Hutt Valley Genealogy Branch

Hutt Valley Branch NZSG Library

Our resources include books, magazines, CD ROMs and microfiche. We have resources to assist with Hutt Valley history and genealogical research, and material to help with family history research more generally.

A current Branch Membership card is required to borrow any of the Branch's library collection and in order to use our computer or microfiche resources.

Branch Library Collection

Our Hutt Valley Branch library resources are listed in a spreadsheet Library Catalogue

Once the file is opened, you are able to do a Search using Find [Ctrl-F], or Sort the data, eg columns like Title and Author.

In our library are 'Conference Proceedings' - published papers from speakers at past NZ Soc. of Genealogists Conferences. An index of papers is listed in this spreadsheet Index of Conference Proceedings
This is an overlooked source for research guidance from both international and local experts and academics.

Resources available on Hutt Valley Branch Laptop

NZSG, Lyttleton Times B. D. M’s 1851-1891 (2012)
NZSG New Zealand Land Transactions Index – North Auckland, South Auckland, Taranaki 1871-1991 (2016)
NZSG New Zealand Marriages 1836-1956 (2006)
NZSG Index of Death Notices NZ herald 1990-2015 (2019)
NZSG Discharged in New Zealand 1840-1870 (2011)
NZSG New Zealand Cemetery Records, Waikato, King Country, Taupo (2012)
NZSG Burial Locator Version2 (2008)
NZSG Headstone Transcriptions Oamaru Cemeteries (2013)
NZSG The Naval Chronology of Great Britain 1903-1816 (2012)
Wellington Branch CD/Early Wellington Settlers (2007)
NZSG Index Version 5 (2008)
NZSG New Zealand Combined Electoral Rolls, 1881, 1893, 1896 (2010)
NZSG New Zealand 1911 Electoral Roll (2010)
The Jim Pearce Index Obituaries reported in the Evening Post 1929-1977 (2010)
Catholic Diocese of Christchurch Baptisms before 21 Dec 1904
Tasmania Pioneers Index 1803 – 1899 (XL)
Grenham’s Irish Surnames (2003)
Hutt Valley Branch newsletters (News and Views) from 1984 to 2003.
Scanned Cemeteries Records (click on link to open list of cemeteries)

Public Libraries in the Hutt

In addition to the Branch's library holdings, Hutt City Libraries and Upper Hutt Library have a wide collection of family and local history resources to assist you with your research.
Upper Hutt Library and all the Hutt City Libraries (except Maungaraki) are FamilySearch affiliate libraries where you can access FamilySearch digitised microfilm records.

You can search the subsciption family history website Ancestry.com, FindmyPast and the British Newspaper Archive for free at any of the Hutt City Libraries and Upper Hutt Library and print out your results for 20c per page. You can download and save electronic copies of documents you find to your own memory stick, or email them to yourself from the library computer.

Find out about the Hutt City Libraries family and local history collections here

Heritage Centre

The Heritage Centre is located in the Petone Community Library, 7-11 Britannia Street, Petone. Computers and microfiche (for Births, Deaths & Marriages) are located in the Heritage Centre and available for family history research.

The Heritage Centre and Petone Community Library are open:

Monday to Friday from 9.30am until 5.30pm
Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm