NZ Births
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Source: BDMs by DIA / CC BY 4.0
| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Mother's Given Name(s) | Father's Given Name(s) | Still Birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965/130061 | Purdie | Christopher William | Elizabeth Margaret | William Anderson | - | Order Product |
| 1914/9219 | Purdie | William Edward | Annie Edward | John | - | Order Product |
| 1888/13224 | Purdie | William Cattermole | Helen Elizabeth | James | - | Order Product |
| 1925/29089 | Purdie | William Laidlaw Cameron | Dorothy Agnes | Charles Laidlaw | - | Order Product |
| 1877/14599 | Purdie | William Henry | Eliza Mary | Henry Wight | - | Order Product |
| 1874/25048 | Purdie | William Reeves | Sarah Ann | Charles Walter Scott | - | Order Product |
NZ Marriages (Bride)
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NZ Marriages (Bride, married surname)
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NZ 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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| 1915/1461 | Emma Ruby | Chissell | William | Purdie | Order Product |
Intention to Marry
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| 1920/6380 | Louise Evelyn | Heavyside | William Alexander | Purdie | Order Product |
Intention to Marry
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| 1912/5430 | Lassy Eva | Mackie | William Henry | Purdie | Order Product |
Intention to Marry
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| 1951/40048 | Alva Merle | Miller | William Laidlaw Cameron | Purdie | Order Product | |
| 1941/10778 | Doreen | Sutcliffe | William Edward | Purdie | Order Product |
NZ Births (Mother)
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NZ Deaths
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Source: BDMs by DIA / CC BY 4.0
| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Born (approx.) | Age at Death (approx.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965/34085 | Purdie | Christopher William | 1965 | 1D | Order Product |
| 1968/30718 | Purdie | William Alexander | 1893 | 75Y | Order Product |
| 1989/35574 | Purdie | Andrew William | 17 May 1940 🔍NZ | 49 years | Order Product |
| 1992/35023 | Purdie | William Edward | 10 January 1914 🔍NZ | 78 years | Order Product |
| 1993/39093 | Purdie | William | 24 April 1915 🔍NZ | 78 years | Order Product |
| 1930/1736 | Purdie | William Cuttermole | 1888 | 42Y | Order Product |
| 1925/5031 | Purdie | John William Mitchell | 1842 | 83Y | Order Product |
| 1876/596 | Purdie | William | 1797 | 79Y | Order Product |
| 1903/2366 | Purdie | William Reeves | 1877 | 26Y | Order Product |
| 1971/36797 | Purdie | William | 1884 | 87Y | Order Product |
| 1952/24953 | Purdie | William Henry | 1878 | 74Y | Order Product |
| 2016/28814 | Purdie | William Anderson | 4 August 1938 🔍NZ | 77 years | Order Product |
| 2007/17395 | Purdie | William Laidlaw Cameron | 20 April 1925 🔍NZ | 82 years | Order Product |
| 2020/3783 | Purdie | William Robert | 22 November 1935 🔍NZ | 84 years | Order Product |
Tributes Online (obituaries)
William Purdie 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://www.tributes.co.nz/Webform1.aspx/GetTributes
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Whanganui Council Property Rolls
Purdie, William 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://wdc.whanganui.govt.nz/propertyrolls/data.aspx?id=search
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Te Papa Collections - People
William Purdie 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://data.tepapa.govt.nz/collection/search?q=type:Person+AND+title:(William+AND+Purdie)
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Otago Nominal Index
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Source: Hocken Collections
| Surname | Forename | Address | Event Place | Date |
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| PURDIE | J William M | Lawrence | Electoral District of Wakatipu | 1878-79 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Western Suburban District | 1855 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Dunedin Town District | 1855 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 1855-6 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 1855-6 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 1855-6 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 1855-6 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 1 Mar 1855 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 1 Mar 1855 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Western District | 1 May 1855 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Town of Dunedin District | 1 May 1855 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Dunedin Country District | 1 Jun 1855 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Dunedin Town District | 1 Jun 1855 |
