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World War I ( WWI ) was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter. It involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based o...
Aotearoa New Zealand Shipping Index: This project aims to catalog the first generation of European immigrants to Aotearoa New Zealand during the 1800s (19th century arrivals), and to organise them by the ships they arrived on (dates used are the ones that the ship arrived in New Zealand on). Please add your pioneer ancestors to the project by going to their profile, click "actions" click "add t...
Kia ora! Welcome. This project is to document the genealogies of notable people who were born in or lived in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Premiers, Prime Ministers and Politicians Governors George Grey Captain William Hobson Keith Holyoake New Zealand Creative Artists Creative arts include drama or theater, music, film, creative writing, graphic design, photography and ...
North Shore Memorial Park (aka Schnapper Rock Cemetery), 235 Schnapper Rock Rd, Auckland: North Shore Memorial Park covers 90 acres of landscaped rolling hills that border Lucas Creek leading into the Waitemata Harbour. When several other North Shore suburban and church cemeteries began reaching capacity, land was cleared in 1973 to begin the construction of a new cemetery to cater for all the ...
There is no sense to the killing of our children, and each case seems slightly different, but these children have been failed by us all. My heart broke while adding the over 300 profiles to this project with the knowledge that more would come, and that right now, somewhere in Aotearoa New Zealand, a child is being hurt and no one is hearing their cries - or someone is ignoring them. Text by Deb...
Cemetery Name: Messines Ridge New Zealand Memorial Cemetery Location: Mesen, West-Vlaanderen,Belgium NZ Casualties: 828 Total Known Casualties: 828 Listed Casualties: 828 Image right By Wernervc - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Location Information: The Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial to the Missing is situated within Messines Ridge British Cemetery, which is located 9.5 kilometr...
The Parkhurst boys were juvenile offenders from the Isle of Wight's Parkhurst Prison, who were transported to the Australian and New Zealand colonies between 1842 and 1861. Under the scheme, the boys were to be granted pardons under certain conditions such as permanent exile from England and, in the case of younger boys, undertaking apprenticeship in the colonies. 1,499 boys are recorded as bei...
Cemetery Name: Grévillers New Zealand Memorial Cemetery Location: Pas de Calais,France NZ Casualties: 446 Total Known Casualties: 446 Location Information: Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial is situated in Grevillers British Cemetery. Grevillers is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 3 kilometres west of Bapaume. From Bapaume take the RD929 in the direction of Amiens, t...
Cemetery Name: Buttes New British Cemetery New Zealand Memorial, Polygon Wood Cemetery Location: Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium NZ Casualties: 378 Total Known Casualties: 378 Location Information: The New Zealand Memorial to the Missing is located within Buttes New British Cemetery, 8 kilometres east of Ieper town centre, on the Lange Dreve, a road leading from the Meenseweg (N8)...
1918 lnfluenza Pandemic: New Zealand Fatalities In 1917 and early 1918, the H1N1 strain of influenza swept the world, reaching New Zealand in early summer. It was carried home by soldiers returning from Europe at the end of the First World War. Over 8,000 New Zealanders died. The influenza epidemic became New Zealand’s forgotten disaster, as people tried to forget the horror of the First World ...
The present cemetery was established around 1866, at the time Lawrence was proclaimed a municipality. The old cemetery on the hill on Ardrossan Street behind the Commercial Hotel was closed in 1867 and the consent of relatives of persons interred there was obtained to allow the remains to be moved here. It is the resting place of many early settlers and gold mining pioneers, including George an...
This project will collect the profiles of WW-1 New Zealand casualties and their next of kin. The profiles to be imported are created from New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honor . Casualties will be added also to project WW1 Roll of Honour - New Zealand .As the imported data concerning next of kin is free text and parsed automatically, some errors may be present in imported profiles for the...
Cemetery Name: Caterpillar Valley New Zealand Memorial Cemetery Location: Somme, France NZ Casualties: 1205 Total Known Casualties: 1205 Image Right Courtesy of CWGC Location Information: Longueval is a village approximately 13 kilometres east of Albert and 10 kilometres south of Bapaume. The Memorial is situated on a terrace in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, which lies a short dista...
