Scope and contents
For each applicant and inmate the following information is given: name, age, occupation, place of birth, parents’ names, marital status, number of children, religion, date of arrival in colony, reason for which admitted, by whom recommended for admission, date of admission, period for which admitted, reason for admission and date of death. The contents is as follows: Folio 1-139, 1859-1862: alphabetical register of inmates and applicants; Folio 142-228, 1863-1873: register of inmates organized by date of admission; Folio 228: all preceding names are cancelled and transferred to folio 234; Folio 234-365: register of inmates by date of admission, 1852-1884; Folio 234-259: repeats the names and information listed in the first part of the register.
Dates
- Creation: 1852 June-1884 December
Repository details
Part of the Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria Repository
328 Swanston Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia
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