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NZ Marriages (Bride)        🔍 ASH

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Early NZ HistoryWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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NZ Intention to Marry Index (1882-1899)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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

Bride Groom Marriage District Year Volume Page Entry
🌳 Mary Jane Martin 🌳 William Thomas Oliver Christchurch 1893 38 256 101
🌳 Mary Jane Martin 🌳 William Thomas Oliver Christchurch 1893 38 256 101
Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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

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Te Papa Collections - PeopleWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Whanganui Council Property RollsOliver, William Thomas        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://wdc.whanganui.govt.nz/propertyrolls/data.aspx?id=search

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Tributes Online (obituaries)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://www.tributes.co.nz/Webform1.aspx/GetTributes

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Otago Nominal Index        🔍 ASH

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NZ Presbyterian MarriagesWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH
Shadows of TimeWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH
Alexander Turnbull LibraryOliver, William Thomas        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/imu/request.php

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WWII Military Draft ListsWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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NZ Servicemen buried in Kranji (Singapore)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call POWs (Northlanders)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call Medals (Northlanders)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Freedom's Call - Other Forces (Northlanders)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Gate Pa & Te Ranga, 1864William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Porirua War StoriesWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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WW1 returned soldiers land holdingsWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (killed in line of duty)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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NZ Police (deaths in line of duty)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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NZ Medical Practitioners (1840-1930)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Source: Online Cenotaph by Auckland War Memorial Museum / CC BY 4.0

William Thomas Oliver

27105 World War I, 1914-1918 Mrs Mary Oliver (mother), Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand Farm hand/Civilian Pakeha 23 Sep 1916 Devonport/Devon/England/United Kingdom/Europe 19 Nov 1916 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 8th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company Rifleman British War Medal (1914-1920) Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
Cotter Museum Doctors' FilesWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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1867-1870 Medical RegistrationsWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Education Dept Staff RegisterWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Methodist Ministers (1822-1940)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Anglican Clergy (pre-1952)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1872-1926)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Dunedin Railways Staff Register (1903-1928)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Vaccination Appointments 1872-1885William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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1918 Flu Pandemic VictimsWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Old Colonists' Association Register, 1919-1934William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Burgess Roll for the City of Auckland, 1887-1888William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Early Settlers Roll, Auckland ProvinceWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City Early ResidentsWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Hutt City ObituariesWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Taita Hall Donors (Lower Hutt)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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West Coast Accidental DeathsWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Paparoa & Blackball coalminer deathsWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Christchurch 1918 influenza victimsWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Sumner School for Deaf ChildrenWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Porirua Cemetery (unmarked graves)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Whenua Tapu (unmarked graves)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

Source: Sooty.nz by Christine Clement / included here with her kind permission

THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT - NZEF - 1914- 1919
Lieutenant 10/761 MC OLIVER William Thomas Private 27105 MID ORAM Harry Major 12/3913 OBE, MID ORR Norman Private 24/1454 MM O'SHANNESSY John Patrick Corporal 10/909 MID OTTO
https://sooty.nz/WLGREGHonours.html
 
Transcriptions NZWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

Source: Transcriptions NZ / courtesy of Beverley Evans

Addington Cemetery
May 1922 age 83 & dau. ... August 1891 age 60 arr. ... April 1890 age 3wks. ... April 1875 age 20yrs 5mths dau. ... June 1912 age 61 & dau. ... Mary his wife d. ... Esther all drowned
https://www.transcriptions.nz/Gravestone.Photos/Addington.Cemetery.html
 
Intention to Marry ProjectWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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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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1893Page 256

District of Christchurch Quarter ending 31 March 1893 Registrar J W Parkerson
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
101 27 March 1893 William Thomas Oliver
Mary Janette Easter
William Thomas Oliver
Mary Jane Martin
💍 1893/1663
Bachelor
Spinster
Plumber
24
23
Christchurch
Christchurch
15 years
23 years
St. Saviours Church 93/1676 27 March 1893 Rev R. A. Scott, Church of England
No 101
Date of Notice 27 March 1893
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties William Thomas Oliver Mary Janette Easter
BDM Match (82%) William Thomas Oliver Mary Jane Martin
  💍 1893/1663
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Plumber
Age 24 23
Dwelling Place Christchurch Christchurch
Length of Residence 15 years 23 years
Marriage Place St. Saviours Church
Folio 93/1676
Consent
Date of Certificate 27 March 1893
Officiating Minister Rev R. A. Scott, Church of England



1903siPage 316

District of Christchurch Quarter ending 30 September 1903 Registrar J. C. Nicholl
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
481 14 August 1903 William Thomas Oliver
Edith Millicent Oliver
William Thomas House
Edith Mabel Olliver
💍 1903/4535
Bachelor
Spinster
Gardener
24
24
Sydenham
Sydenham
6 years
24 years
Presbyterian Church, Sydenham 03/4305 14 August 1903 Rev. F. Hales, Baptist
No 481
Date of Notice 14 August 1903
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties William Thomas Oliver Edith Millicent Oliver
BDM Match (70%) William Thomas House Edith Mabel Olliver
  💍 1903/4535
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Gardener
Age 24 24
Dwelling Place Sydenham Sydenham
Length of Residence 6 years 24 years
Marriage Place Presbyterian Church, Sydenham
Folio 03/4305
Consent
Date of Certificate 14 August 1903
Officiating Minister Rev. F. Hales, Baptist



