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Early NZ HistoryRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Ada Mary Keeble 🌳 Richard William Shepherd Christchurch 1898 47 305 425
🌳 Ada Mary Keeble 🌳 Richard William Shepherd Christchurch 1898 47 305 425
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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Tributes Online (obituaries)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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Whanganui Council Property RollsShepherd, Richard William        🔍 ASH
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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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Shadows of TimeRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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WWII Military Draft ListsRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call - Other Forces (Northlanders)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (killed in line of duty)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (deaths in line of duty)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Alexander Turnbull LibraryShepherd, Richard William        🔍 ASH
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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1872-1926)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1903-1928)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Old Colonists' Association Register, 1919-1934Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Burgess Roll for the City of Auckland, 1887-1888Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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Transcriptions NZRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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Archives NZRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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Justice Department  >  R9996847 (unknown)

Name Year(s) Held At Access
[Governor appointing Constable Richard William Shepherd to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrates' Court at Methven, vice Constable John Dillon transferred] 1904 Wellington Open
From: Governor, Wellington Date: 28 February 1908 Subject: Appointing Constable Richard William Shepherd to be Clerk and Bailiff Magistrate Court, Akaroa 1908 Wellington Open
[From: Governor, Wellington Date: 20 October 1899 Subject: Appointing Constable Richard William Shepherd, to be Clerk and Bailiff of Magistrates' Court at Kurow] 1899 Wellington Open
[Governor appointing Constable Richard William Shepherd to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrates' Court at Methven, vice Constable John Dillon transferred] 1904 Wellington Open
From: Governor, Wellington Date: 28 February 1908 Subject: Appointing Constable Richard William Shepherd to be Clerk and Bailiff Magistrate Court, Akaroa 1908 Wellington Open
[From: Governor, Wellington Date: 20 October 1899 Subject: Appointing Constable Richard William Shepherd, to be Clerk and Bailiff of Magistrates' Court at Kurow] 1899 Wellington Open

Christchurch High Court  >  Christchurch Probate files

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
SHEPHERD Richard William - Akaroa - Police Constable SHEPHERD Richard William - Akaroa - Police Constable📃 View Scan 1921 Christchurch Open
SHEPHERD Richard William - Akaroa - Police Constable SHEPHERD Richard William - Akaroa - Police Constable📃 View Scan 1921 Christchurch Open

Land Titles Office, Auckland  >  Auckland land district discharged mortgages and surrender of leases - Deeds system

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Discharged Deed of Mortgage of part Lot 5 of Section 1 of subdivision of Allotment 7 and others Section 8 Suburbs of Auckland between Henry Thomas Shepherd of Auckland, Builder of the one part and Richard William Bentley of Auckland, Settler of the one part. Register Book Vol.545 Folio 82. 1921 ‑ 1924 Auckland Open
Discharged Deed of Mortgage of part Lot 5 of Section 1 of subdivision of Allotment 7 and others Section 8 Suburbs of Auckland between Henry Thomas Shepherd of Auckland, Builder of the one part and Richard William Bentley of Auckland, Settler of the one part. Register Book Vol.545 Folio 82. 1921 ‑ 1924 Auckland Open

Christchurch District Court  >  Akaroa Magistrate's Court Criminal Files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Akaroa Criminal Case File - Richard William Shepherd v Stanley O'Neill 1908 Christchurch Open
Akaroa Criminal Case File - Richard William Shepherd v Stanley O'Neill 1908 Christchurch Open

Dunedin High Court  >  Dunedin bankruptcy files [first series]

Name Year(s) Held At Access
SHEPHERD Richard William - Dunedin - Licensed Victualler 1872 Dunedin Open
SHEPHERD Richard William - Dunedin - Licensed Victualler 1872 Dunedin Open
Intention to Marry ProjectRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name ITM
1898/3852Ada Mary Keeble Richard William Shepherd Order Product Intention to Marry
1898/3852 Ada Mary Keeble Richard William Shepherd Intention to Marry
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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NZ War GravesRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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

