Discoverers, Visitors, Whalers,
Traders
and
Some Early Residents up to 1839 after which date New Zealand became a British
Colony
* Denotes the settlers brought land from the Maoris
J.P. after a name denotes the early appointed Justices of the Peace
W. M. Wesleyan Missionary
C. M. C. Church Missionary Catechist
A - H
Source: Early New Zealand - Bretts Historical Series (1890)
| Year | Name | District | Residence |
| 1839 * | Abercrombie C. | River Piako | Sydney |
| 1839 * | Abercrombie P. | Coromandel | Sydney |
| 1838 * | Abercrombie W. | Great Barrier | Sydney |
| 1839 * | Aitken Rev. T. | River Piako | Sydney |
| 1836 | Alexander William | Bay of Islands | |
| 1839 | Ames James | "Star of China" | Kapiti |
| 1839 * | Anderson J. | Hokianga | |
| 1839 * | Angus Robert | Hokianga | |
| 1839 | Arthur | Queen Charlotte Sound | |
| 1836 | Ashwell B. C.M.C. | Bay of Islands | |
| 1839 * | Atherton F. | Tutu Kaka, | Kororareka |
| 1836 | Augur Robert | Bay of Islands | |
| 1837 * | Baker Charles | Bay of Islands | Kororareka |
| 1838 * | Baker John | Bay of Islands | |
| 1836 | Baker Charles C.M.C. | "Patriot" | Bay of Islands |
| 1836 | Baker Benjamin | "Patriot" | Bay of Islands |
| 1836 | Baker John | "Patriot" | Bay of Islands |
| 1833* | Baker William | Bay of Islands | Whangaroa |
| 1837 | Banks G. | Auckland | |
| 1830 * | Barrett Richard | Sugar Loaves | Queen Charlotte Sounds |
| 1839 * | Bateman Thomas | Bay of Islands | |
| 1836 | Bawn Charles | "Patriot" | Bay of Islands |
| 1836 | Bayman J. H. | "Patriot" | Bay of Islands |
| 1839 * | Beadon George | River Piako | Sydney |
| 1839 | Beasley Henry | "Patriot" | Bay of Islands |
| 1839 | Bedgood John | "Patriot" | Bay of Islands |
| 1832 | Bell George | "Minerva" | Island of Mana |
| 1836 | Benderson Henry | "Patriot" | Bay of Islands |
| 1836 | Bennier John | "Patriot" | Bay of Islands |
| 1836 | Bennington Thomas J. | "Patriot" | Bay of Islands |
| 1836 | Best John | "Parriot" | Bay of Islands |
| 1832 * | Bell George | Island of Mana | Dundee |
| 1838 | Bellingham M. | Auckland | |
| 1839 * | Berham J. | Mongonui | Bay of Islands |
| 1837 | Berry Rebecca | "Venturess" | Bay of Islands |
| 1839 | Blagon V. | Auckland | |
| 1839 | Blenkinsopp Captain | Cloudy Bay | |
| 1838 | Blomfield Jane | Auckland | |
| 1836 | Bluire R. | Auckland | |
| 1837 | Boulton E. | "Samuel Cunnard" | Kapiti |
| 1836 | Boulton Thomas | "Success" | Queen Charlotte Sound |
| 1839 | Bolton Edward | Wellington | |
| 1836 | Boon Robert | "Aurora" | Wellington |
| 1836 | Bowyer Francis | "Patriot" | Bay of Islands |
| 1827 * | Bowyer F. | Hokianga | |
| 1836 | Boyle H. | "Patriot" | Bay of Islands |
| 1836 | Braue James G. | "Patriot" | Bay of Islands |
| 1839 | Brookes John | Cloudy Bay | |
| 1830 * | Browne G. | Mercury Bay | |
| 1838 * | Brown J. | Otako | Sydney |
| 1836 | Brown Rev. N. | Bay of Islands | |
| 1836 | W. F. | Bay of Islands | |
| 1836 * | Bruce James | Foveaux Straits | Sydney |
| 1839 | Bumby Rev. | Mangunga | |
| 1839 * | Busby James | Bay of Islands and Whangaroa | Bay of Islands |
| 1836 | Bullen Rodger K. | Bay of Islands | |
| 1836 | Buller Rev. James | Bay of Islands | |
| 1836 | Burgess Thomas | Bay of Islands | |
| 1836 | Butler Captain Thomas | Bay of Islands | |
| 1815 | Butler Rev J. | Bay of Islands | |
| 1836 | Button Henry | Bay of Islands | |
| 1838 | Callan J. | Auckland | |
| 1837 * | Cassidy Thomas | Hokianga | |
| 1836 | Campbell Robert | Bay of Islands | |
| 1837 | Carbon J. | Auckland | |
| 1839 | Caree C. | Cloudy Bay | |
| 1837 | Carter B. | Auckland | |
| 1839 | Caskill S. A. | Auckland | |
| 1839 * | Chadwick E. | Hokianga | |
| 1839 * | Chambers H. | Hokianga | Sydney |
| 1839 * | Chambers H. | Kaipara | Sydney |
| 1838 * | Chapman R. | Hokianga | |
