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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name
1894/4177Emma Jane Dixon John Fletcher Best Order Product
1894/4177 Emma Jane Dixon John Fletcher Best
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1925/1301 Best John Fletcher 1870 55Y
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Tributes Online (obituaries)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Whanganui Council Property RollsBest, John Fletcher        🔍 ASH
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Te Papa Collections - PeopleJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Otago Nominal Index
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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Shadows of TimeJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Transcriptions NZJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Alexander Turnbull LibraryBest, John Fletcher        🔍 ASH
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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Intention to Marry ProjectJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Five of the best for Coast. 2009-07-07 Auckland People and Events
Five of the best for Coast. 2009-07-07 Auckland People and Events
The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Archives NZJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives  >  R9988505 (unknown)

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Territorial Force - John Fletcher Best - Lieutenant, New Zealand Forces Motor Service Corps, Motor-car Section, Canterbury Territorial Force - John Fletcher Best - Lieutenant, New Zealand Forces Motor Service Corps, Motor-car Section, Canterbury📃 View Scan 1913 ‑ 1918 Wellington Open
Territorial Force - John Fletcher Best - Lieutenant, New Zealand Forces Motor Service Corps, Motor-car Section, Canterbury Territorial Force - John Fletcher Best - Lieutenant, New Zealand Forces Motor Service Corps, Motor-car Section, Canterbury📃 View Scan 1913 ‑ 1918 Wellington Open

Land Information New Zealand, National Office  >  R9984708 (unknown)

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Ebenezer Smith, William Henry ... Wootten, Aaron Best, Leslie John Fletcher, ... 1935 ‑ 1981 Auckland Restricted
Ebenezer Smith, William Henry ... Wootten, Aaron Best, Leslie John Fletcher, ... 1935 ‑ 1981 Auckland Restricted

Wellington High Court  >  Wellington probate files (first sequence)

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BEST John Fletcher BEST John Fletcher📃 View Scan 1925 Wellington Open
BEST John Fletcher BEST John Fletcher📃 View Scan 1925 Wellington Open
Tinui HistoryJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Masterton Anglican HistoryJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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NZ War GravesJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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New Zealand Gazette IndexJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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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

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...ew Zealand, Engineer, and JOHN FLETCHER BEST, of Christchurch, New Zea... 🏭 Provisional Patent Specifications Accepted 6 July 1897 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...D WILSON, Auctioneer, and JOHN FLETCHER BEST, Manufacturer, both of Ch... 🎓 Applications for Letters Patent with Provisional Specifications 14 May 1902 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...erbury Yeomanry Cavalry). John Fletcher Best. Memorandum. James Harle ... 🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, and Resignations of Territorial Force Officers 31 May 1913 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...:— Norman Macleod Orbell. John Fletcher Best. N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS. Capt... 🛡️ Military Appointments, Promotions, Resignations, and Transfers 6 June 1918 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...ed woman 30/3/25 " 7 Best, John Fletcher Auckland Sales-manager 1... 🏢 Public Trustee - Deceased Persons' Estates under Administration 1925 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII

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...ington, N.Z. Ratchet nut-lock Best, J. F., and another, Christchurch, ... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Applicants for Letters Patent for Quarter ending 30th June, 1902 1902 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...mechanism .. C. R. Wilson and J. F. Best 14799 26 April .. 38 15 May. ... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Inventions for Quarter ending 30th June, 1902 1902 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...mechanism .. C. R. Wilson and J. F. Best .. 14799 26 April 38 15 May.*... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Inventions for Quarter ending 30th June, 1902 1902 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...or cycles .. C. R. Wilson and J. F. Best 14799 26 April 38 15 May.* Dr... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Inventions for Quarter ending 30th June, 1902 1902 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
.... No. 14799.—C. R. Wilson and J. F. Best, bicycle-driving mechanism. N... 🌾 List of Abandoned Patent Applications 4 March 1903 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...s Avenue, Ponsonby, Auckland. Best, J. F., J. M. and J. Mowbray, Short... 🏛️ Nominal Register of Persons - Auckland Province 1911 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...ew Zealand, Engineer, and JOHN FLETCHER BEST, of Christchurch, New Zea... 🏭 Provisional Patent Specifications Accepted 6 July 1897 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...D WILSON, Auctioneer, and JOHN FLETCHER BEST, Manufacturer, both of Ch... 🎓 Applications for Letters Patent with Provisional Specifications 14 May 1902 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...erbury Yeomanry Cavalry). John Fletcher Best. Memorandum. James Harle ... 🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, and Resignations of Territorial Force Officers 31 May 1913 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...:— Norman Macleod Orbell. John Fletcher Best. N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS. Capt... 🛡️ Military Appointments, Promotions, Resignations, and Transfers 6 June 1918 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...ed woman 30/3/25 " 7 Best, John Fletcher Auckland Sales-manager 1... 🏢 Public Trustee - Deceased Persons' Estates under Administration 1925 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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BEST, John Fletcher 🔍 13 May 1925 NZ Probates
Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH
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Name Date of Death Age at Death Cemetery Plot Location Section Row Plot No. Funeral Type
John Fletcher BEST 11 Mar 1925 📰 Unknown Purewa Cemetery, Auckland Region Block D/11/139 Block D 11 139 Burial
John Fletcher BEST 11 Mar 1925 📰 Unknown Purewa Cemetery, Auckland Region Block D/11/139 Block D 11 139 Burial
Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Early NZ HistoryJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Emma Dixon 🌳 John Fletcher Best Christchurch 1894 39 690 139
🌳 Emma Dixon 🌳 John Fletcher Best Christchurch 1894 39 690 139
Freedom's Call 2nd NZEF Roll of Honour (Northlanders)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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WWII Military Draft ListsJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call - Other Forces (Northlanders)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (killed in line of duty)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (deaths in line of duty)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1872-1926)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1903-1928)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Old Colonists' Association Register, 1919-1934John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Burgess Roll for the City of Auckland, 1887-1888John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceJohn Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931John Fletcher Best        🔍 ASH

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