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Summary - British and Irish immigration

When did they come? Immigration to New Zealand 1840–1914

Introduction

Where did they come from? - British and Irish immigration

Where did they come from?

The composition of the inflow from Britain and Ireland was quite different from the composition of the United Kingdom as a whole. By comparison with the distribution of population in the homelands, there were generally fewer English than might be expected and considerably more from Ireland and especially Scotland.

Country of origin of British and Irish immigrants

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The English - British and Irish immigration

The English — where from?

English immigrants by region

Where to? - British and Irish immigration

Where did they go to?

British-born population living in New Zealand provinces in 1871

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Who were the immigrants? - British and Irish immigration

Who were the immigrants?

Occupation of immigrants' fathers*

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Map of New Zealand showing provincial boundaries in 1871

Conclusions - British and Irish immigration

British and Irish immigration to New Zealand: some conclusions

Further information - British and Irish immigration

This web feature was written by Jock Phillips and produced by the NZHistory.net.nz team.

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