Reconstructing a Longitudinal Dataset for Tasmania

Author(s)

  • Trudy Cowley Monash University
  • Lucy Frost University of Tasmania
  • Kris Inwood University of Guelph
  • Rebecca Kippen Monash University
  • Hamish Maxwell-Stewart University of New England
  • Monika Schwarz Monash University
  • John Shepherd University of New England
  • Richard Tuffin University of New England
  • Mark Williams University of Tasmania
  • John Wilson University of South Australia
  • Paul Wilson University of Tasmania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51964/hlcs10912

Keywords:

Longitudinal historical datasets, History of crime, History of health, Life course history, Historical demography, Historical GIS

Abstract

This article describes the formation of The Tasmanian Historical Dataset a longitudinal data resource spanning the 19th and early 20th century. This resource contains over 1.6 million records drawn from digitised prison and hospital admission registers, military enlistment papers, births, deaths and marriages, census and muster records, arrival and departure lists, bank accounts and property valuations, maps and plans and meteorological observations. As well as providing an account of the many different sources that have been digitised coded and linked as part of this initiative, the article outlines current and past research uses to which this data has been put. Further information on tables and key variables is provided in an appendix.

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Published

2021-08-16

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How to Cite

Cowley, T., Frost, L., Inwood, K., Kippen, R., Maxwell-Stewart, H., Schwarz, M., Shepherd, J., Tuffin, R., Williams, M., Wilson, J., & Wilson, P. (2021). Reconstructing a Longitudinal Dataset for Tasmania. Historical Life Course Studies, 11, 20-47. https://doi.org/10.51964/hlcs10912