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Early NZ HistoryWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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

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Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Mary White Ellis 🌳 William Foster Ashby Thames 1898 46 104 14
🌳 Mary White Ellis 🌳 William Foster Ashby Thames 1898 46 104 14
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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Tributes Online (obituaries)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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Otago Nominal Index
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Whanganui Council Property RollsAshby, William Foster        🔍 ASH
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Alexander Turnbull LibraryAshby, William Foster        🔍 ASH
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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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WWII Military Draft ListsWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Shadows of TimeWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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

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

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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Transcriptions NZWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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Intention to Marry ProjectWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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1898a – Page 104

District of Thames Quarter ending 31 March 1898 Registrar Edward Honiss
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
14 28 February 1898 William Foster Ashby
Mary White Ellis
William Foster Ashby
Mary White Ellis
 💍 1898/228
Bachelor
Spinster 		Labourer
None 		23
20 		Thames
Thames 		23 years
20 years 		The Dwelling of James Henry Ellis, Waiotahi Spur, Thames 98/227 28 February 1898 Revd Lamb J. Serpell, Wesleyan
No 14
Date of Notice 28 February 1898
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties William Foster Ashby Mary White Ellis
  💍 1898/228
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Labourer None
Age 23 20
Dwelling Place Thames Thames
Length of Residence 23 years 20 years
Marriage Place The Dwelling of James Henry Ellis, Waiotahi Spur, Thames
Folio 98/227
Consent
Date of Certificate 28 February 1898
Officiating Minister Revd Lamb J. Serpell, Wesleyan
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1923a – Page 404

District of Auckland Quarter ending 31 December 1923
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
1950 21 December 1923 William Foster Ashby
Jane McNamara
William Foster Ashby
Jane McNamara
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Widower
Widow 		Carter
 48
47 		Grey Lynn
Ponsonby 		27 November 1918
24 April 1913 		Residence of Mrs Meleary, 63 Franklin Road, Ponsonby 7970 21 December 1923 J. Coatsworth
No 1950
Date of Notice 21 December 1923
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties William Foster Ashby Jane McNamara
  💍 1923/5021
Condition Widower Widow
Profession Carter
Age 48 47
Dwelling Place Grey Lynn Ponsonby
Length of Residence 27 November 1918 24 April 1913
Marriage Place Residence of Mrs Meleary, 63 Franklin Road, Ponsonby
Folio 7970
Consent
Date of Certificate 21 December 1923
Officiating Minister J. Coatsworth
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Archives NZWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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High Court Auckland, Department of Justice  >  Auckland Divorce files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
ASHBY William Foster - Jane 1930 Auckland Restricted
ASHBY William Foster - Jane 1930 Auckland Restricted

Justice Department  >  Coroners Inquests, case files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Coroners Inquests - Case Files - Auckland - Ashby, William Foster [Use copy MICRO U 5550] 1931 Wellington Open
Coroners Inquests - Case Files - Auckland - Ashby, William Foster [Use copy MICRO U 5550] 1931 Wellington Open

Waihi District Court  >  Waihi Mining Registrations

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Assignment of Residence Site Section No 65A Waihi South Elizabeth Ashby of Waihi, Minnie Morris of Auckland, Harry Ashby of Waihi, William Foster Ashby of Auckland, Elina Heavey of Waihi and Ethel McLaren of Waihi to Harry Ashby of Waihi Carter 1915 Auckland Open
Assignment of Residence Site Section No 65A Waihi South Elizabeth Ashby of Waihi, Minnie Morris of Auckland, Harry Ashby of Waihi, William Foster Ashby of Auckland, Elina Heavey of Waihi and Ethel McLaren of Waihi to Harry Ashby of Waihi Carter 1915 Auckland Open
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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name ITM
1898/228Mary White Ellis William Foster Ashby Order Product Intention to Marry
1923/5021Jane McNamara William Foster Ashby Order Product Intention to Marry
1898/228 Mary White Ellis William Foster Ashby Intention to Marry
1923/5021 Jane McNamara William Foster Ashby Intention to Marry
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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Tinui HistoryWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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Masterton Anglican HistoryWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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NZ War GravesWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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New Zealand Gazette IndexWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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WWI Military DefaultersWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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NZ Births
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1874/785Ashby William Foster ElizabethWilliam-Order Product
1874/785 Ashby William Foster Elizabeth William
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1930/6070Ashby William Foster 187456YOrder Product
1930/6070 Ashby William Foster 1874 56Y
Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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

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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH

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

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveWilliam Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)William Foster Ashby        🔍 ASH
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Discover EverAfter manages burial records for several cemeteries around New Zealand

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Name Date of Death Age at Death Cemetery Plot Location Section Row Plot No. Funeral Type
William Foster ASHBY 3 Dec 1930 📰 56 Purewa Cemetery, Auckland Region Block F/39/045 Block F 39 045 Burial
William Foster ASHBY 3 Dec 1930 📰 56 Purewa Cemetery, Auckland Region Block F/39/045 Block F 39 045 Burial