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Early NZ HistoryJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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

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

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Ellen Oliver 🌳 John Fruish Dunedin 1888 33 1470 352
🌳 Ellen Oliver 🌳 John Fruish Dunedin 1888 33 1470 352
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call 2nd NZEF Roll of Honour (Northlanders)John Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH
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Tributes Online (obituaries)John Fruish        🔍 ASH
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Surname Forename Address Event Place Date
FRUISHJohnBalclutha Electoral District of Clutha1890
FRUISH John Balclutha Electoral District of Clutha 1890
NZ Presbyterian MarriagesJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH
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Copyright Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand / "the Archives encourages the use of its collections ... for research"

Source: Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Marriages 1848 to 1935

St Andrew's Balclutha Baptisms
B/20/1 FRUISH John Oliver 1890 B20/1 FRUISH Elizabeth Charlotte 1891 B/20/1 GAWN Thomas 1886 B20/1 GENT John Frederic Leonard 1912 B/20/1 GILLAN Margaret Ellen 1906 B/20/1 GORMACK
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Shadows of TimeJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH
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Whanganui Council Property RollsFruish, John        🔍 ASH
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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH
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John Oliver Fruish

 34051 World War I, 1914-1918 John Fruish (father), Maroroa, Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand Carpenter/Civilian Waitemata 19 Jan 1917 Plymouth/Devon/England/United Kingdom/Europe 27 Mar 1917 New Zealand Expeditionary Force 21st Reinforcements, F Company Lance Corporal/Military
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WWII Military Draft ListsJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)John Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)John Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)John Fruish        🔍 ASH

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

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864John Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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

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

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)John Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Alexander Turnbull LibraryFruish, John        🔍 ASH
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Education Dept Staff RegisterJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)John Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)John Fruish        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885John Fruish        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)John Fruish        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)John Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)John Fruish        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1889/10956Fruish John Oliver EllenJohn-Order Product
1889/10956 Fruish John Oliver Ellen John
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)John Fruish        🔍 ASH
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Archives NZJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH
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Wellington High Court  >  Wellington probate files [second sequence]

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
FRUISH John FRUISH John📃 View Scan 1942 Wellington Open
FRUISH John FRUISH John📃 View Scan 1942 Wellington Open

Hamilton High Court  >  Hamilton probates - annual number sequence

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
FRUISH John Oliver - Raglan - Retired Carpenter FRUISH John Oliver - Raglan - Retired Carpenter📃 View Scan 1971 Auckland Open
FRUISH John Oliver - Raglan - Retired Carpenter FRUISH John Oliver - Raglan - Retired Carpenter📃 View Scan 1971 Auckland Open

New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives  >  Military Personnel Files

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
FRUISH, John Oliver - WW1 34051 - Army FRUISH, John Oliver - WW1 34051 - Army📃 View Scan 1914 ‑ 1918 Wellington Open
FRUISH, John Oliver - WW1 34051 - Army FRUISH, John Oliver - WW1 34051 - Army📃 View Scan 1914 ‑ 1918 Wellington Open

Hamilton High Court  >  Hamilton bankruptcy files [third series]

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Bankruptcy file - John Oliver Fruish of Hamilton, storekeeper 1933 ‑ 1935 Auckland Open
Bankruptcy file - John Oliver Fruish of Hamilton, storekeeper 1933 ‑ 1935 Auckland Open
Intention to Marry ProjectJohn Fruish        🔍 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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1888 – Page 1470

District of Dunedin Quarter ending 31 December 1888 Registrar A R Ure
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
352 3 December 1888 John Fruish
Ellen Oliver
John Fruish
Ellen Oliver
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Bachelor
Spinster 		Laborer
 28 years
21 years 		Dunedin
Dunedin 		4 days
4 days 		In the Office of the Registrar of Marriages 88/3441 3 December 1888 A R Ure, Registrar of Marriages
No 352
Date of Notice 3 December 1888
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties John Fruish Ellen Oliver
  💍 1888/3364
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Laborer
Age 28 years 21 years
Dwelling Place Dunedin Dunedin
Length of Residence 4 days 4 days
Marriage Place In the Office of the Registrar of Marriages
Folio 88/3441
Consent
Date of Certificate 3 December 1888
Officiating Minister A R Ure, Registrar of Marriages
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)John Fruish        🔍 ASH
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH
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NZ Marriages (Groom)
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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name ITM
1888/3364Ellen Oliver John Fruish Order Product Intention to Marry
1888/3364 Ellen Oliver John Fruish Intention to Marry
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH
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NZ War GravesJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)John Fruish        🔍 ASH

