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The first country-wide census was taken in 1881. For a list of existing census returns look under " | The first country-wide census was taken in 1881. For a list of existing census returns look under "'''6. CENSUS RECORDS'''" for each state in the following book: | ||
*Vine Hall, Nick. ''Tracing your family history in Australia: a guide to sources.'' Second Edition. Albert Park, Victoria, Australia: North Vine Hall, 1994. (Family History Library Call No. [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1043448&disp=Tracing+your+family+history+in+Australia&columns=*,180,0 994 D23v].) | *Vine Hall, Nick. ''Tracing your family history in Australia: a guide to sources.'' Second Edition. Albert Park, Victoria, Australia: North Vine Hall, 1994. (Family History Library Call No. [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1043448&disp=Tracing+your+family+history+in+Australia&columns=*,180,0 994 D23v].) | ||
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AUSTRALIA, [STATE], [TOWN] - CENSUS | AUSTRALIA, [STATE], [TOWN] - CENSUS | ||
The following is a register of the census records available in the Family History Library: | The following is a register of the census records available as of 1991 in the Family History Library: | ||
*''Index to the Australian Census Records in the British Collection of the Family History Library''. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Family History Library, 1991, 1985. (Family History Library Call No. [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=442225&disp=Index+to+the+Australian+census+records+i&columns=*,180,0 994 X22c] 1991.) | *''Index to the Australian Census Records in the British Collection of the Family History Library''. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Family History Library, 1991, 1985. (Family History Library Call No. [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=442225&disp=Index+to+the+Australian+census+records+i&columns=*,180,0 994 X22c] 1991.) | ||
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Census substitutes can be found in most major archives and libraries in Australia. For a listing of these archives and libraries and their addresses, see [[Australia Archives and Libraries]]. | Census substitutes can be found in most major archives and libraries in Australia. For a listing of these archives and libraries and their addresses, see [[Australia Archives and Libraries]]. | ||
'''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. For a list of surviving musters, look under | '''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. For a list of surviving musters, look under "'''6. CENSUS RECORDS'''" for each state in the following book: | ||
*Vine Hall, Nick. ''Tracing your family history in Australia: a guide to sources''. Second Edition. Albert Park, Victoria, Australia: North Vine Hall, 1994. (Family History Library Call No. [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1043448&disp=Tracing+your+family+history+in+Australia&columns=*,180,0 994 D23v].) | *Vine Hall, Nick. ''Tracing your family history in Australia: a guide to sources''. Second Edition. Albert Park, Victoria, Australia: North Vine Hall, 1994. (Family History Library Call No. [http://webview/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1043448&disp=Tracing+your+family+history+in+Australia&columns=*,180,0 994 D23v].) | ||
[[Category:Australia]] [[Category:Victoria]] | [[Category:Australia]] [[Category:Victoria]] | ||