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Early NZ HistoryMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Mary Ann Ryan 🌳 Matthew Henry Richards Waikatipu 1895 41 426 108
🌳 Mary Ann Ryan 🌳 Matthew Henry Richards Waikatipu 1895 41 426 108
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call 2nd NZEF Roll of Honour (Northlanders)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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Tributes Online (obituaries)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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Whanganui Council Property RollsRichards, Matthew Henry        🔍 ASH
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Alexander Turnbull LibraryRichards, Matthew Henry        🔍 ASH
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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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Shadows of TimeMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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WWII Military Draft ListsMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call - Other Forces (Northlanders)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (killed in line of duty)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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NZ Police (deaths in line of duty)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1872-1926)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1903-1928)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Old Colonists' Association Register, 1919-1934Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Burgess Roll for the City of Auckland, 1887-1888Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1899/4062Richards Matthew Henry Mary AnnMathew Henry-Order Product
1899/4062 Richards Matthew Henry Mary Ann Mathew Henry
Transcriptions NZMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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Archives NZMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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Wellington High Court  >  Wellington probate files [second sequence]

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
JEFFERY Matthew Henry Richard JEFFERY Matthew Henry Richard📃 View Scan 1941 Wellington Open
JEFFERY Matthew Henry Richard JEFFERY Matthew Henry Richard📃 View Scan 1941 Wellington Open

Timaru Court Office  >  Timaru Probate Files

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RICHARDS Matthew Henry - Saltwater Creek, Timaru - Hotelkeeper RICHARDS Matthew Henry - Saltwater Creek, Timaru - Hotelkeeper📃 View Scan 1944 Christchurch Open
RICHARDS Matthew Henry - Saltwater Creek, Timaru - Hotelkeeper RICHARDS Matthew Henry - Saltwater Creek, Timaru - Hotelkeeper📃 View Scan 1944 Christchurch Open

Alexandra District Court  >  Queenstown Application files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Application for protection - Colin MacNicol, James Leyden, Matthew Henry Richards, Charles Davis - Upper Shotover 1900 Dunedin Open
Application for tunnel - Colin Macnicol, James Alexander Leyden, Matthew Henry Richards, Charles Davis - Boomerang Terrace, Upper Shotover 1898 Dunedin Open
Application for extended claim - Colin Macnicol, James Alexander Leyden, Matthew Henry Richards, Charles Davis - Boomerang Terrace, Upper Shotover 1898 Dunedin Open
Application for protection - Colin MacNicol, James Leyden, Matthew Henry Richards, Charles Davis - Upper Shotover 1899 Dunedin Open
Application for protection - Colin MacNicol, James Leyden, Matthew Henry Richards, Charles Davis - Upper Shotover 1900 Dunedin Open
Application for tunnel - Colin Macnicol, James Alexander Leyden, Matthew Henry Richards, Charles Davis - Boomerang Terrace, Upper Shotover 1898 Dunedin Open
Application for extended claim - Colin Macnicol, James Alexander Leyden, Matthew Henry Richards, Charles Davis - Boomerang Terrace, Upper Shotover 1898 Dunedin Open
Application for protection - Colin MacNicol, James Leyden, Matthew Henry Richards, Charles Davis - Upper Shotover 1899 Dunedin Open

New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives  >  Military Personnel Files

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RICHARDS, Matthew Henry - WW1 14/937 - Army RICHARDS, Matthew Henry - WW1 14/937 - Army📃 View Scan 1914 ‑ 1918 Wellington Open
RICHARDS, Matthew Henry - WW1 14/937 - Army RICHARDS, Matthew Henry - WW1 14/937 - Army📃 View Scan 1914 ‑ 1918 Wellington Open

Department for Courts, Auckland High Court  >  Auckland probates

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RICHARDS Matthew Henry RICHARDS Matthew Henry📃 View Scan 1988 Auckland Open
RICHARDS Matthew Henry RICHARDS Matthew Henry📃 View Scan 1988 Auckland Open

