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- Immigration
First Families (New Zealand). This is a collection of information about families where the family immigrated to New Zealand before and including 1901 and where partners were married in New Zealand before and including 1901.
English Assisted Immigrants to New Zealand - 1870's. The names are indexed from The Farthest Promised Land by Professor Rollo Arnold of Victoria University, Wellington : A to L - L to Z.
Flock House : British Boys and Girls who came to New Zealand to learn farmwork. Names of 635 boys and 128 girls, children of British Seamen who died in World War I, who where brought to New Zealand.
The Farthest Promised Land. Names indexed from "The Farthest Promised Land" by Professor Rollo Arnold of Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand. This is a study of the English villagers who were a major element in the assisted immigration to New Zealand of the 1870s. Click on page number to access the online edition of the book.
Biographies of Scots in New Zealand
Cornish Emigrants to New Zealand 1858-1884
List of New Zealand's Irish Immigrants
Assisted Immigrants from Donegal, Ireland Arriving in Lyttleton, New Zealand 1855 - 1874
Lists of immigrants and colonists to New Zealand 1875-1879 (archived Web page - not always available).
- Military see also the regional section
- New Zealand land wars
Officers and Men Lost in the Wreck of the HMS Orpheus, 7 February 1863, Auckland, New Zealand : New Zealand's worst maritime disaster. There were 259 officers and men on board of whom 189 lost their lives.
Land Acts in New Zealand : Naval and Military Settlers and Volunteers Whose Claims Were Accepted. Scroll down to bottom of page for list of names.
- Boer War
New Zealand South African War Database : Contains the names, contingents, companies, registration numbers, ranks, embarkation details, addresses, next of kin and occupations of every New Zealand soldier who joined the New Zealand contingents that sailed to the South African War.
- World War I
Misc. New Zealand WWI Records
New Zealand and World War One : Roll of Honour
New Zealand Servicemen Who Died at Gallipoli 1915
Officers of the the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who died at Gallipoli, 1915
New Zealanders who did not embarked from New Zealand 1914-1918. A list of service people who died before they embarked from New Zealand so do not appear in the World War One Embarkation Rolls.
New Zealanders who enlisted in the NZEF in - London - 1914 : List from the New Zealand Defence Department Archives - List from Archives New Zealand
No1 New Zealand General Hospital, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England (WWI). Roll of Honour commemorating those that died at the hospital, list of people that worked there, and more.
New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion - Gallipoli 1915-16
New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion Roll of Honour : France & Flanders 1916-1918
WWI : New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion - Pacific Islander's. Pacific Island settlers, and those settled in NZ, who were attached to the NZ (Maori) Pioneer Battalion in World War One.
New Zealand Fighter Pilots Memorial Roll. This Memorial Roll commemorates the ultimate sacrifice made by nearly 800 New Zealand pilots, air gunners, and navigators who flew fighter aircraft during the world wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945.
The New Zealand Aces : 94 New Zealand pilots who are known to have achieved 'ace' status in World Wars I & II.
New Zealand Military Nurses 1914-1922
New Zealanders who enlisted in the NZEF in London 1916-1918. List from Archives New Zealand.
- World War II
Commonwealth Air Forces serving in Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII : Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force Personnel Decorated for Service in Canada during the Second World War.
New Zealand Fighter Pilots Memorial Roll. This Memorial Roll commemorates the ultimate sacrifice made by nearly 800 New Zealand pilots, air gunners, and navigators who flew fighter aircraft during the world wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945.
The New Zealand Aces : 94 New Zealand pilots who are known to have achieved 'ace' status in World Wars I & II.
- Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment : Unit Roll of Honour - Malaysia 1963-1965
- Vietnam War
The Flinkenberg List : New Zealanders who served in Vietnam, 1965-1972
New Zealand Personnel who gave their all in the Vietnam War
- Passenger Lists
New Zealand, Immigration Passenger Lists 1871-1915. The passenger lists include immigrants arriving mostly from the British Isles, and also from Western Europe, Asia, and the Polynesia.
Migrant Ships to New Zealand Passenger Lists Search. Search 11 passenger lists 1862-1865 from England to the Port of Auckland, New Zealand. Database of the Albertland & District Museum.
Misc. Passenger Lists to New Zealand
Misc. New Zealand Passenger Lists 1829-1886
Misc. Passenger Lists, NZ and Australia 1800's
New Zealand Shipping and Passenger Lists
Passenger List of the Northern Bride, England to New Zealand, 1860. As Reported In 'The New Zealander' Newspaper (Auckland) of Saturday August 25, 1860.
