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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| 1925/16257 | Foster | James William Thomas | Rita Marjorie | James Samuel | - | Order Product |
| 1924/3882 | Foster | William James | Pearl Rubena | Donald | - | Order Product |
| 1923/19119 | Foster | William James | Myrtle Violet | NR | - | Order Product |
| 1908/23200 | Foster | William James | Irene Olive | Stanley | - | Order Product |
| 1933/159 | Foster | James William | Eva | William John | - | Order Product |
| 1882/16535 | Foster | William James | Mary Ann | Frederic | - | Order Product |
| 1920/27356 | Foster | James William | Ethel Myra | Francis James | - | Order Product |
| 1897/17752 | Foster | William James | Catherine Peters | Harry Hubert | - | Order Product |
NZ Marriages (Bride)
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NZ Marriages (Bride, married surname)
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NZ Births (Mother)
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Tributes Online (obituaries)
William James Foster 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://www.tributes.co.nz/Webform1.aspx/GetTributes
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Whanganui Council Property Rolls
Foster, William James 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://wdc.whanganui.govt.nz/propertyrolls/data.aspx?id=search
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Te Papa Collections - People
William James Foster 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://data.tepapa.govt.nz/collection/search?q=type:Person+AND+title:(William+AND+James+AND+Foster)
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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
B20/2/1 FOSTER William James 1905 B20/2/1 FOSTER Harry Hubert 1905 B20/2/1 FOSTER Elizabeth Daisy 1905 B20/2/1 GLADING Mary Isobel 1917 B20/2/1 GLADING Raymond Alfred 1917 B20/2/1
https://www.presbyterian.org.nz/archives/baptism/beaumonthmstationbaptisms.htm
Lawrence Parish Baptisms
David 1917 B20/3 FOSTER William James 1905 B20/3 FOSTER Harry Hubert 1905 B20/3 FOSTER Elizabeth Daisy 1905 B20/3 FRENCH John Robert William 1919 B20/3 GARE Hilda Maud 1906 B20/3
https://www.presbyterian.org.nz/archives/baptism/lawrencebaptisms1.htm
Shadows of Time
William James Foster 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 9:50am, 6 June 2026 in 0.389 seconds
Source: Shadows of Time / Copyright Wendy Leahy
Christchurch, Manukau 1103 FOSTER William James London, Wellington 798 FOSTON Herman Tealby Lincolnshire, Featherston 853 FOTHERGILL John Archdale Wellington 707 FOWLER Hilton
shadowsoftime.co.nz/cnz1897b.html
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history site
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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)
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NZ Genealogy Research Made Easy
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Transcriptions NZ
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Foster, William James 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/imu/request.php
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Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph
William James Foster 🔍 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 Foster
450722 World War II, 1939-1945 Jayforce, 1945-1948 Single/WWII Mrs. M. Foster, Main Rd., Turakina (m) Wanganui/Manawatu-Wanganui/New Zealand Baker's Assistant/Civilian Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Japan, Main Body Infantry Reinforcements New Zealand Army Service Corps, 19 Company Private Driver/Military War Medal 1939-1945 New Zealand War Service MedalWilliam James Foster
James William Thomas Foster
206474 Korean War, 1950-1953 Driver/Military Korea Medal (EIIR) United Nations Medal for Korea New Zealand Operational Service MedalIntention to Marry Project
William James Foster 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://itm.howison.co.nz/search/William+James+Foster
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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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| 59 | 1 February 1908 |
William James Foster
Winifred Elsie Reeves |
Bachelor Spinster |
Farmer |
33 21 |
Marshland St. Albans |
4 years 4 years |
St. Luke's Church, Christchurch | 08/1360 | 1 February 1908 | Rev. J. H. Rogers, Anglican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | 5 January 1924 |
William James Foster
Ellen Duffy |
Bachelor Spinster |
Labourer Domestic |
27 21 |
Oamaru Oamaru |
3 days 3 days |
Office of Registrar of Marriages, Oamaru | 2262 | 5 January 1924 | Registrar of Marriages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)
William James Foster 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 9:50am, 6 June 2026 in 0.202 seconds
Source: Copyright Auckland Council Libraries Heritage Collections / non-commercial personal use
| Title | Date | Record type |
| Foster | 1908-04-12 | Cemetery Records |
Archives NZ
William James Foster 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://archway.howison.co.nz/ajax/simple.php?search=%22william+james%22+foster&simple_view=1
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Source: Archives NZ Collections Search / CC BY / via Archway
New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives > R9988506 (unknown)
