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NZ Marriages (Bride)        🔍 ASH

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NZ Marriages (Bride, married surname)        🔍 ASH

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Suggested Searches for John James Kerr
Early NZ HistoryJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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

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

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Susan Ellen Pester 🌳 John James Kerr Christchurch 1890 35 1036 233
🌳 Susan Ellen Pester 🌳 John James Kerr Christchurch 1890 35 1036 233
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Tributes Online (obituaries)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Otago Nominal Index        🔍 ASH

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Whanganui Council Property RollsKerr, John James        🔍 ASH

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Alexander Turnbull LibraryKerr, John James        🔍 ASH

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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH
Shadows of TimeJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH
WWII Military Draft ListsJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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

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

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH
Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Transcriptions NZJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

Source: Transcriptions NZ / courtesy of Beverley Evans

Christchurch Street Names: W to Z
July 1923 age 70 hus. ... July 1938 age 65 hus. ... April 1930 age 85 & dau. ... Mabel (formerly BERKETT) d. ... Lawrence (1/NZEF) d. ... June 1943 age 85 & hus. ... Robert (1/NZEF
https://www.transcriptions.nz/Gravestone.Photos/Bromley.Cemetery.html
 
Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH
Archives NZJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Intention to Marry ProjectJohn James Kerr        🔍 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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1883Page 1022

District of Gabriels Quarter ending 31 March 1883 Registrar Henry L Ahl
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
343 27 March 1883 James John Kerr
Isabella Moore Kelly
James Kerr
Isabella Moore Kelly
💍 1883/712
Bachelor
Spinster
Bricklayer
None
22 years
21 years
Laurence
Laurence
7 days
7 days
At the Registrars Office at Laurence 83/422 28 March 1883 H L Ahl, Registrar
No 343
Date of Notice 27 March 1883
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties James John Kerr Isabella Moore Kelly
BDM Match (83%) James Kerr Isabella Moore Kelly
  💍 1883/712
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Bricklayer None
Age 22 years 21 years
Dwelling Place Laurence Laurence
Length of Residence 7 days 7 days
Marriage Place At the Registrars Office at Laurence
Folio 83/422
Consent
Date of Certificate 28 March 1883
Officiating Minister H L Ahl, Registrar



1890Page 1036

District of Christchurch Quarter ending 30 September 1890 Registrar J W Parkerson
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
233 3 July 1890 John James Kerr
Susan Ellen Pester
John James Kerr
Susan Ellen Pester
💍 1890/1502
Bachelor
Spinster
Watchmaker
22
23
Christchurch
Christchurch
7 years
6 years
St. Michael's Church, Oxford Terrace 90/2438 3 July 1890 Rev W. Harper, Church of England
No 233
Date of Notice 3 July 1890
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties John James Kerr Susan Ellen Pester
  💍 1890/1502
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Watchmaker
Age 22 23
Dwelling Place Christchurch Christchurch
Length of Residence 7 years 6 years
Marriage Place St. Michael's Church, Oxford Terrace
Folio 90/2438
Consent
Date of Certificate 3 July 1890
Officiating Minister Rev W. Harper, Church of England



1888Page 048

District of Auckland Quarter ending 31 March 1888 Registrar R. C. Law
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
45 21 January 1888 John James Kerr
Harriet Shaw Milne
John James Ker
Harriett Shaw Milne
💍 1888/297
Bachelor
Spinster
Accountant
33
31
Devonport
Devonport
4 years
2 years
Dwelling of John Milne, Holmhurst, Devonport 88/123 21 January 1888 Rev. R. Shirley, Cong. Indept.
No 45
Date of Notice 21 January 1888
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties John James Kerr Harriet Shaw Milne
BDM Match (94%) John James Ker Harriett Shaw Milne
  💍 1888/297
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Accountant
Age 33 31
Dwelling Place Devonport Devonport
Length of Residence 4 years 2 years
Marriage Place Dwelling of John Milne, Holmhurst, Devonport
Folio 88/123
Consent
Date of Certificate 21 January 1888
Officiating Minister Rev. R. Shirley, Cong. Indept.



1923dPage 1699

District of Palmerston North Quarter ending 31 March 1923 Registrar Lillian G. M. 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
11 25 January 1923 James Edward John Kerrigan
Catherine Norah Kearins
James Edward John Kerrigan
Catherine Norah Kearins
💍 1923/2434
Bachelor
Spinster
Farmer
Domestic Duties
25
25
Palmerston North
Kairanga
1 week
25 years
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Palmerston North 2028 27 January 1923 J. J. MacManus, Roman Catholic
No 11
Date of Notice 25 January 1923
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties James Edward John Kerrigan Catherine Norah Kearins
  💍 1923/2434
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Farmer Domestic Duties
Age 25 25
Dwelling Place Palmerston North Kairanga
Length of Residence 1 week 25 years
Marriage Place St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Palmerston North
Folio 2028
Consent
Date of Certificate 27 January 1923
Officiating Minister J. J. MacManus, Roman Catholic





Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH
NZ Births        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1886/17846
Kerr John James ElizabethJohn-Order Product
1867/23151
Kerr John James AmeliaJohn-Order Product
1886/17846
Kerr John James Elizabeth John
1867/23151
Kerr John James Amelia John
Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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New Zealand Gazette IndexJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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

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

Name Date Record Type
KERR, John James 🔍
23 May 1940 NZ Probates
Tinui HistoryJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Anglican HistoryJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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NZ War GravesJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH
NZ Deaths        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1940/25495
Kerr John James 186773YOrder Product
1940/25495
Kerr John James 1867 73Y
Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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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
1890/1502
Susan Ellen Pester John James Kerr Order Product Intention to Marry
1890/1502
Susan Ellen Pester John James Kerr Intention to Marry
Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveJohn James Kerr        🔍 ASH
Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Name Born Died Cemetery Region
John James Kerr 1867 🔍 1940 🔍 Bromley Cemetery Canterbury
John James Kerr 1867 🔍 1940 🔍 Bromley Cemetery Canterbury
Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)John James Kerr        🔍 ASH

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