Passenger list of the Empress 1865 from England to New Zealand
Passenger Lists to New Plymouth (Taranaki), New Zealand
Passenger List for the Remuera, England to New Zealand, 1916
Passenger arrivals at Port Chalmers, New Zealand, March 1848 - January 1851
Passengers to New Zealand : Passenger list of the Zelandia from the Lyttelton Times, Wednesday 22 Sep 1858.
The Birman Passenger List 1841-1842. The Birman was a barque (sailing vessel) that left England in 1841 and arrived in New Zealand in 1842.
Passenger List of the England, England to New Zealand, 1870-1871 : About 110 passengers, many recruited from Scandinavia for New Zealand under the Vogel Immigration Scheme.
Passenger Ships at Bluff, New Zealand Before 1900
Passengers to Napier, New Zealand 1853-1879
Passenger List for 'The Queen of Beauty'. London to Auckland, New Zealand May-October 1863.
Passenger list for The Lady Egidia. From Scotland to Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand, 1861.
Victims of the sinking of the S.S. Penguin, Friday 12 February 1909 - Cook Strait, New Zealand
Victims of the Sinking of the SS Tararua, Foveaux Strait, New Zealand - Friday 29 April 1881 : 131 names.
- Surname Interests
Online New Zealand Names Research Directory
New Zealand Society of Genealogists Members' Interests (Research Directory)
Names of people being researched in Australia and New Zealand
- Vital Records see also the regional section
Varcoe's New Zealand Marriages Index. The database is designed to be used in conjunction with the microfiche Marriages Indexes published by the New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, allowing the user to match up brides with grooms with their folio numbers. The database is therefore an index that does not identify individuals (after 1863) but points to the correct page entry where the partner of a groom or bride can be found.
Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Baptisms 1848 to 1920
Names from New Zealand Burial, Baptism and Marriage Records. From Coromandel, Howick, Kaipara, Kaitaia, Mangonui, Parengarenga, Remuera Auckland, Russell, Tamaki, Thames, Te Kao and Whangarei.
Index to Marriages : New Zealand Herald 1864-1865
Index to Deaths : New Zealand Herald 1864-1865
Births - Southern Cross Paper, New Zealand : 1843 to 1855 | 1856 to 1858 | 1860
Southern Cross Papers, New Zealand, Marriages 1849 to 1855
Marriage Records, Southern Cross Paper, New Zealand, Jan-May 1860.
Misc. New Zealand Birth Death and Marriage Transcripts. Selections from the NZ BDM Indexes.
Australasia Births, Deaths and Marriages Exchange. A free resource for genealogists to share information from Australian and New Zealand vital records. Registration required.
New Zealand Executions 1842 - 1957
New Zealand Marriage Witness Index. Every entry contains the names of witness, groom & bride, and the date and place of the marriage as well as the name and address of the genealogist to whose family the couple belong.
- Misc.
New Zealand Cemeteries - Surnames List. The details in these files have been taken raw from headstones in various cemeteries. These lists are not complete and are generally limited to dates prior to 1945.
Papers Past. Digital images of selected 19th century New Zealand newspapers and periodicals.
Misc. New Zealand Genealogy Indexes :
- Assisted English immigrants from the 1870's
- Deaths in Taranaki 1960's-1970's
- Auckland: Baptisms, Burials & Marriages pre-1900
- Registrar General's Indexes for marriages 1840, 1851-1854
- Graduates of Otago University 1870-1919
- 496 Inhabitants of Westport, South Island, NZ 1873-1973.
Australian and New Zealand Records at Rootsweb
New Zealand Genealogy 1840s to 1960s : These Genealogy pages cover Funeral Notices, Memorium, News Items, Obituaries, Shipping, Te Maori, the Smith Surname, Recent Deaths, Missing People, Cemetery Lists and Worldwide Industrial Weavers Lists.
New Zealand Women Aviators 1925-39.
New Zealand Historical Data. Various documents such as vaccination for Smallpox (1848-1913), missing persons, fires (1876-1892), and an overall index to surnames.
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography database
New Zealand Genealogy Search at GeneaNet
Indexes from The Newzealander Newspaper : 1856 - 1857
Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Ministers, Deaconesses & Missionaries 1840 to 2009
Database of New Zealand Cricket Players past and present.
Victims of the DC10 plane crash on Mt Erebus, Antartica. The 257 people (20 crew and 237 passengers) aboard the scenic Antarctic flight were all killed. Passengers were mainly from New Zealand.
New Zealand River Drownings 1840-1881
Regional
- Abbotsford : see Waipawa.
