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Early NZ HistoryWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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

Source: Intention to Marry Indexes, by Archives NZ / CC BY

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Susie Donn 🌳 William Murdoch Bruce Ashburton 1897 44 776 1008a
🌳 Susie Donn 🌳 William Murdoch Bruce Ashburton 1897 44 776 1008a
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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Tributes Online (obituaries)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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Whanganui Council Property RollsBruce, William Murdoch        🔍 ASH
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Otago Nominal Index
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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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Shadows of TimeWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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Alexander Turnbull LibraryBruce, William Murdoch        🔍 ASH
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WWII Military Draft ListsWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

From 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
585202 Bruce Donald William Murdoch farmer Lowcliffe Rural Delivery, Ashburton Christchurch Vol 86, 15 Sep 1942 2324 View Page
585202 Bruce Donald William Murdoch farmer Lowcliffe Rural Delivery, Ashburton Christchurch Vol 86, 15 Sep 1942 2324 View Page
NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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

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

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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

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

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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Hutt City ObituariesWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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Transcriptions NZWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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Archives NZWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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Timaru Court Office  >  Timaru Probate Files

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
BRUCE William Murdoch - Ashburton - Retired Farmer BRUCE William Murdoch - Ashburton - Retired Farmer📃 View Scan 1955 Christchurch Open
BRUCE Donald William Murdoch - Timaru - Retired Farmer BRUCE Donald William Murdoch - Timaru - Retired Farmer📃 View Scan 1980 Christchurch Open
BRUCE William Murdoch - Ashburton - Retired Farmer BRUCE William Murdoch - Ashburton - Retired Farmer📃 View Scan 1955 Christchurch Open
BRUCE Donald William Murdoch - Timaru - Retired Farmer BRUCE Donald William Murdoch - Timaru - Retired Farmer📃 View Scan 1980 Christchurch Open
Intention to Marry ProjectWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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NZ War GravesWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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Tinui HistoryWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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Masterton Anglican HistoryWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

Source: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists / with the kind permission of the NZSG

Name Date Record Type
BRUCE, William Murdoch 🔍 1955 NZ Probates
BRUCE, William Murdoch 🔍 04 Apr 1955 NZ Probates
Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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New Zealand Gazette IndexWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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Search URL: https://gazette.howison.co.nz/search?name=William+Murdoch+Bruce

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Transcribed and indexed with AI tools; verify important info with the original PDF sources (linked)

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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...g; 30865, 11th April, 1911.† Bruce, W. M., and another, Traralgon, Vic... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Applicants for Letters Patent for Quarter Ended 31st March, 1912 1912 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...chometer ; J. N. Matheson and W. M. Bruce ; 31033, 13th March. Tacking... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Inventions (Continued) 1912 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...g; 30865, 11th April, 1911.† Bruce, W. M., and another, Traralgon, Vic... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Applicants for Letters Patent for Quarter Ended 31st March, 1912 1912 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...chometer ; J. N. Matheson and W. M. Bruce ; 31033, 13th March. Tacking... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Inventions (Continued) 1912 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1905/20346Bruce Donald William Murdoch SusanWilliam Murdoch-Order Product
1871/25022Bruce William Murdoch CatherineMurdoch-Order Product
1905/20346 Bruce Donald William Murdoch Susan William Murdoch
1871/25022 Bruce William Murdoch Catherine Murdoch
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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1955/31896Bruce William Murdoch 187184YOrder Product
1980/48815Bruce Donald William Murdoch 4 October 1905  🔍NZ74 yearsOrder Product
1955/31896 Bruce William Murdoch 1871 84Y
1980/48815 Bruce Donald William Murdoch 4 October 1905  🔍NZ 74 years
Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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NZ Marriages (Groom)
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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name ITM
1897/4932Susan Donn William Murdoch Bruce Order Product Intention to Marry
1897/4932 Susan Donn William Murdoch Bruce Intention to Marry
WWI Military DefaultersWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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

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Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsWilliam Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH

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

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BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)William Murdoch Bruce        🔍 ASH
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