| PURDIE | William | Otago | 4 Mar 1856 | |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Town of Dunedin District | 1 Jul 1856 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Western District | 1 Jul 1856 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 5 Sep 1856 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 5 Sep 1856 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 1857-8 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 1857-8 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 1857-8 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 1857-8 |
| PURDIE | William | Otago | before 27 Feb 1857 | |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 10 Mar 1857 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Dunedin Town District | 29 Jun 1857 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Dunedin Country District | 29 Jun 1857 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Western District | 29 Jun 1857 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Town of Dunedin | 29 Jun 1857 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 8 Sep 1857 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 1858-9 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 1858-9 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | OPC Western District & HR Dunedin Country District | 30 Jun 1858 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Town of Dunedin | 30 Jun 1858 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 22 Jan 1859 |
| PURDIE | William | Northern District | Otago | Sep 1859 |
| PURDIE | William | Otago | 26 May 1862 | |
| PURDIE | William | George st Woodside | Dunedin | 1863 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Otago | 16 Sep 1863 |
| PURDIE | William | George st | Dunedin | 1864 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin, Otago | Otago | 19 Feb 1864 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | before 25 Apr 1864 | |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | before 9 May 1864 | |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Roslyn Electorate | 1865-66 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Dunedin City Electorate | 1865-66 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Dunedin City Electorate | 1866-67 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Dunedin City Electorate | 1866-67 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Roslyn Electorate | 1866-67 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | City of Dunedin | 1867-68 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Wakari Electorate | 1867-68 |
| PURDIE | William | Dunedin | Dunedin City Electorate | 1867-68 |
NZ Presbyterian Marriages
William Purdie 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 5:59pm, 4 June 2026 in 0.319 seconds
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
Feb 1935 1\18\13 PURDIE William 30 Chissell 13-Apr 1915 1\18\4 Abbott to Cuthbertson / Davidson to Josephs / Kay to Purdie / Rae to Young Close This Window to Return to the Main
https://www.presbyterian.org.nz/archives/nzmarriageregisters/standrewswhangareim...
Communicant Rolls - P
Margret Hannah 1848/06 PURDIE, Mrs (Gavin) 1848/06 PURDIE, William George St Dunedin 1848/06 Please Close This Window to Return To The Menu
https://www.presbyterian.org.nz/archives/firstchurch/page32.htm
Shadows of Time
William Purdie 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 5:59pm, 4 June 2026 in 0.315 seconds
Source: Shadows of Time / Copyright Wendy Leahy
NZ University Graduates 1870-1961 P SURNAME FORENAMES UNIVERSITY DEGREE YEAR NOTES PAAPE John Mitchell Otago B.A. 1936 . PAAPE John Mitchell Otago DipEd 1940 . PABST Frederica Florence
shadowsoftime.co.nz/university19.html
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history site
William Purdie 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 5:59pm, 4 June 2026 in 0.971 seconds
Source: Our Stuff by Denise and Peter on Rootsweb / "All information, lists and stories on this site may be freely linked to"
Robert Maungatawhiri, Auckland Purdie William Dunedin Pyke Vincent Dunedin R Raeburn Robert Whangarei, Auckland Rattray James Dunedin Reader Henry Elmhirst Wellington Redwood
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/JP1868M-Z.htm
Electoral Roll for the year 1865
Alexander Callender H Purdie William F Pyke Vincent Duke St L Q Quandri David H Quail Charles George St H Quee Robert H Quick Edmund Edward Colst. L Quin James H R Radcliffe
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/electoralDunedinP-R.htm
JP'sN- Z
Matthew Okarita Canterbury Purdie William Dunedin Purnell William Kirk Timaru Canterbury Pyke Vincent Dunedin Raeburn Robert Wangarei Auckland Redwood Henry Jnr. Nelson Reader
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/JP1866N-Z.htm
Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)
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NZ Genealogy Research Made Easy
William Purdie 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 5:59pm, 4 June 2026 in 0.945 seconds
Source: New Zealand Genealogy Research Made Easy, by Barbara Andrew / "pages may be freely linked"
