GUIDE TO RESOURCES FOR TASMANIAN GENEALOGY

by Malcolm Ward

© Malcolm Ward 2005-2010. All rights reserved

This is a description of some of the resources for Tasmanian genealogy I have found useful over the years. It is a personal selection and biased towards my own experiences and will no doubt omit some useful material and may contain some inaccuracies. For instance, I haven't used Tasmanian institutions outside of Hobart and it's likely that many of the resources noted to be at the Archives Office of Tasmania are also available in the north of the state and probably elsewhere. My thanks to Meryl Yost for suggestions and refinements and to the many people who have given me tips and help over the years.

What resources you use will depend on the problem you are trying to solve, but those ones I think are particularly useful under certain categories (especially for beginners) I've marked with START HERE! Although many on-line and CD resources are mentioned here, it is wise to remember to always check the primary source, as transcription and spelling errors are all too common.

For further suggestions, comments and reports of broken links please contact me Malcolm Ward

PLEASE NOTE: Prior to 1825, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) was governed from New South Wales, so pre 1825 government records pertaining to Tasmania (for instance, land, courts, etc) would likely be in the NSW Archives in Sydney. However many are held in the Tasmanian Archives and Heritage Office in Hobart, and the TAHO hold microfilm copies of many of the records held in Sydney, but it is always worth checking the NSW collections for that elusive pre 1825 record.

This is their home page: http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/staterecords/welcome_to_state_records_nsw_1556.asp and this is a link to their on-line indexes: http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/indexes_online_3357.asp.

