New Zealand Online Genealogy Records

New Zealand

Online Genealogy Records

Guide to New Zealand Online Genealogy Records for researching ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth, marriage, death, census, church, military, immigration, and naturalization records.

New Zealand Online Genealogy Records This chart shows links to countrywide collections. To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions (such as a county, town, or parish), go to Locating Online Databases. Ancestry.com, Findmypast.com, and MyHeritage.com can be searched free of charge at your local family history center or the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Church Records and Vital Records Births, Baptisms, or Christenings; Marriages; Deaths or Burials Online Index to New Zealand Birth Records (1848 to 100 years ago) Online Index to New Zealand Death Records (1848 to 50 years ago), also available if the deceased person was born more than 80 years ago. Online Index to New Zealand Marriage Records (1848 to 80 years ago) New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1896 — index New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950, ($), index, incomplete. New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1934, ($), index, incomplete. New Zealand, Index of Burials, 1840-2008, index ($) New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964, ($), index, incomplete. New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1901, index ($) New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1901, index ($) New Zealand, Death Index, 1840-2021, index ($) Web: Australia and New Zealand, Rootsweb Death Index, 1813-2003, ($), index, incomplete. British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, index ($) British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, index and images, ($) British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages,, index and images, ($) British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, ($) 1840-2008 New Zealand, Index of Burials, 1840-2008 at MyHeritage - index ($) Biographies New Zealand, Index of Early Settlers, 1840-1864, index ($) Dictionary of New Zealand Biographies, index. Principal Women of The Empire: Australia and New Zealand, Vol. 1, ($), index and images, incomplete. The Cyclopedia of New Zealand, 1897-1906 (Volumes 1-6), ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand, Who's Who in New Zealand and the Western Pacific, 1908, 1925, 1938, ($), index and images, incomplete. Cyclopedia Of New Zealand, Vol.1, Wellington, Vol. 2, Auckland, Vol. 3, Canterbury, Vol. 4, Otago & Southland, Vol. 5, Nelson, Vol. 6, Taranaki. E-books. Cemeteries Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand Billion Graves Cemetery Index, ($), index, incomplete. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, index and images ($) New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981, index Commonwealth War Graves Commission Court Records New Zealand, Jury Lists, 1842-1862, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand, Bankruptcy Notices, 1893-1904, ($), index and images. New Zealand Prisoners Pardoned 1860-1862, ($), index. New Zealand Jury Rolls, ($), index. New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998 — index and images 1840-1864: New Zealand, Index of Early Settlers, 1840-1864 at MyHeritage; index ($) Directories New Zealand, City & Area Directories, 1866-1954, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand Index, 1899, 1908, 1915 & 1939, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand Postal Directories, ($), index. Passenger Listings for Vessels New Zealand Bound, Rootsweb 1788-1890 Admission, discharge and other records, 1788-1890, Royal Philanthropic Society, organized in 1788 "for the admission of the offspring of convicts and the reformation of criminal poor children." Emigration was encouraged, and records exist of those who went New Zealand. 1642-1845 Shadows of Time: Early New Zealand Settlers Each ship name is a clickable link. 1800-1900 New Zealand Yesteryears: Passenger Lists 1800-1900 1838-1921 Auckland area passenger arrivals 1838-1889, 1909-1921 and passenger vessels 1838-1886, index of passengers and ships. 1839-1973 New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images 1839-1850 Emigration lists, 1839-1850 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only. The emigrant laborers from British Isles who received free passage to N.Z. 1839-1850 New Zealand Company embarkation register, 1839-1850 1840-- Index to assisted immigrants, ca. 1840-, index. 1840-1880s New Zealand, passenger lists, Canterbury provincial assisted immigrants, 1840-1880s at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images 1840-1927 Haylock's shipping note books from about 1840-1927 Gives information on shipping, passenger lists, log notes, shipwrecks, ship and passenger stories, etc. 12 note books mostly newspaper extracts. 1840s-1880s New Zealand, passenger lists, Canterbury provincial assisted immigrants, 1840-1880s index and images. 1840-1870 General biographical index, ca. 1840-1870 The names in this index are gathered from a variety of sources, the bulk of which are ships' passenger lists or immigration records. 1848 1851 Passenger arrivals at Port Chalmers, New Zealand 1852-1923 Passenger Lists - Victoria, Australia Outwards to New Zealand 1852-1923, index 1853-1885 Emigration to Canterbury : Lyttelton shipping lists, 1853-1885 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only 1855-1871 Passenger lists from foreign ports to Canterbury 1855-1871 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only 1861-1872 Goldrush Online Search over 70,000 records of goldminers from the goldrushes of New Zealand spanning the years 1861 to 1872. Index. 1865-1879 Wellington list of immigrants, 1865-1868; depot masters' record book of arrival of immigrants 1878-1879, images 1871-1888 Passenger lists from British Isles to New Zealand, 1871-1888 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only 1871-1888 Index to government assisted immigrants, 1871-1888, images. 1872-1880 Index of immigrants, 1872-1880, images. 1872-1892 Passenger lists of vessels bringing assisted immigrants to New Zealand, 1872-1892 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only 1874-1877 Register of immigrants under the immigrants land act, 1873, images. 1879-1882 Blenhein depot masters' records book of arrival of immigrants 1879-1882 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only 1883-1973 Passenger lists (New Zealand), 1883-1973 at FamilySearch Catalog; index and images 1883-1910 Index to Social Security shipping lists, for passengers leaving the United Kingdom, 1883-1910

