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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name ITM
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Jeannie McLean McKay John Anderson Gilruth Order Product Intention to Marry
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Jeannie McLean McKay John Anderson Gilruth Intention to Marry
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Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Tributes Online (obituaries)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Whanganui Council Property RollsGilruth, John Anderson        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Otago Nominal Index        🔍 ASH

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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Source: Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Marriages 1848 to 1935

St Andrew's Parish Dunedin Marriages
Sep 1910 19/6/3 GILRUTH John Anderson 28y McKAY 20 Mar 1899 19/6/2 GLASS Ebenezer full age SMITH 2 Jan 1871 19/6/1 GLEN Margaret 24y VALENTINE 12 Apr 1872 19/6/1 GLOVER Caroline
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Shadows of TimeJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Cyclopedia of NZ 1897
London, Featherston 859 GILRUTH John Anderson Forfarshire, Wellington 186 GINDERS Dr.Yorkshire, Rotorua 957 GINDERS Bertram Percy Yorkshire, Masterton 957 GISBORNE William, The
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH
Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH
Transcriptions NZJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH
Alexander Turnbull LibraryGilruth, John Anderson        🔍 ASH

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Papers relating to John Anderson Gilruth (NZVA Archive 10-11) 98-346-6/12. Papers relating to John Anderson Gilruth (NZVA Archive 10-11). 1908-1937, 1954. New Zealand Veterinary Association : Records (MS-Group-0907). [Item]
Health Department officials, Dr James Malcolm Mason and John Anderson Gilruth PAColl-0022-001. Health Department officials, Dr James Malcolm Mason and John Anderson Gilruth. Duncan, Miriam Darwin, 1893-1981 :Photographs relating to life and work of Dr James Malcolm Mason (PA-Group-00216). [Piece]
Papers relating to John Anderson Gilruth (NZVA Archive 10-11) 98-346-6/12. Papers relating to John Anderson Gilruth (NZVA Archive 10-11). 1908-1937, 1954. New Zealand Veterinary Association : Records (MS-Group-0907). [Item]
Health Department officials, Dr James Malcolm Mason and John Anderson Gilruth PAColl-0022-001. Health Department officials, Dr James Malcolm Mason and John Anderson Gilruth. Duncan, Miriam Darwin, 1893-1981 :Photographs relating to life and work of Dr James Malcolm Mason (PA-Group-00216). [Piece]
Auckland Museum Online CenotaphJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Intention to Marry ProjectJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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1899aPage 397

District of Dunedin Quarter ending 31 March 1899 Registrar W. J. Hall
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
88 18 March 1899 John Anderson Gilruth
Jeannie Maclean McKay
John Anderson Gilruth
Jeannie McLean McKay
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Bachelor
Spinster
Veterinary Surgeon
28 years
22 years
Dunedin
Dunedin
3 days
3 days
In the house of Charles Thomas Paterson, Grant Street, Dunedin 99/1242 18 March 1899 Reverend Doctor Waddell, Presbyterian Minister
No 88
Date of Notice 18 March 1899
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties John Anderson Gilruth Jeannie Maclean McKay
BDM Match (95%) John Anderson Gilruth Jeannie McLean McKay
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Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Veterinary Surgeon
Age 28 years 22 years
Dwelling Place Dunedin Dunedin
Length of Residence 3 days 3 days
Marriage Place In the house of Charles Thomas Paterson, Grant Street, Dunedin
Folio 99/1242
Consent
Date of Certificate 18 March 1899
Officiating Minister Reverend Doctor Waddell, Presbyterian Minister





Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH
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Tinui HistoryJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Anglican HistoryJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH
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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Source: A Dictionary of NZ Biography, by Scholefield (1940), from NZ History / CC BY-NC 3.0 NZ

NameBiographyReference
John Anderson Gilruth

GILRUTH, JOHN ANDERSON (1871-1937) was born in Forfarshire, Scotland, and educated at Arbroath and Dundee. He first studied law, but afterwards turned to veterinary science, which he studied in Glasgow and London. (M.R.C.V.S. 1891.) In 1893 he was appointed Government Veterinarian in New Zealand, in 1898 Chief Veterinarian and in 1901 Pathologist to the Health department. He was a member of the royal commission on public health (1900). In 1908 he was appointed professor of veterinary pathology at Melbourne University; in 1911 a member of a scientific commission to the Northern Territory; and from 1912-20 he was administrator of the Territory. Thereafter till his death (on 4 Feb 1937) he was Chief of the division of animal health for the Commonwealth Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

Who's Who N.Z., 1908, 1924, 1932; The Dominion, 6 Feb 1937.

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John Anderson Gilruth

GILRUTH, JOHN ANDERSON (1871-1937) was born in Forfarshire, Scotland, and educated at Arbroath and Dundee. He first studied law, but afterwards turned to veterinary science, which he studied in Glasgow and London. (M.R.C.V.S. 1891.) In 1893 he was appointed Government Veterinarian in New Zealand, in 1898 Chief Veterinarian and in 1901 Pathologist to the Health department. He was a member of the royal commission on public health (1900). In 1908 he was appointed professor of veterinary pathology at Melbourne University; in 1911 a member of a scientific commission to the Northern Territory; and from 1912-20 he was administrator of the Territory. Thereafter till his death (on 4 Feb 1937) he was Chief of the division of animal health for the Commonwealth Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

Who's Who N.Z., 1908, 1924, 1932; The Dominion, 6 Feb 1937.

