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Richard John Duncan 🔍 ASHEarly European contact with New Zealand, pre-1846
Source: Early NZ History / courtesy of Tony Christiansen
| Name | Born | Spouse |
| Richard John Duncan | 1823 | Unknown ? |
NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)
Richard John Duncan 🔍 ASHSource: Intention to Marry Indexes, by Archives NZ / CC BY
| Bride | Groom | Marriage District | Year | Volume | Page | Entry |
| 🌳 Frances Bertha Strong | 🌳 Richard John Duncan | Nelson | 1886 | 31 | 952 | 54 |
Te Papa Collections - People
Richard John Duncan 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://data.tepapa.govt.nz/collection/search?q=type:Person+AND+title:(Richard+AND+John+AND+Duncan)
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Tributes Online (obituaries)
Richard John Duncan 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://www.tributes.co.nz/Webform1.aspx/GetTributes
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Whanganui Council Property Rolls
Duncan, Richard John 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://wdc.whanganui.govt.nz/propertyrolls/data.aspx?id=search
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Otago Nominal Index
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Source: Hocken Collections
| Surname | Forename | Address | Event Place | Date |
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| DUNCAN | Richard John | Wellington | Otago | 19 Feb 1864 |
Shadows of Time
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NZ Presbyterian Marriages
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Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph
Richard John Duncan 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://api.aucklandmuseum.com/search/cenotaph/_search
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)
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Hutt City Early Residents
Richard John Duncan 🔍 ASHSource: Hutt Valley Roll of Early Residents by Dawn Chambers / with her kind permission
| Surname | Forenames | Type | Page No | PDF Link |
| DUNCAN | Richard John | Principal | 79 | View PDF |
Alexander Turnbull Library
Duncan, Richard John 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/imu/request.php
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Transcriptions NZ
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Intention to Marry Project
Richard John Duncan 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://itm.howison.co.nz/search/Richard+John+Duncan
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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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| 33 | 5 July 1858 |
Richard John Duncan
Marianne Blackmore Dodson |
Bachelor Sunster |
Merchant |
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Town of Nelson Town of Nelson |
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The Protestant Episcopalian Church in Nelson | 5 July 1858 | The Ven. Robert Bateman Paul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 54 | 31 August 1886 |
Richard John Duncan
Frances Bertha Strong |
Widower Spinster |
Commission Agent Nil |
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Hardy Street Nelson Richmond |
5 days 25 years |
All Saints Church, Nelson | 86/2208 | 31 August 1886 | Revd. Alfred Cecil Wright - Church of England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Archives NZ
Richard John Duncan 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://archway.howison.co.nz/ajax/simple.php?search=%22richard+john%22+duncan&simple_view=1
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Source: Archives NZ Collections Search / CC BY / via Archway
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland miscellaneous files
Lawrence Magistrate's Court > Lawrence Warden's Plaints
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Plaint - William Best, Thomas Brunton, Charles Duncan, Charles Mullin, John Mullin, Thomas Kell v Alexander McNab, Thomas Morris, Richard Johns, Thomas Cousins | 1870 | Dunedin | Open |
Pseudo-agency for records documented in WHAT > WHAT records
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| [Envelope of documents concerning ... Richard John Duncan; Charles Mills, Wellington ... | 1841 ‑ 1871 | Wellington | Open |
Department of Justice, Head Office > Wellington Land District Deposited Deeds
Alexandra District Court > Cromwell Warden's Plaint files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Plaint - Richard John Bell v James Duncan Stewart | 1933 ‑ 1934 | Dunedin | Open |
Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington District Office > Commissioner of Crown Lands registered files
Department of Maori Affairs, Head Office > Inwards correspondence
[Attached former papers: 1905/59, 1905/49, 1905/18, 1905/9, 1904/103, 1904/56, 1904/9, 1903/190, 1903/117, 1903/116, 1903/63, 1903/61, 1902/299, 1902/298, 1902/276, 1902/262, 1902/148, 1902/125, 1902/24, 1901/233, 1901/232, 1901/169. See the description]
Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)
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NZ Marriages (Groom)
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Source: BDMs by DIA / CC BY 4.0
| Registration | Bride's Given Name(s) | Bride's Family Name | Groom's Given Name(s) | Groom's Family Name | ITM | |
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| 1937/8150 | Ruth Isabel | Kelcher | David John Richard | Duncan | Order Product | |
| 1886/2260 | Frances Bertha | Strong | Richard John | Duncan | Order Product |
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| 1858/1912 | Marianne Blackmore | Dodson | Richard John | Duncan | Order Product |
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history site
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Source: Our Stuff by Denise and Peter on Rootsweb / "All information, lists and stories on this site may be freely linked to"
Charles Kaiapoi Canterbury Duncan Richard John Wellington Dundas John Francis Invercargill Durie David Stark Wanganui Dwyer John Auckland Edwards Nathaniel Nelson Edwards James
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/JP1866A-M.htm
List of persons qualified to serve as Jurors for the District of Wellington for...
