Australia, New South Wales, Census (fragment), 1841

What is in This Collection?

These records include images and indexes for the 1841 census householder's returns from New South Wales. Original records are located in the State Library of New South Wales, Australia.

To protect individual privacy, all national censuses were destroyed after statistical information was collected. The New South Wales 1841 census was one of the few census records that survived the destruction. Australian states have also taken censuses—mostly from the nineteenth century on. However, many of the censuses did not survive because they were taken primarily for population studies and taxation.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

• Name of ancestor
• Age
• Occupation
• Religion
• Marital status
• Birthplace
• County
• Sub-district

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1841 Census Record

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  Census Questions