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NZ Marriages (Bride)        🔍 ASH

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Suggested Searches for William Brebner
Early NZ HistoryWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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

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Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Jane Marie O'Meara 🌳 William Brebner Wakatipu 1882 27 1150 243
🌳 Margaret Elizabeth Rutherford 🌳 William Brebner Dunedin 1895 40 365 1
🌳 Jane Marie O'Meara 🌳 William Brebner Wakatipu 1882 27 1150 243
🌳 Margaret Elizabeth Rutherford 🌳 William Brebner Dunedin 1895 40 365 1
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Tributes Online (obituaries)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Whanganui Council Property RollsBrebner, William        🔍 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
1916/7478
Irene Muriel Chapman Thomas Oakley William Brebner Order Product Intention to Marry
1926/375
Marion Ann McGregor Thomas Dakley William Brebner Order Product Intention to Marry
1882/913
Jane Marie O'Meara William Brebner Order Product Intention to Marry
1895/788
Margaret Elizabeth Rutherford William Brebner Order Product Intention to Marry
1916/7478
Irene Muriel Chapman Thomas Oakley William Brebner Intention to Marry
1926/375
Marion Ann McGregor Thomas Dakley William Brebner Intention to Marry
1882/913
Jane Marie O'Meara William Brebner Intention to Marry
1895/788
Margaret Elizabeth Rutherford William Brebner Intention to Marry
Otago Nominal Index        🔍 ASH

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Surname Forename Address Event Place Date
BREBNERWilliamDunedin Electoral District of Dunedin West1884
BREBNERWilliamSt Clair Electoral District of Caversham1887
BREBNERWilliamSouth Dunedin Electoral District of Peninsula1890
BREBNERWilliamSt Clair Electoral District of Dunedin Suburbs1890
BREBNERWilliamDunedin City of Dunedin Electorate1893
BREBNER William Dunedin Electoral District of Dunedin West 1884
BREBNER William St Clair Electoral District of Caversham 1887
BREBNER William South Dunedin Electoral District of Peninsula 1890
BREBNER William St Clair Electoral District of Dunedin Suburbs 1890
BREBNER William Dunedin City of Dunedin Electorate 1893
NZ Presbyterian MarriagesWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH
Shadows of TimeWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH
Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)William Brebner        🔍 ASH
WWII Military Draft ListsWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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

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

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Alexander Turnbull LibraryBrebner, William        🔍 ASH

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Transcriptions NZWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)William Brebner        🔍 ASH
Archives NZWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Intention to Marry ProjectWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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1895aPage 365

District of Dunedin Quarter ending 31 March 1895 Registrar William Joseph Hall
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
1 1 January 1895 William Brebner
Margaret Elizabeth Rutherford
William Brebner
Margaret Elizabeth Rutherford
💍 1895/788
Widower
Spinster
Telegraphist
38
24
St. Kilda
Opoho
4 months
2 years
In St. Joseph's Cathedral 95/2053 1 January 1895 Revd. P. Murphy, Roman Catholic Priest
No 1
Date of Notice 1 January 1895
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties William Brebner Margaret Elizabeth Rutherford
  💍 1895/788
Condition Widower Spinster
Profession Telegraphist
Age 38 24
Dwelling Place St. Kilda Opoho
Length of Residence 4 months 2 years
Marriage Place In St. Joseph's Cathedral
Folio 95/2053
Consent
Date of Certificate 1 January 1895
Officiating Minister Revd. P. Murphy, Roman Catholic Priest



1900bPage 803

District of Wellington Quarter ending 31 December 1900 Registrar Frederick William 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
525 29 October 1900 Alexander William Brebner
Alice Jane Brebner
Alexander Williamson
Alice Jane Brebner
💍 1900/3947
Widower
Spinster
Engineer
48
32
Wellington
Wellington
48 years
3 years
Residence of A. W. Brebner, Thorndon Quay, Wellington 00/4752 29 October 1900 Rev. James Paterson
No 525
Date of Notice 29 October 1900
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties Alexander William Brebner Alice Jane Brebner
BDM Match (86%) Alexander Williamson Alice Jane Brebner
  💍 1900/3947
Condition Widower Spinster
Profession Engineer
Age 48 32
Dwelling Place Wellington Wellington
Length of Residence 48 years 3 years
Marriage Place Residence of A. W. Brebner, Thorndon Quay, Wellington
Folio 00/4752
Consent
Date of Certificate 29 October 1900
Officiating Minister Rev. James Paterson