Manners St Carpenter Duncan Richard John Boulcott St Merchant Duncan Frederick Abbott Boulcott St Clerk Duncan Charles Molesworth St Gardener Dunn William Tinakori Range Farmer
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/Jury1856A-E.htm
JP1868A-L
Charles Kaiapoi, Canterbury Duncan Richard John Wellington Duncan John Russell Tongoio, Hawkes Bay Dundas John Francis Invercargill Durie David Stark Wanganui Dutton James Roger
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/JP1868A-L.htm
Jury1850A-E
Te Aro Dairyman Duncan Richard John Lambton Quay Storekeeper Duncan Frederick Abbott Lambton Quay Storekeeper Dunn William Tinakori Rd Dyer E Eales William River Hutt Labourer
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/Jury1850A-E.htm
Jurors 1849
Manners Street Carpenter Duncan Richard John Lambton Quay Storekeeper Duncan Frederick Abbott Lambton Quay Storekeeper Dunn William Tinakori Road Dyer E Eales William River Hutt
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/Jury1849A-E.htm
ElectoralNapier1865 -66
Russell Rauataniwha Freehold Duncan Richard John Wellington Freehold E Edwards Thomas Freehold and Household Elbourn William Meanee Flat Leasehold and Household Ellison William
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/ElectoralNapier1865-66.htm
List of Persons qualified to serve as Jurors for the District of Port Nicholson...
Aro Flat Stockkeeper Duncan Richard John Lambton Qu Warehouseman Dun James Boulcott St Merchant Dunn William Tinakori Rd Dyer Dust James Lambton Qu Storekeeper E Earp William
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/Jury1847A-E.htm
Elect1858A-E
Lambton Quay Storekeeper Duncan Richard John Pipitea Merchant Dutton John Tinakori Rd Gardener E Eades Thomas Tomkinson Lambton Quay Draper Eager Richard Otaki Merchant Eaton
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/Elect1858A-E.htm
Elect1854A-E
Lambton Qu Storekeeper Duncan Richard John Pipitea Merchant Dutton John Tinakori Rd Gardener E Eades Thomas Tomkinson Lambton Qu Gardener Eager Richard Otaki Merchant Eaton Edward
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/Elect1854A-E.htm
ElectoralRoll856A-E
Lambton Qu Storekeeper Duncan Richard John Pipitea Merchant Dutton John Tinakori Rd Gardener E Eades Thomas Tomkinson Lambton Qu Draper Eager Richard Otaki Merchant Eaton Edward
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/Elect1856A-E.htm
NZ Genealogy Research Made Easy
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Source: New Zealand Genealogy Research Made Easy, by Barbara Andrew / "pages may be freely linked"
Russell Tangoio Freehold DUNCAN Richard John Wellington Freehold EDWARDS Thomas Napier 1&3-Freehold 2-household EGHAN John Napier 1&2 Freehold ELBOURN William Meanee Leasehold &
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~babznz/genealogy/naper1869.html
Tinui History
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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)
Richard John Duncan 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://thetreasury.catalogaccess.com/api/search/advanced
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)
Richard John Duncan 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://dict-bio.howison.co.nz/ash_search/?s=Richard+John+Duncan
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Indexed by Luke Howison, 2023
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 John Duncan | DUNCAN, RICHARD JOHN (1823-94), an early colonist of Wellington, was many years in business as a merchant there, and had land interests in Hawkes Bay. A Liberal in politics and an impulsive advocate of the rights of the working class, he sat in the Provincial Council of Wellington for Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay (1856-57), and for Wellington City (1861-65). He was sometime clerk of the Council and was managing director of the New Zealand Steam Navigation Co. Duncan died on 21 Sep 1894. Wellington P.C. Proc.; Ward. | Volume 1, page 128 |
DUNCAN, RICHARD JOHN (1823-94), an early colonist of Wellington, was many years in business as a merchant there, and had land interests in Hawkes Bay. A Liberal in politics and an impulsive advocate of the rights of the working class, he sat in the Provincial Council of Wellington for Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay (1856-57), and for Wellington City (1861-65). He was sometime clerk of the Council and was managing director of the New Zealand Steam Navigation Co. Duncan died on 21 Sep 1894.
Wellington P.C. Proc.; Ward.
Volume 1, page 128Masterton Anglican History
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NZ War Graves
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NZ Births
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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Mother's Given Name(s) | Father's Given Name(s) | Still Birth | |
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| 1875/4227 | Duncan | John Richard William | Ellen | William | - | Order Product |
Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)
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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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| 1876/1006 | Duncan | John Richard William | 1876 | 6M | Order Product |
| 1894/6010 | Duncan | Richard John | 1823 | 71Y | Order Product |
Masterton Library Wairarapa Archive
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)
Richard John Duncan 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://billiongraves.com/api/1.3/search
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New Zealand Gazette Index
Richard John Duncan 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://gazette.howison.co.nz/search?name=Richard+John+Duncan
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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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| ...TT, Sec. G.P.O. Signed by Richard John Duncan, Manager of the New Zeal... | 🚂 Agreement for Inter-Provincial Steam Postal Services | 31 March 1864 | NZ Gazette |
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| ...al Post Office. Signed by Richard John Duncan, Manager of the New Zeal... | 🚂 Memorandum of Agreement for Inter-Provincial Steam Postal Services | 1 June 1866 | NZ Gazette |
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)
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Discover EverAfter manages burial records for several cemeteries around New Zealand
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| Name | Age at Death | Cemetery | Plot Location | Section | Row | Plot No. | Funeral Type |
| Richard John DUNCAN | Unknown | Bolton Street Cemetery, Wellington Region | C of E/52/9 | C of E | 52 | 9 | Burial |
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