NRS-686 | "Census of the Colony of New South Wales, taken on the 7th April, 1861, under Act, 24 Victoria, No. 5"

The 1861 Census was taken on 7 April 1861. This is the published report of the 1861 census, and gives statistical tabulations for the information collected. The basic information about ages, conjugal and domestic condition, occupations, nationality, religion, and education is given by census on registry districts, police districts, electoral districts, counties and pastoral districts, towns and villages, municipalities and parishes of Cumberland. It was published in 1862.(6/5603). 1 vol. NoteThis description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.