Reconstructing a Longitudinal Dataset for Tasmania

Trudy Cowley; Lucy Frost; Kris Inwood; Rebecca Kippen; Hamish Maxwell-Stewart; Monika Schwarz; John Shepherd; Richard Tuffin; Mark Williams; John Wilson; Paul Wilson

doi:10.51964/hlcs10912

Author(s)

Trudy Cowley Monash University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7595-7235
Lucy Frost University of Tasmania https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6972-263X
Kris Inwood University of Guelph https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3533-7047
Rebecca Kippen Monash University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4823-5832
Hamish Maxwell-Stewart University of New England https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7336-0953
Monika Schwarz Monash University
John Shepherd University of New England
Richard Tuffin University of New England https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6721-0238
Mark Williams University of Tasmania https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3297-6070
John Wilson University of South Australia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4649-9121
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.