401910
- TitleSeries 11: Thomas Hassall, account book and muster roll of convict servants, 1822-1833
- Call numberB 27
- Level of descriptionseries
- Date
1822-1833 - Type of material
- Reference code401910
- Physical Description0.03 metres of textual material (1 volume) - manuscript - 12.2 x 19.5 cm
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
In 1828 Thomas Hassall (1794-1868), Anglican clergyman, owned or leased a number of properties including 'Lampeter' at O'Connell Plains, Bathurst and 'Denbigh' at Cobbitty. From 1788 onwards, successive governors of the Colony ordered musters to be conducted in order to determine details of the population. Returns were periodically sent to the British Government to provide information necessary to calculate the quantity of food and supplies required for the Colony. In 1828 a Census Act was introduced in order to regulate and legalise the collection of information concerning the population. Census information was also collected in 1833, 1836, 1841 and 1846. From 1851 onwards, all colonies were required to conduct a census. The muster roll of Thomas Hassall is an example of the information collected and provides a useful insight into the makeup of Thomas Hassall's household. - Scope and ContentThomas Hassall's account book (1822-1828) and muster roll of convict servants (1828-1833), being a small volume with manuscript entries. The account book in the front of the volume records brief details of debit and credit transactions of Thomas Hassall from 1822 to 1828. At the end of the volume is written 'Copy of Muster lists sent in Nov. 1828' in the hand of Thomas Hassall. Muster lists include: a list of the household at 'Denbigh', being the names of all family and servants (27) along with details of age, class, arrival - ship and year, sentence, employment, residence, and religion, 1828; 'Land & Live-Stock possessed or held by the Householder & his Servants', including district where situated, name of farm, name of proprietor or tenant, total number of acres, acres clear, acres cultivated, and live stock, 1828; 'Names of Men in my Service at Denbigh Sept. 1829' (16); ‘Names of Men at Bathurst Sept. 1829' (17); ‘Census Denbigh 4 Sept. 1833', 30 names of family and servants.
- General note
Microfilm copy available at CY 1223, frames 1-76.
Bound in July 1933. David Scott Mitchell bookplate inside front cover. - Signatures / Inscriptions
Handwritten text on paper added to front of volume 'Muster Roll of Convict Servants and Account Book, 1822-1828'. - Creator/Author/Artist
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