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James Cooper Watson 🔍 ASHSource: Intention to Marry Indexes, by Archives NZ / CC BY
| Bride | Groom | Marriage District | Year | Volume | Page | Entry |
| 🌳 Muriel Alice Sharp | 🌳 James Cooper Watson | Christchurch | 1899 | 48 | 305 | 18 |
Te Papa Collections - People
James Cooper Watson 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://data.tepapa.govt.nz/collection/search?q=type:Person+AND+title:(James+AND+Cooper+AND+Watson)
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Tributes Online (obituaries)
James Cooper Watson 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://www.tributes.co.nz/Webform1.aspx/GetTributes
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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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| 1902/5512 | Minnie Mary | Burgess | James Cooper | Watson | Order Product |
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| 1924/9414 | Emma Elizabeth | Hughes | James Cooper | Watson | Order Product |
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| 1872/6554 | Elizabeth | McDermott | James Cooper | Watson | Order Product |
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| 1899/879 | Muriel Alice | Sharp | James Cooper | Watson | Order Product |
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Whanganui Council Property Rolls
Watson, James Cooper 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://wdc.whanganui.govt.nz/propertyrolls/data.aspx?id=search
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Otago Nominal Index
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NZ Presbyterian Marriages
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Source: Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Marriages 1848 to 1935
Griffiths 1867 15\6\1 WATSON James Cooper 49 Hughes 1924 15\6\28 WATSON James Cooper 28 Burgess 1902 15\6\9 WATSON Jeannie 33 Low 1907 15\6\14 WATSON John 34 Rogers 1886 15\6\4
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Shadows of Time
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Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph
James Cooper Watson 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://api.aucklandmuseum.com/search/cenotaph/_search
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Watson, James Cooper 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/imu/request.php
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)
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Intention to Marry Project
James Cooper Watson 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://itm.howison.co.nz/search/James+Cooper+Watson
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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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| 2734 | 19 August 1872 |
James Cooper Watson
Elizabeth McDermot |
Bachelor Spinster |
Laborer Servant |
31 23 |
Springston Springston |
2 years 3 years |
In the House of Mr. Russell, Tuam Street | 72/1640 | 19 August 1872 | Revd. C Fraser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 | 11 January 1899 |
James Cooper Watson
Muriel Alice Sharp |
Bachelor Spinster |
Moulder Machinist |
24 20 |
Christchurch Christchurch |
24 years 14 years |
House of Mrs. Geo. Hills, Addington | 99/1161 | Geo. Hills, father | 11 January 1899 | Rev. H. Bull, Wesleyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 658 | 18 December 1902 |
James Cooper Watson
Minnie Mary Burgess |
Bachelor Spinster |
Iron Moulder Housekeeper |
28 24 |
Sydenham Sydenham |
3 months 1 year |
St Paul's Manse, Chch | 02/5773 | 18 December 1902 | Rev. G. Blundell, Presbyterian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 329 | 15 April 1924 |
James Cooper Watson
Emma Elizabeth Hughes |
Widower Widow |
Iron moulder |
49 46 |
Opawa Sydenham |
Life 14 years |
St. Paul's Church, Christchurch | 2916 | 15 April 1924 | J. Paterson, Presbyterian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Transcriptions NZ
James Cooper Watson 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 6:19pm, 6 June 2026 in 0.318 seconds
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May 1922 age 83 & dau. ... August 1891 age 60 arr. ... April 1890 age 3wks. ... April 1875 age 20yrs 5mths dau. ... June 1912 age 61 & dau. ... Mary his wife d. ... Esther all drowned
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Addington Cemetery
May 1922 age 83 & dau. ... April 1890 age 3wks. ... June 1912 age 61 & dau. ... May 1944 age 68 hus. ... June 1890 age 37 hus. ... April 1864 age 46 & g. ... April 1906 age 74 & dau
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NZ Deaths
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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Born (approx.) | Age at Death (approx.) | |
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| 1958/26726 | Watson | James Cooper | 1874 | 84Y | Order Product |
| 1930/2664 | Watson | James Cooper | 1841 | 89Y | Order Product |
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history site
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NZ War Graves
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NZ Genealogy Research Made Easy
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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)
James Cooper Watson 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://dict-bio.howison.co.nz/ash_search/?s=James+Cooper+Watson
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)
James Cooper Watson 🔍 ASHSource: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists / with the kind permission of the NZSG
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| WATSON, James Cooper 🔍 | 20 Feb 1930 | NZ Probates |
| WATSON, James Cooper 🔍 | 02 Jul 1958 | NZ Probates |
Tinui History
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New Zealand Gazette Index
James Cooper Watson 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://gazette.howison.co.nz/search?name=James+Cooper+Watson
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Masterton Anglican History
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NZ Births
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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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| 1874/28369 | Watson | James Cooper | Elizabeth | James Cooper | - | Order Product |
Masterton Library Wairarapa Archive
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Archives NZ
James Cooper Watson 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://archway.howison.co.nz/ajax/simple.php?search=%22james+cooper%22+watson&simple_view=1
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Christchurch High Court > Christchurch Probate files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| WATSON James Cooper - Spreydon - Engineer | 1930 | Christchurch | Open | |
| WATSON Mary Jane aka Minnie Mary - Christchurch - Wife of James Cooper | 1918 | Christchurch | Open | |
| WATSON James Cooper - Christchurch - Iron Moulder | 1958 | Christchurch | Open |
Christchurch High Court > Christchurch Deed Registration Act files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Deeds Registration Act 1868 file - WATSON William Keith, Lincoln, blacksmith and James Cooper WATSON, Springston. Watson Bros, blacksmiths. - Lincoln and Springston - Blacksmiths | 1872 | Christchurch | Open |
Gore District Court > Waikaia Application files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Application for prospecting license - Watson Brewer, James Cooper, Walter McIvor jun - Growlers Flat | 1900 | Dunedin | Open |
| Application for dredging claim - Patrick Joseph Holland - Waikaia River | 1900 | Dunedin | Open |
New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives > Military Personnel Files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| WATSON, James Cooper - WW1 82185 - Army | 1914 ‑ 1918 | Wellington | Open |
Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)
James Cooper Watson 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://billiongraves.com/api/1.3/search
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| Name | Born | Died | Cemetery | Region |
| James Cooper Watson | 10 Feb 1930 🔍 📰 | Addington Cemetery | Canterbury | |
| James Cooper Watson | 1841 🔍 | 1930 🔍 | Addington Cemetery | Canterbury |
Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)
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