Hi

I am new to searching records from NZ and am looking for information on Patricia Constance Burrowes who was born 1925 in Christchurch. An info on parents etc would be great

You don't say where you are, and it would help to know. Your profile says "Montrose", but not which country that is in.

You can order a copy of Patricia's birth registration to find out more about her and her parents. Her birth is too recent to be available at BDM Online - Historical Records (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/), but the site is still useful to know.

If you have an iGovt registration, you can order a non-historic registration online at https://www.bdmonline.dia.govt.nz/NonHistoricRecords

If you don't want to order online, or are dealing with more recent events that aren't on the historical site and don't have an iGovt registration, you can order via ordinary mail - go to Births, Deaths & Marriages (BDM, http://www.bdm.govt.nz/), click on the link "Family History Records" down the left-hand side, then click on the link "Request death, marriage, civil union, and name change certificates". Scroll down the page to "Post your application form..." and click on the link "Request for a Certificate (BDM 93 D, M, C, or N". Now you're at http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Services-Birth... where you can choose the appropriate form, download it, print it, fill it in and send it off with your payment.

If you are a member of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists (NZSG, http://www.genealogy.org.nz/) enquire at their Certificates Collection before making purchases at BDM. If they're holding what you're looking for, it is much cheaper.

Be sure to get the printout, not the legal certificate, for family history purposes. (I explain why at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NEW-ZEALAND/20...)

Under "normal" circumstances, with a birth in the Christchurch area, I'd point you to the parish cards held at Christchurch Library, but it is closed due to the earthquakes. The building itself is okay, but is still in the "red zone" as far as I know, and not open to the public. Keep an eye out in the future for announcements that it is open once again. There's a fabulous wealth of information in those cards.

You may also find PapersPast (http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/), and Archway (http://archway.archives.govt.nz/), the online index to Archives New Zealand (http://www.archives.govt.nz/) useful.

Hope this helps. :-)

Kind Regards,
Wendy

Hi there

Patricia Constance Burrowes married in 1953 to John Tolan. It seems from Christchurch City Council Cemetery records http://librarydata.christchurch.org.nz/Cemeteries/interment....= that she was buried at Belfast Cemetery in 1999.

Hope this information is of assistance. I live in Christchurch and the library in town is indeed still closed.

Regards
Jenny

Hi

Thank you so much for your advice on where to check out bmds I was living in Scotland but am now back in Lancashire England. Have just found Patricia's parents and am looking for info on her grandfather Thomas Burrowes and his wife Constance. Don't know where they were born but they had 2 children Clement and Elizabeth Burrowes. Clement married Mary Gibson and they are the parents of Patricia Constance. I am wondering if Thomas was not from NZ as I can't find a birth for him. Will be checking passenger lists. Thank you once again for taking the trouble to advise me

Hi

Noticed you are looking for Thomas Burrowes. It is possible that the birth could have been registered under the surname Burrows. The BDM website doesn't search under alternative spellings.

Some of the Burrowes/Burrows family appear to buried in the Christchurch City Council cemeteries. http://librarydata.christchurch.org.nz/Cemeteries/ you may need to search under Burrowes and Burrows.

Good luck
Jenny

Hi

Thank you so much, have found Thomas's death in 1914 though cannot find his wifes' Constance as yet. Will try searching the library website for info on his birth

Take care

Hello

You will find Constance's death date on the library cemetery database she is buried at Waimairi Cemetery in Christchurch. Died aged 88. http://librarydata.christchurch.org.nz/Cemeteries/

Regards
Jenny

Hi - Clement I believe was born 15 Aug.1890 - no idea where Thomas Burrowes born but I believe he was only Clement's Step-Father anyway so maybe that is not so important. If you might need any more assistance in that regard you might like to contact me at:-

gandschatfield@xtra.co.nz

Graham.C