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Early NZ HistoryStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Ellen Jane Overend 🌳 Stephen Purse Christchurch 1898 47 780 471
🌳 Ellen Jane Overend 🌳 Stephen Purse Christchurch 1898 47 780 471
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call 2nd NZEF Roll of Honour (Northlanders)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleStephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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Tributes Online (obituaries)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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Otago Nominal Index
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Whanganui Council Property RollsPurse, Stephen        🔍 ASH
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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesStephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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Shadows of TimeStephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphStephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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WWII Military Draft ListsStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call - Other Forces (Northlanders)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (killed in line of duty)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (deaths in line of duty)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1872-1926)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1903-1928)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Old Colonists' Association Register, 1919-1934Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Burgess Roll for the City of Auckland, 1887-1888Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Alexander Turnbull LibraryPurse, Stephen        🔍 ASH
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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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Intention to Marry ProjectStephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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1898b – Page 780

District of Christchurch Quarter ending 31 December 1898 Registrar J. M. Maude
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
471 27 October 1898 Stephen Purse
Ellen Jane Overend
Stephen Purse
Ellen Jane Overend
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Bachelor
Spinster 		Baker
 26
28 		Sydenham
Fendalton 		26 years
28 years 		Templeton Church 98/5015 27 October 1898 Rev. W. Z. Rhodes, Anglican
No 471
Date of Notice 27 October 1898
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties Stephen Purse Ellen Jane Overend
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Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Baker
Age 26 28
Dwelling Place Sydenham Fendalton
Length of Residence 26 years 28 years
Marriage Place Templeton Church
Folio 98/5015
Consent
Date of Certificate 27 October 1898
Officiating Minister Rev. W. Z. Rhodes, Anglican
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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Transcriptions NZStephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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Source: Transcriptions NZ / courtesy of Beverley Evans

Christchurch Street Names: W to Z
July 1923 age 70 hus. ... July 1938 age 65 hus. ... April 1930 age 85 & dau. ... Mabel (formerly BERKETT) d. ... Lawrence (1/NZEF) d. ... June 1943 age 85 & hus. ... Robert (1/NZEF
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Jane 1870 - 1941 - photo 0022 PURSE - Stephen 1872 - 1949 - photo 0010 PURSEY - Frederick James 1873 - 1950 & - photo 0066 PURSEY - Albert Cone 1874 - 1955 PURVIS - Charlotte
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Archives NZStephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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Department of Justice, Commercial Affairs Division, Christchurch  >  Christchurch Official Assignee Bankruptcy and Liquidation Files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Official Assignee's Bankruptcy Files - Christchurch - Purse Stephen - 16.05.1885 1885 Christchurch Open
Official Assignee's Bankruptcy Files - Christchurch - Purse Stephen - 16.05.1885 1885 Christchurch Open

Christchurch High Court  >  Christchurch Probate files

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
PURSE Stephen - Christchurch - Retired Baker PURSE Stephen - Christchurch - Retired Baker📃 View Scan 1949 Christchurch Open
PURSE Stephen - Christchurch - Retired Baker PURSE Stephen - Christchurch - Retired Baker📃 View Scan 1949 Christchurch Open

Legislative Department  >  Women's Suffrage Petition [Digitised Sheets]

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
Digitised 1893 Women Suffrage Petition Roll - Sheet 194 - Region: Christchurch [Digital Copy] Digitised 1893 Women Suffrage Petition Roll - Sheet 194 - Region: Christchurch [Digital Copy]📃 View Scan 1893 Digital Open
Digitised 1893 Women Suffrage Petition Roll - Sheet 194 - Region: Christchurch [Digital Copy] Digitised 1893 Women Suffrage Petition Roll - Sheet 194 - Region: Christchurch [Digital Copy]📃 View Scan 1893 Digital Open
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1949/23426Purse Stephen 187277YOrder Product
1921/7681Purse Stephen 184378YOrder Product
1949/23426 Purse Stephen 1872 77Y
1921/7681 Purse Stephen 1843 78Y
Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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NZ War GravesStephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteStephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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New Zealand Gazette IndexStephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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...n Avenue, St. Albans. 80660 Purse, Stephen, Baker, 73 Division Rd, Ric... 🛡️ List of men called up for military service 1917 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...n Avenue, St. Albans. 80660 Purse, Stephen, Baker, 73 Division Rd, Ric... 🛡️ List of men called up for military service 1917 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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

Name Date Record Type
PURSE, Stephen 🔍 08 Jul 1949 NZ Probates
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyStephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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NZ Marriages (Groom)
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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name ITM
1898/3505Ellen Jane Overend Stephen Purse Order Product Intention to Marry
1898/3505 Ellen Jane Overend Stephen Purse Intention to Marry
The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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Tinui HistoryStephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Anglican HistoryStephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveStephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsStephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH

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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)Stephen Purse        🔍 ASH
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