1847 in New Zealand

List of events

  • 1846
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1847
in
New Zealand

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Decades:
  • 1820s
  • 1830s
  • 1840s
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
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The following lists events that happened during 1847 in New Zealand.

Population

The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1847 is 69,700 Māori and 14,477 non-Māori.[1]

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

  • Head of State – Queen Victoria
  • Governor – Sir George Grey

Government and law

Events

  • 5 August – The Ramilles arrives in Auckland with the first fencibles.[2] They are initially housed at the Auckland Barracks.[3]
  • 15 September – The first hospital in Wellington is opened in Thorndon.[4][5][6]
  • 17 November – The first fencibles move to Onehunga.[3]

Undated

Births

  • January 5: William Rose Bock, engraver, medallist, illuminator, stamp designer, lithographer and publisher (d. 1932)
  • (unknown date, place): Charles King, cricketer (d. 1917)

Deaths

Unknown date

See also

References

  1. ^ Statistics New Zealand has collated estimates from a number of sources (interpolating where necessary) at "Long-term data series". Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008., in particular "A1.1 Total population.xls". Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  2. ^ New Zealand Fencible Society
  3. ^ a b "The Fencibles". Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Capital & Coast District Health Board: The Thorndon Hospitals". Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  5. ^ University of Otago: Wellington School of Medicine - Chronology
  6. ^ Other sources state that the first hospital in Wellington was built in 1846. This may have been when construction started.
  7. ^ Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Auckland - Government, education and health
  8. ^ Other sources state that the first hospital in Auckland was built in 1845. This may have been when construction started.

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