middlesex Bricklayer Charlotte 23 Bergin Thomas 32 Leicester Labourer Hepseba ? 28 Jane 9 William 6 Thomas 4 Bornard Richard William 45 Surrey Gardener
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/Cameo.htm
 
NZ War GravesJames Ayres        🔍 ASH
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

Source: New Zealand Genealogy Research Made Easy, by Barbara Andrew / "pages may be freely linked"

ayers
January 1887 James Ayres b. 20 April 1857 to William & Elizabeth nee GIBBS ... O.K. James occ: bricklayer of Ferry Rd. Avonside James Ayres b. 8 June 1895 to William & Rose of Kaiapoi
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~babznz/genealogy/ayersmar.html
 
The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://thetreasury.catalogaccess.com/api/search/advanced

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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

Source: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists / with the kind permission of the NZSG

Name Date Record Type
AYRES, Alfred James 🔍
Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph
AYRES, Alfred James 🔍
29 May 1964 NZ Probates
AYRES, Frederick James 🔍
28 Aug 1963 NZ Probates
AYRES, James Albert 🔍
25 Sep 1956 NZ Probates
Tinui HistoryJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Anglican HistoryJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

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New Zealand Gazette IndexJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://gazette.howison.co.nz/search?name=James+Ayres

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Transcribed and indexed with AI tools; verify important info with the original PDF sources (linked)

Source: 1840-2017 New Zealand Gazette (and related periodicals) indexed from various public sources, including VUW, NZLII, gazette.govt.nz, WCC Libraries and Papers Past. Usage/copyright varies: Public domain / Crown copyright / fair use / CC-BY 3.0 NZ

NZ Marriages (Groom)        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name ITM
1913/4196
Rosina Elizabeth Bell James Albert Ayres Order Product Intention to Marry
1921/3471
Dorris Lucy Holdaway Alfred James Ayres Order Product Intention to Marry
1939/13059
Gwendoline Sunday Grace Austin Frederick James Ayres Order Product
1913/4196
Rosina Elizabeth Bell James Albert Ayres Intention to Marry
1921/3471
Dorris Lucy Holdaway Alfred James Ayres Intention to Marry
1939/13059
Gwendoline Sunday Grace Austin Frederick James Ayres
NZ Deaths        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1941/21857
Ayres James Roderick 188160YOrder Product
1956/21206
Ayres James Albert 188769YOrder Product
1964/28708
Ayres Alfred James 188381YOrder Product
1994/42199
Ayres Ronald James 31 March 1939  🔍NZ
55 yearsOrder Product
1963/42699
Ayres Frederick James 190261YOrder Product
1941/21857
Ayres James Roderick 1881 60Y
1956/21206
Ayres James Albert 1887 69Y
1964/28708
Ayres Alfred James 1883 81Y
1994/42199
Ayres Ronald James 31 March 1939  🔍NZ
55 years
1963/42699
Ayres Frederick James 1902 61Y
Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931James Ayres        🔍 ASH

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

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsJames Ayres        🔍 ASH

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

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveJames Ayres        🔍 ASH
BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://billiongraves.com/api/1.3/search

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Source: BillionGraves / limited search result excerpts for non-commercial personal research

Name Died Cemetery Region
James A. Ayres 1 Aug 1956 🔍 📰 Canterbury Memorial Gardens & Crematorium Canterbury
James A. Ayres 1 Aug 1956 🔍 📰 Canterbury Memorial Gardens & Crematorium Canterbury
Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)James Ayres        🔍 ASH

Discover EverAfter manages burial records for several cemeteries around New Zealand

Source: Copyright Plotbox Inc / limited search results excerpts for "personal, non-commercial use"

Name Date of Death Age at Death Cemetery Plot Location Section Row Plot No. Funeral Type
Timothy James Burnley AYRES 24 Feb 1968 📰 Unknown Purewa Cemetery, Auckland Region STILLBORN/NEWBORN/03/019 STILLBORN/NEWBORN 03 019 Burial
FREDERICK JAMES AYRES 61 Karori Crematorium and Chapels, Wellington Region Cremation
Timothy James Burnley AYRES 24 Feb 1968 📰 Unknown Purewa Cemetery, Auckland Region STILLBORN/NEWBORN/03/019 STILLBORN/NEWBORN 03 019 Burial
FREDERICK JAMES AYRES 61 Karori Crematorium and Chapels, Wellington Region Cremation