Try these Online Resource links.


Archway - National Archives NZ
Papers past National Library
DCC Cemetery Database
ngaiopress.com/drhocken
angelfire.com/az/nzgenweb/otherOtago Passenger lists
aucklandcityliraries.com Auckland Pub lib has some databases
archives.presbyterian.org.nz/firstchurch and marriageregisters/otagosouthland 
Christchurch Public Library Canterbury Archives
Auckland Pub Library Shipping lists
NZ Cemetery”s on line
marvin.otago.ac.nz/oni Otago Nominal Index. An on-line index to 277,000 names in early Otago and Southland electoral rolls, street directories and Otago Police Gazettes.
dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb Dictionary of NZ Biography
genealogy.org.nz NZ Society of Genealogists
NZ Genealogical Computing Group NZ Genealogical Computing Group.


Victorian BDM Index



Free BMD
ancestry.co.uk UK Genealogy
freecen.org.uk Census records for England and Wales
freebmd.org.uk BMD records for England and Wales
cwgc.org  Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Burial places of commonwealth soldiers
origins.net British and Irish genealogy
genuki.org.uk  UK and Ireland genealogy
Findmypast.com  UK genealogy
A2A English Archives
PCC English Wills
nationalarchives.gov.uk Documents on line
oldbaileyonline.org The Old Bailey
gazettes-online.co.uk/ Belfast, Edinburgh and London gazettes online
historicaldirectories.org Historical Directories - for England and Wales:



Scotland’s People Scotlands People - parish records, census, wills
edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot Statistical Accounts of Scotland


genesreunited.com Find relations
cyndislist.com Links to other sites
familysearch.org  LDS Church site. PAF software, IGI, US SSDI, Census
findmypast.com  Find My Past and Ancestors on Board
here are 2 good map sites.
the first is modern maps
multimap.com and archivemaps.com for old maps of London etc


OTAGO NOMINAL INDEX - Progress report to Hocken Collections Committee July 2010

Last year the Hocken Collections Committee suggested holding a thank you function to express their  appreciation to the volunteers for their work on the Otago Nominal Index. I suggested waiting until work on the Otago Police Gazettes was finished so that there was a significant event to celebrate.
A function was held on 1 June 2010 and there was plenty to celebrate. It was noted that indexing of all the Otago Police Gazettes had been completed, giving 43,477 records. Over 300,000 records from Electoral Rolls had been entered in the database. Entering of data from Mackay’s Otago Almanac had started and the total number of records in the database was nearly 400,000.

The function was attended by volunteers and staff. Anne Jackman organised a display of relevant documents including Electoral Rolls, Police Gazettes and Mackay’s Otago Almanacs. She also led a tour of the Collections.

Supper was provided. The volunteers appreciated the praise expressed by Sharon and Anne and a generous, unexpected donation of book vouchers.

Electoral Rolls
Since the last report in March 2010, 27,228 Electoral Roll records have been added to the database for:
Bruce 1876
Bruce and Supplements 1 & 2 1890
Clutha 1876-77 and 1879-80
Clutha and Supplement 1881-82 and 1890
Dunedin City 1890
Dunedin Suburbs 1890
Dunstan 1876, 1879-80, 1881-82 & 1884
Invercargill 1876-77
Mataura 1876 and 1879-80
Mataura and Supplement 1881-82
Mt Ida 1879-80
Port Chalmers and Supplement 1890
Riverton 1876-77
Taieri 1876-77
Taieri and Supplements 1 & 2 1890
Tuapeka 1876 and 1879-80
Waikaia 1876-77
Waikouaiti 1877 and 1879-80
Waitaki 1877 and 1879-80
Wakatipu 1876-77

Eight people are now entering data from the following Electoral Rolls:
Caversham and Supplement 1881-82
Dunstan 1881-82
Dunstan 1887
Mataura 1884
Moeraki and Supplement 1884
Mt Ida 1883
Riverton 1876-77
Taieri and Supplement 1890
Tuapeka 1879-80
Waikouaiti 1877-80
Waitaki 1877
Wakatipu 1876-77
Dn Branch NZSG Nwsltr 141 11

Mackay’s Otago Almanac
I have run two training courses for eight data enterers.
3,173 records from the Mackay’s Otago Almanac have now been loaded into the database. The records are for the
Advertisements and General Sections from 1864 and for the Advertisements and Narrative of Events Sections from
1865. Five volunteers are entering data from the years 1864 to 1869.

Records in database
The numbers of records in the database now are as follows:
HR electoral rolls 279,950
HR & OPC combined electoral rolls 913
Otago PC electoral rolls 32,549
Southland PC electoral rolls 2,536
Wise’s directories 21,629
Harnett’s directories 14,190
Jurors’ lists 784
Otago Police Gazettes 43,477
Mackay’s Otago Almanac 3,173
TOTAL 399,201

General
Seventeen volunteers are working on the Otago Nominal Index project.
The layout of the database interface has been improved and a simple keyword search facility has been added.
Noel S L Read
Project Convenor
18 July 2010
 

The NZSG Genealogical Computing Group is active in promoting the use of computers to access and record information relating to 'Family History', and in engendering contact between genealogists worldwide, for the purposes of sharing genealogical information, by means of the Internet.

The Dunedin Genealogical Computing Group usually meets on the second Tuesday of even months. Members of the Dunedin Branch, NZ Society of Genealogists, can attend meetings of the DGCG. No subscription or door charge for members. Noel Read 488 2213