The index has been created as my Millenium Project to provide family researchers with access to BDM notices in the newspapers for Wellington, Wanganui, and Taranaki.  

The date on which the notice was published is shown for each entry.  In the case of Death notices, the Paper Date is the date that the notice first appears.  Most death notices appear only once, while there can be repeat publications of the same notice over several days. This approach means that you can go to the physical paper records at the start point in time, then search forward from there.

If you want to see a copy of the notice(s) related to an entry or entries,  please e-mail me with details of the entries, preferably by copying the record and pasting it into your email message.

The information contained on this web site has been compiled from publicly published records, and is provided to users for the purposes of genealogical and family research.

While every effort is made to ensure the information is accurate, it is entered manually from newsprint, and as such, is subject to human error.  If you see that an entry has inaccuracies, or is missing, then please e-mail me and I will make the necessary corrections.

Please remember that the notices published in the newspaper are subject to the knowledge of the person submitting the information for publication.  For example, the person may not know about all the marriage and children details of the deceased person, or could have chosen not to include some of the details.

Please use the index and the notices as a guide only - always check the official documents and cross check to other sources.

• The Birth certificate is one of your most valuable documents in genealogical research.  While giving you the accurate date and place of birth of the child, it will also show the names and ages of the parents of the child, which will move you back to the previous generation.  The parents' ages may vary relative to their respective Birth certificate DOBs - they may have lied.
  

• The Marriage certificate is the most reliable document for the date and place of marriage, and will provide the ages of the bride and groom, the parents' names, and the names of witnesses.  However, the ages may vary relative to their Birth certificate DOBs - they may have lied to conceal the fact that the bride was older than the groom, for example.
  

• The Death certificate is the most reliable document for information about the death date, place, and cause of death, and will also indicate the birth date, parents' names, and other useful information.  But again, please remember that this information is supplied by a third party and may not always be accurate - missed marriages, missed children, wrong age, mis-spelled names, etc, - either deliberately or unknowingly.
  

The Index is here to help point you in a potentially fruitful research direction.

Glenn Stewart

Member of the NZ Society of Genealogists (#16897)

glenn@genealogy-index.co.nz

Information about the records

Births

Deaths

In Memoriam

Shipping

Schools