CAMBRIDGE GENEALOGY GROUP
Affiliated Branch of NZ Society of Genealogists
www.genealogy.org.nz
Branch meetings on 2nd Monday of the Month Feb – Nov at 7.30 pm
Venue: Cambridge Health & Community Centre, 22a Taylor St, Cambridge
Convenor Comment:
March 2016
Hello members and friends,
I was delighted to see so many along to our February meeting. What a lot of interesting
discoveries you shared with us! Phone calls from Sweden to a letter from the Queen; from
discoveries in Uraguay to gravestones in various parts of New Zealand, plus lots in between!
Robin gave us a good short explanation about DNA – thanks. I also enjoyed the interest of some
potential new members who came to our Saturday research morning to learn about getting
started. This is what our Branch is about. You have made a good choice to further your research
by joining up with Cambridge Genealogy!
See you all in March!
Nancy Cooke
14 March 2016
Finding your
Ancestral Home
Come and listen to stories about
ancestral homes and how they
found the information.
7.30 pm @ Cambridge Health Centre
22a Taylor St, Cambridge
$3.00 door fee
Snippets:
 Our Genealogy Drop In Saturday morning will be Sat. 19 March from 10 am.
Bring your laptop, and your queries. Let’s see if we can help you to break down a
brick wall and discover new information.
 Reminder that subscriptions are not due until the 1st May.
 Wanted some new members for the committee, especially a Treasurer. Would
anyone be willing to take on this small task for the group. Some new members for
the committee would be helpful.
 Anyone interested in helping out at the Feildays [15 –18 June] for two half hours
lots. This will be in a site in the Bledisloe Building, where we will promoting
Genealogy/Family History.
Honey bees brought to NZ
19 March 1839
NZ's first flag chosen
20 March 1834
When Mary Bumby landed at the Wesleyan
Mission Station at Mangungu, Hokianga, in
March 1839, she brought ashore two hives of
honey bees from Sydney, where they had been
established since 1822.
Mary arrived with her older brother John, who
had been appointed by the Methodist Church as
its new Superintendent of Missions in New
Zealand. Missionaries were responsible for the
introduction of a number of European
agricultural practices. New Zealand had two
native species of bees, but neither was suitable
for producing honey.
The idea of a flag to represent New Zealand
was first broached in 1830 when the Hokiangabuilt trading ship “Sir George Murray’ was
seized in Sydney by customs officials for sailing
withour a flag or registration.
Australia, New Zealand’s major trading market,
was subject to British navigation laws under
which every ship had to carry an official
certificate detailing its construction, ownership
and nationality. As New Zealand was not a
British colony, New Zealand-built ships could
not sail under a British flag or register. Without a
flag, they and their valuable cargoes would
continue to be seized.
Arthur's Pass 'discovered'
12 March 1864
First Taranaki War erupts at Waitara
17 March 1860
The opening shots of the first Taranaki War were
fired on 17 March 1860 when British troops
attacked a pā built by the Te Āti Awa chief Te
Rangitāke at Te Kohia. Te Rangitāke (also know as
Wiremu Kīngi) and his supporters were resisting
the government’s purchase of the Pekapeka block at
The summit of Arthur’s Pass over the
Southern Alps between the
headwaters of the Ōtira and Bealey
rivers marks the boundary between
Canterbury and the West Coast.
The pass was known to Māori, who
Waitara.
used it to bring pounamu (jade)
across the Southern Alps. It was
crossed for the first time by Europeans
in 1864 and named after the surveyor
Arthur Dobson.
NZ HISTORY for March from www.nzhistory.net.nz
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CAMBRIDGE GENEALOGY GROUP
Affiliated Branch of NZ Society of Genealogists
www.genealogy.org.nz
Branch meetings on 2nd Monday of the Month Feb – Nov at 7.30 pm
Venue: Cambridge Health & Community Centre, 22a Taylor St, Cambridge
TASMANIA
How do I find out about a person's birth, death or marriage in Tasmania?
What is online?
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With the Tasmanian Names Index you can search and view many records including
wills, inquests and birth, death and marriage records
Church records for baptisms, weddings and funerals
Cemetery records
If you are searching for approximate dates, try the Colonial Family Links database for
many people in 19th century Tasmania.
Newspaper birth and death notices
 Trove for newspaper announcements on baptisms, marriages plus obituaries
 Tasmanian newspapers not part of Trove's Australian Newspaper Digitisation
Program.
What else is there?
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Tasmanian Pioneer's Index 1803-1899
Tasmanian Federation index - births 1900-1919 and death and marriage records 19001930
See the guides on church records and cemetery records to see what's available
physically
General index cards of people, photos and correspondence in the Reading Room,
Hobart
Other library resources
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Local indexes to births deaths and marriages
Indexes of personal announcement in local newspapers
Notes
Before you start, it helps if you have an idea of the approximate date of birth or death and
where they lived in Tasmania. If you are looking for details in Church or cemetery records, it
helps also if you know their religion.
