This guide provides information on records of the Colonial Secretary relating to naturalization and denization. Naturalization allowed, with some limitations, the rights and privilege of a natural born Bristish subject within New South Wales.

The naturalization and denization records described in this guide contain details of citizenship rights granted to aliens of non-British origin between 1834 and 1903. These people came from a wide range of national backgrounds - Chinese, Danish, French, German, Italian and Polish to name a few. These records therefore reflect the great cultural diversity of immigrants who came to New South Wales in the nineteenth century.

State Records' Short Guides are designed to provide easy reference to record series relating to a particular subject or area of research.

Published by the State Records New South Wales