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

Name Date Record Type
FRUISH, John 🔍 14 Aug 1942 NZ Probates
FRUISH, John Oliver 🔍 Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph
FRUISH, John Oliver 🔍 28 Oct 1971 NZ Probates
Tinui HistoryJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH
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Masterton Anglican HistoryJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH
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New Zealand Gazette IndexJohn Fruish        🔍 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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...TICE is hereby given that JOHN OLIVER FRUISH, of Hamilton, Storekeeper... 💰 Bankruptcy Adjudication of John Oliver Fruish 23 May 1933 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...end of 11s. in the pound. Fruish, John Oliver, of Hamilton, Storekeepe... ⚖️ Bankruptcy Dividends Notice 25 September 1933 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...end of 11s. in the pound. Fruish, John Oliver, of Hamilton, Storekeepe... ⚖️ Bankruptcy Dividends Notice 25 September 1933 NZ Gazette PDF NZLII
...dend of 6d. in the pound. Fruish, John Oliver, of Hamilton, Storekeepe... ⚖️ Declaration of Dividends in Bankruptcy Estates 29 October 1934 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...etrol-station Proprietor. Fruish, John Oliver, of Hamilton, Storekeepe... ⚖️ Notice of Intention to Apply for Release from Administration of Bankrupt Estates 1 May 1935 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...TICE is hereby given that JOHN OLIVER FRUISH, of Hamilton, Storekeeper... 💰 Bankruptcy Adjudication of John Oliver Fruish 23 May 1933 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...end of 11s. in the pound. Fruish, John Oliver, of Hamilton, Storekeepe... ⚖️ Bankruptcy Dividends Notice 25 September 1933 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...end of 11s. in the pound. Fruish, John Oliver, of Hamilton, Storekeepe... ⚖️ Bankruptcy Dividends Notice 25 September 1933 NZ Gazette PDF NZLII
...dend of 6d. in the pound. Fruish, John Oliver, of Hamilton, Storekeepe... ⚖️ Declaration of Dividends in Bankruptcy Estates 29 October 1934 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...etrol-station Proprietor. Fruish, John Oliver, of Hamilton, Storekeepe... ⚖️ Notice of Intention to Apply for Release from Administration of Bankrupt Estates 1 May 1935 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1941/23900Fruish John 185883YOrder Product
1971/44046Fruish John Oliver 188982YOrder Product
1941/23900 Fruish John 1858 83Y
1971/44046 Fruish John Oliver 1889 82Y
The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)John Fruish        🔍 ASH
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Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931John Fruish        🔍 ASH

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

Stones Trade Directories for 1894, 1903, 1912, 1920, 1929, 1939 - Original spreadsheet source

Source: Compiled by The Caversham Project, Otago University

Year Name Company Company Address Trade
1894 John Fruish Balclutha Hairdressers
1903 John Fruish Balclutha Hairdressers
1903 John Fruish Balclutha Tobacconists
1912 John Fruish
Second-Hand		 7 Maclaggan Street, Dunedin Dealers-General
1894 John Fruish Balclutha Hairdressers
1903 John Fruish Balclutha Hairdressers
1903 John Fruish Balclutha Tobacconists
1912 John Fruish
Second-Hand 7 Maclaggan Street, Dunedin Dealers-General
Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH

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

Electoral Rolls for Caversham, Dunedin, covering years 1893, 1896, 1899, 1902, 1905, 1911, 1914, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1935 and 1938
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Source: Compiled by The Caversham Project, Otago University

Year Name Occupation Address
1911 John Fruish Dealer 13 Wesley Street, South Dunedin
1911 John Fruish Dealer 13 Wesley Street, South Dunedin
Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveJohn Fruish        🔍 ASH
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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)John Fruish        🔍 ASH
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)John Fruish        🔍 ASH
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)John Fruish        🔍 ASH
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)John Fruish        🔍 ASH
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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 Age at Death Cemetery Plot Location Section Row Plot No. Funeral Type
JOHN FRUISH 83 Karori Cemetery, Wellington Region *Public 3/F/303 *Public 3 F 303 Burial
JOHN FRUISH 83 Karori Cemetery, Wellington Region *Public 3/F/303 *Public 3 F 303 Burial