Informal New Zealand census records 1837-1921While New Zealand does conduct a census of population and dwellings, the information is used for research and policy purposes and is not released in a form useful to genealogists. However, a number of informal, local censuses have been collected over the years and a list of these appeared in
The New Zealand Genealogist, Vol. 48, No. 368, December 2017, pp.237-241:
Table of surviving New Zealand nominal census records 1837-1921.
The author’s criteria for inclusion were that the record was likely compiled with the intention of counting all Europeans and/or Māori living with a defined area, and that any of those counted were named. Information provided included census date, coverage, details of entries, source and notes. The records are held in a variety of places and most are not available online. For more information contact the original record holder:
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1844 nominal census for southern New ZealandA nominal census for 1844 also exists for Stewart Island, The Bluff, New River (Invercargill) and Jacobs River (Riverton). This was compiled by Bishop SELWYN during his visit to the region. See
The Foveaux Whaling Yarns of Yankee Jack (1995) by Rhys Richards, published by Otago Heritage Books.