Robert PORTER, John PULHAM, William PURDY, William RATTRAY, William RAWSON, John READING, George REGAN, John REYNOLDS, George RICE, John RICE, M RICHARDSON, John RIDINGS, Richard
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~babznz/genealogy/indexesnzer.html
Transcriptions NZ
William Purdie 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 5:59pm, 4 June 2026 in 0.309 seconds
Source: Transcriptions NZ / courtesy of Beverley Evans
Christchurch --- Auckland - 005 PURDIE - William, lumper, dropped dead -- leaves a wife and family --- Friday 3 August 1894 Fatalities - 007 CLEARY - Martin, -- accidental death
https://www.transcriptions.nz/1870-1908/1894.August.Lytt.Times.snippets.html
Alexander Turnbull Library
Purdie, William 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/imu/request.php
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Source: Alexander Turnbull Library by National Library / CC BY 3.0 NZ
| Title | Summary | Thumbnail |
| Otago early history - Life of Dr W Purdie | MS-Papers-3617. Otago early history - Life of Dr W Purdie. 1849 (1943). [Item] |
Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph
William Purdie 🔍 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 Edward Purdie
265693 World War II, 1939-1945 Married/WWII Mrs. D. Purdie, 15 Cornwallis St., Sandringham, Auckland (w) Waterside worker/Civilian Corporal/Military War Medal 1939-1945 New Zealand War Service MedalWilliam Alexander Purdie
43056
World War I, 1914-1918
A. Purdie (father), Kaiapoi, New Zealand
Clerk
Pakeha
26 Apr 1917
Plymouth/Devon/England/United Kingdom/Europe
28 Jul 1917
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
24th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Gunner/Military
Intention to Marry Project
William Purdie 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://itm.howison.co.nz/search/William+Purdie
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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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| 22 | 8 November 1892 |
William Henry Gilbert Spurdie
Eliza Belsham |
Bachelor Spinster |
Printer Dressmaker |
24 27 |
Stratford Stratford |
3 years 3 years |
In the residence of Mr. Ebenezer Burgess at Stratford | 92/3215 | 8 November 1892 | Rev. James Glover, Primitive Methodist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 138 | 7 December 1912 |
William Henry Purdie
Tassy Eva Mackie |
Bachelor Spinster |
Dentist Domestic |
35 25 |
Pahiatua Kumeroa |
5 yrs 21 yrs |
Residence of Mrs John Inglis Mackie Campfield Kumeroa | 12/9015 | 7 December 1912 | Rev John Charles Eccles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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| 27 | 9 December 1912 |
William Henry Purdie
Lucy Eva Mackie |
Bachelor Spinster |
Dentist Domestic Duties |
35 25 |
Pahiatua Kumeroa |
5 years 21 years |
Residence of J. S. N. Mackie, Kumeroa | 12/9015 | 9 December 1912 | Rev. Canon J. C. Keeley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 25 March 1915 |
William Purdie
Emma Ruby Chessell |
Bachelor Spinster |
Storeman Domestic |
30 24 |
Whangarei Whangarei |
2 years 2 years |
Residence of Mr. C. H. Chessell | 3328 | 25 March 1915 | Rev Wm Day, Presbyterian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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| 8 | 16 June 1920 |
William Alexander Purdie
Louise Evelyn Heavyside |
Bachelor Spinster |
Bank Clerk Domestic Duties |
27 30 |
Oxford Oxford |
3 days 8 years |
Church of England Oxford | 5992 | 16 June 1920 | Rev L Hard, Church of England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)
William Purdie 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 5:59pm, 4 June 2026 in 0.711 seconds
Source: Copyright Auckland Council Libraries Heritage Collections / non-commercial personal use
| Title | Date | Record type |
| Heighway, Florence, (nee Purdie) | 1884-03-03 | Auckland People and Events |
| Purdie | 1925-09-24 | Cemetery Records |
| Purdie | 1925-09-24 | Cemetery Records |
| Purdie, Florence | Index Cards |
Archives NZ
William Purdie 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://archway.howison.co.nz/ajax/simple.php?search=%22william%22+purdie&simple_view=1
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Source: Archives NZ Collections Search / CC BY / via Archway
Army Department > R9998548 (unknown)
Land Information New Zealand, Hamilton Regional Office > R9989639 (unknown)
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| William Purdy Perrin of Paterangi, Farmer - Allotment 102 and part Allotment 101 Parish of Ngaroto | 1934 | Auckland | Open |
Dunedin High Court > Dunedin probate files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| PURDIE William - Dunedin - Doctor of Medicine | 1876 | Dunedin | Open |
New Munster Government > Colonial Secretary's inwards correspondence
Wellington High Court > Wellington probate files [third sequence]
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| FRASER William Purdy | 1981 | Wellington | Open | |
