Tasmanian Genealogy Links

Some Useful Tasmanian Genealogy Web Sites:

• Archives Office of Tasmania
• Maritime Museum of Tasmania
• State Library of Tasmania Family History Sources
• Tasmania Gen Web (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
• Tasmania Family History Society
• Tasmania Family History Society (Hobart Branch)
• Tasmania Genealogy Links
• Tasmania History Index
• Tasmanian Genealogy Services - Surname Interests
  
• University of Tasmania Archives

For The Term Of His Natural Life (1927)

The Australian story 'For the Term of His Natural Life', written by Marcus Clarke, was published as a novel in 1874. The novel is based, in part, on the life of a convict called Rufus Dawes from the penal settlement of Port Arthur, Tasmania. The harsh treatment and poor living conditions of the Tasmanian convicts is clearly shown. Most of the incidents portrayed, and many of the specific characters, are quite easily identifiable from the historical colonial literature of the time.

The novel 'For the Term of His Natural Life' is available online ... here

A full length motion picture adaptation of the book, 'For the Term of His Natural Life', was made by the American director Norman Dawn in Hollywood (1927). The film contained the silent film stars Eva Novak and George Fisher. Unfortunately, the film had limited success because the recent development of film sound (talkies) led to a fall in silent film popularity. The film is available on YouTube in 12 sections shown below.


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Joseph Wheeler Feltham Lived At Ware Street, Hobart, Tasmania

Hobart Town Map 1858:

This old map shows the boundary and streets of Hobart Town in 1858 (Jarman's map). Joseph Wheeler Feltham lived in Ware Street, near the Northern boundary of the town. More of Ware Street and the Felthams in future post(s).

Important locations in and around Hobart Town (1858):
Adelaide Street, Argyle Street, Arthur Street, Augustus Street, Barrack Street, Bathurst Street, Battery Point, Brisbane Street, Burnett Street, Campbell Street, Charlotte Street, Collins Street, Colville Street, Davey Street, Elizabeth Street, Elphinstone Road, Fitzroy Crescent, Forest Road, George Street, George's Hill, Harrington Street, King's Road, Lansdowne Crescent, Liverpool Street, Macquarie Street, Melville Street, Molle Street, Montpelier Retreat, Mount Stuart Road, Murray Street, New Town Road, Park Street, Patrick Street, Proctor's Road, Queen Street, Queen's Park, Queen's Road, River Derwent, Salamanca Place, Sandy Bay, Sandy Bay Road, Sullivan's Cove, Ware Street, Warwick Street, Wellington Street

The Blog Of Joseph Wheeler Feltham dec.

I am Joseph Wheeler Feltham dec., born Joseph Feltham 1831, originally from England, near Wimborne. I was tried and convicted of burglary at Dorchester on the 13th March 1850 and spent time in prison before being sent to Tasmania as a convict. I was shipped to Tasmania on the convict ship the Equestrian, leaving Plymouth on the 1st of September 1852 and arriving in Hobart on the 16th of December 1852. I was never to return to mother England.

This blog is about my life, ancestors, descendents and perceptions.