1925gPage 3126

District of Dunedin Quarter ending 31 December 1925
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
749 23 December 1925 Thomas Oakley William Brebner
Marion Ann McGregor
Thomas Dakley William Brebner
Marion Ann McGregor
💍 1926/375
Widower (29 November 1917)
Spinster
Customs Officer
35
26
Dunedin
Dunedin
7 years
Life
Trinity Methodist Church, Stuart Street, Dunedin 9174 23 December 1925 H.E. Bellhouse, Methodist
No 749
Date of Notice 23 December 1925
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties Thomas Oakley William Brebner Marion Ann McGregor
BDM Match (98%) Thomas Dakley William Brebner Marion Ann McGregor
  💍 1926/375
Condition Widower (29 November 1917) Spinster
Profession Customs Officer
Age 35 26
Dwelling Place Dunedin Dunedin
Length of Residence 7 years Life
Marriage Place Trinity Methodist Church, Stuart Street, Dunedin
Folio 9174
Consent
Date of Certificate 23 December 1925
Officiating Minister H.E. Bellhouse, Methodist





NZ Deaths        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1903/4372
Brebner William 186241YOrder Product
1951/33363
Brebner Thomas Oakley William 189061YOrder Product
1903/4372
Brebner William 1862 41Y
1951/33363
Brebner Thomas Oakley William 1890 61Y
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH
Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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NZ War GravesWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH
Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH
NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH
Tinui HistoryWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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New Zealand Gazette IndexWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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✨ Brebner, William - Immigrant 🛂 List of Immigrants per Ship 'Christian M'Ausland' from London 1872 Otago Provincial Gazette PDF VUW
...has been pleased to appoint WILLIAM BREBNER, Esq., Mayor elected. Colo... 🏛️ Appointment of Deputy Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for Tapanui 16 October 1876 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...has been pleased to appoint WILLIAM BREBNER, Esq., to be the Deputy of... ⚖️ Appointment of Deputy Registrar of Marriages for Wakatipu 3 January 1882 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
... WILLIAM LUPTON DEAN Patea. WILLIAM BREBNER Gore. THOMAS DICK. Public ... 🏛️ Deputy-Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed. 7 December 1882 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...M SALMON .. .. .. Tokatoka. WILLIAM BREBNER .. .. .. Gore. G. F. RICHA... 🏥 Deputy Registrars of Marriages Appointed 20 December 1890 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...HARLES CRUMP .. Palmerston. WILLIAM BREBNER .. Tokomairiro. JOHN McKEN... 🏛️ Deputy-Registrars of Marriages Appointed 16 March 1896 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...ames, viz.: Name. District. William Brebner .. .. .. Black's. James Hi... 🏥 Appointments of Deputy Registrars for various districts 4 May 1897 NZ Gazette PDF VUW

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...church .. 1/1/73 18 3 0 180 7 Brebner, W. .. 34 Check Clerk, Telegraph... 🚂 Sixth Class, First Grade - Telegraph Officers 24 January 1891 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...| 1/1/73 | 19 3 0 | 180 | 6 | Brebner, W. | 35 | Senior Check Clerk, T... 🚂 Post Office and Telegraph Classification 1 July 1892 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...istchurch 1/1/73 20 3 0 180 6 Brebner, W. 36 Senior Check Clerk, Teleg... 🚂 Post Office and Telegraph Classification 1 April 1893 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...1/1/73 | 21 3 0 | 180 | | 6 | Brebner, W. | 37 | Senior Check Clerk, T... 🚂 Post Office and Telegraph Departmental List 1 April 1894 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...church .. 1/1/73 22 3 0 190 4 Brebner, W. .. 38 Senior Check Clerk, Te... 🚂 Post and Telegraph Departmental List 1 April 1895 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
... £200 From 1st Dec., 1896. 47 Brebner, W. 39 Senior Check Clerk, Teleg... 🚂 Post and Telegraph Departmental List 1 April 1896 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...0 | From 1st Dec., 1897. 44 | Brebner, W. | 40 | Senior Check Clerk, T... 🚂 Post and Telegraph Departmental List for 1897-98 1897 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...3 220 From 1st Dec., 1898. 34 Brebner, W. 41 Senior Check Clerk, Teleg... 🚂 Post and Telegraph Departmental List for Financial Year 1898-99 1 April 1898 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
NZ Births        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1890/18199
Brebner Thomas Oakley William Margaret JaneJames-Order Product
1856/6122
Brebner William MaryThomas-Order Product
1890/18199
Brebner Thomas Oakley William Margaret Jane James
1856/6122
Brebner William Mary Thomas
The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Anglican HistoryWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsWilliam Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

Electoral Rolls for Caversham, Dunedin, covering years 1893, 1896, 1899, 1902, 1905, 1911, 1914, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1935 and 1938
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Source: Compiled by The Caversham Project, Otago University

Year Name Occupation Address
1911 Thomas Oakley William Brebner Clerk 599 Andersons Bay Road, South Dunedin
1911 Thomas Oakley William Brebner Clerk 599 Andersons Bay Road, South Dunedin
Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)William Brebner        🔍 ASH

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