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William James Butler 🔍 ASHEarly European contact with New Zealand, pre-1846
Source: Early NZ History / courtesy of Tony Christiansen
| Name | Born | Died | Mother | Father | Spouse |
| William (Willie) James Butler | 1848 | 1904 | Eliza Merritt | William (Captain) Butler | Bessie Larkam |
NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)
William James Butler 🔍 ASHSource: Intention to Marry Indexes, by Archives NZ / CC BY
| Bride | Groom | Marriage District | Year | Volume | Page | Entry |
| 🌳 Bessie Edwards | 🌳 William James Butler | Palmerston North | 1886 | 31 | 125 | 73 |
| 🌳 Janie McKenney | 🌳 William James Butler | Reefton | 1898 | 47 | 263 | 15 |
Te Papa Collections - People
William James Butler 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://data.tepapa.govt.nz/collection/search?q=type:Person+AND+title:(William+AND+James+AND+Butler)
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Tributes Online (obituaries)
William James Butler 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://www.tributes.co.nz/Webform1.aspx/GetTributes
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Otago Nominal Index
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NZ Presbyterian Marriages
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Copyright Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand / "the Archives encourages the use of its collections ... for research"
Source: Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Marriages 1848 to 1935
Sutherland 1867 1 BURNS William Burness 1882 489 BURT Nellie Gulland 1898 822 BUTLER William James 1878 369 Please Close This Window to Return To The Menu
https://www.presbyterian.org.nz/archives/firstchurch/page71.htm
Whanganui Council Property Rolls
Butler, William James 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://wdc.whanganui.govt.nz/propertyrolls/data.aspx?id=search
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Shadows of Time
William James Butler 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 9:39pm, 5 June 2026 in 0.315 seconds
Source: Shadows of Time / Copyright Wendy Leahy
Palmerston North 1191 BUTLER William James Wellington 141 BUTT John Marten Wellington 509 BUTTERWORTH Bros C P M Wellington 709 BUTTLE B. W.Wellington 710 BUTTON Charles Edward
shadowsoftime.co.nz/cnz1897a.html
Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph
William James Butler 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://api.aucklandmuseum.com/search/cenotaph/_search
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Source: Online Cenotaph by Auckland War Memorial Museum / CC BY 4.0
William James Butler
WWII Military Draft Lists
William James Butler 🔍 ASHFrom 1940-45, men aged 18-46 were selected by ballot for potential service with the Armed Forces under New Zealand's wartime conscription. Twenty-four ballot lists were published in the NZ Gazette.
NOTE: Being listed in a ballot did not necessarily mean the person served in the military. Some had already volunteered, others were found medically unfit, granted deferment or exemption on appeal, or were never called up for active service. These records document those selected for possible service, not confirmed service personnel.
Source: Indexed by Luke Howison from 24 NZ Gazette ballot lists, provided by NZLII
| Registration No | Surname | Forenames | Occupation | Address | Military District | Gazette Ref | Page No | PDF Link |
| 592060 | Butler | James William | labourer | 61 Great North Rd., Grey Lynn | Auckland | Vol 43, 28 Apr 1942 | 1175 | View Page |
| 478087 | Butler | William Archibald James | clerk | 131 Wilton Rd., Wadestown | Wellington | Vol 62, 24 Jun 1942 | 1711 | View Page |
| 417379 | Butler | William James | journalist | 123 Bright St., Cobden, Greymouth | Nelson | Vol 38, 7 May 1941 | 1215 | View Page |
| 642758 | Butler | William James | biscuit-factory hand | 62 North St., Timaru | Christchurch | Vol 58, 27 Jul 1943 | 869 | View Page |
Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)
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Source: Sooty.nz by Christine Clement / included here with her kind permission
Australia UK - CODFORD ST. ... J on CWGC) NZInf DOD UK - UK - CODFORD ST. ... Canterbury UK - CODFORD ST. ... Presbyterian minister in full standing. ... Whakatane when he enlisted
https://sooty.nz/nzefroh1917jan-jun.html
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Dargaville UK - CODFORD ST. ... Zealand UK - BROCKENHURST (ST. ... Auckland NZ - HAKARU (ST. ... France - FRANCE - LONGUENESSE (ST. ... France - FRANCE - LONGUENESSE (ST. ... Gallipoli
https://sooty.nz/nzefrohBo.html
Alexander Turnbull Library
Butler, William James 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/imu/request.php
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Transcriptions NZ
William James Butler 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 9:39pm, 5 June 2026 in 0.312 seconds
Source: Transcriptions NZ / courtesy of Beverley Evans
December 1968 & - photo no. ... Vinko (1/NZEF) d. ... Kerr (2/RNZF) d. ... March 1970 age 4 & half mths. ... Paterson, 1873 - 1950 & dau. ... Stanley (2/NZEF) d. ... March 1938 & dau
https://www.transcriptions.nz/Gravestone.Photos/Waimairi.Cemetery.gravestones.A-...