1908bPage 725

District of Waimangaroa Quarter ending 31 December 1908 Registrar H. A. Richards
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
7 11 December 1908 William Oliver Thomas
Sophy Fletcher
William Oliver Thomas
Sophy Fletcher
💍 1908/2631
Bachelor
Spinster
Engine-driver
24
19
Denniston
Denniston
10 Years
4 Years
Primitive Methodist Church, Denniston 08/7368 Robert Fletcher, Father 11 December 1908 Rev Joseph Carlisle, Primitive Methodist
No 7
Date of Notice 11 December 1908
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties William Oliver Thomas Sophy Fletcher
  💍 1908/2631
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession Engine-driver
Age 24 19
Dwelling Place Denniston Denniston
Length of Residence 10 Years 4 Years
Marriage Place Primitive Methodist Church, Denniston
Folio 08/7368
Consent Robert Fletcher, Father
Date of Certificate 11 December 1908
Officiating Minister Rev Joseph Carlisle, Primitive Methodist



1915fPage 2879

District of East Taieri Quarter ending 31 March 1915 Registrar F. A. B. Ingpen
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
8 29 March 1915 William Thomas Oliver Kaye
Violet Jane Wilson
William Thomas Oliver Kaye
Violet Jane Wilson
💍 1915/2244
Bachelor
Spinster
School Teacher
Nurse
29
33
Mosgiel
Mosgiel
2 Months
2 years
Private Residence of Henry Wilson Mosgiel 4130 29 March 1915 A. J. Seamer
No 8
Date of Notice 29 March 1915
  Groom Bride
Names of Parties William Thomas Oliver Kaye Violet Jane Wilson
  💍 1915/2244
Condition Bachelor Spinster
Profession School Teacher Nurse
Age 29 33
Dwelling Place Mosgiel Mosgiel
Length of Residence 2 Months 2 years
Marriage Place Private Residence of Henry Wilson Mosgiel
Folio 4130
Consent
Date of Certificate 29 March 1915
Officiating Minister A. J. Seamer





Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH
Archives NZWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

Source: Archives NZ Collections Search / CC BY / via Archway

Immigration New Zealand  >  Immigration Case Files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Rosair, Olive; Manley, Molly Ursula; Manley, William Thomas 1955 ‑ 1976 Wellington Restricted
Rosair, Olive; Manley, Molly Ursula; Manley, William Thomas 1955 ‑ 1976 Wellington Restricted

Wellington High Court  >  Wellington probate files (first sequence)

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
OLIVER William Thomas OLIVER William Thomas📃 View Scan 1938 Wellington Open
OLIVER William Thomas OLIVER William Thomas📃 View Scan 1938 Wellington Open

High Court Auckland, Department of Justice  >  Auckland Divorce files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
Woodney, William Thomas Eric v Woodney, Helen Olive 1950 ‑ 1951 Auckland Restricted
Woodney, William Thomas Eric v Woodney, Helen Olive 1950 ‑ 1951 Auckland Restricted

New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives  >  Military Personnel Files

Name Scan Year(s) Held At Access
OLIVER, William Thomas - WW1 27105 - Army OLIVER, William Thomas - WW1 27105 - Army📃 View Scan 1914 ‑ 1918 Wellington Open
WILLIAMS, Thomas Oliver - WW1 3/3185 - Army WILLIAMS, Thomas Oliver - WW1 3/3185 - Army📃 View Scan 1914 ‑ 1918 Wellington Open
OLIVER, William Thomas - WW1 27105 - Army OLIVER, William Thomas - WW1 27105 - Army📃 View Scan 1914 ‑ 1918 Wellington Open
WILLIAMS, Thomas Oliver - WW1 3/3185 - Army WILLIAMS, Thomas Oliver - WW1 3/3185 - Army📃 View Scan 1914 ‑ 1918 Wellington Open
NZ Marriages (Groom)        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name ITM
1931/8799
Katherine Mary Marnane William Thomas Oliver Order Product
1893/1663
Mary Jane Martin William Thomas Oliver Order Product Intention to Marry
1950/12093
Alice Mary Steane William Arthur Thomas Oliver Order Product
1931/8799
Katherine Mary Marnane William Thomas Oliver
1893/1663
Mary Jane Martin William Thomas Oliver Intention to Marry
1950/12093
Alice Mary Steane William Arthur Thomas Oliver
Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://dict-bio.howison.co.nz/ash_search/?s=William+Thomas+Oliver

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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

Source: Our Stuff by Denise and Peter on Rootsweb / "All information, lists and stories on this site may be freely linked to"

