NZ society of genealogists
South Canterbury Branch
Newsletter
January-February 2017 - Volume 21 No. 1
From the editor
Carol Bell
Another new year. The time for making plans - for mapping our your genealogical
wishes and working out how you can fulfil them. The time for making wild promises
to yourself about how much you’re going to achieve this year and how organised
you’re going to be while doing it. I haven’t made any new
year’s resolutions yet - strange for me. I’m usually full of
them. I realised after receiving a letter from a fellow
researcher last week that we have skipped a step in our
basic research - neither of us had the death certificate for
our mutual great-great-grandfather and it held an important
piece of information - an occupation that led us in an
entirely different direction. Both of us are saying: Why didn’t
we have this? And we don’t have a good answer. We’d seen the burial entry (this is
in 1843), we’d found the death registration in the indexes and we’d both been to the
cemetery and seen the headstone - but we hadn’t got the certificate. So it would
seem my resolution had better be to get back to basics and make sure I haven’t
been similarly remiss with my other ancestors. Who knows what I might find?
Convener's report
from Liz Shea
http://www.genealogy.org.nz/
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzlscant/resources.htm
Welcome to the new year and back into
another busy year of family researching.
I am only allowed a short message as our
wonderful editor has filled all the other
pages. Enough to say that the committee has
planned some interesting speakers and trips
to archives this year, so more than enough to
keep you all interested.
An email will be coming out shortly to all our
branch members who are also NZSG
members regarding an extraordinary general
meeting for the adoption of the new NZSG
rules. It will be held prior to the 14 March
meeting but after that is done and dusted, we
have Carol Bell as our guest speaker, so
worth making the effort to attend.
The AGM is in April and we have an interesting guest speaker lined up. Again, if
anyone is interested in joining the committee, we would be pleased to hear from you.
Plans for the year
February:
Cemetery personalities, Timaru Cemetery main gate 7pm
March:
EGM & Perambulations around European war graves, Carol Bell
April:
AGM & Beverley McCombs presents her new book
May:
Timaru City Council archives
June:
DNA, Dave Jack
July:
It started with a phone call, Lorraine Gasgoine
August:
Timaru Library
September: On the Road to Wagga - an Australian search, Liz Shea
October:
Passchendaele exhibition at the museum
November: Research night
December: Christmas
A letter from Robert
Janette Clarke’s great-great-grandfather Robert Marshall emigrated to Australia in 1852. This is
a letter he wrote home
Mount Elephant
Sept.4th 1852
Dear Friends,
You will be thinking me very neglectful not writing you sooner. I intended writing you
from Birkenhead but I had not a moment’s time as I was Captain of the Mess and had all the
provisions, bedding and other articles to prepare for the voyage. We had a very good voyage and
a very quick one. We made the passage from land to land in 68 days, the quickest on record from
England to Australia. She is a splendid sailing ship and a very large one. We had one thousand
souls on board. It was the largest and cleanest cargo of passengers ever to come to Australia. We
got plenty of meat on board ship, biscuits, flour, oatmeal, treacle, beef, pork, suet, sugar, tea,
coffee, pepper, mustard, salt, peas, butter, rice, beef, preserved mutton, barley, pickles, lemon
juice, wine for the sick and women who were
nursing got a pint of porter each day. We had 68
deaths, all children except 3. They nearly all died of
measles and a bowel complaint after eating fresh
meat they got at Birkenhead. Parents were not
cautious enough. One of the sailors fell overboard
and was saved from a watery grave by the Captain.
We saw many whales and sharks and many other
kinds of fish. It was very hot crossing the line.
Fifteen of the crew shaved while crossing and we
had many a curious scene. We went a long way
south to make the passage shorter. We had a great
deal of cold weather after we passed the latitude of
the Cape.
We had a very cold month of August where
we anchored in Melbourne Harbour. On the 10th of
Sept. we came upon a sand bank and were stuck for
24 hours before we got off in Port Phillip Bay.
I was engaged on the 24th. I would have
written you when we landed but we never got out
of the ship until we were engaged, and Hannah and
Alex were very poorly at the time of the measles.
Alex was so weak we did not think he would stand
the journey we had to take up country. After they
got their feet on land, they came around every day and are now very healthy. It was astonishing
how the little baby stood the voyage. She could not have thriven better at home. She was never
beside a fire from 10 days old. We had her baptised on the ship when we came out of
Birkenhead. Her name is “Rosamond Marco Polo”, Rosamond after Margaret’s grandmother and
the name of the ship. The rest of us stood the passage wonderfully well. Alex and Esther were a
little sea-sick on the steam boat from Glasgow to Birkenhead but not after. We only saw
Melbourne at a distance and it’s a beautiful place.