Intention to Marry Project
William James Butler 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://itm.howison.co.nz/search/William+James+Butler
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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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 15 | 18 August 1898 |
William James Butler
Janie McKennay |
Bachelor Spinster |
Sawmiller Teacher |
40 25 |
Reefton Reefton |
3 days 3 weeks |
St. Stephens Church, Reefton | 98/3117 | 15 August 1898 | Rev. John R. Dart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 109 | 12 September 1906 |
William James Butler
Mary Ann Doherty |
Bachelor Spinster |
Labourer Dressmaker |
25 23 |
Linton Palmerston North |
3 weeks 2 months |
St. Patrick's Church, Palmerston North | 06/14324 | 12 September 1906 | Revd P. C. Costello, Catholic Priest, Palmerston North | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NZ Births
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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Mother's Given Name(s) | Father's Given Name(s) | Still Birth | |
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| 1934/18476 | Butler | William James | Cinderella Pearl | Frank Finlay | - | Order Product |
| 1925/29524 | Butler | William James Bede | Agnes Jessie | James Francis | - | Order Product |
| 1911/20574 | Butler | William James | Hannah | James | - | Order Product |
| 1912/20666 | Butler | James William | Gertrude Minnie | James Augustus | - | Order Product |
| 1892/16028 | Butler | William James | Mary | William Henry | - | Order Product |
| 1884/11935 | Butler | William James | Eliza Jane | William | - | Order Product |
| 1877/10306 | Butler | William James | Agnes | Charles | - | Order Product |
| 1908/15135 | Butler | William Archibald James | Emma Mary | James Burris | - | Order Product |
| 1932/11759 | Butler | James William | Mary Grace | John | - | Order Product |
| 1904/15982 | Butler | John James William | Sarah | James | - | Order Product |
Archives NZ
William James Butler 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://archway.howison.co.nz/ajax/simple.php?search=%22william+james%22+butler&simple_view=1
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Source: Archives NZ Collections Search / CC BY / via Archway
Justice Department > R9996847 (unknown)
Ministry of Transport, Head Office > R9996046 (unknown)
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Certificate of Competency as Engineer of a River Steamer - William James Butler | 1895 | Wellington | Open |
Land Information New Zealand, National Office > R9984708 (unknown)
The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand > Patent Specifications
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| William James Butler - An improved process for the treatment of New Zealand flax and other like fibrous plants | 1929 ‑ 1930 | Wellington | Open |
Wellington High Court > Wellington probate files (first sequence)
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| BUTLER William James | 1904 | Wellington | Open |
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland Miscellaneous files - annual number series
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| In the Matter of Section 74 of The Trustee Act 1908 and in the Estate of William James Butler late of Ruatapu Sawmiller deceased | 1934 | Auckland | Open |
Hamilton High Court > Hamilton probates - annual number sequence
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| BUTLER William James - Te Awamutu - Clerk | 1976 | Auckland | Open |
Greymouth Court Office > Greymouth probate files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| BUTLER William James - Ruatapu - Sawmiller | 1933 | Christchurch | Open |
Christchurch High Court > Christchurch Probate files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| BUTLER William James Bede - Christchurch - Retired Barman | 1986 | Christchurch | Open |
Land Titles Office, Auckland > Auckland land district discharged mortgages and surrender of leases - Deeds system
Department of Lands and Survey, Christchurch District Office > Inwards Correspondence to the Provincial Secretary [ICPS]
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| G.B. Fairburn, Timaru Hospital to Provincial Secretary - return of patients treated in the Timaru Hospital the twelve months ending 31st December 1874. - 21/04/1875 | 1875 | Christchurch | Open |
New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives > Military Personnel Files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| BUTLER, William James - WW1 18958 - Army | 1914 ‑ 1917 | Wellington | Open |
Justice Department > Inwards letters and registered files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Petitions to Parliament - Petitions - William James Butler - Maintenance for a child | 1956 | Wellington | Restricted |
Waihi District Court > Waihi Mining Registrations
Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)
William James Butler 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 9:39pm, 5 June 2026 in 0.454 seconds
Source: Copyright Auckland Council Libraries Heritage Collections / non-commercial personal use
| Title | Date | Record type |
| Butler, William James | 1881 | 1881 Electoral Rolls |
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history site
