New Zealand, Auckland, Albertland Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes records from 1862-1962. These records include a card file index of individuals residing in or near "Albertland," an area north of Auckland. The index was gathered from various sources including "Halfpenny scrapbook," "Passenger List from Auckland Museum Library," "Taylor scrapbook," "J. Grant clippings" and others. The index cards are arranged alphabetically by surname. They list references to obituaries, passenger lists, cemetery transcriptions, area histories, land records, newspaper items and source citations.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Index
 * Name of ancestor
 * Spouse
 * Children
 * Other relatives
 * Birth and death dates
 * Age at event
 * Place of event
 * Date of event

How Do I Search This Collection?
As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor's given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence, age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the :
 * 1) Select Surname Range to view the images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * If possible, use what you know to find an image of the original record. The index contains only basic identifying information for a person; the original record therefore may contain more information not found in the index.
 * Continue to search the index for family members.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Search the records of nearby locations
 * Use the estimated age to calculate a birth date
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct
 * Check for variant spellings of the names
 * See the section Related FamilySearch Historical Records for more collections to further your research

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in New Zealand.
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 * Research Tips and Strategies

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
 * Collection Citation: "New Zealand, Auckland, Albertland Index, 1862-1962." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Albertland and Districts Museum, Wellsford.