| PURDY William | 1949 | Wellington | Open |
Wellington High Court > Wellington probate files (first sequence)
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| PURDIE William Cattermole | 1930 | Wellington | Open |
New Zealand Railways Corporation, Passenger Business Group > Service Schedules - H-6As
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Purdy, Rex William - Born 1929 | 1947 ‑ 1954 | Wellington | Open |
Department of Justice, High Court, Gisborne > Gisborne action files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Frederick Thomas Hall of ... Douglas Campbell Purdie of Gisborne Solicitor | 1937 ‑ 1943 | Auckland | Open |
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Land valuation files
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland actions/civil proceedings files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Action File - William Charles Seddon Purdy of 71 Nelson Street Auckland Canned-meat Factory Employee v J Kerr of Auckland Piemaker | 1930 ‑ 1931 | Auckland | Open |
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland Divorce files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Purdy, Charles William v Purdy, Irene Lydia | 1944 | Auckland | Restricted |
| Purdy, Rae Stephanie v Purdy, Rex William and Laycock, Anne | 1971 ‑ 1972 | Auckland | Restricted |
| PURDY Charles William - Irene Lydia | 1940 ‑ 1941 | Auckland | Restricted |
| PURDY William - Emma | 1929 ‑ 1930 | Auckland | Restricted |
Hamilton High Court > Hamilton probates - annual number sequence
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| PERRIN William Purdy - Te Awamutu and Paterangi - Retired Farmer | 1955 | Auckland | Open |
Christchurch High Court > Christchurch Probate files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| PURDIE William Alexander - Christchurch - Retired Bank Officer | 1968 | Christchurch | Open | |
| PURDIE Andrew William - Christchurch - Technician | 1989 | Christchurch | Open |
Dunedin High Court > Dunedin Bills of Sale
Legislative Department > Women's Suffrage Petition 1892 [Digitised Sheets]
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Digitised 1892 Women Suffrage Petition Roll - Sheet 24 - Region: Auckland [Digital Copy] | 1892 | Digital | Open | |
| Digitised 1892 Women Suffrage Petition Roll - Sheet 310 - Region: Wellington [Digital Copy] | 1892 | Digital | Open | |
| Digitised 1892 Women Suffrage Petition Roll - Sheet 369 - Region: Auckland [Digital Copy] | 1892 | Digital | Open |
Christchurch High Court > Christchurch Civil Case Files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Probate file - William Laidlaw Cameron Purdie | 2007 | Christchurch | Open |
Lawrence Magistrate's Court > Lawrence Application files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Application for extended claim - Joseph Tait, Robert Tait, Edwin Purdy - Crawfords Gully, Waitahuna | 1896 | Dunedin | Open |
Lawrence Magistrate's Court > Lawrence Warden's Plaints
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Plaint - Edwin Purdy, Robert Kofoed, Neil Frazer, John Auld v James Falconer, William Ryan, George Gardiner | 1875 | Dunedin | Open |
Whanganui District Court > Wanganui probates [third sequence]
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| CURRIE, William Purdie | 1912 | Wellington | Open |
Department of Internal Affairs, Head Office > Personnel file cover sheets
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Staff Summary Sheets: Fraser, William Purdy | 1968 ‑ 1971 | Wellington | Restricted |
Queenstown District Court > Queenstown Mining Transfers
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Transfer - Henderson Law and John William Mitchell Purdie to The New Nugget and Cornish Quartz Mining Company Limited | 1879 | Dunedin | Open |
Palmerston North High Court > Palmerston North Probate files [second sequence]
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| PURDIE William Henry | 1952 | Wellington | Open | |
| PURDIE William | 1988 ‑ 1993 | Wellington | Open |
New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives > Military Personnel Files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| PURDY, Frederick William - WW1 17/163 - Army | 1914 ‑ 1918 | Wellington | Open | |
| PURDY, Alfred William - WW1 50608 - Army | 1914 ‑ 1918 | Wellington | Open | |
| PURDIE, William - WWI N/N, WWII 822015 - Army | 1914 ‑ 1945 | Wellington | Open | |
| PURDIE, William Alexander - WW1 43056 - Army | 1914 ‑ 1918 | Wellington | Restricted |
Ministry of Justice, Head Office > Coroners inquest files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Andrew William Purdie (Sensitive Material) | 1989 | Wellington | Restricted |
Justice Department > Coroners Inquests, case files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Coroners Inquests - Case Files - Auckland - Purdy, William Charles Seddon | 1957 | Wellington | Open |
| Coroners Inquests - Case Files - Marlborough - Purdie, William Cattermole [Use copy MICRO U 5546] | 1930 | Wellington | Open |
