New Zealand Compiled Genealogies: Difference between revisions

The term genealogy is used in this outline and in the Family History Library Catalog to describe a variety of records containing family information gathered by individuals, other researchers, societies, or archives. These records may include pedigree charts, compiled information on families, correspondence, ancestor lists, research exchange files, record abstracts, and collections of original or copied documents. Genealogies can be excellent sources of information that can save you valuable time. Because they are compiled from other sources of information, they must be carefully evaluated for accuracy.  

=== Major Collections and Databases ===

The Family History Library has several sources that contain previous research which can lead you to others who are interested in sharing family information. These sources include:  

*'''International Genealogical Index (IGI).''' The IGI provides names, birth dates and places, christening dates and places, marriage dates and places for millions of deceased British and hundreds of thousands of deceased New Zealanders. The IGI is available on microfiche and on compact disc as part of FamilySearch.

Because of patronymic naming customs among the Maori people, the International Genealogical Index arranges these records under both the given name and the surname. On the compact disc edition, you can search for just the surname or under both the given name and the surname.  

*'''Ancestral File.''' This file is a part of FamilySearch and contains lineage-linked family history information in family groups and pedigrees that has been contributed since 1979. As of June, 1998, the file contains the names of millions of persons, including many thousands of New Zealand families. Ancestral File can print pedigree charts, family group records, and individual summary sheets for any person in the file.  

*'''Family Group Records Archives.''' Gathered submissions by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, there are over 8 million families listed. This includes many New Zealand and Maori families. These records include: the Archive Section, the Old Patron Section and the Patron Section. The film numbers are listed in the Author/Title search of the microfiche version of the Family History Library Catalog under:

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS. GENEALOGY SOCIETY. FAMILY GROUP RECORDS COLLECTION  

*'''British Vital Records Index.''' This is an index containing 4.5 million entries of births, marriages and christenings from each country in the British Isles. This is available on CD through the Salt Lake Distribution or foreign country Family History Service Center (write to the Salt Lake Family History Library for addresses and telephone numbers).

K.A. Johnson & M.R. Sainty, ''The Genealogical Research Directory.'' Sydney, Australia: the authors, 1985- . (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1057457&disp=1985%20%20&columns=*,0,0 929.1025 G286grd].)  

=== Family Histories ===

Some New Zealand families have produced histories or newsletters that may include genealogical information, biographies, photographs, and other excellent information. These usually include several generations of the family.  

The Family History Library has a few published New Zealand family histories and newsletters. Copies at the Family History Library are listed in the Surname search of the Family History Library Catalog. Not every name found in a family history will be listed in the catalog. Only the major surnames discussed in a family history are included. The National Library of New Zealand also has a collection of family histories.  

Unpublished and manuscript family histories are sometimes found in special collections of universities and colleges and with private individuals. These unpublished family histories are generally inaccessible for research unless you can contact a representative of the family who deposited them.  

If you find your surname in any of the sources described in this section, determine whether the entry actually pertains to your family. One way to help determine if a published or printed family history relates to your family is to note the locality of the surname. Often, you will have to do some additional research before you can connect your ancestry to families listed in these sources.  

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