Geelong is a very nice place with some beautiful buildings. We are about 70 miles up country from
Geelong with J.L. Currie & Anderson of Mount Elephant both Scotsmen. I suppose Mr Anderson belongs
to Edinburgh. He and his wife are in Scotland at present. We have Mr Dodds as overseer. He is a fine
fellow and a Scot. They are known to be about the best masters in Port Phillip.
We came to Geelong by steam boat. Geelong is about 40 miles from Melbourne. We travelled
up country in the master’s drags, eight bullocks in each drag and away we went. Margaret and children
had a narrow escape. They were on top of the drag when it capsized and happy to say no one was hurt.
James and I are both shepherding. We are engaged for 9 months at the rate of £70 per annum, and we
get rations for 3. We get 20lbs. flour, 36 lbs of beef or mutton, 60 lbs. sugar, ¾ lb. tea weekly and we
have plenty for our family. We get as many cows as we like to milk. We get firing laid to us, wood of
course. We are pretty well off for water. We have plenty of hens and eggs. They need no feeding here,
as they get plenty of vermin on the ground. If we run out of butcher’s meat we just kill a sheep. Just
now there are about 15 sheep killed
every week and there is as much
thrown away on this station as would
feed many a family in Scotland. One
man shepherded 14,000 sheep last
winter. It’s a very lazy life. They have
pastures of the very best. It is 8 years
since our Masters got this station. All
they had then were 6 cows and 2
horses. Now they have 20,000 sheep,
about 200 cattle and about 100
horses. The overseer tells me they are
clearing about £3000 a year from their
wool and about £3000 or £4000 from
fat wethers.
Margaret is washing and dressing for
the Mr and Mrs. They send them to her and they give her soap and other articles. She gets £7 for
washing and also for 10 or 12 shearers. Some are paying 1/- for a shirt. They started shearing when we
first arrived and it was nearly 3 months before they finished. Some of the men have never sheared
before and they make £1–5 –0 a day and some older shearers are getting £2 and £2-10-0 a day and they
get their meat from the Masters. They can afford to work for the wages but we get too little wages. I
intend if I am spared, to stay to get a great deal more. About £50 for the single men per annum is the
common wage here. Our Master is getting a new house built. The Mason was getting £5 per day, a
joiner is getting £3 per week. In Geelong men are getting 15/- a day.
Flour is £40 a ton, a 4 lb. Loaf of bread is 2/6, £1-10-0 for a barrel of water, £6 for a load of firewood. Moleskin trousers 9/- pr., fancy cloth trousers are 12/- and 15/- pr., boots and shoes are a high
price. Every Master keeps a store to supply the servants of all kinds of articles. Boots are as high as £2 a
pair but you need not take them unless you like, as they are a good deal cheaper in town.
We have plenty of wild fowl on the lakes, wild duck, wild turkey, wild swans, pelicans, N.
Companions and a variety of other kinds. We have no native dogs on this station. There has not been
one seen for 3 years. They have all fled further back and as for natives, we have not seen one since we
came to this country. There is a band of natives come around at times, but not since we came. They are
very harmless. The worst enemy is the snake. They are very large and plentiful, about 8 to 10 feet are
the largest we have killed. We keep a sharp look out for them when we are walking.
It is a splendid country. There are plenty of places as beautiful as any gentleman’s pleasure place
in England. Splendid grass, sheep and cattle very fat. There are sheep in my flock that would bring £2 a
head in Edinburgh. Our house is about 3 miles from the station home, 10 miles to the church. The
Minister comes sometimes. We have seen him twice.
Doctor says it’s a very healthy country for children. It’s not a very sure one for crops. Hot winds at
times, so hot you do not know where to put oneself. If it comes when crops are in bloom it renders
them useless.
There is a mount on the station shaped like an elephant. The station takes its name from it. It is
a very curious one. It’s supposed to have been active at one time. The plains around are bedded with
stones from it. Another very curious thing, there are three lakes on the border of the station in a line.
The centre one is salt, and either side is fresh water. We get salt from the lake. It’s very good and we get
it when the lake is partly dry. In summer it’s so plentiful we can shovel it into carts.
