Experience of Scots abroad 1830s-1939Scottish emigrants in New Zealand
Thousands of Scots migrated to the rest of the UK and abroad during the 1800s. Scots had a significant impact on the New World, with some achieving great wealth and success.
Peter Fraser emigrated from Tain to Auckland in 1910. He was an important politician who helped to found the New Zealand Labour Party in 1916 - he was elected as Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1940.