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| William James Foster (Australia) - New Zealand Staff Corps | 1912 ‑ 1913 | Wellington | Open |
Dunedin High Court > Dunedin probate and Letters of Administration files (I)
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| FOSTER William James - Dunedin - Retired Master Butcher | 1950 | Dunedin | Open |
Wellington High Court > Wellington probate files (first sequence)
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| FOSTER, William James | 1909 | Wellington | Open |
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Land valuation files
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland actions/civil proceedings files
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland Divorce files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Pirie, Olive Jean v Pirie, William James Foster | 1955 | Auckland | Restricted |
| Pirie, William James Foster v Pirie, Olive Jean | 1967 ‑ 1968 | Auckland | Restricted |
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland Miscellaneous files - annual number series
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| In the Matter of ... of Jane Foster late of Auckland ... Between Jennie Foster Wrennall of Auckland ... abovenamed Jane Foster deceased and Hannah ... said Jane Foster deceased, Defendants | 1934 ‑ 1935 | Auckland | Open |
Timaru Court Office > Timaru Probate Files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| FOSTER William James - Hakataramea - Rabbiter | 1976 | Christchurch | Open |
Palmerston North High Court > Palmerston North Probate files [second sequence]
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| FOSTER William James | 1927 | Wellington | Open |
Department of Social Welfare, Corporate Office > Former servicemen's rehabilitation files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Foster, William James | 1946 ‑ 1951 | Wellington | Restricted |
New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives > Military Personnel Files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| FOSTER, William James - WW1 53341 - Army | 1914 ‑ 1918 | Wellington | Open |
Hamilton High Court > Hamilton bankruptcy files [third series]
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Bankruptcy file - William James Foster Pirie of Otorohanga, farmer | 1945 | Auckland | Open |
Justice Department > Coroners Inquests, case files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Coroners inquests unnecessary - ... John Henry; Foster, James William; Eades, ... | 1958 | Wellington | Open |
Tinui History
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Masterton Anglican History
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)
William James Foster 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://dict-bio.howison.co.nz/ash_search/?s=William+James+Foster
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Masterton Library Wairarapa Archive
William James Foster 🔍 ASHNZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)
William James Foster 🔍 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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| FOSTER, James William 🔍 | 19 Aug 2000 | NZ Herald Deaths |
| FOSTER, James William (Jim) 🔍 | 10 Jun 1996 | NZ Herald Deaths |
| FOSTER, James William (Jim) 🔍 | 11 Jun 1996 | NZ Herald Deaths |
| FOSTER, James William (Jimmy) 🔍 | 21 Aug 2000 | NZ Herald Deaths |
| FOSTER, James William Thomas 🔍 | Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph | |
| FOSTER, William James 🔍 | 1909 | NZ Probates |
| FOSTER, William James 🔍 | 20 Oct 1909 | NZ Probates |
| FOSTER, William James 🔍 | 26 Jan 1927 | NZ Probates |
| FOSTER, William James 🔍 | 1950 | NZ Probates |
| FOSTER, William James 🔍 | 25 Jul 1950 | NZ Probates |
| FOSTER, William James 🔍 | 1976 | NZ Probates |
| FOSTER, William James 🔍 | 12 Nov 1976 | NZ Probates |
| FOSTER, William James 🔍 | Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph | |
| FOSTER, William James 🔍 | Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph |
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FamilySearchGENiGeneanetNZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)
William James Foster 🔍 ASHSource: Intention to Marry Indexes, by Archives NZ / CC BY
| Bride | Groom | Marriage District | Year | Volume | Page | Entry |
| 🌳 Hannah Loney | 🌳 William James Foster | Masterton | 1887 | 32 | 510 | 14 |
WWII Military Draft Lists
William James Foster 🔍 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 |
| 251497 | Foster | James William | agricultural-tractor driver | Taikorea, Palmerston North | Wanganui | Vol 96, 2 Dec 1941 | 3807 | View Page |
| 646716 | Foster | James William Thomas | farm hand | 1 Huia St., Palmerston North | Wanganui | Vol 98, 10 Nov 1943 | 1314 | View Page |
| 604696 | Foster | William James | labourer | Hakataramea | Christchurch | Vol 113, 22 Dec 1942 | 3101 | View Page |
| 628459 | Foster | William James | operator mechanic | 55 Dampier St. Woolston | CHRISTCHURCH | Vol 86, 15 Sep 1942 | 2329 | View Page |
| 450722 | Foster | William James | Main Rd., Turakina | Wanganui | Vol 68, 19 Aug 1941 | 2581 | View Page |
Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force
William James Foster 🔍 ASHEmbarkation nominal rolls of Army troops who served overseas in WWII. They are not exhaustive and generally do not include Navy and Air Force servicemembers.
