Thanks to all who have responded re. NZ BMDs. But I may not need them now after all. With the help of a persistent friend (who found a listing in a NZ phonebook which she thought just MIGHT pertain to the particular family I was looking for), I have just had the most wonderful stroke of luck. My friend was right. This guy was indeed a descendant of my g-grandfather's older brother who emigrated to NZ in 1863, part of the 'lost branch' of my family tree. But not only was this person the 'right' guy, he ALSO is the custodian of a family bible listing all the descendants of my g-grandfather's older brother - AND he is happy to copy that list for me (even hand-write it, if necessary, to avoid damage to the family bible !!). How lucky can one person be? One huge branch of the family tree, previously unknown to me, now in full leaf. In return, I can perhaps help him fill in some of his earlier English history, back to the 17th century. And I'm looking into flights to New Zealand. :-) Cordelia in Melbourne 14526 On 21 December 2012 11:38, robert edward lee <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All > > A slight addition to the answer below. Deaths must be more than 50 years > ago except if the deceased was more than 80 years old in which case records > are available up to the present day. > > Subject to the limitations on timelines the New Zealand records are > excellent and are free. > > There appears to be a possibility for accessing Non-Historical records ie > more recent events than those with time limitations. These are available to > persons with igovt ID registration and approved organizations. I have no > experience of these and they are not well explained on the web site but do > appear to suggest that all New Zealand citizens (subject to having > established their ID) and approved organizations can access modern records. > I would be interested to hear if anyone has experience in this matter. > > > Regards > > > Robert Lee > > > Melbourne > > On 21/12/2012, at 8:45 AM, Mark Taylor wrote: > >> Hi there, >> >> there are details on this site: >> https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/ >> but births must be more than 100 years ago, and marriages more than 80 >> years ago. >> >> If you check historic newspapers you can often find family notices of >> BDMs, so try: >> http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast >> >> Another site I have used is: >> http://www.marvin.otago.ac.nz/marriages/ >> >> but it only relates to Otago. >> >> Best wishes and have a wonderful Christmas and a great 2013. >> >> Mark Taylor >> >> --- On Fri, 21/12/12, Cordelia Hull <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> From: Cordelia Hull <[email protected]> >> Subject: [SFHG] New Zealand BMDs? >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Received: Friday, 21 December, 2012, 4:28 AM >> >> Would anyone happen to know how I can access 20th century BMD records >> for New Zealand? >> >> I had a friend check on Ancestry.com (I have only Aust and British >> access), but she can only find electoral rolls, no BMD records, for >> NZ. >> >> I joked that they probably only record BMDs for SHEEP in New Zealand. >> But I would like to access human records if they exist. >> >> Can anyone help? >> >> Cordelia Hull >> 14526 >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message > >