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Intestate Files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| KENNEDY William - At sea ex Auckland - Husband of Jean Purdy | 1880 | Auckland | Open |
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland probates
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| PURDY William George - Auckland - Retired Postal Officer | 1968 | Auckland | Open | |
| PURDIE William Edward - Auckland - Retired | 1992 | Auckland | Open | |
| PURDY William Nugent - Auckland - Retired Builder | 1966 | Auckland | Open | |
| ELLIS William Purdy - Auckland - Retired Coach Builder | 1950 | Auckland | Open | |
| PURDY William Charles Seddon - Auckland - Labourer | 1957 | Auckland | Open |
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Auckland probates - second sequence
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| PURDIE John William Mitchell - Auckland - Gentleman | 1925 | Auckland | Open |
Hamilton High Court > Hamilton Land Sales / Land Valuation Proceedings Files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| William Henry Haggard to Miriam Purdy | 1945 | Auckland | Open |
| James Purdie to William Henry Staples | 1944 | Auckland | Open |
Land Titles Office, Auckland > Discharged Mortgages - North Auckland
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Mortgagor: John Hancock Purdy - Mortgagee: James Burtt and William Stephen Cochrane. Lot 26 Sec 27 Surrey Hills Estate Suburbs of Auckland | 1885 ‑ 1894 | Auckland | Open |
Tinui History
William Purdie 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://www.tinuihistory.org/_/search?query=%22Purdie%2C+William%22+OR+%22William+Purdie%22&scope=site
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Masterton Anglican History
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)
William Purdie 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://archivescentral.org.nz/search?keys=%22William+Purdie%22&sort_by=search_api_relevance&sort_order=DESC
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)
William Purdie 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://dict-bio.howison.co.nz/ash_search/?s=William+Purdie
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Indexed by Luke Howison, 2023
Source: A Dictionary of NZ Biography, by Scholefield (1940), from NZ History / CC BY-NC 3.0 NZ
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| William Purdie | PURDIE, WILLIAM (1797-1876) was born at Airdrie, Lanarkshire, the son of a farmer. He educated himself as a boy, and eventually got to Glasgow and apprenticed himself (1822) to Walter Rankin, a surgeon of Airdrie. He attended the lectures in anatomy at McKenzie's dissecting rooms in Glasgow, riding 10 miles each way every day. A year or two later he attended James Armour's lectures in midwifery, and eventually he passed for his degree in surgery in 1825. He started a practice in Edinburgh, taking lectures at the Royal Infirmary. In 1829 he was admitted a burgess in the parish of Canongate, either because he was a freeholder or for public services rendered. In 1831 Purdie's studies were interrupted by the outbreak of cholera. In Edinburgh the epidemic gained an alarming hold in the parish of Canongate. Purdie did Trojan service in combating it, and received a handsome testimonial from the public. In 1833 he gained his degree of M.D. at Glasgow University. He then made a few voyages to Greenland as surgeon in Scottish whaling ships. Here he enforced a strict regime in the use of alcohol, and succeeded in making a reputation for his crews by resisting the ravages of scurvy. Throughout life he was a teetotaller. Purdie having married, settled down to practise in Edinburgh, attracted by the opportunities it gave him for postgraduate study and contact with the highest intellects in medicine. He was a prompt convert to vaccination, and brought a supply of lymph in 1849 to Otago, where it is believed he was the first practitioner to use it. He also recognised the advantages of chloroform, and in 1846 adopted the homeopathic system of treatment. His busy practice did not prevent him taking part in social and religious movements, notably the Edinburgh Mission, the Magdalen, and the Monthly Tract Society. Purdie had been practising for nearly 25 years when he became interested (through John McGlashan) in the Otago settlement. He obtained appointment as surgeon to the Mooltan, and sailed with his wife and six children. Before the vessel was two days out cholera broke out. It needed all Purdie's stern courage and firmness to enforce discipline amongst the passengers so as to check the outbreak. There were 20 cases, of which nine were fatal. The Mooltan arrived in Otago harbour on 26 Dec 1849. Purdie made up his mind to remain in the province. Before long he acquired 10 acres in North-East Valley, where he was practically the only resident. The 'Woodside' residence stood until 1905. His practice was arduous in the extreme, but not very lucrative. Appointed a magistrate (Jul 1850), he devoted himself faithfully to his judicial work, often sitting on the bench with Strode. He was one of the justices who in 1853 considered the attempts that were being made to stuff the electoral roll with names of Maori voters. It was he who administered a stern rebuke to Mr Justice Stephen when, charged with assault, his Honor protested: 'Do you think I would wait for the slow and tedious process of the law?' In 1854 Purdie was elected to the board of commissioners for the management of the public lands in Dunedin and in 1855 he was elected to the new town board, on which he served until 1860. He was a member of the waste lands board (1856-59). In Sep 1857 he was elected to represent the Western District in the Provincial Council, in which he sat until resigning in 1862. For a few months in 1860 he was in the executive. He worked in connection with the missions at Port Chalmers and North-East Valley, and as an active member of the congregation at Knox Church. Although a Baptist by conviction, he attended regularly at Knox until his own congregation was strong enough to open a church. He died on 30 May 1876. Otago P.C. Proc.; Hocken, Otago; McIndoe; Fulton (p); Otago Daily Times, 31 May 1876, 25 Jul 1930. | Volume 2, page 98 |
PURDIE, WILLIAM (1797-1876) was born at Airdrie, Lanarkshire, the son of a farmer. He educated himself as a boy, and eventually got to Glasgow and apprenticed himself (1822) to Walter Rankin, a surgeon of Airdrie. He attended the lectures in anatomy at McKenzie's dissecting rooms in Glasgow, riding 10 miles each way every day. A year or two later he attended James Armour's lectures in midwifery, and eventually he passed for his degree in surgery in 1825. He started a practice in Edinburgh, taking lectures at the Royal Infirmary. In 1829 he was admitted a burgess in the parish of Canongate, either because he was a freeholder or for public services rendered.
In 1831 Purdie's studies were interrupted by the outbreak of cholera. In Edinburgh the epidemic gained an alarming hold in the parish of Canongate. Purdie did Trojan service in combating it, and received a handsome testimonial from the public. In 1833 he gained his degree of M.D. at Glasgow University. He then made a few voyages to Greenland as surgeon in Scottish whaling ships. Here he enforced a strict regime in the use of alcohol, and succeeded in making a reputation for his crews by resisting the ravages of scurvy. Throughout life he was a teetotaller. Purdie having married, settled down to practise in Edinburgh, attracted by the opportunities it gave him for postgraduate study and contact with the highest intellects in medicine. He was a prompt convert to vaccination, and brought a supply of lymph in 1849 to Otago, where it is believed he was the first practitioner to use it. He also recognised the advantages of chloroform, and in 1846 adopted the homeopathic system of treatment. His busy practice did not prevent him taking part in social and religious movements, notably the Edinburgh Mission, the Magdalen, and the Monthly Tract Society.
Purdie had been practising for nearly 25 years when he became interested (through John McGlashan) in the Otago settlement. He obtained appointment as surgeon to the Mooltan, and sailed with his wife and six children. Before the vessel was two days out cholera broke out. It needed all Purdie's stern courage and firmness to enforce discipline amongst the passengers so as to check the outbreak. There were 20 cases, of which nine were fatal. The Mooltan arrived in Otago harbour on 26 Dec 1849. Purdie made up his mind to remain in the province. Before long he acquired 10 acres in North-East Valley, where he was practically the only resident. The 'Woodside' residence stood until 1905. His practice was arduous in the extreme, but not very lucrative. Appointed a magistrate (Jul 1850), he devoted himself faithfully to his judicial work, often sitting on the bench with Strode. He was one of the justices who in 1853 considered the attempts that were being made to stuff the electoral roll with names of Maori voters. It was he who administered a stern rebuke to Mr Justice Stephen when, charged with assault, his Honor protested: 'Do you think I would wait for the slow and tedious process of the law?' In 1854 Purdie was elected to the board of commissioners for the management of the public lands in Dunedin and in 1855 he was elected to the new town board, on which he served until 1860. He was a member of the waste lands board (1856-59). In Sep 1857 he was elected to represent the Western District in the Provincial Council, in which he sat until resigning in 1862. For a few months in 1860 he was in the executive. He worked in connection with the missions at Port Chalmers and North-East Valley, and as an active member of the congregation at Knox Church. Although a Baptist by conviction, he attended regularly at Knox until his own congregation was strong enough to open a church. He died on 30 May 1876.
Otago P.C. Proc.; Hocken, Otago; McIndoe; Fulton (p); Otago Daily Times, 31 May 1876, 25 Jul 1930.