We daily see bags of gold with people coming from the diggings. There are a lot of murders
taking place out there and in Melbourne, and a lot of robberies. We are 50 miles from the diggings.
There were 2 men hanged at Melbourne this week and 3 or 4 next week. They tell me they are the
worse of liquor and quarrel and boast about the money they have. The Commissioner’s tent is in the
centre and guarded by soldiers. The door is always kept clear so that people can get in for a licence or
to get their gold escorted to town. I hear there are another 500 soldiers landed from England. There are
a big number of bad characters and a good deal of old convicts. It would pay one very well coming here
to bring a few pistols, as they are in great demand. You can get £30 or £40 a pair. I think you would do
very well here and would soon get a situation. Mrs McGeorge would do well in her business. It’s a good
one here. Anyone with good hands would do very well I think. The passage out is the worst thing,
coming out with a family, but after one is here they can be assured of a good living and a chance to save
money if they wish.
Mr. Easton spoke of me sending word as to the town but I have not learned much about it, but a
person coming can do no wrong, for if one trade fails, he can pick up another. Margaret’s compliments
to you and Mrs McGeorge and family and our compliments to Aunt at Pomfoot and Mary Jane and
James and family and tell her that ever she is spared to go to the diggings she will send her a piece of
the precious metal.
Write soon and let us know how you are all keeping and I add no more, but may the God of
Peace be with you all is the prayer of your sincere friends,
Robert Marshall was born in Pennycuik, Midlothian, Scotland. He was a
shepherd. In 1852 he came to Australia with his wife Margaret and four
children: Esther aged 11; Alexander aged 7; Hannah aged 3; Rosamond newly born and his stepson James Turnbull aged 15
They sailed on the ship 'Marco Polo' leaving Birkenhead on July 4 1852
arriving in Melbourne September 18. This was a record voyage time of 68
days as voyages up to that time took about four months. On arrival Robert
and James were taken on as shepherds at Mt Elephant Station at Derrinallum
in Victoria.
The gold rush had started and the men on the station had just walked off and
gone to the gold fields so the owner of the station hearing that there was a
ship due to arrive rode on horseback to Melbourne and hired six men from the
ship. Robert stayed working for the Curries for over 50 years and when he
was no longer able to work they provided him with a cottage and a pension.
Robert Marshall passed away at “Hill Bank”: Larra, Camperdown,
January 1, 1909 aged 91 years. Margaret Marshall passed away
October 7, 1878, aged 59 years
Genealogical proof standard
Carol Bell
Life is good for the family historian, says Tyler Stahle of
FamilySearch, with dozens of records containing direct
evidence. Accurate and complete marriage certificates
that list the marriage date, full legal names, and the
names of each set of parents are gold in the search for a
missing ancestor.
But what do you do when direct evidence isn’t available?
We have all learned that direct evidence records only last
so long. At some point, all researchers face a situation
where bits and pieces of indirect evidence are all that’s
available in our quest to delve ever further back into the
murky mists of time. And that’s when our detective skills
and our ability to solve puzzles come to the fore. Indirect
evidence is only part of any puzzle that we are working on
and it can easily be misinterpreted. Such nebulous findings should always be subjected to a rigorous testing of
their veracity.
At the Roots Tech conference of 2016 James Ison likened indirect evidence to a puzzle piece in that
any particular question cannot be answered by just one piece of information. Information has to be fitted
together. When this happens, Ison says, you have to reach for your GPS. “You’ve seen one of these
devices,” he said. “I don’t go anywhere without my GPS. It helps you know where you are. You obtain
directions with confidence, and you feel safe and secure because you have one.”
And just like you’d use a GPS to navigate a foreign city, a genealogist can turn
to the Genealogical Proof Standard to help put the pieces of indirect evidence
together and break down research walls.
The Genealogical Proof Standard is a process used by genealogists to demonstrate what the minimums are that genealogists must do for their work to be
credible. Based on a book written by Christine Rose entitled Genealogical Proof Standard: Building a
Solid Case, this standard lays out five essential steps for accurate research:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Reasonably exhaustive research.
Each statement has a complete and accurate source citation.
The evidence is reliable and has been skilfully correlated and interpreted.
Any contradictory evidence has been resolved.
The conclusion has been soundly reasoned and coherently written.
