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NZ Marriages (Bride)        🔍 ASH

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Early NZ HistoryThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Martha Alice Thompson 🌳 Thomas James Dent Wellington 1893 38 972 237
🌳 Martha Alice Thompson 🌳 Thomas James Dent Wellington 1893 38 972 237
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call 2nd NZEF Roll of Honour (Northlanders)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Whanganui Council Property RollsDent, Thomas James        🔍 ASH

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Otago Nominal Index        🔍 ASH

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Tributes Online (obituaries)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Alexander Turnbull LibraryDent, Thomas James        🔍 ASH

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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Source: Online Cenotaph by Auckland War Memorial Museum / CC BY 4.0

Thomas James Dent

54477 World War I, 1914-1918 Thomas Dent was the son of Thomas James and Martha Alice Dent, of Otaki, New Zealand. Born at Porirua, Wellington. Mrs A. Dent (mother), Porirua, New Zealand Labourer/Civilian Waitemata 24 Jul 1917 Plymouth/Devon/England/United Kingdom/Europe 25 September 1917|24 September 1917 New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements H Company (part) Rifleman Rifleman New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, A Company Killed in Action/Cause of Death 23 Aug 1918 Bapaume/France/Europe Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France
NZ Presbyterian MarriagesThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH
WWII Military Draft ListsThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call - Other Forces (Northlanders)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

The stories of servicemen and women from the Porirua District who served in conflicts from the NZ Wars to modern peacekeeping

Source: Porirua War Stories by Allan Dodson / featured here with his kind permission

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DENT Thomas James View Article
WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (killed in line of duty)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (deaths in line of duty)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Shadows of TimeThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH
NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1872-1926)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1903-1928)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Old Colonists' Association Register, 1919-1934Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Burgess Roll for the City of Auckland, 1887-1888Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

Source: Sooty.nz by Christine Clement / included here with her kind permission

NEW ZEALAND AND WORLD WAR ONE - ROLL OF HONOUR - 1918 - JUNE - SEPTEMBER
Zealand UK - BROCKENHURST (ST. ... North UK - CODFORD ST. ... Zealand UK - BROCKENHURST (ST. ... Surrey UK - BROCKENHURST (ST. ... Otamatea UK - BROCKENHURST (ST. ... Southland UK -
https://sooty.nz/nzefroh1918jun-sep.html
 
NEW ZEALAND AND WORLD WAR ONE - ROLL OF HONOUR - D
Rifleman DENT Thomas James NZRB KIA France Son of Thomas James and Martha Alice Dent, of Otaki, Wellington. Born at Porirua, Wellington FRANCE - GREVILLERS (NEW ZEALAND) MEMORIAL
https://sooty.nz/nzefrohD.html
 
Transcriptions NZThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH
NZ Births        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1898/13286
Dent Thomas James Martha AliceThomas James-Order Product
1898/13286
Dent Thomas James Martha Alice Thomas James
Archives NZThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://archway.howison.co.nz/ajax/simple.php?search=%22thomas+james%22+dent&simple_view=1

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Source: Archives NZ Collections Search / CC BY / via Archway

Wellington High Court  >  Wellington probate files (first sequence)

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
DENT Thomas James DENT Thomas James📃 View Scan 1939 Wellington Open
DENT Thomas James DENT Thomas James📃 View Scan 1939 Wellington Open

New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives  >  Military Personnel Files

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
DENT, Thomas James - WW1 54477 - Army DENT, Thomas James - WW1 54477 - Army📃 View Scan 1914 ‑ 1918 Wellington Open
DENT, Thomas James - WW1 54477 - Army DENT, Thomas James - WW1 54477 - Army📃 View Scan 1914 ‑ 1918 Wellington Open
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1939/18136
Dent Thomas James 186673YOrder Product
1918/84604
Dent Thomas James 189622YOrder Product
1939/18136
Dent Thomas James 1866 73Y
1918/84604
Dent Thomas James 1896 22Y
Intention to Marry ProjectThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://itm.howison.co.nz/search/Thomas+James+Dent

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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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1893Page 972

District of Wellington Quarter ending 30 September 1893 Registrar W. L. Wyatt
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
237 24 July 1893 Thomas James Dent
Martha Alice Thompson
Thomas James Dent
Martha Alice Thompson
💍 1893/2834
Bachelor
Spinster
Labourer
27
20
Porirua
Porirua
years
years
House of Mr G. Thompson Porirua 93/2887 George Thompson Father 24 July 1893 Revd. C. E. Ward
No 237
Date of Notice 24 July 1893
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties Thomas James Dent Martha Alice Thompson
  💍 1893/2834
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Labourer
Age 27 20
Dwelling Place Porirua Porirua
Length of Residence years years
Marriage Place House of Mr G. Thompson Porirua
Folio 93/2887
Consent George Thompson Father
Date of Certificate 24 July 1893
Officiating Minister Revd. C. E. Ward





Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH
The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH
NZ War GravesThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH
NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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

Name Date Record Type
DENT, Thomas James 🔍
27 Jul 1939 NZ Probates
DENT, Thomas James 🔍
23 Aug 1918 Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph
DENTON, Thomas James 🔍
Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph
DENTON, Thomas James 🔍
09 Feb 1960 NZ Probates
Tinui HistoryThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Anglican HistoryThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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New Zealand Gazette IndexThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://gazette.howison.co.nz/search?name=Thomas+James+Dent

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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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...shank, George .. ,, .. ,, Dent, Thomas James .. ,, .. ,, Devanny, Will... 🏥 Nominal Roll of Officers, Mental Hospitals Department (continued) 1912 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...TAL HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT. Dent, Thomas James .. | Charge Attendant .. ... 🏛️ Public Service Retirements and Terminations 1923 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...r 17/6/39 "" 48 Dent, Thomas James Otaki Farmer 30/6/39 Test... 🏢 Public Trustee Election to Administer Estates 14 August 1939 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII

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...,, G .. .. 135 30 20 .. .. 30 Dent, T. J. ,, 46 10 22/2/94 19 1 ,, G .... 🏥 Mental Hospitals Department Staff Register and Classifications 1913 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
... 5 1/11/79 ... 34 5 ... ... 3 Dent, T. J. 135 140 G ... ... £30 £20 ..... 🏥 List of Mental Hospitals Department Employees as of 31 March 1914 30 April 1914 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...2 5 1/11/79 .. 35 5 .. .. 17 *Dent, T. J. .. .. 190 190 .. G .. .. 30 ... 🏥 List of Mental Hospitals Department Employees as of 31 March 1915 1915 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...2 1/11/79 .. 36 5 .. .. 23 24 Dent, T. J. .. 190 190 1/4/14 G .. .. 30... 🏥 Mental Hospitals Department Staff Salaries and Details 1916 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...52 1/11/79 .. 37 5 .. .. 6 7 *Dent, T. J. .. 195 195 1/4/16 G .. .. 30... 🏥 Mental Hospitals Department Staff List 1917 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
... 1/11/79 .. 38 5 .. .. 18 19 *Dent, T. J. 195 195 1/4/16 G .. .. 15 Y ... 🏥 Mental Hospitals Department Staff Salaries and Details 1918 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...etires, 30/6/19 | 15 | | 16 | Dent, T. J. | 205 | 245 | 1/4/19 | G | .... 🏥 Mental Hospitals Department Staff Salaries and Details 1919 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...endant 7/73 22 3 a (£15). 18 gDent, T. J. 245 245 1/4/19 G Charge Atte... 🏥 Mental Hospitals Department Staff Salaries and Details 1920 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
... | $a$ ($£ 22 10s.$). | | $h$ Dent, T. J. . . | £ 295 | £ 295 | 1/4/20... 🏥 Mental Hospitals Department Staff Salaries and Details 1921 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
...73 | 24 3 | .. | a (£20). 53 hDent, T. J. . . . . 280 | 280 | 1/1/22 |... 🏥 Mental Hospitals Department Staff Salaries and Service Details 1922 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII
NZ Marriages (Groom)        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name ITM
1893/2834
Martha Alice Thompson Thomas James Dent Order Product Intention to Marry
1893/2834
Martha Alice Thompson Thomas James Dent Intention to Marry
Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveThomas James Dent        🔍 ASH
BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Name Born Died Cemetery Region
Thomas James Dent Jan 1898 🔍 23 Aug 1918 🔍 📰 Porirua Cemetery Wellington
Thomas James Dent Jan 1898 🔍 23 Aug 1918 🔍 📰 Porirua Cemetery Wellington
Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)Thomas James Dent        🔍 ASH

Discover EverAfter manages burial records for several cemeteries around New Zealand

Source: Copyright Plotbox Inc / limited search results excerpts for "personal, non-commercial use"

Name Age at Death Cemetery Plot Location Section Row Plot No. Funeral Type Veteran
THOMAS JAMES DENTON 71 Karori Cemetery, Wellington Region Soldiers/A/5/28 Soldiers A/5 28 Burial Yes
THOMAS JAMES DENTON 71 Karori Cemetery, Wellington Region Soldiers/A/5/28 Soldiers A/5 28 Burial Yes