Name Date Record Type
SHEPHERD, Richard William 🔍 15 Jan 1921 NZ Probates
Tinui HistoryRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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Masterton Anglican HistoryRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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New Zealand Gazette IndexRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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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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...d to appoint Constable RICHARD WILLIAM SHEPHERD to be Clerk of the Mag... ⚖️ Appointments of Clerks of Courts and Licensing Committees 3 November 1899 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
✨ Shepherd, Richard William (Constable) - Appointed Inspector for Middle Island and adjacent islands 👷 Appointment of Inspector under Factories Act 1894 for Middle Island and adjacent islands 13 November 1899 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...GE HUNT, and Constable RICHARD WILLIAM SHEPHERD to be Inspectors of Ab... 🏥 Appointment of Inspectors of Abattoirs for County of Waitaki 24 February 1900 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...d to appoint Constable RICHARD WILLIAM SHEPHERD to be Clerk of the Mag... ⚖️ Clerks of Courts appointed 3 February 1904 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...d to appoint Constable RICHARD WILLIAM SHEPHERD to be Clerk of the Mag... ⚖️ Police Gaoler appointed 6 March 1908 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...d to appoint Constable RICHARD WILLIAM SHEPHERD to be Clerk of the Mag... ⚖️ Clerks of Courts, &c., appointed 11 March 1908 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...e. District. Constable RICHARD WILLIAM SHEPHERD Counties of Akaroa and... 🏛️ Inspectors of Weights and Measures appointed 12 March 1908 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...ick Cassidy. Constable Richard William Shepherd. Constable John Dillon... ⚖️ Police Officers appointed Officers for Sale of Food and Drugs Act 6 January 1909 NZ Gazette PDF VUW

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...ot; " 807 1 I Kerikeri R. W. Shepherd " " 2036 1A VIII ... 🗺️ Forfeited Crown Lands in Auckland Land District 20 April 1906 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...ruary, 1908, vice Constable R. W. Shepherd, transferred; and LIONEL GE... ⚖️ Clerks of Courts, &c., appointed 11 March 1908 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
... 2B Nako Hona and others to R. W. Shepherd and another. 13 3343 Transf... 🪶 Meeting of the Tokerau District Maori Land Board 20 September 1919 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
... 2B Nako Hona and others to R. W. Shepherd and J. A. Atwell. 6 3353 Tr... 🪶 Meeting of the Tokerau District Maori Land Board 31 October 1919 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
... 2b Nako Hona and others to R. W. Shepherd and J. A. Atwell. 4 3340 Tr... 🪶 Meeting of the Tokerau District Maori Land Board 16 February 1920 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...f May, 1921, vice Constable R. W. Shepherd, deceased. E. P. LEE, Minis... ⚖️ Appointment of Clerk and Bailiff 15 June 1921 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...d to appoint Constable RICHARD WILLIAM SHEPHERD to be Clerk of the Mag... ⚖️ Appointments of Clerks of Courts and Licensing Committees 3 November 1899 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
✨ Shepherd, Richard William (Constable) - Appointed Inspector for Middle Island and adjacent islands 👷 Appointment of Inspector under Factories Act 1894 for Middle Island and adjacent islands 13 November 1899 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...GE HUNT, and Constable RICHARD WILLIAM SHEPHERD to be Inspectors of Ab... 🏥 Appointment of Inspectors of Abattoirs for County of Waitaki 24 February 1900 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...d to appoint Constable RICHARD WILLIAM SHEPHERD to be Clerk of the Mag... ⚖️ Clerks of Courts appointed 3 February 1904 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...d to appoint Constable RICHARD WILLIAM SHEPHERD to be Clerk of the Mag... ⚖️ Police Gaoler appointed 6 March 1908 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...d to appoint Constable RICHARD WILLIAM SHEPHERD to be Clerk of the Mag... ⚖️ Clerks of Courts, &c., appointed 11 March 1908 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...e. District. Constable RICHARD WILLIAM SHEPHERD Counties of Akaroa and... 🏛️ Inspectors of Weights and Measures appointed 12 March 1908 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...ick Cassidy. Constable Richard William Shepherd. Constable John Dillon... ⚖️ Police Officers appointed Officers for Sale of Food and Drugs Act 6 January 1909 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1920/6269Shepherd Richard William 186258YOrder Product
1897/1950Shepherd Richard William 182770YOrder Product
1920/6269 Shepherd Richard William 1862 58Y
1897/1950 Shepherd Richard William 1827 70Y
Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveRichard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH

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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)Richard William Shepherd        🔍 ASH
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