Cemetery Name: Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial Cemetery Location: Turkey NZ Casualties: 850 Total Known Casualties: 850 Location Information: The Anzac and Suvla cemeteries are first signposted from the left hand junction of the Eceabat- Bigali road. From this junction travel into the main Anzac area where you will encounter a right hand turn at 7.6kms. Follow this road for a further...
Bromley Cemetery opened in 1918 because there was a need for burial places for the great number of victims of the influenza epidemic who perished in the last months of that year. It covers approximately 10 hectares to the east of the city centre. Although it is approaching capacity, it is still open for burials in pre-purchased plots and second interments only. The cemetery is located on ancien...
Kia ora! Welcome to the Tangata Whenua o Aotearoa project. The goal of this project is to bring together New Zealand researchers and help them discover their whakapapa links, and to provide a meeting place for discussion on corrections and additions to our shared whanau and Tupuna. Please feel free to contribute!Kia ora. Naumai ki te kaupapa Tangata Whenua o Aotearoa. Te mea nui o tenei kaupapa...
Kia ora! Welcome to the Aotearoa New Zealand Portal. This is the gateway for New Zealand users for resources and information to aid you in your search for your ancestors, and to promote cooperation in building the New Zealand shared family tree on Geni. For assistance with building your tree feel free to contact New Zealand Curators: Jason Scott Wills | Private User | Private User | Charlene ...
Clareville Cemetery is located on Chester Road on the outskirts of Carterton (Taratahi). The first burial took place on 26 July 1866.
Cemetery Name: Twelve Tree Copse New Zealand Memorial Cemetery Location: Turkey NZ Casualties: 179 Total Known Casualties: 179 Location Information: Twelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial is in Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, which is in the Helles area about 1 kilometre south-west of the village of Krithia. Take the road opposite the Kabatepe Museum to Helles/Alcitepe. After 14.2 km's,...
Ōmaka Cemetery consists of three individual cemeteries: New Cemetery (No.1 Lawn), Old Catholic (No.2 Lawn) and No.3 Lawn which is the newest part of the cemetery. This historic cemetery, with graves dating back to European settlement in the Wairau Basin, has predominantly burial memorials (ie; very few ash memorials) spread throughout the various divisions, which include Catholic, Paupers', RSA...
This page is intended to stand as a memorial to the victims of murder in New Zealand. Please add names by year and then by date of murder. Please note that this page is a work in progress. There are separate pages, indexed on this page, for New Zealand mass murders (defined as the murder of four or more people at one time). Links New Zealand Cemeteries Index New Zealand Mass Murders New...
Calling all Parsons! Let's link our family trees together. == Parsons (surname) Parsons as a surname has an occupational meaning, and refers to a parson's servant or a person that worked in the parson's house. Another meaning of the surname is the parson's son .Notable people with the surname of Parsons include:*Alan Parsons (born 1948), British musician and record producer*Albert Parsons (1848...
Talvik, Leirbotn, Årøy, Langfjordbotn, Kåfjord, Alta, Rafsbotn This project contents genealogical information about people born in Alta area and Talvik area, Finnmark, Norway. * Genealogy / Slektsforskning, wikipedia Norwegian immigrants to United States. Goldminers in Alaska. Shipwrecks along the Norwegian coast. Genealogyproject on Geni . Northernlights route, pictures and history, Tr...
Bolton Street Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Wellington, New Zealand. Dating back to 1840, it commemorates many early pioneers and important historical figures from the 19th century. It was closed in 1892, except for burials of close kin within existing family plots; this was due to inadequate space as the city grew. In 1978 the name “Bolton Street Memorial Park” was adopted to emphasise th...
Cemetery Name: Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial* Cemetery Location: Turkey* NZ Casualties: 183* Total Known Casualties: 183==Location Information:==Hill 60 (Kaiajik Aghyl, or Sheepfold of the Little Rock), on the 60 metre contour line, is the end of a range which runs south-eastward to Hill 100 between Kaiajik Dere and Asma Dere. Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial is situated in Hill 60 Cemetery, whi...