Step 1 – Research
All reputable genealogists realise that the first record we find is not necessarily the right record. And nor
is a person of the right name necessarily the right person for our family. While we all dread the John
Smith searches we are probably more demanding of proof in those than we would be for someone with
a more unusual name. We need to search as far as possible for as many records as possible and make
sure we have all the evidence before we can begin to decide which records pertain to our person. Access all relevant, available sources. Finding as many sources as possible will minimise the possibility of
your research being overturned by a new piece of information. And just because you’ve found a record
in the indexes (birth, marriage or death perhaps) don’ assume you have all the evidence. View the original or get the certificate if at all possible. You will often be surprised at what more you can find.
Step 2 – Sources
It is very important that we record where we found our information. This will help us later when we need
to go back to the original record, and it lends veracity to our claims. It will help other researchers follow
our logic as they review our tree and it will add credibility to our research. It also serves to demonstrate
the breadth of the search and the quality of the sources. Every source we look at should be fully cited in
our notes – even negative findings. You don’ want to have to repeat fruitless searches. And I promise
you: you won’t remember. You think you will, but you won’t.
Step 3 – Analysis
Analysis is the basis for scholarly genealogy. Analyse, evaluate, interpret, reach a conclusion. Analyse not only the information itself but the
sources as well. Interpret the evidence and correlate it with what you
already know, evaluating your source for authenticity and probability of
accuracy. Always remember even primary sources are subject to human error from their inception and then through every process it takes
reach you. Be suspicious. How close in time to the event was the
source created, and for what purpose was it created? Was the informant in a position to have all the knowledge? Be sure that your conclusion takes into account all the evidence.
Avoid confirmation bias
Confirmation bias is defined
by the Oxford Dictionary as “he
tendency to interpret new
evidence as confirmation of one’
existing beliefs or theories” As
we research our family tree, we
often begin with a theory and
then search for records to
confirm that theory, but it is
important that we do not let
Step 4 – Conflict resolution
confirmation bias blind us and
Don’ be tempted to ignore any evidence that doesn't support your con- prevent us from doing that
clusion. Work through your records taking particular note of conflicts.
reasonably exhaustive search.
They may indicate that a particular record is not about your ancestor. A We should not accept the first
person cannot be in two places at once, and a person cannot have two piece of evidence that lines up
sets of parents. But all conflicts are not that straightforward. Don’t be
with our theory as the definitive
led astray by your preconceptions and prejudices. Be open to new dianswer, but instead we should
rections. Remember if conflicting evidence is not resolved a credible
search for further information
conclusion is not possible.
that either confirms or even
Step 5 – Conclusion
disproves our theory, otherwise
we can end up climbing the
After gathering all the evidence, reviewing all the information and rewrong tree.
solving or explaining each conflict you will be ready to write your conclusion. I often find that in the process of writing my conclusion I
highlight any inconsistencies and realise there are further searches to make. The conclusion will be the
final evaluation of your work and also the piece you present to any interested researchers, but it is often
during this process that answers become clear. The conclusion eliminates the possibility that the conclusion is based on bias, preconception or the inadequate appreciation of the evidence, and explains how
the evidence led to the conclusion.
Repeat, repeat, repeat
Any proof statement is subject to re-evaluation when
new evidence arises or after a suitable period of
time has elapsed. New evidence is always becoming available. Sometimes this will be in direct conflict
with an earlier conclusion so we must then begin the
process again and reach a new conclusion. Your
research must always be a fluid, living document
able to withstand constant scrutiny and evaluation.
“The Genealogical Proof Standard isn’t a device per
se,” says Ison, “it’s a process that will help us to determine what we know, helps us decide what we
want to learn, helps us explain our work to others,
gives us confidence about the direction we’re going,
is the basis for approaching difficult research problems using indirect evidence, and lastly, it helps us
to feel secure and safe in our conclusions.”
Sources:
5 Steps to Rock Solid Research, Family Tree, December 2016
Board of certification for genealogists
http://www.bcgcertification.org/resources/standard.html
Prairie Roots Research - The Power of GPS
http://www.prairierootsresearch.com/research-tips/genealogical-proof-standard/
Family Search - Understanding the Genealogical Proof Standard
https://familysearch.org/blog/en/genealogicalproofstandardpart1/
SC branch resources
South Canterbury Schools
We have admission records for many local schools. Indexes for most schools are at the SC
museum. For records, contact us at [email protected] or fill in one of the forms
available in the museum archives room. As a branch of the NZSG we are restricted from publishing
information about living persons, and so require confirmation of death of any person who entered
school after 1920 (strictly speaking, 95 years before the date of the request). A copy of the death
entry on the BDM website https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/ is sufficient. Records held
by SC Branch NZSG at SC Museum unless otherwise stated.