| 1836 | Chapman Henry | Bay of Islands | |
| 1836 | Chapman J. C.M.C | Bay of Islands | |
| 1839 | Chappers E. M. (sic) | Captain "Tory" | *Should be Chaffers |
| 1839 * | Christie W. H. | River Thames | Sydney |
| 1839 * | Churchill Capt. Lord | Frigate "Druid" | To Bay of Islands |
| 1839 * | Clarke G. F. | Green Island | Sydney |
| 1838 * | Clayton G. I. | Bay of Islands | |
| 1839 * | Clayton G. T. | Waimata | Bay of Islands |
| 1836 | Clarke George C.M.C. | Bay of Islands | |
| 1836 | Clarke George Jnr | Bay of Islands | |
| 1836 | Cleland J. W. | Bay of Islands | |
| 1836 | Clemstow Edward | Bay of Islands | |
| 1834 * | Clendon Capt. J | of the "Fortitude" | |
| 1831 * | Cochrane D. R. | Hokianga | |
| 1838 -39 * | Cooper Daniel | Hawke's Bay, Cape Turnagain and Akoroa | Sydney |
| 1839 * | Cooper D. | Island of Kapiti | Sydney |
| 1839 | Cooper H. | Auckland | |
| 1839 | Cooper W. | Blind Bay | Sydney |
| 1836 | Cooper Thomas | Bay of Islands | |
| 1836 | Cook Charles John | Bay of Islands | |
| 1836 | Cook W. | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 | Coker George | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Cottis G. | Only man left of the Franklin Fleet | |
| 1836 | Cowie John | Bay of Islands | |
| 1835 | Colenso Rev. William | Bay of Island | |
| 1838 | Conelly W. C. | Auckland | |
| 1839 * | Cormack W. C. | Waikato | Sydney |
| 1839 - 40 * | Cormack & Co. | River Thames and Piako River | Sydney |
| 1837 | Couper W. | "Samuel Cunnard" | Kapiti |
| 1839 * | Crawford J. C. | Cape Farewell | Sydney |
| 1838 | Creighton F. | Auckland | |
| 1836 | Curtis W. H. | Bay of Island | |
| 1831 * | Darce R. | Whangaroa | Sydney |
| 1839 * | Dalziel A. | Waitemata | Auckland |
| 1818 | Darby J. | Auckland | |
| 1824 * | Davis J. | Bay of Island | Waimate |
| 1824 * | Davis Richard | Missionary Teacher Bay of Islands | Waimate |
| 1836 | Davey Charles | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 | Davies Henry | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 | Davies Robert | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 | Davies William M.A. | Bay of Island | |
| 1831 | Davis Charles O. | Bay of Island | |
| 1837 | Davis T. | Auckland | |
| 1836 | Day Dr. | "Coromandel" | Bay of Island |
| 1838 | Dayncoud | Wellington | |
| 1837 | Deane W. | Auckland | |
| 1826 * | Delaitte | Hokianga | Sydney |
| 1832 | Dennington E. | Auckland | |
| 1837 | De Thierry Richard | Auckland | |
| 1837 | De Thierry Charles R. | Auckland | |
| 1839 | Dieffenbach Rd. | Naturalist, N.Z.C. Port Nicholson | |
| 1836 | Didsbury George | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Dingwall A. | Auckland | |
| 1839 | Dinney John | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Doddrey Robert | Wellington | |
| 1839 | Dodson E. | Auckland | |
| 1836 | Dodson William | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Dorset John M.U. | Wellington | |
| 1839 * | Downing H. | River Piako | Sydney |
| 1836 | Dunman Henry P. | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 * | Edmond J. C. | Bay of Island | |
| 1834 | Edmonds S. | Auckland | |
| 1839 * | Egitt E. | Hokianga | |
| 1836 * | Egerley John | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 | Eggart Samuel | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 | Ellis W. | Auckland | |
| 1839 | Ellison Tomas | East Coast | |
| 1839 * | Elmsley T. | Kaipara | Sydney |
| 1837 | Elmslie Arthur | Queen Charlotte Sound | |
| 1838 | Eming T. P. | Auckland | |
| 1837 | England C. | Auckland | |
| 1839 | Evan's Thomas | Evan's Island | Kapiti |
| 1833 | Evenson Christian | Ships Carpenter | Queen Charlotte Sound |
| 1836 | Fagan John | Bay of Island | |
| 1827 | Fairburn E. | Auckland | |
