Norfolk Island 1st Settlement
Headstone July 2010
The Island was first occupied and settled by the British in 1788, by a party from the settlement at Sydney then itself only five weeks old.
The settlement on Norfolk Island played an important role in supplying Sydney until it became self-supporting.
Norfolk’s first settlement lasted until 1814 when the community was resettled in Tasmania. By late 1791 nearly half of the Colony was on Norfolk island.
This 1 hour workshop reviews the Convict and shipping records for Norfolk Island, along with Birth, Deaths and Marriages records for Norfolk Island 1st Settlement 1788 – 1814, research resources and much more.
Workshop can be adapted to a 30 minute presentation.
- Presented at the Bega Valley Genealogical Society 2010 annual Family History Workshop.
- Norfolk Island’s Deaths – Foundation Week March 20102, KAVAHA Research Centre Norfolk Island.
Workshop and presentation booking enquiries to office@australianhistoryresearch.info
