NZ Marriages (Bride)
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NZ Marriages (Bride, married surname)
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NZ Marriages (Groom)
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| Registration | Bride's Given Name(s) | Bride's Family Name | Groom's Given Name(s) | Groom's Family Name | ITM | |
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| 1897/1843 | Blanche Hayman | Scanlan | Richard James | Barnes | Order Product |
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NZ Births (Mother)
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NZ Deaths
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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Born (approx.) | Age at Death (approx.) | |
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| 1929/1273 | Barnes | Richard James | 1860 | 69Y | Order Product |
Tributes Online (obituaries)
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Whanganui Council Property Rolls
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Te Papa Collections - People
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Otago Nominal Index
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NZ Presbyterian Marriages
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Shadows of Time
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Colclough Wellington 1502 BARNES Richard James Wellington 419 BARNES William Frederick Wellington 697 BARNES A & CO Albert Wanganui 1406 BARNETT J Maughan Wellington 391/439
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history site
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)
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NZ Genealogy Research Made Easy
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Transcriptions NZ
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Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph
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Intention to Marry Project
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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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 312 | 7 August 1897 |
Richard James Barnes
Blanche Hayman Scanlan |
Bachelor Widow |
Clerk |
35 27 |
Wellington Wellington |
18 years 3 years |
Registrar's Office Wellington | 97/3032 | 7 August 1897 | F. W. Mansfield, Registrar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)
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| Title | Date | Record type |
| Barnes, Richard James, 1860-1929 | Index Cards | |
| Barnes, Richard James, 1860-1929 | Index Cards |
The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)
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Archives NZ
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Justice Department > Coroners Inquests, case files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Coroners Inquests - Case files - Wellington - Barnes, Richard James [Use MICRO U 5540] | 1929 | Wellington | Open |
Tinui History
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Masterton Anglican History
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)
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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)
Richard James Barnes 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://dict-bio.howison.co.nz/ash_search/?s=Richard+James+Barnes
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Source: A Dictionary of NZ Biography, by Scholefield (1940), from NZ History / CC BY-NC 3.0 NZ
| Name | Biography | Reference |
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| Richard James Barnes | BARNES, RICHARD JAMES (1860-1929) was born in Victoria and came to New Zealand with his parents, who were attracted to the Central Otago goldfields. As a young man in Wellington he learned the game of chess as a member of St Paul's young men's club. He became a regular prize-winner in local contests; in 1890 was runner-up in the Dominion championships, and three years later was champion. Barnes attended 27 Dominion congresses, winning the championship five times and being runner-up nine times. He was an accountant by profession. He died on 7 Jan 1929. N.Z. Chess Book, 1922; The Dominion, 8 Jan 1929. | Volume 1, page 36 |
BARNES, RICHARD JAMES (1860-1929) was born in Victoria and came to New Zealand with his parents, who were attracted to the Central Otago goldfields. As a young man in Wellington he learned the game of chess as a member of St Paul's young men's club. He became a regular prize-winner in local contests; in 1890 was runner-up in the Dominion championships, and three years later was champion. Barnes attended 27 Dominion congresses, winning the championship five times and being runner-up nine times. He was an accountant by profession. He died on 7 Jan 1929.
N.Z. Chess Book, 1922; The Dominion, 8 Jan 1929.
Volume 1, page 36NZ War Graves
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Masterton Library Wairarapa Archive
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)
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New Zealand Gazette Index
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| ...nedin – 12 October 2009. Barnes, Richard James, 35 Hobson Street, Auck... | ⚖️ Bankruptcy Notices | 2009 | NZ Gazette |
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)
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| Name | Age at Death | Cemetery | Plot Location | Section | Row | Plot No. | Funeral Type |
| RICHARD JAMES BARNES | 69 | Karori Cemetery, Wellington Region | *Ch Eng 2/K/25 | *Ch Eng 2 | K | 25 | Burial |
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Richard James Barnes 🔍 ASHSource: Intention to Marry Indexes, by Archives NZ / CC BY
| Bride | Groom | Marriage District | Year | Volume | Page | Entry |
| 🌳 Blanche Hayman Scanlan | 🌳 Richard James Barnes | Wellington | 1897 | 45 | 227 | 312 |
Alexander Turnbull Library
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