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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*[http://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/earlycensus/tas Early Australian census records including Tasmania] Index | *[http://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/earlycensus/tas Early Australian census records including Tasmania] Index | ||
===As Part of New South Wales Prior to 1825=== | |||
*'''1811-1825''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8813/ New South Wales, Census and Population Books, 1811-1825] at Ancestry, index, browse, and images, ($). | |||
*'''1828''' {{RecordSearch|2177300|Australia, New South Wales, 1828 Census}} at FamilySearch - [[Australia, New South Wales, 1828 Census - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1828''' [https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/magazine/1828-census 1828 Census inscribed on the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register] at New South Wales Archives, images. | |||
*'''1828''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1224 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (Australian Copy)] at Ancestry, index, browse, and images, ($). | |||
*'''1828''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1186 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (TNA Copy)] at Ancestry, index, browse, and images, ($). | |||
*'''1828''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-1828-census-householders-returns New South Wales, 1828 Census Householders' Returns], at FindMyPast, index and images, ($). | |||
*'''1841''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1214 1841 New South Wales, Australia, Census] at Ancestry, index, browse, and images, ($). | |||
*'''1841''' {{RecordSearch|2317857|Australia, New South Wales, Census (fragment), 1841}} at FamilySearch - [[Australia, New South Wales, Census (fragment), 1841 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1843-1869''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/609424?availability=Family%20History%20Library Correspondence, etc., 1843-1869] - at FamilySearch, images. Includes 1851 censuses of 3 aboriginal tribes. | |||
===Substitute Records, Including New South Wales Prior to 1825=== | |||
====Electoral Rolls/Voting Registers==== | |||
*{{FHL|340908|subject_id|disp=Victoria Voting Registers}} at FamilySearch. | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-electoral-rolls New South Wales Electoral Rolls] at FindMyPast, index and images, ($). | |||
*'''1842-1864''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1310 New South Wales, Australia Historical Electoral Rolls] at Ancestry; index & images ($) | |||
====Directories==== | |||
*{{FHL|359982|subject_id|disp=Victoria Directories}} at FamilySearch. | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/256925?availability=Family%20History%20Library The Australasian federal directory of commerce, trades & professions] at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1831''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-998Q-WNGF?mode=g&cat=257962 Australian almanack, for the year of our Lord 1831] at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1835''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/849622-redirection Australian almanack and general directory, for the year of our Lord 1835], e-book. | |||
*'''1869''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/287774?availability=Family%20History%20Library Indian and colonial mercantile directory for 1869] at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1873''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/198492-redirection Australian handbook & almanac & shipper & importers directory], e-book. | |||
*'''1888''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/256925?availability=Family%20History%20Library The Australasian federal directory of commerce, trades & professions] at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1893''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/398194-redirection The Australian handbook (incorporating New Zealand, Fiji, and New Guinea) shippers and importers' directory & business guide for 1893], e-book | |||
====Population Musters==== | |||
*'''1800-1802''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/708314?availability=Family%20History%20Library Muster and lists, New South Wales and Norfolk Island, 1800-1802] at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1806-1849''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1185 New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters] at Ancestry; index & images ($) | |||
*'''1806''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/80433?availability=Family%20History%20Library Muster of all females in the colony, August 1806], at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1811, 1814, 1819''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/78362?availability=Family%20History%20Library Population musters, 1811, 1814, 1819] at FamilySearch, images. | |||
*'''1825-1840''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2377 New South Wales, Australia, Wives & Children of Irish Convicts] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
====Immigration Records==== | |||
*{{FHL|376545|subject_id|disp=Victoria Immigration Records}} at FamilySearch. | |||
==Finding Records== | |||
For an excellent analysis of extant records and where they can be found in Australia archives and libraries, see [https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/earlycensus/tas '''State Library of Victoria: Early Australian census records: Tasmania''']. | |||
==History== | |||
The first country-wide census was taken in 1881. National censuses have been regularly taken by the Australian government since 1911. However, to protect individual privacy, all national censuses were destroyed after statistical information was collected. Earlier, in 1882, a fire destroyed the New South Wales census records for 1846, 1851, 1856, 1861, 1871 and 1881, including the household forms from 1861, 1871 and 1881. Therefore, '''census usage in Australian research is different from census research in other countries.''' | |||
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No records of individuals exist for Victoria censuses after 1853. | |||
==Contents== | |||
Typically a census is a count and description of the population. Where available, census records can provide an ancestor’s name, age, occupation and/or employer, whether free or bond, religion, ship and date of arrival, marital status, birthplace, and family member relationships. Census returns can also provide clues that lead to other records. A census may list selected people or the whole population. The percentage of people listed depends on the purpose of the census and on how careful the enumerator was. | |||
== Census Substitutes == | |||
In Australian research, other records can be used in place of census records. They are referred to as "census substitutes," and they list individuals who lived in specific places. It is rare, however, to find an entire family listed. Usually these records list only the head of household’s name, date and place of residence, occupation, age, value of property, and sometimes ship of arrival. | |||
Records that can be used as census substitutes are: | |||
*Population Musters | |||
::Because convicts were transported into Australia, the government found it necessary to survey the population at least annually. These surveys, known as musters, began in 1788. Information contained in the records might include an individual’s residence, status (convict, free, military), sex, name, ship of arrival, trial date, trial place, sentence, and remarks. Some early musters list children, wives, and servants. | |||
*Electoral rolls—See [[Victoria Voting Records]]. | |||
*Directories and almanacs—See [[Victoria Directories]]. | |||
*Emigration and immigration records—See [[Victoria Emigration and Immigration]]. | |||
*Depasturing licenses—See [[Victoria Land and Property]]. | |||
*Rate and valuation books—See [[Victoria Taxation]]. | |||
*Lists of convicts—See [[Victoria Convict Records]]. | |||
{{Place|Australia}} | {{Place|Australia}} | ||
[[Category:Tasmania, Australia]] | [[Category:Tasmania, Australia]] | ||