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NZ War GravesJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH
Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH
BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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New Zealand Gazette IndexJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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...ollowing appointments :— JOHN ANDERSON GILRUTH, M.R.C.V.S., to be a Ve... 🌾 Veterinary Surgeon and Inspector Appointments 30 August 1893 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
... been pleased to appoint JOHN ANDERSON GILRUTH, M.R.C.V.S., to be Chie... 🌾 Appointment of Chief Veterinarian to the Government 28 July 1898 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...ctor of Medicine, and to John Anderson Gilruth, Esquire, of Wellington... 🏥 Commission Appointed to Inquire into Sanitary Conditions and Prevent Spread of Bubonic Plague 23 April 1900 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
... been pleased to appoint John Anderson Gilruth, M.R.C.V.S., Charles Jo... 🌾 Appointment of Inspectors under the Slaughtering and Inspection Act 1900 22 May 1901 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
... been pleased to appoint JOHN ANDERSON GILRUTH, M.R.C.V.S., and CHARLE... 🌾 Examiners Appointed for Slaughtering Inspection Act 6 January 1903 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
.... 17940.—23rd May, 1904.—JOHN ANDERSON GILRUTH, of Tinakori Road, Well... 🏭 Provisional Patent Applications Accepted 1904 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
.... 17940.—23rd May, 1904.—JOHN ANDERSON GILRUTH, of Tinakori Road, Well... 🏭 Notice of acceptance of complete patent specifications 19 April 1905 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...unteer Veterinary Corps. John Anderson Gilruth, M.R.C.V.S., to be Prin... 🛡️ Honorary Volunteer Officer appointed 18 September 1906 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...inary Lieutenant-Colonel JOHN ANDERSON GILRUTH (Principal Veterinary O... 🛡️ Veterinary Lieutenant-Colonel Appointment 4 September 1907 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...inary Lieutenant-Colonel John Anderson Gilruth (Principal Veterinary O... 🛡️ Volunteer Officers Promotions 6 April 1908 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
... public information that JOHN ANDERSON GILRUTH has resigned from the p... 🌾 Chief Veterinarian resigned 5 January 1909 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...e resignation of Colonel JOHN ANDERSON GILRUTH, Director-General of Ve... 🛡️ Volunteer Officer resigned, and posted to Active List (Unattached) 13 March 1909 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...e resignation of Colonel JOHN ANDERSON GILRUTH, Director-General of Ve... 🛡️ Warrant Revoked for Director-General of Veterinary Services 7 September 1909 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...e resignation of Colonel JOHN ANDERSON GILRUTH, Director-General of Ve... 🛡️ Volunteer Officer Resigned and Posted to Active List (Unattached) - Veterinary Corps 7 September 1909 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...terinary Corps). Colonel John Anderson Gilruth, from the Unattached Li... 🛡️ Transfers of Territorial Force Officers 5 June 1911 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...eterinary Corps. Colonel John Anderson Gilruth, M.R.C.V.S., Eng., Rese... 🛡️ Appointments, promotions, resignations, retirements, and transfers of officers 13 May 1912 NZ Gazette PDF VUW

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... Dr. J. M. Mason, Otaki, and J. A. Gilruth, Esq., Wellington, Commissi... 🏥 Publication of Resolutions from Conference of Sanitary Commissioners 9 May 1900 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
... has been pleased to appoint J. A. GILRUTH, M.R.C.V.S.; to be Patholog... 🏥 Pathologist Appointed to Department of Public Health 3 December 1901 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...2 Sept., 1903.. 54 23 June. Gilruth, J. A., Wellington, N.Z. Productio... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Applicants for Letters Patent—continued 1904 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...tation, Production of lactic J. A. Gilruth .. 17940 23 May 49 9 June.*... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Inventions—continued 1904 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...entation, Production of pure J. A. Gilruth 17940 23 May 49 9 June.* La... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Inventions—continued 1904 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...e W. E. Hughes, No. 19393.) Gilruth, J. A., Wellington, N.Z. Lactic fe... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Applicants for Letters Patent—continued 1905 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...n, Production of lactic .. | J. A. Gilruth .. | 17940 | 23 May, 1904 |... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Inventions for Quarter ending 30th June, 1905 1905 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...rmentation, Production of .. J. A. Gilruth .. .. 17940 23 May, 1904 38... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Inventions for Quarter ending 30th June, 1905 1905 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...rmentation, Production of .. J. A. Gilruth .. .. 17940 23 May, 1904 38... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Inventions for Quarter ending 30th June, 1905 1905 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...1906, inclusive:— No. 17940.—J. A. Gilruth, lactic fermentation. No. 1... 🏛️ Lapsed Patent Applications 1906 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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GILRUTH, John Anderson 🔍
1937 NZ Probates
GILRUTH, John Anderson 🔍
29 Sep 1937 NZ Probates
Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH
Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Early NZ HistoryJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Jeannie MacLean McKay 🌳 John Anderson Gilruth Dunedin 1899 48 397 88
🌳 Jeannie MacLean McKay 🌳 John Anderson Gilruth Dunedin 1899 48 397 88
Freedom's Call 2nd NZEF Roll of Honour (Northlanders)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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WWII Military Draft ListsJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (killed in line of duty)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1872-1926)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1903-1928)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Old Colonists' Association Register, 1919-1934John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Burgess Roll for the City of Auckland, 1887-1888John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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GILRUTH John Anderson Principal 99 View PDF
Hutt City ObituariesJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceJohn Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)John Anderson Gilruth        🔍 ASH

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