| 1827 | Fairburn John | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 | Fairburn W. T. C.M.C. | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 * | Fairburn R. | Waitemata | Thames |
| 1836 | Farrow James | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 | Fell John | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 | Farari Dominick | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Ferguson | Cloudy Bay | |
| 1835 * | Fishwick E. | Hokianga | |
| 1836 | Flatt John C.M.C. | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 | Florence Thomas | Bay of Island | |
| 1837 | Flugent H. | Louisa | Mana |
| 1837 | Fogarty John | Mana | |
| 1837 | Fowler John | Bay of Island | |
| 1837 | Fox John | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Fraser Alexander | Kapiti and Mana | |
| 1839 | Fraser Thomas | Kapiti and Mana | |
| 1836 | French | "Coromandel" | Bay of Island |
| 1836 | Gage George | Bay of Islands | |
| 1836 | Gales Thomas | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 | Gardiner William | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 | Gardiner George | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 * | Goodser J. F. | Blind Bay | Sydney |
| 1839 * | Gordon C. M. | River Piako | Sydney |
| 1769 | Gore Lieutenant | "Endeavour" | |
| 1838 * | Green G. | Otako and Akaroa | Sydney |
| 1839 * | Green G. | Island of Ahamataroa | Sydney |
| 1838 * | Green George | Mistaken Bay and Foveaux Strait | Sydney |
| 1769 | Green Mr. | "Endeavour" | |
| 1836 | Graham Thomas | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Grahame S. | Auckland | |
| 1839 | Grant John | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Gravett | Nelson | Bay of Island |
| 1839 | Green W. T. | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Greene William | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Greenhill Peter | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Greenaway George | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Greenaway James | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Grieg Alexander | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Grenville | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 * | Greenhill R. | Bream Bay | Bay of Island |
| 1827 | Guard John | Queen Charlotte Sound and Cloudy Bay | |
| 1839 * | Guard J. & Co | Admiralty Bay | Sydney |
| 1836 | Hadder Henry | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 | Haggey George | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 * | Hanson & Co | Coromandel Harbour | Sydney |
| 1839 | Hardman Thomas | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Harpe J. | Auckland | |
| 1834 | Harrie E. F. | Auckland | |
| 1839 | Harris W. | Auckland | |
| 1839 | Harvey Michael | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 * | Hawke Samuel | Kaipara | Sydney |
| 1839 | Hawkes George | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Hawkins James | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Hawson Henry | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 * | Hay W. | Admiralty Bay | Sydney |
| 1839 | Heaphy Charles | Draughtsman to N.Z.C. | New Zealand |
| 1839 | Heberley 'Werser' | Queen Charlotte Sound | |
| 1836 | Hebberley James | First Pilot | Wellington |
| 1839 | Hesketh Henry | "Success" | Wellington |
| 1823 | Hickson T. W. | Auckland | |
| 1836 | Holtham Richard | Bay of Islands | |
| 1836 | Honey James | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 | Howland James | Bay of Island | |
| 1839 | Hoare Joseph | Nelson | |
| 1834 | Hugel Baron | Visitor to Waimate, H.M.S. Alligator | |
| 1839 * | Hulbert T. | Poverty Bay | |
| 1836 | Hull George | Bay of Island | |
| 1836 | Hunt Robert | Bay of Island | |
| 1830 * | Hunt Robert | Hokianga | |