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*By 1867, there were 217,436 Europeans in New Zealand, which meant an average annual increase of 17,500 people of European descent during that time. Not all were emigrants, but many were, and the shipping business was brisk. It is by accessing these shipping records that we can learn more of the immigrant’s background and place of origin. | *By 1867, there were 217,436 Europeans in New Zealand, which meant an average annual increase of 17,500 people of European descent during that time. Not all were emigrants, but many were, and the shipping business was brisk. It is by accessing these shipping records that we can learn more of the immigrant’s background and place of origin. | ||
===Types of Records=== | ===Types of Records=== | ||
Archives New Zealand has produced the useful [http://archives.govt.nz/research/guides/migration '''Migration Reference Guide'''] to the history of migration in New Zealand and the records generated. <br> | |||
Immigration into New Zealand can be broken into the following time periods: | |||
:*Before 1839 (no passenger lists) | :*Before 1839 (no passenger lists) | ||
:*1839-1850 - Mainly New Zealand Company passengers and emigrants under government assistance | :*1839-1850 - Mainly New Zealand Company passengers and emigrants under government assistance | ||
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:*1870-1888 - Immigrants assisted by the national government, known as the "Vogel Scheme". | :*1870-1888 - Immigrants assisted by the national government, known as the "Vogel Scheme". | ||
:*1883-1973 - Lists of all passengers, not just assisted immigrants; lists of departing passengers as well. | :*1883-1973 - Lists of all passengers, not just assisted immigrants; lists of departing passengers as well. | ||
*Until recently, those | <br> | ||
*Until recently, those immigrants coming to New Zealand from Australia (prior to 1886) were unable to be identified from inward shipping lists. A project has been undertaken by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists to extract New Zealand bound passengers from Australian outward passenger lists, thus enabling research to be continued beyond arrival in New Zealand. | |||
For more information about the index created by this project, contact the New Zealand Society of Genealogists. Their address is found in the "[[New Zealand Societies|New Zealand Societies]]" article on FamilySearch Wiki. | For more information about the index created by this project, contact the New Zealand Society of Genealogists. Their address is found in the "[[New Zealand Societies|New Zealand Societies]]" article on FamilySearch Wiki. | ||