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NZ Marriages (Bride)        🔍 ASH

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Early NZ HistoryWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Margaret Mary Miller 🌳 Walter Rouse Wellington 1898 47 229 354
🌳 Margaret Mary Miller 🌳 Walter Rouse Wellington 1898 47 229 354
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call 2nd NZEF Roll of Honour (Northlanders)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Tributes Online (obituaries)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Otago Nominal Index        🔍 ASH

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Surname Forename Address Event Place Date
ROUSEWalterKakanui North Electoral District of Oamaru Supplementary No 11890
ROUSE Walter Kakanui North Electoral District of Oamaru Supplementary No 1 1890
NZ Presbyterian MarriagesWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH
Shadows of TimeWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH
Auckland Museum Online CenotaphWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Walter Rouse

8/465 World War I, 1914-1918 Walter Rouse was the son of Mrs. M. E. Rouse, of Wellington, New Zealand. Private Rouse was reported as Missing in Action 2-24 May 1915. He was probably killed on Dead Man's Ridge (Pope's Hill) in an attack on Baby 700. Single Albert Rouse (brother), Bluff, New Zealand Gallipoli World War 1, 1914-18/Wars Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay Port Chalmers/Dunedin/Otago/New Zealand Port Chalmers/Dunedin/Otago/New Zealand 16 October 1914 Suez/Egypt/North Africa/Africa 3 December 1914 Main Body Otago Infantry Battalion Private Private Otago Infantry Battalion Killed in Action/Cause of Death 02 May 1915 Gallipoli/Turkey/Asia The Nek Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey A. 1. Bluff War Memorial
Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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

NEW ZEALAND AND WORLD WAR ONE - ROLL OF HONOUR - R
Maori version of the surname, RANAPIRI, rather than RANSFIELD. ... Zealand UK - BROCKENHURST (ST. ... L'HOMME MORT BRITISH CEMETERY, ECOUST-ST. ... Surrey UK - BROCKENHURST (ST.
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NEW ZEALAND AND WORLD WAR ONE - ROLL OF HONOUR - 1915 - JANUARY - JUNE
Private ROUSE Walter OIR KIA Gallipoli Son of Mrs. M. E. Rouse, of Wellington, New Zealand. TURKEY - THE NEK CEMETERY, ANZAC 1915May01+ 8/696 Private ROWAN John Joseph OIR KIA
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NEW ZEALAND AND WORLD WAR ONE - MISC WORLD WAR ONE MARRIAGES
A NEW ZEALAND CONNECTION 1914 - 1920 PLEASE NOTE:: This list is in groom order and are snippets noted in newspapers, usually while researching for other things, or from military files
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WWII Military Draft ListsWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call - Other Forces (Northlanders)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Alexander Turnbull LibraryRouse, Walter        🔍 ASH

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (killed in line of duty)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (deaths in line of duty)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1872-1926)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1903-1928)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Old Colonists' Association Register, 1919-1934Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Burgess Roll for the City of Auckland, 1887-1888Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Transcriptions NZWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH
Whanganui Council Property RollsRouse, Walter        🔍 ASH

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Intention to Marry ProjectWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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1898bPage 229

District of Wellington Quarter ending 30 September 1898 Registrar W. Mansfield
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
354 19 September 1898 Walter Rouse
Margaret Mary Miller
Walter Rouse
Margaret Mary Miller
💍 1898/3821
Bachelor
Spinster
Painter
26
22
Wellington
Petone
18 months
21 years
House of Jas. Miller, Hutt Road, Petone 98/3024 19 September 1898 Rev. Alex. Thomson
No 354
Date of Notice 19 September 1898
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties Walter Rouse Margaret Mary Miller
  💍 1898/3821
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Painter
Age 26 22
Dwelling Place Wellington Petone
Length of Residence 18 months 21 years
Marriage Place House of Jas. Miller, Hutt Road, Petone
Folio 98/3024
Consent
Date of Certificate 19 September 1898
Officiating Minister Rev. Alex. Thomson



1918aPage 212

District of Auckland Quarter ending 31 December 1918 Registrar L. W. Logan
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
997 19 December 1918 Walter Rouse Warren
Katherine Mary Lawlor
Walter George Warren
Katherine Mary Lawlon
💍 1918/5939
Bachelor
Spinster
Butcher
27
27
Taihape
Auckland
9 months
2 years
St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland 5534 19 December 1918 Rev J. Brennan, Roman Catholic
No 997
Date of Notice 19 December 1918
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties Walter Rouse Warren Katherine Mary Lawlor
BDM Match (88%) Walter George Warren Katherine Mary Lawlon
  💍 1918/5939
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Butcher
Age 27 27
Dwelling Place Taihape Auckland
Length of Residence 9 months 2 years
Marriage Place St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland
Folio 5534
Consent
Date of Certificate 19 December 1918
Officiating Minister Rev J. Brennan, Roman Catholic



1922ePage 2004

District of Wellington Quarter ending 31 December 1922 Registrar J. H. Bothwell
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
969 25 October 1922 Walter James Rouse
Amelia Patrick
Walter James Rouse
Amelia Patrick
💍 1922/6191
Bachelor
Spinster
Salesman
22
23
Wellington
Wellington
8 months
6 months
St. James church, Adelaide Road, Wellington 7618 25 October 1922 Rev. W. Shires, Presbyterian
No 969
Date of Notice 25 October 1922
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties Walter James Rouse Amelia Patrick
  💍 1922/6191
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Salesman
Age 22 23
Dwelling Place Wellington Wellington
Length of Residence 8 months 6 months
Marriage Place St. James church, Adelaide Road, Wellington
Folio 7618
Consent
Date of Certificate 25 October 1922
Officiating Minister Rev. W. Shires, Presbyterian