INDEX

1	INSTITUTIONS
	1.1	START HERE! TASMANIAN ARCHIVE AND HERITAGE OFFICE (TAHO)
	1.2	TASMANIAN FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY (TFHS)
	1.3	STATE LIBRARY OF TASMANIA & TASMANIANA LIBRARY
	1.4	LAUNCESTON REFERENCE LIBRARY
	1.5	QVMAG COMMUNITY HISTORY CENTRE & LIBRARY
	1.6	LDS FAMILY HISTORY CENTRES
	1.7	NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA
	1.8	SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIAN GENEALOGISTS (SAG)
	1.9	NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA
	1.10	TASMANIAN MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY
	1.11	MARITIME MUSEUM OF TASMANIA
	1.12	TASMANIAN HISTORICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
	1.13	COMPANION TO TASMANIAN HISTORY
2	BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS (B, M & D)
	2.1	WHAT’S ON EARLY B, M & D RECORDS?
	2.2	START HERE! TASMANIAN PIONEERS INDEX 1803-1900
	2.3	TASMANIAN FEDERATION INDEX
	2.4	JUSTICE TASMANIA
	2.5	TASMANIAN FAMILY LINK DATABASE
	2.6	NEWSPAPER INDEXES
	2.7	INFANT DEATHS IN NURSERIES (FEMALE FACTORIES ETC)
	2.8	INQUESTS
	2.9	DIVORCE
3	CHURCH PARISH RECORDS AND HISTORIES
	3.1	PARISH RECORDS
	3.2	CHURCH HISTORIES
4	BURIALS, TOMBSTONES AND MEMORIALS
	4.1	CORNELIAN BAY CEMETERY AND CREMATORIUM
	4.2	CARR VILLA CEMETERY AND CREMATORIUM
	4.3	OTHER ON-LINE CEMETERIES
	4.4	OTHER CEMETERIES
	4.5	ST DAVID’S BURIAL GROUND, HOBART
	4.6	FIRST FLEETER BURIALS
	4.7	TAMIOT
	4.8	UNDERTAKER RECORDS
	4.9	CEMETERY LOCATIONS
5	CONVICTS AND COURTS
	5.1	START HERE! TAS LIST CONVICT INDEXES & INFORMATION
	5.2	AOT CONVICT INDEX AND IMAGES OF CONVICT RECORDS ON LINE
	5.3	CONVICT RECORDS
	5.4	CONVICT PERMISSION TO MARRY INDEX
	5.5	FEMALE CONVICTS
	5.6	FAMILIES OF CONVICTS
	5.7	PORT ARTHUR
	5.8	CONVICT SHIPS
	5.9	CONVICT TRIAL RECORDS - UK
	5.10	SWING RIOTERS / MACHINE BREAKERS
	5.11	PETTY SESSIONS COURT INDEX
	5.12	QUARTER SESSIONS TRIALS IN TASMANIA
	5.13	SUPERIOR COURT TRIALS IN TASMANIA
	5.14	OTHER CONVICT RESOURCES
6	CENSUSES, MUSTERS, ELECTORAL ROLLS, DIRECTORIES & NEWSPAPERS
	6.1	START HERE! HISTORIC CENSUS, ELECTORAL ROLLS & DIRECTORIES
	6.2	MORE RECENT ELECTORAL ROLLS & DIRECTORIES
	6.3	MUSTERS
	6.4	NEWSPAPER HISTORY, COVERAGE AND TITLES
	6.5	NEWSPAPER INDEXES
	6.6	DIGITISED AND SEARCHABLE COLONIAL NEWSPAPERS
	6.7	OTHER DIGITISED VOLUMES
7	ORPHANAGES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS & HOTELS/BREWERIES
	7.1	ORPHANAGES, HOSPITALS AND CHILDREN IN CARE
	7.2	AOT ON INSTITUTIONS
	7.3	HOTELS & BREWERIES
8	LAND RECORDS AND PUBLIC WORKS
	8.1	"DEPARTMENT OF LANDS" DPIWE, HOBART
	8.2	VALUATION ROLLS
	8.3	LAND GRANTS
	8.4	TFHS PUBLICATIONS
	8.5	POST OFFICE DIRECTORIES
	8.6	PUBLIC WORKS RECORDS 1877 - 1935
9	WILLS
	9.1	START HERE! AOT INDEX AND DIGITISED COPIES OF WILLS ETC.
	9.2	SUPREME COURT
	9.3	LANDS DEPARTMENT
10	PASSENGER AND SHIPPING LISTS
	10.1	START HERE! GENERAL
	10.2	TAS LIST IMMIGRATION RESOURCES AND LISTS
	10.3	AOT FREE ARRIVALS INDEX
	10.4	AOT DEPARTURES INDEX
	10.5	AOT ASSISTED IMMIGRATION ARRIVALS
	10.6	AOT MARINE BOARD OF HOBART ARRIVALS
	10.7	PRIVATE WEB PAGES WITH LISTS
	10.8	TFHS PUBLICATIONS
	10.9	ARRIVALS VIA OTHER STATES
11	MILITARY SERVICE
	11.1	START HERE! AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
	11.2	AIF WORLD WAR 1
	11.3	COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION
	11.4	NATIONAL ARCHIVES
	11.5	BRITISH ARMY (COLONIAL)
	11.6	BRITISH NAVY (COLONIAL)
	11.7	BRITISH ROYAL MARINES (COLONIAL)
12	COLONIAL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE
	12.1	GOVERNOR & COLONIAL SECRETARY, AOT; WAYN INDEX, SLT
	12.2	ROYAL SOCIETY OF TASMANIA AND OTHER
	12.3	NSW (included Tasmania until 1825)
	12.4	HISTORICAL RECORDS OF AUSTRALIA
	12.5	NLA MANUSCRIPT 3251 - VAN DIEMEN'S LAND 1821-1862
13	REGIONAL HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AND WEB PAGES
	13.1	GLAMORGAN SPRING BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND WAR MEMORIAL HERITAGE CENTRE (central East Coast area)
	13.2	BRUNY ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
	13.3	BURNIE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
	13.4	ULVERSTONE HISTORY MUSEUM
	13.5	BOTHWELL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
	13.6	HAMILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
	13.7	ST HELENS HISTORY ROOM
	13.8	CHANNEL HERITAGE MUSEUM (Snug)
	13.9	BEACONSFIELD MINE AND HERITAGE CENTRE
	13.10	LAUNCESTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
	13.11	HOBART TOWN (1804) FIRST SETTLERS ASSOCIATION
	13.12	LILYDALE HISTORY GROUP
	13.13	PENGUIN HISTORY GROUP
	13.14	SANDY BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
	13.15	WESTBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
	13.16	WOOLMERS ESTATE (Longford)
	13.17	GEORGE TOWN AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
	13.18	BELLERIVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
14	TOWN AND PROPERTY MAPS, PLANS AND NAMES
	14.1	COLONIAL MAPS OF HOBART TOWN
	14.2	1854 MAP OF LAUNCESTON
	14.3	NATIONAL LIBRARY'S COLLECTION OF MAPS
	14.4	TOWN AND CITY STREET MAPS AND PROPERTY OUTLINES
	14.5	INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY SURVEYS
	14.6	COOKE'S 1879 "BALLOON EYE VIEW" OF HOBART
	14.7	CONTEMPORARY MAPS
	14.8	METROPOLITAN DRAINAGE BOARD SURVEY PLANS
	14.9	ELECTORAL MAPS
	14.10	SURVEYING HISTORY
	14.11	PLACE NAME SEARCH
	14.12	CHANGES IN TASMANIAN PLACE NAMES
	14.13	SCOTTISH PLACE NAMES IN TASMANIA
15	MINING
	15.1	MT LYELL MINE DISASTER 1912
	15.2	MINES AND MINERALS IN TASMANIA
	15.3	WEST COAST PIONEERS MINING MUSEUM, ZEEHAN
	15.4	EMPLOYEE RECORDS OF THE MY LYELL MINING & RAILWAY CO
	15.5	WEST COAST BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS AND BURIALS
	15.6	GOLD, TIN AND OTHER MINING LEASES AND LEASEHOLDERS
16	RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS
	16.1	ARCHIVES OFFICE OF TASMANIA
	16.2	NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA
	16.3	HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AND MUSEUMS

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GUIDE TO RESOURCES FOR TASMANIAN GENEALOGY

by Malcolm Ward

© Malcolm Ward 2005-2010. All rights reserved

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