School:
ST JOSEPH’S, MORVEN
Years open:
1917 - 1954
Rolls held:
None
Publications:
Some Waimate District Schools: compilation including Morven St Josephs DH99
School:
ST JOSEPH’S, PLEASANT POINT
Years open:
1928 - Open
Rolls held:
None
Publications:
St Joseph’s Convent School 1929-1978
Pleasant Point District Schools: Consolidation . . . ; including Pleasant Point
St Joseph's DH95
School:
ST JOSEPH’S, TEMUKA
Years open:
1883 - Open
Rolls held:
1911 - 1935
Publications:
Now I Remember 1883-1983 McNicholl collection
1883-2008 McNicholl collection
School:
ST JOSEPH’S, TIMARU
Years open:
1939 - Open
Rolls held:
None
Notes:
Merged with St Mary’s from Douglas St in 1983
Publications:
The Northenders: A History of St Joseph’s Timaru North Parish –
Jeannette Cooke DH124
School:
ST PATRICK’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL, WAIMATE
Years open:
1880 - Open
Rolls held:
None
Publications:
125 Years of Catholic Education in Waimate 1880-2005
School:
ST PATRICK’S HIGH SCHOOL
Years open:
1938 - 1981
Rolls held:
None
Publications:
1938-1962 Silver Jubilee
Timaru Catholic Secondary Schools: Golden Jubilee 1937-1987 (St
Patricks High School 1938; Mercy College 1936; Roncalli College
1982) DH111
Notes:
Merged with Mercy College in 1981 to become Roncalli College
School:
STATION CREEK
Years open:
1894 - 1900
Rolls held:
None
Notes:
In Hakataramea Valley
School:
STEW POINT HOUSEHOLD
Years open:
1928 - 1929
Rolls held:
None
Notes:
Household school in Pleasant Point district
School:
STRUAN HOUSEHOLD
Years open:
1911 - 1914
Rolls held:
None
Notes:
Household school in vicinity of Kurow
School:
STUDHOLME
Years open:
1893 - 1972
Rolls held:
1963 -1972
Publications:
1894-1969 75 Years McNicholl collection
Some Waimate District Schools: compilation including HannatonNukuroa/Studholme DH99
Notes:
Opened in 1893 as Hannaton; renamed Nukuroa in 1930; named
changed to Studholme in 1954
School:
SUTHERLANDS
Years open:
1883 - 1938
Rolls held:
1894 - 1938
Notes:
Consolidated on Pleasant Point
School:
TASMAN DOWNS
Years open:
1923 - 1945
Rolls held:
1923 - 1945
Notes:
Tasman Downs Station school
Members’ Interests
from Carole Cowan
GIBSON
NEW ZEALAND
North Island
1910+
GIBSON
SCOTLAND
Lanarkshire New Monkland
All
GIBSON
SCOTLAND
Lanarkshire Old Monkland
All
GIBSON
SCOTLAND
Lanarkshire Shotts
All
GILLANDERS
SCOTLAND
Ross & Cromarty Contin
All
GILLANDERS
SCOTLAND
Ross & Cromarty Kinlochlurchart
All
GILLESPIE
IRELAND
County Down
1832
GOBLE
ENGLAND
Kent Rolvenden
pre1840
GOLDSTEIN
CANADA
Vancouver
1900+
GOODMANSON
NEW ZEALAND
Otago
1882
GRAHAM
IRELAND
County Down Scarvey
1835
GRANT
IRELAND
Armagh Market Hill
abt 1850
GRAY
ENGLAND
Hampshire Eling
pre1850
GRAY
NEW ZEALAND
Otago
1900
GRAYBURN
ENGLAND
E Yorkshire Beverley/ Lincolnshire pre 1880
GREEN
AUSTRALIA
Victoria Geelong
1830+
GREEN
AUSTRALIA
Victoria Winchchelsa
1850+
GREEN
ENGLAND
Huntingdonshire Godmanchester
1700+
GREEN
NEW ZEALAND
Sth Canterbury Temuka
1895+
GREGSON
ENGLAND
Yorksshire Leeds
GREIG
NEW ZEALAND
Otago Dunedin
1886+
GRIGOR
SCOTLAND
Elgin
1800s
HALL
ENGLAND
Westmorland Warcop
1750+
HALL
ENGLAND
Huntingdonshire Bythorn
1700-1780
HALL
IRELAND
Cavan Knocknaveagh abt
1838
HALL
NEW ZEALAND
Canterbury Rangiora
pre1860
HALL
NEW ZEALAND
Sth Canterbury Geraldine
1875+
Any member wishing to have their surname interests published in this newsletter,
which is distributed to branches of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists all over New
Zealand, or who wishes to add or delete names from their present list, please contact
Carole Cowan, phone 03 684-5491 or [email protected]
Library report
from Teresa Scott
South Canterbury Branch Library - recent accessions include:
