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Otago Birth Records from Otago Newspaper Entries The newspapers that the entries are taken from include - Bruce Herald (published in Milton) - Clutha Leader (published in Balclutha) - Mataura Ensign (published in Gore) - North Otago Times (published in Oamaru) - Otago Witness (published in Dunedin) - Otautau Standard and Wallace County Standard (published in Otautau) - Southland Times (published in Invercargill) - Tuapeka Times (published in Tuapeka)
There are about 10 thousand entries up to 1900, though there are some entries to 1909 These entries include: Surname Fathers name or initials (some entries also contain the occupation of the father) Whether the child was a son or daughter (or twins or still born) Date of birth (day, month, year) Place of Birth Newspaper the entry was extracted from.
Some of the entries may be entered in the lists more than once, this is due to the parties making more than one entry or putting notices in multiple newspapers, all duplicate entries have been included as some entries may contain more information when listed in newspapers that are not local to the parents address.
The newspaper entries do not contain the first names of the infant, but by going to the New Zealand Government Birth Death and Marriage, Historical Website http://bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/Home/ and entering the information into their search engine, it will give you the first names of the child. With the information you receive from this search and the information given from the newspaper entries you have if not all, nearly all of the information given on a birth certificate printout.
Original Entry.
Surname Abbott Parents First Name John Childs Name daughter Date of Birth 3rd April, 1881 Place of Birth Maitland Street Newspaper Otago Witness
If the entry has only a Street address, as above, this usually means it was a local birth, and as the Otago Witness was a Dunedin based newspaper, Maitland Street is (was) in Dunedin.
Example of a Search Done on the New Zealand Governments Historical Records Website. (the red text is the information that you enter) Family Name - Abbott Given Names Mothers Given Name Search From Date - 2/4/1881 Search to Date - 4/4/1881
Registration Number 1881/5254 Family Name Abbott Given Name(s) Catherine Beatrice Mother's Given Name(s) Margaret Father's Given Name(s) John Still Birth
You Now have the following information Catherine Beatrice Abbott was born 3rd April, 1881, at Maitland Street, Dunedin to John and Margaret Abbott.
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Otago and Southland Marriages (from Newspaper Entries)
The newspapers that the entries are taken from include - Bruce Herald (published in Milton) - Clutha Leader (published in Balclutha) - Mataura Ensign (published in Gore) - North Otago Times (published in Oamaru) - Otago Witness (published in Dunedin) - Otautau Standard and Wallace County Standard (published in Otautau) - Southland Times (published in Invercargill) - Tuapeka Times (published in Tuapeka)
The Entries can include the following information: The Bridegrooms Surname The Brides Surname The Bridegrooms First Name(s) The Brides First Name(s) Date of Marriage (day, month, year) Place of Marriage Brides Father's Name Bridegroom's Father's Name Name of Officiating Minister Newspaper the Entry was extracted from. The years included are from 1860 to 1900. Some of the entries may be entered in the lists more than once, this is due to the parties making more than one entry or putting notices in multiple newspapers, all duplicate entries have been included as some entries may contain more information when listed in newspapers that are not local to the parents address. PriceNZD$25
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