Archives NZWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Invercargill High Court  >  Probates and Letters of Administration

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
ROUSE Walter - Bluff - Labourer ROUSE Walter - Bluff - Labourer📃 View Scan 1908 Dunedin Open
ROUSE Walter - Bluff - Labourer ROUSE Walter - Bluff - Labourer📃 View Scan 1908 Dunedin Open

Wellington High Court  >  Wellington probate files (first sequence)

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
ROUSE Walter ROUSE Walter📃 View Scan 1917 Wellington Open
ROUSE Walter ROUSE Walter📃 View Scan 1917 Wellington Open

Rangiora Court Office  >  Rangiora Civil Files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Rangiora Civil file - Patrick O'Connell v Walter Rouse 1879 Christchurch Open
Rangiora Civil file - Walter Rouse v Patrick O'Connell 1879 Christchurch Open
Rangiora Civil file - Patrick O'Connell v Walter Rouse 1879 Christchurch Open
Rangiora Civil file - Walter Rouse v Patrick O'Connell 1879 Christchurch Open

New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives  >  Military Personnel Files

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
ROUSE, Walter - WW1 8/465 - Army ROUSE, Walter - WW1 8/465 - Army📃 View Scan 1914 ‑ 1915 Wellington Restricted
ROUSE, Walter - WW1 8/465 - Army ROUSE, Walter - WW1 8/465 - Army📃 View Scan 1914 ‑ 1915 Wellington Restricted
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH
Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Tinui HistoryWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Anglican HistoryWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Name Date Record Type
ROUSE, Walter 🔍
1908 NZ Probates
ROUSE, Walter 🔍
12 Feb 1908 NZ Probates
ROUSE, Walter 🔍
10 Jan 1917 NZ Probates
ROUSE, Walter 🔍
02 May 1915 Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph
New Zealand Gazette IndexWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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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
1878/1185
Mary Eliza Hayes Walter Rouse Order Product Intention to Marry
1898/3821
Margaret Mary Miller Walter Rouse Order Product Intention to Marry
1922/6191
Amelia Patrick Walter James Rouse Order Product Intention to Marry
1878/1185
Mary Eliza Hayes Walter Rouse Intention to Marry
1898/3821
Margaret Mary Miller Walter Rouse Intention to Marry
1922/6191
Amelia Patrick Walter James Rouse Intention to Marry
Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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NZ War GravesWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH
BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Name Born Died Cemetery Region
Eric George Walter Rouse 1897 🔍 20 Oct 1996 🔍 📰 Kaiapoi Public and RSA Cemetery Canterbury
Eric George Walter Rouse 1897 🔍 20 Oct 1996 🔍 📰 Kaiapoi Public and RSA Cemetery Canterbury
Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH
Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsWalter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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NZ Deaths        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1945/19109
Rouse Walter 187372YOrder Product
1996/42123
Rouse Eric George Walter 22 October 1896  🔍NZ
99 yearsOrder Product
1926/6354
Rouse Walter 19263DOrder Product
1916/1743
Rouse Walter Ashley 19168DOrder Product
1940/21967
Rouse Walter James 190139YOrder Product
1918/70547
Rouse Walter 189523YOrder Product
1945/19109
Rouse Walter 1873 72Y
1996/42123
Rouse Eric George Walter 22 October 1896  🔍NZ
99 years
1926/6354
Rouse Walter 1926 3D
1916/1743
Rouse Walter Ashley 1916 8D
1940/21967
Rouse Walter James 1901 39Y
1918/70547
Rouse Walter 1895 23Y
NZ Births        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1926/11983
Rouse Walter CharlotteArthur-Order Product
1916/16729
Rouse Walter Ashley Emily ClaraArthur Henry-Order Product
1896/12545
Rouse Eric George Walter AliceGeorge-Order Product
1890/16135
Rouse Walter Mary ElizaWalter-Order Product
1900/192
Rouse Walter James Margaret MaryWalter-Order Product
1926/11983
Rouse Walter Charlotte Arthur
1916/16729
Rouse Walter Ashley Emily Clara Arthur Henry
1896/12545
Rouse Eric George Walter Alice George
1890/16135
Rouse Walter Mary Eliza Walter
1900/192
Rouse Walter James Margaret Mary Walter
Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)Walter Rouse        🔍 ASH

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
WALTER ROUSE 72 Karori Cemetery, Wellington Region *Public 2/R/22 *Public 2 R 22 Burial
JAMES WALTER ROUSELL 86 Karori Crematorium and Chapels, Wellington Region Cremation
JAMES WALTER ROUSELL Unknown Karori Cemetery, Wellington Region *Ch Eng/A/604 *Ch Eng A 604 Burial
WALTER JAMES ROUSE 39 Karori Cemetery, Wellington Region *Public 2/R/22 *Public 2 R 22 Burial
WALTER ROUSE 72 Karori Cemetery, Wellington Region *Public 2/R/22 *Public 2 R 22 Burial
JAMES WALTER ROUSELL 86 Karori Crematorium and Chapels, Wellington Region Cremation
JAMES WALTER ROUSELL Unknown Karori Cemetery, Wellington Region *Ch Eng/A/604 *Ch Eng A 604 Burial
WALTER JAMES ROUSE 39 Karori Cemetery, Wellington Region *Public 2/R/22 *Public 2 R 22 Burial