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==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 Registers]]. | |||
*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]]. | |||
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History[edit | edit source]
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.
No records of individuals exist for Victoria censuses after 1853.
Contents[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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 Registers.
- 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.