St Marys Parish Archives

Address

St Mary's Parish Archives/ Museum
18 Manuka Street
Nelson 7010

Access

  • Open on request

Contacts

Services

  • Archival data and memorabilia/museum items

Charges

  • When applicable 

Resources

  • Parish and school photos and records
  • Father Garin's diaries

Births, Deaths and Marriages

  • Parish Registers for Burials, Marriages, Confirmations, Baptisms from 1844 onwards. All Parish Registers are Indexed – in total 25,000 names.

Cemetery records

  • Parish registers cemetery records from 1850

Education

  • School Registers for St Mary’s School, St Joseph’s School, Redwood Intermediate, Sacred Heart College, Redwood College St Mary’s Boys and Girls Orphanage Registers. Sunnybank Boys Home Registers. Some Registers as early as 1850