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Research in Other Countries => New Zealand => New Zealand Completed Requests => Topic started by: gooseylucy on Friday 07 January 11 13:56 GMT (UK)

Title: Family Member from England to New Zealand
Post by: gooseylucy on Friday 07 January 11 13:56 GMT (UK)
I friends I have just found a member of my husbands family that went to New Zealand in 1923 on the Suffolk.
His name is William Edgar he was 25 years of age and went to Port Chalmers. His trade was a coal trimmer.
Can anyone tell me how to research New Zealand records as they are different to Australia and England
Title: Re: Family Member from England to New Zealand
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Friday 07 January 11 17:42 GMT (UK)
Hi Gooseylucy
The resource section at top of page has excellent references for what ever area you want
eg
BMD online
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search.aspx?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths
to look for death, don't suppose there was a middle name?

also to look for probate
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/

Bye
Althea
Title: Re: Family Member from England to New Zealand
Post by: Janette on Friday 07 January 11 17:46 GMT (UK)
Hi GoosyLucy

Did William have a middle name?

Cheers Janette
Title: Re: Family Member from England to New Zealand
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Friday 07 January 11 19:14 GMT (UK)
Possibles that we could locate burials and perhaps clues for
BMD online
Registration Number Family Name Given Name(s) Date of Birth/
Age at Death
1961/28724 Edgar  William  62Y  (Burial locator CD: Karori Crematorium age 62)

1968/45772 Edgar  William James  71Y (Burial locator CD: Hindon Cemetery Otago)
Probate at Dunedin Archives, was a farmer

1955/18328 Edgar  William  60Y

first most likely based on birth info
Bye
Althea
Title: Re: Family Member from England to New Zealand
Post by: Thamesite2017 on Friday 07 January 11 23:32 GMT (UK)
More birth details on a different forum
Quote
William Edgar born 1898 in West Derby Lancashire United Kingdom

Bye
althea
Title: Re: Family Member from England to New Zealand
Post by: gooseylucy on Saturday 08 January 11 15:15 GMT (UK)
William Edgar was born in 1898 West Derby Lancashire United Kingdom

I have applied for a death certificate for William Edgar aged 61 as I think this
might be him. This should be able to give me a marriage if possible. William did not have
a middle name.
Title: Re: Family Member from England to New Zealand
Post by: TwiggyTree on Friday 28 January 11 20:54 GMT (UK)
Have sent gooseylucy the biography for William Edgar from the Directory of Anglican Ministers in NZ.