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 |
| Waddington Edward | Morrinsville | Surgeon | P. 1892 | 1895/ Masterton |
| Walker Harrington | Morrinsville | Farmer | E.R.Nov. 1908 | |
| Walker James * | Part Te Mutu Block, Morrinsville | Settler | DJPC pp28 1872 | 1878 |
| Walker Louisa May * | Morrinsville | Married | E.R.Nov. 1908 | |
| Walls James | Morrinsville | Doctor | MS 9 May 1911 | Aug 1919 to Clevedon |
| Walsh Herbert | Morrinsville | Shepherd | E.R. 1902 | |
| Walton Arthur Phipson | Kereone, Kiwitahi | Shepherd | E.R.Nov. 1908 | |
| Warren Albert * | Morrinsville | Platelayer | MS. 1884 | T/F Claudlands 23/11/1919 |
| Warren Alice | Morrinsville | Domestic Duties | E.R. 1899 | |
| Warren John | Piako | Farm Labourer | E.R 1893 | |
| Warren Lewis | Morrinsville | Labourer | E.R. 1899 | |
| Warren Mary Annie | Morrinsville | Domestic Duties | E.R 1893 | |
| Washbourne Frank | Kiwitahi | Farmer | Sup E.R. Oct. 1908 | |
| Washbourne Richard Selwyn | Kiwitahi | Farmer | Sup E.R. Oct. 1908 | |
| Washer Malcolm Frank | Morrinsville | Railway Porter | E.R.Nov. 1908 | |
| Watkinson John | Walton | Contractor | E.R.Nov. 1908 | |
| Watkinson Rachel | Walton | Married | E.R.Nov. 1908 | |
| Watts Henrietta Nona | Morrinsville | U/K | Sup E.R. Oct. 1908 | |
| Watts John Cyril Ross * | Morrinsville | Carpenter | E.R. Nov. 1902 | |
| Watts John James * | Morrinsville | Timber Yard Foreman | S. P/095 1906 | |
| Watts Sybil Margaret Islip | Morrinsville | Domestic Duties | R.Nov. 1908 | |
| Watts William Ross | Kiwitahi | Ploughman | E.R. 1899 | |
| Webb Seth | Morrinsville | Blacksmith | E.R. 1899 | |
| Weeks Margaret | Morrinsville | Married | E.R.Nov. 1908 | |
| Weeks William John | Morrinsville | Labourer | E.R. 1902 | |
| Wells Minnie Stewart | Morrinsville | Housekeeper | E.R. 1899 | |
| West Charles Frederick | Waihou | Creamery Manager | E.R.Nov. 1908 | |
| West Edgar Randall | Walton | Farm Hand | E.R.Nov. 1908 | |
| Westbury Elizabeth | Morrinsville | Married | E.R. 1893 | |
| Westbury George | Morrinsville | Railway Ganger | E.R. 1893 | |
| Westlake Tom * | Morrinsville | Carpenter | S. P/642 1912 | |
| Whisburn D | Morrinsville | Railway Servant | NZH 14 Aug 1890 | |
| Whyte J.B. | Morrinsville | O. 1911 | ||
| White Annie Eliza | Morrinsville | Married | E.R.Nov. 1908 | |
| White Thomas | Morrinsville | Settler | E.R.Nov. 1908 | |
| Williams H | Morrinsville | Station Master | ||
| Williams Henry Thomas | Morrinsville | Labourer | E.R.Nov. 1908 | |
| Williams John | Morrinsville | Labourer | Sup E.R. Oct. 1908 | |
| Williams Thomas | Morrinsville | Labourer | E.R. 1893 | |
| Williams W. P. | Morrinsville | Station Master | ||
| Wills A.W. | Morrinsville | Quantity Surveyor | S. P/642 1912 | |
| Wilson Archibald Frederick | Morrinsville | Blacksmith | E.R. 1899 | |
| Wilson Charles Joseph | Morrinsville | Carpenter | Sup E.R. Oct. 1908 | |
| Wilson Geo M. | Tahuna, Morrinsville | O. 1911 | ||
| Wilson Hannah Eliza | Morrinsville | Domestic Duties | E.R. 1902 | |
| Wood Benjamin | Morrinsville | Labourer | E.R. 1893 | |
| Wood Elizabeth | Annandale, Piako | Cook | E.R. 1899 | |
| Woodley Mary Eleanor | Morrinsville | Married | Sup E.R. Oct. 1908 | |
| Woodley William Charles | Morrinsville | Labourer | E.R.Nov. 1908 | |
| Woods John | Nottingham Castle, Morrinsville | Publican | M. Oct 1878 | |
| Worthington John S. | Morrinsville | Engineer | O. 1911 | |
| Wrigley Arthur | Morrinsville | O. 1911 |
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.