1840s

Census - 1841

The 1841 Census lists all the surviving householders' returns (heads of households only) and abstracts of returns

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Convict Sydney

Convict hat sennets & leaf shredder

This shredding tool and ‘sennets’ or fragments of plaited cabbage tree palm leaves (Livistona australis) were found beneath the floors of Hyde Park Barracks, and used by convicts for making hats