· Branch newsletters 2016:
Cambridge – December
Franklin – December
Gore – December
Hutt Valley – December
Mosgiel – December
Riccarton – December
South Canterbury – November-December
Stratford – September, October, November, December
Te Awamutu – December
FamNet – December
Whanganui – October/November/December
· Branch newsletters 2017 :
Cambridge – January
Canterbury – February
Dunedin – January-February
Hamilton – February
Hutt Valley – February
Kapiti – January
Kilbirnie – February
Mosgiel – February
New Plymouth – February
North Shore – January
Papakura – February
Papamoa – February
Porirua – February
Riccarton – February
South Waikato – February
Stratford – February
Wairarapa – February
Wellington – January
FamNet – February
Dunedin Family History Group – January, February
· Family Tree Magazine – January 2017, February 2017
Please note September 2013, October 2013, November 2013, Christmas 2013, January
2014, November 2014, January 2015, February 2015, March 2015, December 2015, Christmas 2015, October 2016, November 2016, December 2016, Christmas 2016, January 2017
Family Tree magazines have gone out on the 'round-robin' and will not be on the library
shelves for some time. As each new issue is received it will be dispatched to readers.
· Timaru South School – The Year That Was, 2015 [SM100] [donated]
· From Waste Land to a Garden of National Significance: Timaru Botanic Gardens
1864 – 2014 - by Keith Bartholomew [DH144] [donated]
· CD Explore the Archives – CD (Family Tree Magazine, February 2017)
BRANCH LIBRARY
The committee has agreed to drop the charge for borrowing books and magazines from our
branch library. Only branch members may borrow items from our library. Every item borrowed
(whether or not there is a card) and the date of borrowing must be written into the small exercise
book in the Sunday box by the duty member. When items are returned, the duty person will again
sign them out.
“Reference” materials may not be borrowed, except by request to the librarian (Teresa Scott).
Current newsletters from other branches are “Reference Only” until the end of the year.
Only two members have access to the storeroom. Requests for items in the storeroom, therefore,
must be made to the librarian (in person, by telephone, by email).
Please, take good care of our records. When browsing, please return items to the place on the
shelf from where you take them.
Museum Sunday roster
South Canterbury Museum research room
Sunday roster 1.30pm - 4.30pm
NOTE: If you are unable to do your duty please arrange for another on the roster
to do it for you and advise your partner who your replacement is.
Any queries please ring Janette Clarke 684-5327 - email : [email protected]
12 February
Liz Shea
684 7790
Ted Hansen
688 4957
19 February
Carole Cowan
684 5491
Lois Shears
688 1655
26 February
Lois White
684 4173
Robyn King
688 4522
5 March
Teresa Scott
688 9034
Carol Bell
684 7733
12 March
Liz Shea
684 7790
Ted Hansen
688 4957
19 March
Lois Shears
688 1655
Lorraine Gasgoine 688 3357
26 March
Dave Jack
021 770 000
Janette Clarke
684 5327
2 April
Carole Cowan
684 5491
Liz Shea
684 7790
9 April
Lois White
684 4173
Robyn King
688 4522
Local contacts
SC Branch NZ Society of Genealogy - Officer Bearers
Convener:
Liz Shea
03 684 7790 Branch Contact
Minute secretary:
Lesley Tennent
03 612 6759
Treasurer:
Carolyn Johnston
684-5709
Committee:
[email protected]
Teresa Scott
03 688 9034 Library
Lois Shears
03 688 1655 School Rolls
Maree Bowen
03 686 0584
Lorraine Gascoigne
03 688 3357
Carol Bell
03 684 7733 Newsletter Editor
Off committee: Carole Cowan
03 684 5491 Members Interests
[email protected]