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Nationwide
- Cemeteries see also the regional section
Australia and New Zealand Headstone Search. The details in these files have been taken raw from headstones in various cemeteries.
- Immigration and Passenger Lists
Passenger Lists : Ships to New Zealand. In chronological order.
New Zealand Pioneer Families 1800-1899. This project aims to catalog the first generation of European immigrants to Aotearoa New Zealand during the 1800s (19th century arrivals), and to organise them by the ships they arrived on.
Biographies of Scots in New Zealand
Cornish Emigrants to New Zealand 1858-1884
- Military see also the regional section
- New Zealand land wars
1847-1852 : Index to the Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps (archived Web page) - (New Zealand Fencible Society) - The Royal New Zealand Fencible corps were retired soldiers from Britain and Ireland who enlisted as a military reserve to act as a 'defence force' for the protection of the early settlers in the fledgling town of Auckland, New Zealand. Information extracted from a wide variety of documents, including ships manifests, hand written sailing lists, treasury pension registers, newspapers, church records and family information.
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 (pdf document). Scroll down to bottom of page for list of names.
Land Acts in New Zealand : Naval and Military Settlers and Volunteers Whose Claims Were Accepted (archived website). Scroll down to bottom of page for list of names.
- American Civil War
American Civil War Veterans of Australia and New Zealand (archived website).
- 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 (archived website).
Officers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who died at Gallipoli, 1915 (archived website).
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
New Zealanders who enlisted in the NZEF in London 1916-1918. 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
The Maori Roll of Honour. List of Dead, Gallipoli, 1915, France and 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 (archived Web page). 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 (archived Web page) : 94 New Zealand pilots who are known to have achieved 'ace' status in World War I.
New Zealand Military Nurses 1914-1922
- World War II
Commonwealth Air Forces serving in Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII (archived Web page): Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force Personnel Decorated for Service in Canada during the Second World War.
The New Zealand Aces: New Zealand pilots who are known to have achieved 'ace' status in World War II.
- Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment : Unit Roll of Honour - Malaysia 1963-1965 (archived Web page).
- Vietnam War
New Zealand's Vietnam War Veterans
New Zealand Personnel who gave their all in the Vietnam War (archived website).
- 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
Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Marriages 1848 to 1935
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 | 1859, 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
- Misc.
Papers Past. Papers Past delivers digitised full-text New Zealand and Pacific newspapers, magazines and journals, books, and other formats.
Misc. New Zealand Genealogy Indexes (archived website):
- 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.
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 (archived website).
New Zealand Historical Data (archived website - may be unavailable, incomplete, or slow to respond). 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
Indexes from The Newzealander Newspaper : 1856 - 1857
Register of New Zealand Presbyterian Ministers, Deaconesses & Missionaries 1840 to 2015.
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
New Zealand Justice and Jury Lists. Covers the period 1845 - 1868.
The Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican Clergy in the South Pacific. Biographical information on clergy and deaconesses of the Anglican Church in New Zealand, Polynesia, and Melanesia. The cut-off date is an ordination date in 1930 and no living people are included.
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
Auckland City Archives Indexes (New Zealand). The archives database contains descriptions of around 420,000 records that have been transferred from former local authorities within the Auckland region to Auckland Council Archives.
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
Waikumete Cemetery and Crematorium Online Search, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand (findagrave).
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 (Auckland Council Libraries) Records for Symonds Street, St Stephens, Hillsborough, Onetangi, Waiheke Island, Otahuhu Public and Waikaraka cemeteries, and the index created from C. Little & Sons, funeral directors, Whose orderbooks include instructions for registration of deaths and funerals 1901-1936.
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)
- Buller District
Buller District Council Cemeteries (New Zealand).
- Canterbury
Monumental Inscriptions from Canterbury, New Zealand (archived website)
School attendances in Canterbury, New Zealand in 1851 including Kaiapoi Native School (archived website).
- Christchurch
Electoral Roll for Christchurch, New Zealand 1867-68.
Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database.
- Geraldine
Woodbury Cemetery, Geraldine, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Partial Listing of Births 1859-1865 in the Timaru and Geraldine Districts, New Zealand
Geraldine County, South Canterbury, New Zealand Sheepowner Returns 1879 - 1880 - 1881
- 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
- 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 56,600 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
- Mararewa
Mararewa Cemetery Gravestones
- Marlborough (Region)
Marlborough Province List of Runholders and Flockowners - 1860s (New Zealand)
- Masterton (District)
Masterton District, New Zealand Cemetery Plot Records Search.
- 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.
- Palmerston North
Palmerston North City Council Cemetery and Cremation Search.
- Pleasant Valley
The Church of St Anne's, Pleasant Valley, New Zealand Cemetery
- Porirua
Porirua City Council Cemetery Search. Records for Whenua Tapu, Porirua Cemetery and Pauatahanui Burial Ground
- 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
South Canterbury, New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1857-1877
South Canterbury, New Zealand War Memorials
- 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.
- Tangiwai
Victims of the Tangiwai Rail Disaster, New Zealand, 24 December 1953. 151 names.
- Tararua
Tararua, New Zealand Cemetery Records Search
- Thames
Shortland Cemetery, Thames, New Zealand (archived website)
- 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
Burial list, Mount Street Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand (archived website). 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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