The British government moves descendants of the…

The British government moves descendants of the Tahitians and the HMAV Bounty mutineers in 1856 from Pitcairn Island, which have become too small for their growing population, to Norfolk Island, the penal colony there having been shut down the previous year.

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom gives Norfolk Island to the population of the colony at Pitcairn Island, most being descendants of the Mutiny on the Bounty, on May 3.

They first settle on Norfolk Island on June 8.

Women's suffrage, as practiced on Pitcairn, is extended to Norfolk Island.