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Early NZ HistoryJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

Early European contact with New Zealand, pre-1846

Source: Early NZ History / courtesy of Tony Christiansen

Name Born Died Spouse
John (Jack) Joseph Donovan 1868 1952 Lucy Percy
John (Jack) Joseph Donovan 1868 1952 Lucy Percy
NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Maria Jannett Powell 🌳 Joseph John Donovan New Plymouth 1882 27 326 35
🌳 Maria Jannett Powell 🌳 Joseph John Donovan New Plymouth 1882 27 326 35
🌳 Maria Jannett Powell 🌳 Joseph John Donovan New Plymouth 1882 27 326 35
🌳 Maria Jannett Powell 🌳 Joseph John Donovan New Plymouth 1882 27 326 35
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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Otago Nominal Index
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Whanganui Council Property RollsDonovan, Joseph John        🔍 ASH
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Tributes Online (obituaries)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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Alexander Turnbull LibraryDonovan, Joseph John        🔍 ASH
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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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Shadows of TimeJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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WWII Military Draft ListsJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

From 1940-45, men aged 18-46 were selected by ballot for potential service with the Armed Forces under New Zealand's wartime conscription. Twenty-four ballot lists were published in the NZ Gazette.

NOTE: Being listed in a ballot did not necessarily mean the person served in the military. Some had already volunteered, others were found medically unfit, granted deferment or exemption on appeal, or were never called up for active service. These records document those selected for possible service, not confirmed service personnel.

Source: Indexed by Luke Howison from 24 NZ Gazette ballot lists, provided by NZLII

Registration No Surname Forenames Occupation Address Military District Gazette Ref Page No PDF Link
590297 Donovan John Joseph hotel-keeper Hurunui Hotel, Hurunui Christchurch Vol 86, 15 Sep 1942 2327 View Page
590297 Donovan John Joseph hotelkeeper Hurunui Hotel, Hurunui Christchurch Vol 7, 20 Jan 1942 277 View Page
590297 Donovan John Joseph hotel-keeper Hurunui Hotel, Hurunui Christchurch Vol 86, 15 Sep 1942 2327 View Page
590297 Donovan John Joseph hotelkeeper Hurunui Hotel, Hurunui Christchurch Vol 7, 20 Jan 1942 277 View Page
NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name ITM
1940/2370Marie Birchfield John Joseph Donovan Order Product
1926/9062Frances Maria Boyle John Joseph Donovan Order Product
1896/3679Lucy Percy John Joseph Donovan Order Product Intention to Marry
1909/549Mabel Clarissa Pettitt Joseph John Donovan Order Product Intention to Marry
1882/1089Maria Janette Powell Joseph John Donovan Order Product Intention to Marry
1940/2370 Marie Birchfield John Joseph Donovan
1926/9062 Frances Maria Boyle John Joseph Donovan
1896/3679 Lucy Percy John Joseph Donovan Intention to Marry
1909/549 Mabel Clarissa Pettitt Joseph John Donovan Intention to Marry
1882/1089 Maria Janette Powell Joseph John Donovan Intention to Marry
Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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Intention to Marry ProjectJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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Search URL: https://itm.howison.co.nz/search/Joseph+John+Donovan

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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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1896b – Page 190

District of Masterton Quarter ending 30 September 1896 Registrar Samuel Johnston
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
35 28 July 1896 John Joseph Donovan
Lucy Percy
John Joseph Donovan
Lucy Percy
 💍 1896/3679
Bachelor
Spinster 		Farmer
Domestic duties 		26
22 		Opaki
Masterton 		26 years
22 years 		Roman Catholic Church, Masterton 96/4810 28 July 1896 Rev. J. McKenna, Roman Catholic
No 35
Date of Notice 28 July 1896
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties John Joseph Donovan Lucy Percy
  💍 1896/3679
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Farmer Domestic duties
Age 26 22
Dwelling Place Opaki Masterton
Length of Residence 26 years 22 years
Marriage Place Roman Catholic Church, Masterton
Folio 96/4810
Consent
Date of Certificate 28 July 1896
Officiating Minister Rev. J. McKenna, Roman Catholic
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1909a – Page 021

