The Tasmanian Name Index tab searches records from the following sources- Arrivals (19th Century). Passengers and ships arriving, mainly in Hobart. Contains surnames A-R, S-Z to be added.
- Bankruptcy (1821-1928). Documents from cases of bankruptcy and insolvency.
- Births (1803-1933). People born in Tasmania including some baptisms collected by the Registrar General (1900-1933 baptisms only).
- Census (1837-1857). Householders in the 1840s and 1850s, not complete for all districts.
- Convict permissions to marry (1829-1857). Convicts applying to marry free people or other convicts.
- Convicts (1803-1893). Convicts transported to Tasmania and those convicted locally through the convict system.
- Court (1830-1858). Supreme Court. Minutes of proceedings in criminal cases.*
- Deaths (1803-1939). People who died in Tasmania including some burial records collected by the Registrar General (1900-1933 burials only).
Return of deaths for the General Hospital Hobart. ***
Burial records for Cornelian Bay Cemetery. **** * New records available - Departures (1817-1887). People leaving Tasmanian ports, mainly Launceston.
- Divorces (1861-1920). Petitions for divorce in the Tasmanian Supreme Court.
- Education (1846 - 1892). The first admission register for the Hutchins School.
- Employment (1865-1902) Various employment records, mainly from the Southern Volunteer Artillery and the Inspection of Machinery Department.
- Health & Welfare (1830-1952). Patients and attendants at various hospitals and community welfare institutions.***** New records available
- Hotels & Properties (1818-1958). Hotel licensees, inquests into fires, Launceston buildings and demolished hotels.
- Immigration (1912-1940). Nominations and arrivals of migrants under immigration schemes.
- Inquests (1828-1927). Inquests into people's deaths.
- Marriages (1804-1899). People who married in Tasmania.
- Marriage certificate counterfoils (1852-1944)
- Miscellaneous (1838-1873). General correspondence of the Comptroller general of convicts and North Fleet shipwreck survivors.
- Naturalisations (1835-1904). People applying to become citizens.
- Prisoners (1895-1932). Prisoners in the Hobart gaol.
- Wills (1824-1990). Wills and letters of administration of estates registered for probate.
- WW1 Photographs (1914-1919). Photographs and articles from the Tasmanian Mail and Weekly Courier illustrated newspaper. **
* Data indexed by the Prosecution Project. Further information about the project can be found here.
** Data indexed by Wendy Knolle and kindly supplied by the Tasmanian Family History Society, Hobart Branch.
*** Data indexed by Joyce Purtscher and kindly supplied by the Tasmanian Family History Society, Hobart Branch.
****Cornelian Bay data kindly supplied by Millingtons.
***** Data indexed and provided by Joyce Purtshcer from her Paupers and Invalids database, complied from multiple Tasmanian Archives resources