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Title
Ration book, Windsor N.S.W., 1812-1822
Creator
New South Wales. Colonial Secretary's Office
Call number
SAFE/A 803 (Safe 1/456)
Level of description
fonds
Date

1812-1822
Type of material
Textual Records
Reference code
825670
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 369
Physical Description
0.04 metres of textual material (1 volume) - manuscript - 27 x 35 cm
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

This book was used for keeping lists of names of people of every status who were receiving food and/or clothing rations from the government stores at Windsor; separate lists being kept for Military Officers, their wives, their children, Civil Officers, their wives, children, Free Men, Settlers, Free Women, their children, Male Convicts, Female Convicts, Prisoners and Women prisoners.
An exact date for the first entry in the volume cannot be given, but it would appear that some time in 1812 the Storekeeper made out lists of persons receiving store rations at the time, and these lists cover the pages numbered 1 to 32. In addition to personal names, the record was also designed to provide the following information: date when person placed on rations, name of ship by which individual entered colony, and date when person ceased to receive rations.
When an individual ceased to receive rations, a red line was drawn through the name, and the date noted in the appropriate column. Since movement to another settlement was the normal cause for cessation of rations, the place of destination is usually given, e.g. "Syd", "Parra"). When a person who was to receive rations arrived at Windsor, the name was added to the appropriate list with the date.
After a period of time the lists became cluttered with many names crossed out and new ones added, and so a new series of lists was drawn up at the end of January 1813, beginning on page 33 of the volume. All names which were not deleted on the previous lists were copied on to new lists, and the record was then kept up to date as before. Revised lists continued to be made as often as was considered necessary, and thus the volume contains a number of distinct lists ending in 1818.
An index of all names of people occurring in the volume was made by the Mitchell Library, and the index cards incorporated in the Mitchell Library Catalogue of Manuscripts. A contents list of social status headings with page reference has been pasted at the front of the volume.
This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000. (From N.S.W. State Records web site)
Scope and Content
Detachment of the 73rd Regiment p. 1-8.
Women of the military p. 9, 37, 63, 93, 129, 158, 186, 212, 250, 297, 310.
Children of the military p. 10-11, 38-40, 65-67, 95-97, 131-132, 159-160, 187-188, 213-214, 251-252, 253, 298-300, 311.
Civil officers, Women of Civil officers, Commisariat staff, children p. 13, 15, 41, 43, 69, 71, 99, 101, 133-134, 154-155, 182-183, 246, 246-247, 295-296, 301, 302, 312, 313.
Free people p. 17-18, 45-47, 73-75, 102-105, 135-137, 162-164, 189-190, 216-218, 254-257, 303-305, 314-316.
Settlers p. 19, 48.
Free women p. 21, 49-50, 77-78, 107-108, 138-139, 166-167, 194-195, 220-221, 258-259, 318.
Children of free people and settlers p. 23-24, 51-52, 79-80, 109-112, 140-142, 168-179, 196-198, 223-225, 260-262, 31-20-321.
Prisoners p. 25-29, 52-58, 82-89, 113-121, 143-150. 172-177, 199-204, 227-233, 263-269, 271, 273-274, 276-278, 283-289, 323-329.
Women prisoners and children of prisoners p. 32, 59, 90, 122,123, 151-153, 205, 234, 235.
Half extra rations. p. 124-125. 178-179, 207-208, 236-237, 294-295, 332.
Military p. 33-35, 61-62, 91-92, 127-128, 157, 184, 209-210, 244-248, 308,
Men returned from their masters p. 239-244.
Government servants p. 292.
System of arrangement
In date order within each list.
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Signatures / Inscriptions

Stamped “James Holmes” on flyleaf.
Subject
Public administration--New South Wales.
Convicts--New South Wales--Registers.
Pioneers--New South Wales--Windsor.
Place
Windsor (N.S.W.)
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