William James Butler 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 9:39pm, 5 June 2026 in 0.943 seconds
Source: Our Stuff by Denise and Peter on Rootsweb / "All information, lists and stories on this site may be freely linked to"
Glostershire Farm Labourer Butler William James 16 Warwickshire Labourer Callan John 25 Tyrone Ploughman Carter William D 20 Cornwall Carpenter Cartwright Robert 22 Fermanagh
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/Atrato_Singles_Canterbury.htm
NZ Genealogy Research Made Easy
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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)
William James Butler 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://thetreasury.catalogaccess.com/api/search/advanced
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)
William James Butler 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://dict-bio.howison.co.nz/ash_search/?s=William+James+Butler
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Tinui History
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)
William James Butler 🔍 ASHSource: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists / with the kind permission of the NZSG
| Name | Date | Record Type |
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| BUTLER, James William 🔍 | 1950 | NZ Probates |
| BUTLER, James William 🔍 | 28 Feb 1950 | NZ Probates |
| BUTLER, James William (Bill) 🔍 | 09 Feb 2012 | NZ Herald Deaths |
| BUTLER, William James 🔍 | 1933 | NZ Probates |
| BUTLER, William James 🔍 | 25 Jan 1933 | NZ Probates |
| BUTLER, William James 🔍 | 23 Jul 1976 | NZ Probates |
| BUTLER, William James 🔍 | 14 Jun 1917 | Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph |
| BUTLER, William James Bede 🔍 | 1986 | NZ Probates |
Masterton Anglican History
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NZ War Graves
William James Butler 🔍 ASHNZ Marriages (Groom)
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Source: BDMs by DIA / CC BY 4.0
| Registration | Bride's Given Name(s) | Bride's Family Name | Groom's Given Name(s) | Groom's Family Name | ITM | |
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| 1950/6132 | Margaret | Byrne | William James | Butler | Order Product | |
| 1906/4284 | Mary Ann | Doherty | William James | Butler | Order Product |
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| 1886/1317 | Bessie | Edwards | William James | Butler | Order Product |
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| 1898/3027 | Janie | McKenney | William James | Butler | Order Product |
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| 1937/905 | Martha Virginia | Paretovich | James William | Butler | Order Product | |
| 1934/4544 | Irene Marjorie | Sime | William Archibald James | Butler | Order Product |
NZ Deaths
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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Born (approx.) | Age at Death (approx.) | |
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| 1976/26243 | Butler | James William | 5 March 1912 🔍NZ | 64 years | Order Product |
| 1976/49339 | Butler | William James | 21 September 1911 🔍NZ | 64 years | Order Product |
| 1949/31087 | Butler | James William | 1883 | 66Y | Order Product |
| 1985/50289 | Butler | William James | 21 April 1925 🔍NZ | 60 years | Order Product |
| 1904/1182 | Butler | William James | 1849 | 55Y | Order Product |
| 1932/9511 | Butler | William James | 1858 | 74Y | Order Product |
| 1950/28068 | Butler | William James | 1877 | 73Y | Order Product |
| 1964/45433 | Butler | William Archibald James | 1908 | 56Y | Order Product |
| 1918/56101 | Butler | William James | 1894 | 24Y | Order Product |
| 2010/28158 | Butler | William James | 27 July 1924 🔍NZ | 85 years | Order Product |
| 2012/3548 | Butler | James William | 4 February 1932 🔍NZ | 80 years | Order Product |
| 2002/17049 | Butler | William James | 14 June 1934 🔍NZ | 68 years | Order Product |
Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)
William James Butler 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://whakatereheritage.catalogaccess.com/api/search/advanced
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New Zealand Gazette Index
William James Butler 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://gazette.howison.co.nz/search?name=William+James+Butler
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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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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)
William James Butler 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://billiongraves.com/api/1.3/search
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Source: BillionGraves / limited search result excerpts for non-commercial personal research
| Name | Died | Cemetery | Region |
| William James (Bill) Butler | 20 Dec 1985 🔍 📰 | Waimairi Cemetery | Canterbury |
Masterton Library Wairarapa Archive
William James Butler 🔍 ASHArchives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)
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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 |
| WILLIAM JAMES BUTLER | Unknown | Karori Crematorium and Chapels, Wellington Region | Cremation | ||||
| WILLIAM JAMES BUTLER | 55 | Karori Cemetery, Wellington Region | *Ch Eng/S/40 | *Ch Eng | S | 40 | Burial |
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