Research options
Distance research is available. 5-10 minutes free research will be undertaken for customers by distance, after which
a research charge applies. Customers may contact the library and archives by correspondence,
email, telephone or fax. See below for a selection of family history resources and
charges to consider before contacting the museum with your enquiry.
Resources Include:
- Biography index
- Archives and Publications databases
- Passenger lists 1840-1880
- Nelson census 1845 and 1849
- Jury lists 1843-1861
- Electoral rolls 1854-1896
- Nelson city rating rolls 1857-1878
- Return of freeholders 1882
- Directories 1859-1947
- Birth, death and marriage notices 1842-1927, 1978-2000
- Marriage and baptism records for Roman Catholic, Lutheran and Presbyterian churches
- School records from Nelson Education Board, Nelson College and Bishop's School
- Obituaries
- Cemetery records: Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast
- Name index to Nelson Provincial Government Gazette 1853-1875
- Family histories
- Cyclopedia of NZ
- Nelson newspapers 1842-1996
- Subject files
Charges:
- A fee of $60.00 per hour is charged for research time in steps of $15.00 per 15
minutes.
- Photocopying will be charged separately.
- An invoice will be sent with our reply.
Please indicate how much time you want the museum staff to spend researching for you. Please also provide details about the period of time that your subject was living in Nelson
Phone: +64 3 547 9740
Direct Dial: +64 3 547 8543
email: library@museumnp.org.nz
