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Death Registrations in New Zealand
Civil registrations of deaths in New Zealand date back to 1840. The names have been indexed on an annual basis, which are available on microfiche to 1990 and CD-ROM from 1991. Many libraries and genealogy groups hold copies of the fiche and/or disks. Prior to 1960 the indexes give only the name of the baby being registered and the folio number ("folio"). From1960 the age of the deceased is also given.
The folio is a unique number for that year. The fiche will state the folio number only against the name, but when referring to the folio in correspondence it is accepted practise to combine it with the year, in the format year/folio, eg. 1940/1234 - folio number 1234 in the year 1940.
The folio indicates the registration office where the death was registered and the quarter of the year (Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec) during which the registration was made - not the date of death. District keys against which the folio can be checked are found at either the beginning of the first fiche or the end of the last fiche for the year (it varied year to year) or in the booklets produced by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists (NZSG).
Copies of death registrations and death certificates can be purchased from Births, Deaths & Marriages (BDM), either by quoting a folio or by supplying what information you know (or think you know) about the individual which the staff at BDM can compare to the registrations.
If you are purchasing to discover the family information, be sure to order the "electronic printout", not the legal certificate; it may contain more information than is transcribed onto a certificate, is often cheaper (except in earlier years, to 1874) and is not subject to further transcription errors during the completion of your order. The electronic printout is often a photocopy of the Registrar's book, on A3 paper.
The detail to be found on a death registration increased over time. Lists of what can be found in which years are to be found at BDM, Auckland City Libraries and Shadows.
This is a brief guide only to help you get started - not a comprehensive entry of all knowledge about death registrations. Please direct any questions you have to a forum that may be able to help you further, such as the Rootsweb New-Zealand list. |
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