District of Auckland Quarter ending 31 March 1909 Registrar THOMAS CULPAN
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
66 19 January 1909 Joseph John Donovan
Mabel Clarissa Pettill
Joseph John Donovan
Mabel Clarissa Pettitt
💍 1909/549
Widower
Spinster 		Hotelkeeper
 54
31 		Auckland
Auckland 		49 years
8 months 		House of Rev. M Walker Wellington Street Auckland 09/442 19 January 1909 Rev M. Walker Church of Our Father
No 66
Date of Notice 19 January 1909
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties Joseph John Donovan Mabel Clarissa Pettill
BDM Match (95%) Joseph John Donovan Mabel Clarissa Pettitt
  💍 1909/549
Condition Widower Spinster
Profession Hotelkeeper
Age 54 31
Dwelling Place Auckland Auckland
Length of Residence 49 years 8 months
Marriage Place House of Rev. M Walker Wellington Street Auckland
Folio 09/442
Consent
Date of Certificate 19 January 1909
Officiating Minister Rev M. Walker Church of Our Father
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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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

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

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Transcriptions NZJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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Archives NZJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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Source: Copyright Auckland Council Libraries Heritage Collections / non-commercial personal use

Title Date Record type
Donovan 1916-04-20 Cemetery Records
Donovan 1916-04-20 Cemetery Records
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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NZ Births
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1907/11877Donovan John Joseph MariaJohn-Order Product
1939/66450Donovan John Joseph Jeanie EmilyFrederick Mervyn-Order Product
1868/102Donovan John Joseph Jane MarySimon William-Order Product
1907/11877 Donovan John Joseph Maria John
1939/66450 Donovan John Joseph Jeanie Emily Frederick Mervyn
1868/102 Donovan John Joseph Jane Mary Simon William
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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

Name Date Record Type
DONOVAN, John Joseph 🔍 1961 NZ Probates
DONOVAN, John Joseph 🔍 20 Jan 1961 NZ Probates
DONOVAN, John Joseph 🔍 28 Jul 1969 NZ Probates
DONOVAN, John Joseph 🔍 1985 NZ Probates
Tinui HistoryJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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Masterton Anglican HistoryJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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NZ War GravesJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1985/49354Donovan John Joseph 2 April 1907  🔍NZ78 yearsOrder Product
1916/3877Donovan Joseph John 185462YOrder Product
1969/37546Donovan John Joseph 192049YOrder Product
1952/27792Donovan John Joseph 186785YOrder Product
1872/4626Donovan John Joseph 184626YOrder Product
2025/1664Donovan John Joseph 29 September 1939  🔍NZ85 yearsOrder Product
1985/49354 Donovan John Joseph 2 April 1907  🔍NZ 78 years
1916/3877 Donovan Joseph John 1854 62Y
1969/37546 Donovan John Joseph 1920 49Y
1952/27792 Donovan John Joseph 1867 85Y
1872/4626 Donovan John Joseph 1846 26Y
2025/1664 Donovan John Joseph 29 September 1939  🔍NZ 85 years
Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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New Zealand Gazette IndexJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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Search URL: https://gazette.howison.co.nz/search?name=Joseph+John+Donovan

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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

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...156 Reed, C. 10,947, 10,948 Donovan, J. J. 12,261 Reed, C. 10,949 Dawe... 🗺️ Notice of Crown Grants Ready for Delivery 1872 Canterbury Provincial Gazette PDF VUW
...akapa, Contractor .. .. 250 Donovan, J. J., Auckland, Hotelkeeper .. .... 💰 Application to Register Waihi Alma Gold-mining Company (No Liability) 8 January 1902 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...156 Reed, C. 10,947, 10,948 Donovan, J. J. 12,261 Reed, C. 10,949 Dawe... 🗺️ Notice of Crown Grants Ready for Delivery 1872 Canterbury Provincial Gazette PDF VUW
...akapa, Contractor .. .. 250 Donovan, J. J., Auckland, Hotelkeeper .. .... 💰 Application to Register Waihi Alma Gold-mining Company (No Liability) 8 January 1902 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH

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

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveJoseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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Archives Central (ManawatÅ«-Whanganui)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)Joseph John Donovan        🔍 ASH
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