Source: Auckland Museum / CC BY 4.0
| Name | Army No. | Vol. | Rank | Unit | Single? | Enlisted at | Occupation | Last NZ Address | Next of Kin |
| 🌳 William James Foster | 450722 | 14 | Private | Infantry Reinforcements | Single | Wanganui | Baker's asst | Main Rd., Turakina | Mrs. M. Foster, Main Rd., Turakina (m) |
Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)
William James Foster 🔍 ASHElectoral Rolls for Caversham, Dunedin, covering years 1893, 1896, 1899, 1902, 1905, 1911, 1914, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1935 and 1938
Original spreadsheet source
Source: Compiled by The Caversham Project, Otago University
| Year | Name | Occupation | Address |
| 1914 | William James Foster | Carter | 119 Main South Road, Caversham |
NZ Marriages (Groom)
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| Registration | Bride's Given Name(s) | Bride's Family Name | Groom's Given Name(s) | Groom's Family Name | ITM | |
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| 1944/11302 | Kathleen Rose | Cooke | William James | Foster | Order Product | |
| 1924/9117 | Ellen | Duffy | William James | Foster | Order Product |
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| 1949/9695 | June Bertha | Foster | James William | Foster | Order Product | |
| 1887/2297 | Hannah | Loney | William James | Foster | Order Product |
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| 1946/19617 | Joyce Evelyn Margaret | Thompson | James William Thomas | Foster | Order Product | |
| 1908/1312 | Winifred Elsie | Reeves | William James | Foster | Order Product |
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NZ War Graves
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NZ Deaths
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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Born (approx.) | Age at Death (approx.) | |
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| 1950/27448 | Foster | William James | 1874 | 76Y | Order Product |
| 1958/22917 | Foster | James William | 1872 | 86Y | Order Product |
| 1996/37355 | Foster | James William | 26 October 1920 🔍NZ | 75 years | Order Product |
| 1988/47212 | Foster | James William Thomas | 5 September 1925 🔍NZ | 62 years | Order Product |
| 1991/41130 | Foster | William James | 28 May 1924 🔍NZ | 67 years | Order Product |
| 1927/1250 | Foster | William James | 1857 | 70Y | Order Product |
| 1909/5113 | Foster | William James | 1851 | 58Y | Order Product |
| 1908/2407 | Foster | William James | 1908 | 7W | Order Product |
| 1950/30245 | Foster | William James | 1883 | 67Y | Order Product |
| 1976/54089 | Foster | William James | 28 December 1897 🔍NZ | 78 years | Order Product |
| 2001/7480 | Foster | William James | 5 June 1923 🔍NZ | 78 years | Order Product |
| 2000/17525 | Foster | James William | 8 January 1933 🔍NZ | 67 years | Order Product |
New Zealand Gazette Index
William James Foster 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://gazette.howison.co.nz/search?name=William+James+Foster
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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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Government Officials — 2 results for William James Foster
Initial matches (2)
| Snippet / Name | ✨ Notice Summary | Date | Found In | PDF Links |
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| ...“The Road Boards Act, 1882.” W. J. FOSTER, Clerk. Seatoun Road Board, ... | 🏘️ Seatoun Road Board Special Rate Order | 18 August 1897 | NZ Gazette |
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| ...reford Street, Christchurch. W. J. FOSTER. T. McQ. SMITH. J. McQ. SMIT... | 🏭 Dissolution of Partnership (Smith Bros. and Foster) | 1952 | NZ Gazette |
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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)
William James Foster 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://thetreasury.catalogaccess.com/api/search/advanced
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)
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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)
William James Foster 🔍 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 Foster | 14 Jan 1927 🔍 📰 | Mangahao Cemetery | Manawatu-Wanganui |
Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)
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Intention to Marry