Emigration, Immigration, and Passenger Lists (continued) 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at Findmypast; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of New Zealand 1946-1971 Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971 Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild Choose a volume and then choose New Zealand under "Listed by Port of Departure" or "Listed by Port of Arrival". Shadows of Time Passenger Lists and Information Embarkation Register : indexing cards of the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington 'Cultural Groups Dalmatians in New Zealand A collection of family histories, passports, obituaries and other materials regarding families who immigrated to New Zealand from Dalmatia, a region in Croatia. 1858-1884 Cornish Emigrants to New Zealand: Passenger Lists 1858 - 1884, index Land Records New Zealand, Maori Land Claims, 1858-1980, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand Land Records, ($), index. New Zealand Lands & Surveys Department Nominal Roll Of Officers 1901, ($), index. Military Records 1916-1917 New Zealand, World War I Service Personnel and Reserves Index MyHeritage - index ($) Discover World War One, NZDF Personnel File Search, index. New Zealand, World War I Service Personnel and Reserves Index, index ($) New Zealand, Roll of Honour, 1840-1903, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand Wars Officers and Men Killed 1860-1870, index, ($) New Zealand Army WWI Nominal Rolls, 1914-1918, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand Army WWI Casualty Lists, 1914-1919, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand Army WWI Roll of Honour, 1914-1919, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand Expeditionary Force Record of Personal Service, 1914-1918, ($), index and images, incomplete. Chronicles of the N.Z.E.F., 1916-1919, index and images ($) New Zealand Army WWI Reserve Rolls, 1916-1917, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand Army WWII Nominal Rolls, 1939-1948, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940-1945, ($), index and images, incomplete. Defenders Of New Zealand & Maori History, ($), index. New Zealand Boer War Servicemen, ($), index and images. New Zealand Division, ($), index. New Zealand War Medal Roll, ($), index. New Zealand Wars: Maori Campaigns, ($), index. New Zealand WW1 Soldiers, ($), index. New Zealanders and The Boer War, ($), index. Naturalizations New Zealand, Naturalisations, 1843-1981, ($), index, incomplete. New Zealand Army Medal Rolls, 1860-1919, ($), index and images, incomplete. ANZAC Memorial, 1914-1918 - index and images ($) New Zealand WWI Military Defaulters, 1919-1921, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand, World War II Appointments, Promotions, Transfers and Resignations, 1939-1945, ($), index and images, incomplete. Newspapers New Zealand Gazette, ($), index. PapersPast Obituaries New Zealand Obituaries 1844-1963 — index and images Australia and New Zealand Obituary Collection, ($), index, incomplete. Funeral notices from New Zealand newspapers, 1840s to 1960s. Australia and New Zealand, Obituary Index, 2004-Current, index ($) Occupations New Zealand, Registers of Medical Practitioners and Nurses, 1873, 1882-1933, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand, Officiating Ministers, 1882-1920, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand, School Registers and Lists, 1850-1967, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand, Sheep Returns, Owners and Officers, 1879-1889, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand, Teacher and Civil Service Examinations and Licenses, 1880-1920, ($), index and images, incomplete. Industries Of New Zealand, ($), index. New Zealand Civil Establishment Nominal Roll 1871, ($), index. New Zealand Pensions Granted 1868, ($), index. New Zealand Railway Employees 1896, ($), index. New Zealand Return Of Officers In Provincial Governments 1866, ($), index. New Zealand: Sheep-Farmers 1881-1918, ($), index. The Goldminer's Database, goldminers from the goldrushes of New Zealand, 1861 - 1872, index. Periodicals PERiodical Source Index, index and images, ($) Probate Records New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998, index. School Records New Zealand University Graduates 1870-1963, index, ($) Voter Lists New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, ($), index and images. New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1881-1935, index ($) New Zealand, Maori Voter and Electoral Rolls, 1908 & 1919, ($), index and images, incomplete. New Zealand Electoral Rolls, ($), index. New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1925, ($), index. New Zealand, Women's Suffrage Petition, index ($) 1840-1864: New Zealand, Index of Early Settlers, 1840-1864 at MyHeritage; index ($) Wills and Probate New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998, index. New Zealand, Notices of Deceased Estates, 1880-1950, ($), index and images, incomplete.

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