New South Wales, 1828 Census Householders' Returns

The 1828 Census was the first Australian census and counted both free settlers and convicts. Search almost 10,000 names from a time when the settlement was growing. Find out your ancestors’ names and their professions as well as the name of the ship they arrived on and whether they arrived as settlers or convicts.

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The 1828 Census was the first Australian census and counted both free settlers and convicts. Search almost 10,000 names from a time when the settlement was growing. Find out your ancestors’ names and their professions as well as the name of the ship they arrived on and whether they arrived as settlers or convicts.

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