Morrinsville Residents
1852 to 1912
- These files were started on 30 September 1990 and updated since then as names and references became available. If you have any family members that you wish to add to the list please send us a message through our contact form.
- Names are listed according to the earliest written record or family information obtained. Not all arrival dates are accurate – in one occasion there were 20 years between the first written record and the actual arrival to Morrinsville.
- Departure date is either the date of death or the date recorded as leaving the district.
- Names marked with (*) indicate that the museum holds further information or photographs of this person.
| Surname | Address | Occupation | Reference | Departure |
| Bailey Jane | Annandale, Piako | Domestic Duties | E.R 1893 | |
| Bailey Thomas | Annandale, Piako | Gardener | E.R. 1893 | |
| Balle Charles Christian | Morrinsville | Dairy Farmer | E.R. 1908 | |
| Balle Elizabeth | Morrinsville | Married | E.R. 1908 | |
| Balle Emanuel | Morrinsville | Carpenter | E.R. 1908 | |
| Balle' Charles | Morrinsville | Farmer | E.R. 1908 | |
| Barber John | Morrinsville | U/K | E.R. April 1880 | |
| Barnaby * | Morrinsville | Counter hand | S- 1912 | |
| Barron James | Morrinsville | Joiner | E.R. 1908 | |
| Bartlett Ethelwina | Morrinsville | Domestic Duties | E.R. 1902 | |
| Bartlett Joseph | Morrinsville | Platelayer | E.R. 1902 | |
| Bartlett Joseph | U/K | E.R. 1908 | ||
| Baxter Charles Temple | Morrinsville | Farmer | E.R. 1908 | |
| Baxter William Ennis | Morrinsville | Farmer | S.R.March 1907 | |
| Beach Walter Spring * | c/-JCR Watts, Morrinsville | Painter | S. - 1906 | |
| Bell Alexander | Morrinsville | Settler | E.R. 1908 | |
| Bell David | Morrinsville | Farmer | E.R. 1899 | |
| Bell Harold L | Kiwitahi | 7-Dec-11 | ||
| Bell James jnr. | Kiwitahi | Farmer | E.R. 1908 | |
| Bell Jane | Kiwitahi | Spinster | E.R. 1908 | |
| Bell Mary | Kiwitahi | Married | E.R 1908 | |
| Bell Mary Elizabeth | Kiwitahi | Domestic Duties | E.R. 1908 | |
| Bell William | Walton | Farmer | E.R. 1908 | |
| Bell Mary | Morrinsville | Domestic Duties | E.R. 1902 | |
| Bennett W. J. | O. 1911 | |||
| Bensemann Ada (Mrs J. W.) | c/-JCR Watts, Morrinsville | U/K | O. 1911 | |
| Beresford Thomas | Annandale, Piako | Farm hand | E.R. 1908 | |
| Bernecker Rudolph Gottlieb Douglas | Kiwitahi | Surfaceman | E.R. 1908 | |
| Berry | Morrinsville | U/K? | Feb. 1906 | |
| Best Albert George | Piako | Ploughman | E.R. 1908 | |
| Best Kate | Annandale | Domestic Duties | E.R. 1902 | |
| Best Albert George. | Annandale | U/K | S.R. Feb 1907 | |
| Bew Mr | Jenkins Est, Motumaoho | U/K | S.R April 1881 | |
| Bishop | Morrinsville | Carpenter | S. 1906 | |
| Blackmore Albert James | Morrinsville | Farmer | E.R. Nov 1908 | |
| Blackmore Eliza Jane | Morrinsville | Married | SR Feb 1908 | |
| Blackmore Lewis | 25-Mar-05 | |||
| Blades Harry | Morrinsville | Labourer | E.R. 1893 | |
| Blain James | Morrinsville | Settler | MS 1900 | 1-Nov-20 |
| Blain Catherine Bridget | Morrinsville | Married | E.R. Nov 1908 | |
| Blain Elizabeth Agnes | Morrinsville | Spinster | E.R. Nov 1908 | |
| Bloomfield Elizabeth Mrs(W.) | O. 1911 | |||
| Blott Harold | Kereone Estate | Farm Hand | E.R. Nov 1908 | |
| Boardman Thomas R. | Morrinsville | Carpenter | E.R. 1893 | |
| Bonnevie Hakon * | Morrinsville | Restaurant/keeper | O.1911 | |
| Bolton Patrick | Piako | S.R. Feb. 1880 | ||
| Bolton Thomas | Piako | S.R. July 1882 | ||
| Bradly William Wyborn Lloyd | Morinsville | Farmer/Blacksmith | E.R. Nov 1902 | |
| Brady James G. | Morrinsville | Salesman | S R Oct. 1895 | |
| Brayant? William | Morrinsville | U/K | S.R/ May 1889 | |
| Brayshaw Lily May | Morrinsville | O. 1911 | ||
| Brayshaw George William* | Morrinsville | Clerk | E.R. 16 April 1908 | |
| Bremner Alexander* | Morrinsville | Farmer/Postmaster | E.R. 1873 | 25-Nov-05 |
| Bremner Isabel Mary | Kiwitahi | Domestic Duties | S.R. Aug. 1879 | |
| Bridgeman George Hocking | Morrinsville | M. Home Missionary | E.R. Nov 1908 | |
| Bridgeman June | Morrinsville | Domestic Duties | E.R. Nov 1908 | |
| Brooks Sarah | Morrinsville | Married | E.R. Nov 1902 | |
| Brooks Williams | Morrinsville | Labourer/Gardener | E.R. Nov 1902 | |
| Broomfield Charles Jones | Waihou | Creamery Manager | E.R. 1893 | |
| Brown Mr R.S. | Morrinsville Hotel | Hotel Proprietor | M. 26 May 1881 | |
| Bruce Eliza Catherine | Scotchman Valley, Tauwhare | Spinster | Sup2E.R. 15 Feb. 1909 | |
| Bryant William | Morrinsville | Railway Ganger | E.R. 1893 | |
| Bryers F. | Morrinsville | |||
| Buck S.W. | Morrinsville | Hotel Proprietor | M. 30 Sept.1884 | |
| Bullock Albert Ernest | Morrinsville | Builder | E.R.Nov.1908 | |
| Bullot Clara | Kiwitahi | Domestic Duties | E.R.Nov.1899 | |
| Bullot Ernest Parker | Kiwitahi | Platelayer | E.R.Nov 1899 | |
| Burge Emily Janet | Waitoa | Widow | E.R.Nov.1908 | |
| Burge Samuel | Waihou | Farm Hand | E.R. Nov. 1908 | |
| Burn Murdoch Archibal A.W. | Kiwitahi | Ploughman | E.R. Nov 1899 | |
| Burnett Frederick W | Walton | Farmer | S.R. 1885 | |
| Burnett Herbert | Walton | Farmer | E.R. 1893 | |
| Burrell H.E. | Morrinsville | Stationmaster | S.R. Feb. 1908 | |
| Butler Elizabeth | Morrinsville | Married | E.R. Nov. 1908 | |
| Butler Michael Pierce | Morrinsville | Waggoner | E.R. Nov. 1908 | |
| Buttle Henry | Morrinsville, Annandale | Farm Manager | R.1890 | |
| Bygrave Lilla | Morrinsville | Domestic Duties | E.R. Nov 1899 |
Morrinsville Museum
41 Canada Street, Morrinsville (opposite the Public Library)
P. 07 889 4190
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Opening Hours
- Monday to Friday from 11.00am to 4.00pm
- First Saturday of the month open for Morrinsville Market Day from 9.00am to 1.00pm
- Sunday from 11.00am to 3.00pm.