Hi Mary, > I am searching for the marriage of Thomas Durant > and Elizabeth Philpot at about 1863 -1866, and > also the birth of their son Thomas William Durant > about the same time. Have you checked the online index at BDM Historical Records (http://bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/)? That would be my first place to look since it became available earlier this year. Hope this helps. :-) Kind Regards, Wendy Howard *** Please reply to the list/newsgroup *** -- Kaiwaka, Northland, New Zealand http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wendyh65/ <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Ewendyh65/>