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NZ Marriages (Bride)        🔍 ASH

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Early NZ HistoryJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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

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

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Esther Ellen Henry 🌳 John Moorby Waipawa 1887 32 1273 363
🌳 Esther Ellen Henry 🌳 John Moorby Waipawa 1887 32 1273 363
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Tributes Online (obituaries)John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Otago Nominal Index        🔍 ASH

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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH
Shadows of TimeJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH
Auckland Museum Online CenotaphJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)John Moorby        🔍 ASH
WWII Military Draft ListsJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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

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

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

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

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Whanganui Council Property RollsMoorby, John        🔍 ASH

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Source: Whanganui District Council / CC BY-NC

Occupier/Owner Name(s)Property AddressYear
MOORBY JOHN F
OCCUPIER
JELLICOE ST1926-1927
MOORBY JOHN F
OCCUPIER
JELLICOE ST1927-1928
MOORBY JOHN FREDERICK
OCCUPIER
JELLICOE ST1924-1925
MOORBY JOHN Fredk
OCCUPIER
JELLICOE ST1925-1926
NZ Police (killed in line of duty)John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Transcriptions NZJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Alexander Turnbull LibraryMoorby, John        🔍 ASH

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Intention to Marry ProjectJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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1887Page 1273

District of Waipawa Quarter ending 31 December 1887 Registrar Samuel Johnson
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
363 19 December 1887 John Moorby
Esther Ellen Henry
John Moorby
Esther Ellen Henry
💍 1887/1214
Bachelor
Spinster
Labourer
General Servant
22
19
Waipawa
Waipawa
3 days
2 years
St. Peter's Church, Waipawa 87/2887 Emily Henry, Mother 19 December 1887 Rev. J.L. Ahere, Catholic Minister
No 363
Date of Notice 19 December 1887
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties John Moorby Esther Ellen Henry
  💍 1887/1214
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Labourer General Servant
Age 22 19
Dwelling Place Waipawa Waipawa
Length of Residence 3 days 2 years
Marriage Place St. Peter's Church, Waipawa
Folio 87/2887
Consent Emily Henry, Mother
Date of Certificate 19 December 1887
Officiating Minister Rev. J.L. Ahere, Catholic Minister



1921ePage 1844

District of Whanganui Quarter ending 31 December 1921 Registrar H. W. Chris
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
210 28 October 1921 John Frederick Moorby
Marjorie Jessie Anderson
John Frederick Moorby
Marjorie Jessie Watt Anderson
💍 1921/6092
Bachelor
Spinster
Farmer
Home duties
38
22
Wanganui
Wanganui
1 day
22 years
St. Pauls Presbyterian Church 10139 28 October 1921 J. R. Harries, Presbyterian
No 210
Date of Notice 28 October 1921
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties John Frederick Moorby Marjorie Jessie Anderson
BDM Match (91%) John Frederick Moorby Marjorie Jessie Watt Anderson
  💍 1921/6092
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Farmer Home duties
Age 38 22
Dwelling Place Wanganui Wanganui
Length of Residence 1 day 22 years
Marriage Place St. Pauls Presbyterian Church
Folio 10139
Consent
Date of Certificate 28 October 1921
Officiating Minister J. R. Harries, Presbyterian





Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Title Date Record type
Moorby 1958-11-23 Cemetery Records
Moorby 1958-11-23 Cemetery Records
Archives NZJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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High Court Auckland, Department of Justice  >  Auckland Divorce files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Moorby, Alick John v Moorby, Daphne Joyce and Shaw, Graeme Francis 1965 ‑ 1968 Auckland Restricted
Moorby, Alick John v Moorby, Daphne Joyce and Shaw, Graeme Francis 1965 ‑ 1968 Auckland Restricted

Whanganui District Court  >  Wanganui probates [third sequence]

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
MOORBY John Frederick MOORBY John Frederick📃 View Scan 1964 Wellington Open
MOORBY John Frederick MOORBY John Frederick📃 View Scan 1964 Wellington Open

New Plymouth High Court  >  New Plymouth divorce files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Moorby, Victor John v Moorby, Alice Mary Moana 1954 ‑ 1955 Wellington Restricted
Moorby, Victor John v Moorby, Alice Mary Moana 1954 ‑ 1955 Wellington Restricted
NZ Deaths        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1960/27163
Moorby Victor John 190852YOrder Product
1888/1352
Moorby John Unknown12HOrder Product
1964/31233
Moorby John Frederick 188282YOrder Product
1930/2535
Moorby John 186565YOrder Product
2023/16983
Moorby Alick John 23 April 1934  🔍NZ
89 yearsOrder Product
1960/27163
Moorby Victor John 1908 52Y
1888/1352
Moorby John Unknown 12H
1964/31233
Moorby John Frederick 1882 82Y
1930/2535
Moorby John 1865 65Y
2023/16983
Moorby Alick John 23 April 1934  🔍NZ
89 years
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH
NZ War GravesJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH
The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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

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New Zealand Gazette IndexJohn Moorby        🔍 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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...mbria St, Hawera. 59619 Moorby, John Frederick, Farmer, Marangae, Kohu... 🛡️ List of Men Called Up for Military Service 1917 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII

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Snippet / Name ✨ Notice Summary Date Found In PDF Links
...ns. " 2913 271 Ph. " J. Moorby, jun. Ditto. " 1361 364 ... 🗺️ Lands in Auckland Land District forfeited 17 December 1908 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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

Name Date Record Type
MOORBY, John Frederick 🔍
25 Jun 1964 NZ Probates
Tinui HistoryJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Anglican HistoryJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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NZ Births        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1882/6759
Moorby John Frederick Emma JaneJames-Order Product
1934/14333
Moorby Alick John Alma DoreenHiraui Edward-Order Product
1882/6759
Moorby John Frederick Emma Jane James
1934/14333
Moorby Alick John Alma Doreen Hiraui Edward
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
1921/6092
Marjorie Jessie Watt Anderson John Frederick Moorby Order Product Intention to Marry
1887/1214
Esther Ellen Henry John Moorby Order Product Intention to Marry
1936/5858
Alice Mary Moana Stockman Victor John Moorby Order Product
1921/6092
Marjorie Jessie Watt Anderson John Frederick Moorby Intention to Marry
1887/1214
Esther Ellen Henry John Moorby Intention to Marry
1936/5858
Alice Mary Moana Stockman Victor John Moorby
Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH

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

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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveJohn Moorby        🔍 ASH
BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Name Born Died Cemetery Region
John Moorby 1865 🔍 27 Aug 1930 🔍 📰 Hamilton East Cemetery Waikato
John Frederick Moorby 7 Jun 1964 🔍 📰 Aramoho Cemetery Manawatu-Wanganui
John Moorby 1865 🔍 27 Aug 1930 🔍 📰 Hamilton East Cemetery Waikato
John Frederick Moorby 7 Jun 1964 🔍 📰 Aramoho Cemetery Manawatu-Wanganui
Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)John Moorby        🔍 ASH

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