Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/32412
Title: The Magistrates of Van Diemen's Land, 1804-1860: Identified, Counted and Coded
Contributor(s): Roberts, David Andrew  (creator)orcid ; Strike, Margaret  (creator)
Publication Date: 2021-12-03
Open Access: Yes
DOI: 10.25952/8jrs-zq37Open Access Link
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/32412
Abstract/Context: This dataset presents a complete list of every individual commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) between 1804 and 1860, researched through a variety of primary sources. The temporal span of the data incorporates the very first commissions issued during the establishment of the initial settlement on the Derwent River in early 1804, and takes in the several years following the cessation of transportation to Van Diemen’s Land in 1853. The successful identification of all the magistrates commissioned in this period — 734 in total — has allowed for the creation of a coding system, with each individual given a unique identifier (UID) number which also captures the commissions in chronological sequence. This dataset is put forward as the authoritative and universal coding system for the purposes of future data analysis and record linkage, beginning with the rapidly accelerating research being undertaken jointly by the University of New England and Digital Histories Tasmania. The methodology is explained in M. Strike and D. A. Roberts, ‘Counting and Coding the Magistrates: A Report on a Project to identify the Justices of the Peace of Van Diemen's Land, 1804-1860’, Journal of Australian Colonial History, Vol. 23, 2021. ISSN: 1441-0370
Publication Type: Dataset
Grant Details: ARC/DP170103642
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 430302 Australian history
430306 Digital history
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 280113 Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology
Keywords: Magistrates
Van Diemen's Land
Colonial history
Location: Australia
HERDC Category Description: X Dataset
Project: Landscapes of Production and Punishment
Dataset Managed By: David Andrew Roberts
Rights Holder: David Andrew Roberts
Dataset Stored at: University of New England
Primary Contact Details: David Andrew Roberts - drobert9@une.edu.au
Dataset Custodian Details: David Andrew Roberts - drobert9@une.edu.au
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School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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