- Albany
Names indexed from the book The Schools of Albany 1858-1976 (New Zealand). Published by the Albany School Committee in October 1976.
- Auckland
Lighthouse Staff of Early New Zealand : Lists of staff at three light houses in the Auckland region - North Head, South Head and Tiritiri-Matangi.
Last Post of the RSA Review Vol LXXIII No.2 April 1998. Extract of Auckland, New Zealand names taken from the RSA Review column the Last Post which lists ex-service people who have passed away within the preceding six months.
Last Post of the RSA Review Vol LXXIII No.3 June 1998. Extract of Auckland, New Zealand names taken from the RSA Review column the Last Post which lists ex-service people who have passed away within the preceding six months.
Crown Grants Notificaion, Auckland, New Zealand 1861 and 1864.
Mangere, Auckland Residents 1898 from the Auckland Directory (New Zealand)
Unclaimed Mail at the General Post Office, Auckland, New Zealand, 1846-1858 & 1864
Symonds Street Cemetery Records, Auckland, New Zealand : The Cemetery closed in 1886, and people were only buried there after that time if they had forebears buried there already.
Mt Albert Grammar School - 1922, New Zealand. Pupil and staff list from 1922 plus former pupils who served for countries other than New Zealand in the armed forces in WWII.
Auckand, New Zealand Cemetery Records : Hillsborough - Ostend, Waiheke - Otahuhu Public - Waikaraka
Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Auckland New Zealand. Burial & cremation details search.
Names Indexed from the book St Barnabas Church and Early Auckland (New Zealand)
Burgesses of Auckland, New Zealand 1854
Mangawai, Auckland Residents 1898 from the Auckland Directory (New Zealand)
Harbour Board Members, Port of Auckland, New Zealand 1854
Name Index to the book Touching on Death : A Medical History of Early Auckland Based on the First 384 Inquests (New Zealand)
Cemetery Online Search, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. This cemetery search contains all records from cemeteries operated by the former North Shore City Council, including burial records from the 1850s and cremation records from 1974. By entering the details you know, you can get more specific information such as the full name, age, date of death, type of burial and funeral director.
New Zealand : Cemetery Database : Symonds Street Cemetery, Auckland and St Stephens Cemetery, Parnell
- Buller District
Buller District Council Cemeteries (New Zealand).
- Canterbury
Monumental Inscriptions from Canterbury, New Zealand
School attendances in Canterbury, New Zealand in 1851 (including Kaiapoi Native School)
- Christchurch
Electoral Roll for Christchurch, New Zealand 1867-68
- Geraldine
Woodbury Cemetery, Geraldine, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Partial Listing of Births 1859 -1865 in the Timaru and Geraldine Districts, New Zealand
- Gisborne (district)
Gisborne, New Zealand Pioneers Luncheon 1927
Gisborne District Council Cemeteries (New Zealand). Search burial records of the 12 cemeteries maintained by the Council.
Hawke's Bay, East Coast & Wairarapa, New Zealand Directories
Hawke's Bay, East Coast & Wairarapa, New Zealand School Records
Hawke's Bay, East Coast & Wairarapa, New Zealand Electoral Rolls
Hawke's Bay, East Coast & Wairarapa, New Zealand Newspaper Transcriptions
East Coast, New Zealand Returns of Sheep Owners 1875-90
- Hamilton
Members Interests of the Hamilton Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists
- Hastings
Hastings, New Zealand WWI Memorial Roll
- Hawke's Bay (Region)
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Sheep Returns 1876
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Persons Qualified as Jurors 1860-61
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Persons Qualified as Jurors 1861-62
Victims of the Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Earthquake, 3 February 1931 : 258 names.
Hawke's Bay, East Coast & Wairarapa, New Zealand Directories
Hawke's Bay, East Coast & Wairarapa, New Zealand School Records
Hawke's Bay, East Coast & Wairarapa, New Zealand Electoral Rolls
Hawke's Bay, East Coast & Wairarapa, New Zealand Newspaper Transcriptions
- Inangahua Junction : see Buller District
- Invercargil
Invercargill City Council Cemetery Search (New Zealand). The website provides access to more than 54,300 records for the four Invercargill and Bluff cemeteries and the Southland Crematorium.
- Kapiti (District)
Kapiti District Council Cemetery Files, New Zealand
- Karamea : see Buller District
- Manawatu (District)
Manawatu District, New Zealand, Cemetery search
- Manukau
Manukau, New Zealand Memorial Gardens Search
- Marlborough (Region)
Marlborough Province List of Runholders and Flockowners - 1860s (New Zealand)
- Masterton (District)
Masterton District, New Zealand Cemetery Archives Inquiries
- Meeanee
Meeanee, New Zealand WWI and WWII Servicemen
- Morrinsville
Pioneer People of Morrinsville, New Zealand. A List of Morrinsville Residents from 1852 to 1912.