Land Titles Office, Auckland  >  Discharged Mortgages - North Auckland

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Mortgagor: Matthew Henry Roe - Mortgagee: Richard Laishley. Eastern portion of Allot 41 Parish of Awitu 1879 ‑ 1881 Auckland Open
Mortgagor: Matthew Henry Roe - Mortgagee: Richard Laishley. Eastern portion of Allot 41 Parish of Awitu 1879 ‑ 1881 Auckland Open
Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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Intention to Marry ProjectMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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1895b – Page 426

District of Wakatipu Quarter ending 30 September 1895 Registrar J. B. Warren
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
108 1 July 1895 Matthew Henry Richards Backet
Margaret Ryan
Mathew Henry Richards
Mary Ryan
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Spinster 		Storekeeper
 25
21 		Maori Point
Maori Point 		25 years
3 years 		Roman Catholic Church, Queenstown 95/2809 4 July 1895 Rev. William Burke, Roman Catholic Priest
No 108
Date of Notice 1 July 1895
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties Matthew Henry Richards Backet Margaret Ryan
BDM Match (67%) Mathew Henry Richards Mary Ryan
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Condition Spinster
Profession Storekeeper
Age 25 21
Dwelling Place Maori Point Maori Point
Length of Residence 25 years 3 years
Marriage Place Roman Catholic Church, Queenstown
Folio 95/2809
Consent
Date of Certificate 4 July 1895
Officiating Minister Rev. William Burke, Roman Catholic Priest
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1988/47396Richards Matthew Henry 3 August 1941  🔍NZ46 yearsOrder Product
1918/15575Richards Matthew Henry 189820YOrder Product
1943/25057Richards Matthew Henry 187073YOrder Product
1988/47396 Richards Matthew Henry 3 August 1941  🔍NZ 46 years
1918/15575 Richards Matthew Henry 1898 20Y
1943/25057 Richards Matthew Henry 1870 73Y
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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

Name Date Record Type
RICHARDS, Matthew Henry 🔍 1944 NZ Probates
RICHARDS, Matthew Henry 🔍 01 Mar 1944 NZ Probates
Masterton Anglican HistoryMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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NZ War GravesMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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New Zealand Gazette IndexMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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...ier .. .. | 18 June, .. Richards, Matthew Henry .. .. | Maori Point ..... 🚂 Non-Permanent Appointments 28 August 1895 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...nt John Cracroft Davey, Matthew Henry Richards, Robert William Ross Mu... 🗺️ Appointment of Timaru Domain Board 18 August 1937 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII

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... ,, C. Macnicol, J. Leyden, M. H. Richards, C. Davis. 159 2 ,, ,, Tail... 🌾 Mining Privileges Struck Off the Register 9 February 1916 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
... up voluntarily.” C. SIMMS. M. H. RICHARDS. 202 SUPREME MOTORS, LTD. C... 🏭 Voluntary Liquidation of Pukemaori Timber Co., Limited 4 June 1940 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
.... J. Spiers.* W. J. North.* M. H. Richards. W. H. Hall. R. J. Caundle.... 🏛️ Appointments to Fire Boards under the Fire Brigades Act, 1926 1 October 1941 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII



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...cting to such distribution. M. H. RICHARDS, Liquidator. 442 WELLINGTON... 🏭 Pukemaori Timber Company Creditors Notice 1940 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
... up voluntarily.” C. SIMMS. M. H. RICHARDS. 202 SUPREME MOTORS, LTD. C... 🏭 Voluntary Liquidation of Pukemaori Timber Co., Limited 4 June 1940 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...ier .. .. | 18 June, .. Richards, Matthew Henry .. .. | Maori Point ..... 🚂 Non-Permanent Appointments 28 August 1895 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...nt John Cracroft Davey, Matthew Henry Richards, Robert William Ross Mu... 🗺️ Appointment of Timaru Domain Board 18 August 1937 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
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Tinui HistoryMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 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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Year Name Occupation Address
1925 Matthew Henry Richards Hotelkeeper 421 Princes Street
1925 Matthew Henry Richards Hotelkeeper 421 Princes Street
Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveMatthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)Matthew Henry Richards        🔍 ASH

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