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NZ Marriages (Bride)        🔍 ASH

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Early NZ HistoryJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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

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

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Elizabeth Anne Webber 🌳 John William Cleary Christchurch 1883 28 743 421
🌳 Elizabeth Anne Webber 🌳 John William Cleary Christchurch 1883 28 743 421
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Tributes Online (obituaries)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Otago Nominal Index        🔍 ASH

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

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

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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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

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

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Alexander Turnbull LibraryCleary, John William        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Whanganui Council Property RollsCleary, John William        🔍 ASH

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Transcriptions NZJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

Source: Transcriptions NZ / courtesy of Beverley Evans

Gravestone.Photos/Linwood,Cemetery.html
Scotland chief refrigerating engineer s. ... June 1928 age 47 hus. ... June 1916 age 71 arr. ... June 1985 age 73 dau. ... June 1980 age 54 hus. ... May 1930 age 44 hus. ... May 1917
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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
1888/2709
Cleary John William MaryJames Edward-Order Product
1886/6944
Cleary John William Elizabeth AnnJohn William-Order Product
1888/2709
Cleary John William Mary James Edward
1886/6944
Cleary John William Elizabeth Ann John William
Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH
Intention to Marry ProjectJohn William Cleary        🔍 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 743

District of Christchurch Quarter ending 31 December 1883 Registrar JW 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
421 3 November 1883 John William Cleary
Elizabeth Anne Hebber
John William Cleary
Elizabeth Anne Welber
💍 1883/3109
Bachelor
Spinster
Farmer
Housekeeper
32
35
Christchurch
Christchurch
9 years
17 years
St. Michael's Church 83/3113 3 November 1883 Rev. W. Harper, Church of England
No 421
Date of Notice 3 November 1883
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties John William Cleary Elizabeth Anne Hebber
BDM Match (95%) John William Cleary Elizabeth Anne Welber
  💍 1883/3109
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Farmer Housekeeper
Age 32 35
Dwelling Place Christchurch Christchurch
Length of Residence 9 years 17 years
Marriage Place St. Michael's Church
Folio 83/3113
Consent
Date of Certificate 3 November 1883
Officiating Minister Rev. W. Harper, Church of England



1916ePage 2271

District of Christchurch Quarter ending 31 December 1916
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
886 23 December 1916 John William Cleary
Jessie Nicholson Known as Jessie Kilroy
John William Cleary
Jessie Kilroy
💍 1916/2059
Bachelor
Spinster
Blacksmith
Tailoress
30
25
Sydenham
Sydenham
30 years
20 years
Registrars Office Christchurch 7105 23 December 1916 Registrar
No 886
Date of Notice 23 December 1916
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties John William Cleary Jessie Nicholson Known as Jessie Kilroy
BDM Match (67%) John William Cleary Jessie Kilroy
  💍 1916/2059
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Blacksmith Tailoress
Age 30 25
Dwelling Place Sydenham Sydenham
Length of Residence 30 years 20 years
Marriage Place Registrars Office Christchurch
Folio 7105
Consent
Date of Certificate 23 December 1916
Officiating Minister Registrar





Archives NZJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Source: Archives NZ Collections Search / CC BY / via Archway

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

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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH
The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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NZ War GravesJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH
NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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New Zealand Gazette IndexJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Transcribed and indexed with AI tools; verify important info with the original PDF sources (linked)

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

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
1883/3109
Elizabeth Anne Welber John William Cleary Order Product Intention to Marry
1916/2059
Jessie Kilroy John William Cleary Order Product Intention to Marry
1883/3109
Elizabeth Anne Welber John William Cleary Intention to Marry
1916/2059
Jessie Kilroy John William Cleary Intention to Marry
Tinui HistoryJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Anglican HistoryJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH
Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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NZ Deaths        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1963/39600
Cleary John William 188479YOrder Product
1907/1362
Cleary John William 185651YOrder Product
1907/8292
Cleary John William 188819YOrder Product
1963/39600
Cleary John William 1884 79Y
1907/1362
Cleary John William 1856 51Y
1907/8292
Cleary John William 1888 19Y
WWI Military DefaultersJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsJohn William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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

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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Source: BillionGraves / limited search result excerpts for non-commercial personal research

Name Born Died Cemetery Region
John William Cleary 1857 🔍 8 Jan 1907 🔍 📰 Linwood Cemetery Canterbury
John William (Bill) Cleary 1886 🔍 24 Jun 1963 🔍 📰 Linwood Cemetery Canterbury
John William Cleary 1857 🔍 8 Jan 1907 🔍 📰 Linwood Cemetery Canterbury
John William (Bill) Cleary 1886 🔍 24 Jun 1963 🔍 📰 Linwood Cemetery Canterbury
Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)John William Cleary        🔍 ASH

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 WILLIAM CLEARY 19 Karori Cemetery, Wellington Region *ROM CATH/O/164 *ROM CATH O 164 Burial
JOHN WILLIAM CLEARY 19 Karori Cemetery, Wellington Region *ROM CATH/O/164 *ROM CATH O 164 Burial