- Napier
Old Napier Cemetery, New Zealand - Burial Records 1850's-1870
Napier, New Zealand Borough & City Councillors from 1875
Napier, New Zealand Municipal Petition 1874
Victims of the Napier, New Zealand 1931 Earthquake
Early Settlers of Napier (Ahuriri) & Districts, New Zealand
Napier (Ahuriri), New Zealand Birth and Deaths Index 1857-1869 : Surnames A-G, Surnames H-M, Surnames N-Z
- Nelson
1870 New Zealand Electoral Roll, Nelson and Suburbs : City : Surnames A to J -- City : Surnames K to Z -- Suburbs
The Nelson Directory and companion to the Almanack for 1859 (New Zealand)
Nelson City Council Cemeteries Database, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand Genealogical Data
Extracts from the Nelson Evening Mail 1866-1869 (New Zealand)
Extracts from the Nelson Evening Mail 1870-1874 (New Zealand)
Extracts from the Nelson Evening Mail 1875-1877 (New Zealand)
- Norsewood
Norsewood, New Zealand Roll of Honour
- Otago (Region)
Otago Nominal Index To 1876, New Zealand. The index holds 224 633 records from Electoral Rolls, Street Directories and Police Gazettes for Otago and Southland.
Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Marriages: Otago / Southland Presbytery 1848 to 1920
- Palmerston North
Palmerston North City Council Cemeteries Database, New Zealand
- Parnell
New Zealand : Cemetery Database : Symonds Street Cemetery, Auckland and St Stephens Cemetery, Parnell
- Pleasant Valley
The Church of St Anne's, Pleasant Valley, New Zealand Cemetery
- Porirua
Porirua City Council Cemetery Search, New Zealand
- Reefton : see Buller District
- Rotorua
Victims of the eruption of Mount Tarawera, Rotorua, New Zealand - Thursday 10 June 1886 : 120 names.
- South Canterbury (Region)
South Canterbury, New Zealand Directories 1872/73 and 1878/79
Geraldine County, South Canterbury, New Zealand Sheepowner Returns 1879 - 1880 - 1881
South Canterbury, New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1857-1877
South Canterbury, New Zealand War Memorials
New Zealand Society of Genealogists South Canterbury Branch Members Surname Interests
- Southland (Region)
Otago Nominal Index To 1876, New Zealand. The index holds 224 633 records from Electoral Rolls, Street Directories and Police Gazettes for Otago and Southland.
Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Marriages: Otago / Southland Presbytery 1848 to 1920
- Tangiwai
Victims of the Tangiwai Rail Disaster, New Zealand, 24 December 1953. 151 names.
- Tararua
Tararua, New Zealand Cemeteries Search
- Thames
Shortland Cemetery, Thames, New Zealand
- Timaru
Timaru District Council Cemeteries Database, New Zealand
Partial Listing of Births 1859 -1865 in the Timaru and Geraldine Districts, New Zealand
- Tolaga Bay
Tolaga Bay, New Zealand Saleyards Coy Shareholders 1905-35
- Waimea (District)
1870 New Zealand Electoral Roll, District of Waimea
- Waimea West
St. Michael's Cemetery, Waimea West, New Zealand
- Waipawa
Waipawa (Abbotsford), New Zealand 1867 Census
- Wairarapa (geographical region)
Hawke's Bay, East Coast & Wairarapa, New Zealand Directories
Hawke's Bay, East Coast & Wairarapa, New Zealand School Records
Hawke's Bay, East Coast & Wairarapa, New Zealand Electoral Rolls
Hawke's Bay, East Coast & Wairarapa, New Zealand Newspaper Transcriptions
- Wellington
Misc. Wellington Area, New Zealand Partial Cemetery Transcriptions
Mount Street Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand. Mount Street Cemetery, consecrated in 1841, is the first Roman Catholic cemetery in Wellington.
Early Wellington, New Zealand Births
Early Wellington, New Zealand Marriages
Early Wellington, New Zealand Deaths
Some of the Pioneers who came to Wellington & The Hutt Valley, New Zealand
- Westport : see Buller District
- Whakatane
K.J.Ridgway Ltd, Whakatane, New Zealand : Index to Funeral Records from 29 July 1928 to August 1953
K.J.Ridgway Ltd, Whakatane, New Zealand : Index to Funeral Records from Sept. 1953 to 1969
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