Family Histories of local people in the Waimakariri District Libraries

A selection of family histories of people of the Waimakariri District held in our Waimakariri Collection. You can find more on the shelves at 993.82, or by doing a keyword search in our catalogue for Family History.

• Bruce: Bruce, Robert. Greendale Genesis : the Bruce family history: Sutherland to Canterbury, 1877-1984, Greendale : RMG Bruce, 1996.
• Bryan: see Collett
• Cameron: see MacFarlane
• Collett: Locke, Elsie. The roots of the clover: the story of the Collett sisters and their families, Christchurch : c. 1971.
• Cooper: Carrell, Anthony. George and Mary Cooper : the story of a pioneer Canterbury family in Port Levy, Teddington, Oxford and Leeston, Christchurch : Cooper Commemoration Committee, 2001.
• Copland: Copland, A. Whitebait for tea : autobiographical tales 1914-40, Christchurch, NZ : Gemco, 2001. Copland, A. Porridge for breakfast : the next ten years 1940-1950, Christchurch, NZ : Gemco, 2006. Copland, A. Living with Lizzie : tales of a Model A, Christchurch, NZ : Gemco Publishers, 2006.
• Dallard: Dallard, George. The Dallard file : our people, Wellington : George  Dallard, 1994.
• Denton: A family of Canterbury settlers : the Denton family 1850 to 2000 / compiled by Adair Dunsford and Russ Denton, Christchurch, 2000.
• Duff: Duff, Eric. 'Sand in my eyes' : the story of my life, Kaiapoi, Eric Duff, 2011.
• Duffull: Carrell, Anthony. Richard and Mary Duffull : Ohoka pioneers : the story of Richard and Mary Duffull, and their impact on the development of Ohoka from 1858-1900.
• Duncan: see Martin
• Fulton: Fulton,Tim. Straight off the tussock, Masterton, NZ : Fraser Books, 2005.
• Gardner: Caughey, Angela. Pioneer families : the settlers of nineteenth-century New Zealand, Auckland, NZ : David Bateman, 1994.
• Hills: Hills, D A. Thomas Hills, a brickmaker, Rangiora, Christchurch, 1977.
• Horrell: Horrell, Cliff R. Horrell family history, 1965.
• Inch: The family and descendants of Henry and Ann Inch, Oxford : Inch family, 2000.
• Lancaster: Lewis, Janette Grace. The Lancaster connection Ohoka Canterbury : 1863-2000, Christchurch : Janette Grace Lewis, 2000. (Currently in closed storage.)
• Laugeson: Laugeson, Keith. A driving force : the Laugeson family and the Midland Group of companies, 2001.
• Lee: Rumsey, Diana and Steve. A Lee/Parsons family tree and history 1602-1992, Auckland : D and S Rumsey, 1994.
• Luxton: Luxton, Margaret. The pioneer Luxton family in New Zealand 1851 to the 1900s : from Loveland, Northlew, Devon, England to Forest Dale, Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand, Auckland : Wallace Luxton.
• MacDonald: MacDonald, Jennifer. Hardy highlanders in early New Zealand, Christchurch, NZ : J. MacDonald, 1991.
• MacDonald: MacDonald, John. Black sheep : a New Zealand saga, Nelson, NZ: MacPrint Publishing Ltd, 2002.
• MacFarlane:  see Cameron
• MacFarlane: McRae, Shona. The sons and daughters : tales of the MacFarlanes, farmers of North Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ : S   McRae, 1991.
• McIntosh: Hoban, James K W. Character and longevity : a McIntosh legacy : 1859 - 2009, Christchurch, 2009. 
• McIntosh: Richards, Lynne. 'A Colonising Achievement' in Our Lesser Stars : twelve New Zealand family biographies edited by Colleen P. Main. Auckland, NZ : New Zealand Society of Genealogist, 1990.
• Martin: Watt, D. Patricia. Martin and Duncan : the families of David Crighton Martin and Christina Nicol Duncan, Hamilton, NZ : D.P.Watt, 1993.
• Parsons: see Lee
• Roil: see Collett
• Rossiter: Clinch, Evelyn. The family of James and Elizabeth Rossiter, Tokomaru, NZ : Evelyn Clinch, 1999.
• Seifert: Pollard, Jane. A mingled yarn : the Seifert family and flaxmilling in New Zealand, 2004.
• Sheat: Sheat, Jason P. A wild & grand looking place : Stephen and Charlotte Sheat’s family history, 2000.
• Skurr: Thomson, Valmai. Descendants of John and Mary Skurr, Oxford, NZ : 1990.
• Steele: Gardner, Iris. The family of Steele : the history of the Steele Family in New Zealand, 2003. (Currently in closed storage.)
• Stephens: Chapman, R.A. The Stephens story : an account of the lives and times of Solomon and Selina Stephens, Christchurch, NZ : R.A. Chapman, 1986.
• Stevenson: The descendants of John and Jane Stevenson Flaxton New Zealand, Rangiora, 1998.
• Tippings: Tipping, Paul. The Tippings of Canterbury : the story of two Anglo-Irish families, Wellington, NZ : P Tipping, 2005. (Currently in closed storage.)
• Wilson: Wilson, Avis. The seven mile peg : the history of Robert and Margaret Wilson and their descendants, Rangiora, 2001.