Volume 2, page 98NZ War Graves
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| Name | Born | Died | Cemetery | Region |
| William (Bill) Purdie | 6 May 1993 🔍 📰 | Kelvin Grove Cemetery | Manawatu-Wanganui | |
| William Duncan Purdie | 20 Mar 1914 🔍 | 18 Oct 🔍 | Paraparaumu Cemetery | Wellington |
| William Henry Purdie | 1877 🔍 | 1952 🔍 | Mangatainoka Pahiatua Cemetery | Manawatu-Wanganui |
New Zealand Gazette Index
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| ...ted this 10th day of May 1989. W. PURDIE, Shareholder. In the matter o... | 🏭 Extraordinary Resolution for Winding Up of Carpentry Contractors Ltd. | 10 May 1989 | NZ Gazette |
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)
William Purdie 🔍 ASHSource: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists / with the kind permission of the NZSG
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| PURDIE, Andrew William 🔍 | 1989 | NZ Probates |
| PURDIE, William 🔍 | 1876 | NZ Probates |
| PURDIE, William 🔍 | 09 Jun 1876 | NZ Probates |
| PURDIE, William Alexander 🔍 | 1968 | NZ Probates |
| PURDIE, William Alexander 🔍 | 28 Jun 1968 | NZ Probates |
| PURDIE, William Alexander 🔍 | Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph | |
| PURDIE, William Cattermole 🔍 | 28 Mar 1930 | NZ Probates |
| PURDIE, William Cattermole 🔍 | 28 Mar 1930 | NZ Probates |
| PURDIE, William Edward 🔍 | Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph | |
| PURDIE, William Edward (Bill) 🔍 | 29 Apr 1992 | NZ Herald Deaths |
| PURDIE, William Edward (Bill) 🔍 | 30 Apr 1992 | NZ Herald Deaths |
| PURDIE, William Henry 🔍 | 23 Sep 1952 | NZ Probates |
Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)
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| Name | Age at Death | Cemetery | Funeral Type |
| WILLIAM PURDIE FRASER | 54 | Karori Crematorium and Chapels, Wellington Region | Cremation |
Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)
William Purdie 🔍 ASHElectoral 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 |
| 1935 | William Purdie | Civil Servant | 39 Calder Street |
| 1938 | William Purdie | Civil Servant | 39 Calder Street |
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FamilySearchGENiGeneanetNZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)
William Purdie 🔍 ASHSource: Intention to Marry Indexes, by Archives NZ / CC BY
| Bride | Groom | Marriage District | Year | Volume | Page | Entry |
| 🌳 Louisa Murray | 🌳 William Purdie | Invercargill | 1895 | 40 | 853 | 59 |
WWII Military Draft Lists
William Purdie 🔍 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 |
| 265693 | Purdie | William Edward | waterside worker | 1 Devon St., Newton, Auckland. | Auckland | Vol 63, 6 Aug 1941 | 2278 | View Page |
| 265693 | Purdie | William Edward | Waterside Worker | 1 Devon St, Newton, Auckland, C. 3. | Auckland | Vol 110, 6 Nov 1940 | 2856 | View Page |
| 643528 | Purdie | William Laidlaw Cameron | student | 131 St. Andrew's Sq., St. Albans | Christchurch | Vol 58, 27 Jul 1943 | 874 | View Page |
NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)
William Purdie 🔍 ASHIndexed entries from “Historia Nunc Vivat” Medical Practitioners in NZ, 1840-1930
Source: By Rex Earl Wright-St Clair, published by the Cotter Medical History Trust / "made available as an online resource"
| Surname | Forenames | Page | PDF Link |
| PURDIE | William | 311 | View Biography |
1867-1870 Medical Registrations
William Purdie 🔍 ASHDoctors registered under the Medical Practitioners Act, 1867-1870, from “Historia Nunc Vivat” Medical Practitioners in NZ, 1840-1930
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| Surname | Forenames | Location | Date |
| Purdie | William | Dunedin | 14 May 1869 |
Hutt City Early Residents
William Purdie 🔍 ASHSource: Hutt Valley Roll of Early Residents by Dawn Chambers / with her kind permission
| Surname | Forenames | Type | Page No | PDF Link |
| PURDIE | William Henry | Principal | 195 | View PDF |
Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force
William Purdie 🔍 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 Edward Purdie | 265693 | 9 | Corporal | Infantry Reinforcements | Married | Auckland | Waterside worker | 15 Cornwallis St., Sandringham, Auckland | Mrs. D. Purdie, 15 Cornwallis St., Sandringham, Auckland (w) |
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