Contents of the ANCESTOR’S- ATTIC
THE HOLDINGS OF NZSG-NELSON BRANCH
Prepared by Cheryl Carnahan, Branch Committee member and Librarian, Feb 2011, the
library houses about 3600 items as below:
Books
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Emigration & Shipping
Military
Local History - Nelson, Tasman, other districts
Family Histories
Europe & UK - England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales
Church Histories
Aids to Research - Caring for your Records
Maps
Microfiche
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IGI 1988
1842-1990 BDM microfiche for NZ
1922-1948 Funeral Directors records - Shone & Shirley Nelson
NZ Cemetery records (NZSG: a list of holdings)
1866-1955 Selection of Wises NZ Postal Directories
1870-1954, & 1972 NZ Electoral Rolls
1907 Microfiche of NZ School Teachers
1957-1984 Seton-Kellaway Collection (Names in NZ newspaper death notices)
1840-1990 Sacramental Registers (Roman Catholic)
1905 Cyclopedia of NZ
1969-1984 Shone & Shirley Burials
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Magazines
Nelson Historical Society Journal (later the Journal of Nelson and Marlborough
Historical Societies)
Nelson PhotoNews
The New Zealand Genealogist ( journal of NZSG)
The Gene Genie (of the Golden Bay Genealogy Group)
NZ Memories
School magazines
The UK publications: Family Tree, Genealogists’ Magazine
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Compact Discs
Various Parish Records & Census for English Counties
Trade Directories of England
NZSG Marriages v2 1836-1956
NZSG Burial Locator v2
NZSG Index v5
Stones Directories of NZ 1904-1919
1974-2003 Family Announcements Nelson Mail
NZSG New Zealand 1911 Electoral Roll
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Contents of the ANCESTOR’S- ATTIC
 NZSG New Zealand Combined Electoral Rolls, 1881 1893 & 1896
 NZSG A Return of the Freeholders of New Zealand October 1882
 NZSG Discharged in New Zealand. Soldiers of the Imperial Foot Regiments who
took their discharge in New Zealand 1840-1870
 NZSG The Jim Pearce Index Obituaries reported in The Evening Post 1929 - 1977
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Computerised Records
Developing Searchable Indexes on the computers
1845, 1849 Nelson Census - City & Waimea
1848-1996 Death Index, Nelson & Tasman
1885-1911 Death Index from 'Golden Bay Argus'
1936-1959 Maori Death Index
1848-1906 Nelson District Lutheran Deaths
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Schools
School admission registers Nelson, Tasman, Marlborough, West Coast
College Magazines of Nelson & Tasman
School Centennial booklets
Schools Scrapbooks
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Directories
Genealogical Research Directories
NZ telephone directories
Almanacs of Nelson, Marlborough, Buller
Business & Trade Directories
NZ Business Who's Who
1889-1922 & 1977-1988 NZ Gazettes
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Nelson Indexes
1857- 2004 Obituaries from the 'Nelson Mail' & ‘Colonist’
Funeral Sheets (order of service sheets)
Cemetery Records for Top of the South Cemeteries
1842-1874 Births, Deaths & Marriages, 'Nelson Examiner'
1844-1861 Nelson Jury Lists
Anglican Registers Index for Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths
Burial Records & Monumental Inscriptions for several cemeteries in Nelson, with
photos
1920-2010 Family Announcements, 'Nelson Mail', & 'Colonist'
1853-2008 Nelson Electoral Rolls, & Tasman 1975-2008
1982-2011 Electoral Rolls, NZ Parliamentary
NZ Shipping list of websites
Scrapbooks
 Over 30 scrap books pertaining to Nelson
 Scrap books on Churches & Old Houses in Nelson
 Nelson Biographies from newspaper cuttings
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