I am trying to acquire information on a Dunedin - Otago war veteran of the American Civil War. John Scott was born about 1828, near Glasgow, Scotland, married Ann Hamilton, on December 17, 1852, was a Confederate blockade runner during the American Civil War, and later settled in New Zealand. He worked for the New Zealand Refrigerating Company and was a member of the Ayrshire Association of Otago around 1900. On December 17, 1902, Scott and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, at which gathering some 41 descendants were in attendance, including 28 grandchildren. A photograph of the group was taken, and was published in the local newspaper. On June 9, 1905, John Scott died in Dunedin and buried at the Northern Cemetery in Dunedin. Any information anyone can provide on John Scott, his life or his family would be greatly appreciated. jamesmgray@bigpond.com

Hi James,

Do you have a copy of John's death registration? You can order a copy online at BDM Historical Records (http://bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/).

There is also information on that site about what data you will find there. Make sure you order the cheaper printout, and not the legal certificate, as it will give you more information.

You may also like to look at PapersPast (http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/) for any mention of him in the papers of the day.

And look at Archway (http://archway.archives.govt.nz/), the online index for Archives New Zealand (http://www.archives.govt.nz/) to see if there is a probate or other documents relating to him held there.

This is just some of the basics of research in New Zealand. Hope it helps, and please come back if you need further assistance with this man. :-)

Kind Regards,
Wendy Howard
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Kaiwaka, Northland, New Zealand
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wendyh65/

there is a great write up here, try the link below,

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&...
date of paper 7 jan 1903. there are a lot of marriages etc ont his site also, just put in his name and click search

Jan (Otago)

This is also about family,
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d7-...
and is worth a look at,
Jan

I want to thank everyone who as assisted me with informtion.