Cathcart
Labourer Elizabeth 23 Oliver William Thomas 23 Cornwall Farm Labourer Ellen 25 Page William Charles 22 Surrey Carpenter Rebekah 21 Pardoe Thomas 35 Worcestershire Labourer Eliza
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/Cathcart.htm
 
NZ War GravesWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH
Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://whakatereheritage.catalogaccess.com/api/search/advanced

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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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

Name Date Record Type
OLIVER, William Arthur Thomas 🔍
1976 NZ Probates
OLIVER, William Thomas 🔍
17 Nov 1938 NZ Probates
OLIVER, William Thomas 🔍
Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph
Masterton Anglican HistoryWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH
New Zealand Gazette IndexWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

Search URL: https://gazette.howison.co.nz/search?name=William+Thomas+Oliver

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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

11 results for William Thomas Oliver

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Snippet / Name ✨ Notice Summary Date Found In PDF Links
... Occupied by Applicants. WILLIAM THOMAS OLIVER.—1 rood 32 8/10 perches... 🗺️ Bringing Land Under Land Transfer Act in Christchurch 20 December 1910 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...92.—7th September, 1910.—WILLIAM THOMAS OLIVER, of Christchurch, New Z... 🏭 Notice of Acceptance of Complete Specifications 13 December 1911 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...Printer 27/10/38 ,, 131 Oliver, William Thomas Christchurch Retired Ga... 🏢 List of Deceased Persons' Estates under Public Trustee Administration 1938 NZ Gazette PDF VUW PDF NZLII

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Snippet / Name ✨ Notice Summary Date Found In PDF Links
...utter; 28391; 7th September. Oliver, W. T., Christchurch, N.Z. .. .. G... 🏭 Applications for Letters Patent Filed 1910 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...ptember; (93, 20th October). Oliver, W. T., Christchurch, New Zealand;... 🏭 Applicants for Letters Patent - Continued 1910 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
... Valve, gas-burner control ; W. T. Oliver ; 28392, 7th September. Valv... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Inventions (Continued) 1910 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...hine band cutter. No. 28392.-W. T. Oliver, gas-control valve. No. 2839... 🏭 Provisional Specifications accepted 14 October 1910 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...ard, flax-drying. No. 28392.—W. T. Oliver, gas-burner control-valve. N... 🏭 Complete Specifications filed after Provisionals 1911 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...T. McRae, plough. No. 28392.—W. T. Oliver, gas-control valve. No. 2839... 🏭 Applications for Letters Patent lapsed 1912 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...30569, 22nd December, 1910.† Oliver, W. T., Christchurch, New Zealand;... 🏭 Applicants for Letters Patent 1912 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
...). Gas-burner-control valve; W. T. Oliver; 28392, 7th September, 1910;... 🏭 Alphabetical List of Inventions for Quarter ended 31st December, 1911 1912 NZ Gazette PDF VUW
NZ Deaths        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Born (approx.)Age at Death (approx.)
1938/24782
Oliver William Thomas 186969YOrder Product
1968/48985
Oliver William Thomas 189573YOrder Product
2021/5236
Oliver William Thomas 16 July 1932  🔍NZ
88 yearsOrder Product
1938/24782
Oliver William Thomas 1869 69Y
1968/48985
Oliver William Thomas 1895 73Y
2021/5236
Oliver William Thomas 16 July 1932  🔍NZ
88 years
Tinui HistoryWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Muster RollsWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Soldiers of Empire - Medal RollsWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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NZ Births        🔍 ASH

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RegistrationFamily NameGiven Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Still Birth
1932/26173
Oliver William Thomas Katherine MaryWilliam Thomas-Order Product
1932/26173
Oliver William Thomas Katherine Mary William Thomas
NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

Source: New Zealand Genealogy Research Made Easy, by Barbara Andrew / "pages may be freely linked"

strayvic14
Isabel HILLS ST CLAIR Olive " " William Thomas CHAFFEY STAMPEN / STAMPER Charles Melanetton / Charles Melanethon " " Helena Maud PAULL STEINMETZ / STEINNERTZ Beatrice Josephine
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~babznz/genealogy/straysvic14.html
 
WWI Military DefaultersWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary ForceWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Nurse Registrations, 1902-1931William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Trades Database (1894-1939)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Masterton Library Wairarapa ArchiveWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH
Biographies of the Pioneer Land SurveyorsWilliam Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Caversham Project Electoral Rolls (1893-1938)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

Electoral 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
1919 William Thomas Oliver Retired 278 Oxford Street, South Dunedin
1919 William Thomas Oliver Retired 278 Oxford Street, South Dunedin
BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Source: BillionGraves / limited search result excerpts for non-commercial personal research

Name Born Died Cemetery Region
William Thomas Oliver 1868 🔍 19 Sep 1939 🔍 📰 Addington Cemetery Canterbury
William Thomas Oliver 1868 🔍 19 Sep 1939 🔍 📰 Addington Cemetery Canterbury
Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)William Thomas Oliver        🔍 ASH

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