Related
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Tasmanian divorce records
What can I find from other organisations?
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Australian Dictionary of Biography
Obituaries Australia
Ryerson index of newspaper death notices (patchy coverage)
There are a range of records to help you find out more details about a person's birth, death or
marriage in Tasmania at http://www.linc.tas.gov.au/family-history/Pages/Birth-DeathMarriage.aspx
NZSG Irish Interest
Group (Waikato)
“St Patrick’s Cottage
Day”
Saturday 19st March 2016
10am-3pm
15 Cranbrook Place, Rototuna,
Hamilton
Door Fee $3.00
11.15am: Members to share a birthday
to remember (story or pictures)
1.15pm: Research time
Bring your lunch, tea/coffee/juice
provided.
(Jug will be boiling when you arrive)
Researching at home on your computer
is great but come out and celebrate St
Patrick’s Day with us.
For further details contact:
Margaret (07) 854-0866
[email protected]
WORKSHOPS NZSG
March to April 2016
Finding Family in New Zealand 16FRC001 $20.00
Saturday 5th March, 10.00am-1.30pm Computer Workshop
Presenter ~ Robyn Williams
This workshop will explore the well-known websites in depth
for researching in New Zealand as well as many lesser known
websites. There are many ways of searching so you will also
learn techniques for searching and getting the best results.
This workshop will suit both beginners and those with some
experience.
So Let's! Let's Research! Let's Research Our Family History
16FRC002 $20.00
Saturday 9th April, 10am-1.30pm Computer Workshop
Presenter ~ Jan Gow
Let's begin with good research techniques. Let’s begin with
good organisational techniques. Let's begin with good
preservation techniques.
Just beginning? Or coping with ‘paper chaos?’ This workshop
will give you ideas and suggestions to establish good seeking
and searching and storing habits. Learn the importance of
your Pedigree Charts and how to find and fill the gaps.
Pedigree charts will be emailed prior to the course so you
can fill in what you know and how you know this.
Bring a flash drive if you would like a .pdf of the slides.
Introduction to Irish Research 16FRC003 $20.00
Saturday 16th April, 10am-1.30pm Classroom Workshop
Presenter ~ Diane Downey
Have you discovered your ancestors were Irish and you don’t
know where to look to learn more about them? This
workshop introduces baronies, townlands, parishes, and the
records that are available for getting started with your Irish
research, such as Civil Registration, Census, Griffiths
Valuation. Bring with you any information you already have
on your Irish families.
Introduction to UK Research 16FRC004 $20.00
Saturday 30th April, 10am-1.30pm Classroom Workshop
Presenter ~ Vivienne Parker
Are you researching in the United Kingdom for your
ancestors? This workshop focuses on England and Wales,
but also includes Scotland, Ireland and the Channel Islands.
The topics covered will be Civil Registration (1837 to date),
Census Records (1821-1939), Parish Registers (1538 to date),
Wills and Probates (1300s to date). You will be shown the
type of information you may learn from these records and
where you can locate these records.
Ancestry.com at Cambridge Library: we are planning on having a booked time
for Branch members to use this resource at the local Library. Someone from the
committee will be available to help you. The proposed time is likely to be 11 – 12
noon on the Tuesday morning immediately following our monthly meeting. It is
important that we use this time, as it will be set aside for our exclusive use and no
non-Branch members will be able to use Ancestry.com at that time.
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CAMBRIDGE GENEALOGY GROUP
Affiliated Branch of NZ Society of Genealogists
www.genealogy.org.nz
Branch meetings on 2nd Monday of the Month Feb – Nov at 7.30 pm
Venue: Cambridge Health & Community Centre, 22a Taylor St, Cambridge
WEBSITES TO TRY:
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http://atojs.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/atojs The website contains digitised reports from selected volumes
of the Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives and the Votes and Proceedings of
House of Representatives. Collection currently covers the years 1854 to 1950.
http://stat-acc-scot.edina.ac.uk/sas/sas.asp?action=public The Statistical Accounts of Scotland
provides detailed histories of individual parishes in Scotland.
http://www.theus.org.uk/category/find-marriage-record Those with Jewish kin may be interested in
the section of the United Synagogue database that contains marriages from 1880 to 1901, that
occurred under the auspices of Chief Rabbi.
EVENTS HAPPENING DURING 2016:
14 Mar – Family homes – history of a family home.
11 Apr – AGM
27 Apr – Christine Clement in Morrinsville
7 May – Regional Meeting Hamilton
4 – 6 Jun – NZSG AGM Weekend in Mount Maunganui
15 – 18 Jun – Genealogy at the Feildays
22 Jun - Author Deborah Challinor speak in Waihi.
August – Family History Month
MEMBERS WITH KEYS – just ring to ask to borrow and research
Nancy COOKE
Stella CHESTNUT
Alex RANKIN
David LUXTON
Marjorie McMAHON
Bruce CROOK
Liz Skiffington
Vicki Ellis
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