The Mercury Indexes to Births, Deaths & Marriages

The Mercury has been southern Tasmania’s leading newspaper since 1854.  Copies are available on film at the Archives Office of Tasmania, the Reference Section of the State Library, and at many other major libraries in Australia.  Many events included in these indexes occurred outside Tasmania; where possible, this information is included.  Often parents and/or spouses are also named in the indexes.

Please note that all the information contained in these books is now available on one CD-ROM.  See "CD-ROM Sales" on the "Sales" page.

Whitton’s Indexes to The Mercury Birth Notices 1858–1899 (incomplete)

Whitton’s Indexes to The Mercury Death Notices 1858–1899 (incomplete)

Whitton’s Indexes to The Mercury Marriage Notices 1858–1899 (incomplete)

Compiled from card indexes, with photocopies of BDM Notices attached, which were kindly donated by the compilers K & A Whitton. These indexes are on open access at Hobart Branch Library.  To be used in conjunction with O’Shea Indexes to The Mercury 1854-1899.

Sample pages - Births, Deaths, Marriages

   
O’Shea Indexes to The Mercury Births 1854–1899 (companion to Whitton’s Index 1858-1899) compiled by J & F O’Shea

O’Shea Indexes to The Mercury Deaths 1854–1899 (companion to Whitton’s Index 1858-1899) compiled by J & F O’Shea

O’Shea Indexes to The Mercury Marriages 1854–1899 (companion to Whitton’s Index 1858-1899) compiled by J & F O’Shea

These indexes, kindly donated by the compilers, complement and fill in the gaps found in Whitton’s Indexes.  Some information has been taken from the fortnightly summaries and other from the daily birth, death and marriage announcements in The Mercury.

Sample pages - Births, Deaths, Marriages
 

O’Shea Indexes to The Mercury Births 1900–1910; 1911–1920; 1921–30

O’Shea Indexes to The Mercury Deaths 1900–1910; 1911–1920; 1921–30

O’Shea Indexes to The Mercury Marriages 1900–1910; 1911–1920; 1921–30

These nine books cover the period where birth, death and marriage records are not so readily available in Tasmania.

Sample pages - Births, Deaths, Marriages