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Where did they go to?
British-born population living in New Zealand provinces in 1871
Jock Phillips
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|---|---|---|---|
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English |
Scottish |
Irish |
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Auckland
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54.9%
|
17%
|
27.2%
|
|
Taranaki
|
69.6%
|
9.5%
|
20.5%
|
|
Hawke's Bay
|
55.2%
|
20.9%
|
23.2%
|
|
Wellington
|
63.5%
|
20%
|
15.4%
|
|
Nelson |
56.4%
|
15.9%
|
25.9%
|
|
Marlborough
|
62.1%
|
20.4%
|
16.4%
|
|
Canterbury
|
62.7%
|
16.9%
|
19.4%
|
|
Westland
|
40.1%
|
19.9%
|
37.9%
|
|
Otago
|
31%
|
51.5%
|
16.9%
|
|
Southland
|
24.4%
|
61.4%
|
13.9%
|
|
New Zealand
|
49.7%
|
27.3%
|
22%
|
*The Welsh have not been included in these figures as they made up less than 2% of the population of any province
The table and graph suggest:
- There was strong regional variation within New Zealand as to where different groups settled.
- In the 19th century Wellington and Canterbury provinces were dominated by the English. This in part reflects their New Zealand Company origins.
- Auckland had a strong representation from Ireland which reflected partly the influence of the early military settlers and partly the free migration of Irish across the Tasman to Auckland.
- Westland also had a large number of people from Ireland. Many of these were miners who had migrated across the Tasman from the Victorian gold fields to the West Coast gold rushes.
- Otago and Southland had a majority of British immigrants who came from Scotland. Again this reflected the character of the first organised settlement.
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