Muster (Census)
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In the colony
of New South Wales
, Australia
, a muster was an extension of a Military Muster
to the general populace.
A general muster was held when deemed necessary to count the convict
s and general population. Many people were not included.
Musters were held in the years:
Colony
In politics and history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a state. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies. Some colonies were historically countries, while others were territories without definite statehood from their inception....
of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, a muster was an extension of a Military Muster
Muster (military)
The term muster designates the process or event for the of accounting for members in a military unit. Within the United States Army Reserve, it is an annual event used for screening purposes.-Historical:...
to the general populace.
A general muster was held when deemed necessary to count the convict
Convict
A convict is "a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison", sometimes referred to in slang as simply a "con". Convicts are often called prisoners or inmates. Persons convicted and sentenced to non-custodial sentences often are not termed...
s and general population. Many people were not included.
Musters were held in the years:
- 1788 A list of persons victualled in NSW and Norfolk IslandNorfolk IslandNorfolk Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance...
- 1806 A General Muster in NSW of convicts, emancipistEmancipistAn emancipist was any of the convicts sentenced and transported under the convict system to Australia, who had been given conditional or absolute pardons...
s, livestockLivestockLivestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning...
and land. - 1810 to 1820 Returns of convicts in the Colony on 1 January 1810 and of those who arrived up until September 1820.
- 1811 A General Muster in NSW, Port Dalrymple, HobartHobartHobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
Town and Norfolk Island - 1814 A General Muster was held in NSW which was arranged by districts.
- 1818 Muster of free persons at Hobart Town.
- 1819 Muster of persons at Hobart Town and Port Dalrymple.
- 1820 and 1821 Muster of convicts and their children at Hobart Town.
- 1822 Muster supplying alphabetical returns of persons in NSW and also of convicts in Van Diemen's LandVan Diemen's LandVan Diemen's Land was the original name used by most Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to land on the shores of Tasmania...
. - 1823 Muster of convicts in Van Diemen's Land.
- 1825 General muster of all inhabitants in NSW, except the military.
- 1837 General muster of all convicts in NSW and Norfolk Island.
- 1841 Censuses of NSW, Adelaide, Van Diemen's Land and Port Philip.
- 1891 Census of NSW.