Population statistics
Settlers’ Muster Book, 1800
The muster book provides a snapshot of life during this period of early European settlement. It is an invaluable record which has been inscribed on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register
Convicts allowed to officers 1800
The List of Convicts Allowed to Officers 1800, an invaluable record which, along with the Settlers’ Muster Book, has been inscribed on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register
Settlers’ Muster Book, 1800
Museums of History NSW is pleased to be part of a collaboration with the NSW Parliamentary Library to digitise the Settlers’ Muster Book of 1800, an invaluable record which has been inscribed on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register
Census - 1841
The 1841 Census lists all the surviving householders' returns (heads of households only) and abstracts of returns
Blue Books (Returns of the Colony) 1822-57
Statistical returns of the Colony of New South Wales and of areas under its jurisdiction compiled annually from 1822 to 1857
1828 Census - mini webinar
The 1828 Census alphabetical returns are digitised and can be viewed online. This webinar takes a close look at the returns and what they can tell you
Norfolk Island guide
As well as being a penal establishment, one of the primary reasons for the first settlement at Norfolk Island was economic: the Colonial Government hoped to utilise the flax and pine trees on Norfolk Island
1828 Census - extended webinar
Learn about the 1828 Census and why it was so significant. It has been inscribed on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register
