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 |
| Radford Henry | Morrinsville | Waggoner | E.R. Nov. 1902 | |
| Rae Alexander Hay | Kiwitahi | Labourer | E.R. Nov. 1908 | |
| Rae Mary | Kiwitahi | Married | E.R. Nov. 1908 | |
| Reay Ernest George | Morrinsville | Farmer | E.R. Nov. 1908 | |
| Reay John | Morrinsville | Farmer | E.R. Nov. 1908 | |
| Reay John Frederick | Morrinsville | Labourer | E.R. Nov. 1908 | |
| Reay Mary Ann Matilda | Morrinsville | Married | E.R. Nov. 1908 | |
| Reed Margaret | Morrinsville | Housekeeper | E.R. 1893 | |
| Reed Thomas | Morrinsville | Baker | E.R. 1893 | |
| Regan Thomas | Morrinsville | Blacksmith | E.R. 1893 | |
| Reynolds George Thomas | Annandale, Piako | Farm hand | Sup. E.R. Oct 1908 | |
| Richardson Robert | Morrinsville | Painter | E.R. Nov. 1908 | |
| Richmond Jane | Morrinsville P.O. | Married | Sup. E.R. Oct 1908 | |
| Richmond Walter | Morrinsville | Farmer | Sup. E.R. Oct 1908 | |
| Richmond William Frederick | Morrinsville | Farmer | Sup. E.R. Oct 1908 | |
| Rickard Edward | Kiwitahi | Platelayer | E.R. 1893 | |
| Rigby John | Morrinsville | Farm Labourer | E.R. 1893 | |
| Ritchie Catherine | Morrinsville | Domestic Duties | E.R. 1893 | |
| Ritchie Dennis | Morrinsville | Labourer | E.R. 1893 | |
| Ritchie George | Morrinsville | Surfaceman | Sup E.R. Oct. 1908 | |
| Roach John | Morrinsville | Labourer | E.R. Nov. 1902 | |
| Roach Violetta | Morrinsville | Domestic Duties | E.R. Nov. 1902 | |
| Roberts Grace | Morrinsville | Domestic Duties | E.R. 1899 | |
| Roberts Isabel Mary | Morrinsville | Teacher | R. Nov. 1893 | 1898 |
| Robinson William | Morrinsville | Post Office | Sup E.R. Oct. 1908 | |
| Rockcliffe | Morrinsville | Farmer | R. 1903 | |
| Rodewald Joseph | Morrinsville | Groom | E.R. Nov. 1908 | |
| Rogers Annie | Morrinsville | Married | E.R. Nov. 1908 | |
| Rogers John | Morrinsville | Flaxmiller | O 1911 | |
| Rogers George William* | Walton | Station Manager | E.R. 1893 | |
| Rowe Thomas Henry | Morrinsville | Labourer | E.R. 1893 | |
| Ryan Charles Phil | Morrinsville | Telegraphist | E.R. Nov. 1902 | |
| Ryan Timothy | Morrinsville | Carter | E.R. Nov. 1908 | |
| Ryan William | Motumaoho | Railway Surfaceman | E.R. Nov. 1908 | |
Morrinsville Museum
41 Canada Street, Morrinsville (opposite the Public Library)
P. 07 889 4190
E. info@morrinsvillemuseum.org.nz
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.