LIST 23 - BURIALS - ST DAVIDS HOBART

 
 
There were 98 burials performed at St Davids during this decade. The first 
burial recorded was that of convict Thomas Smith on 13th March 1803 at sea 
on board 'HMs Calcutta'. 
 
The information recorded for each burial is as follows:
 date
 family name
 Christian name
 age
 civil status at time of death
 year and ship of arrival
 comments
 reference number
 
The deaths are listed in chronological order.
 
The Rev. Knopwood conducted nine burials at sea before the fleet reached Port 
Phillip Bay. There followed another eighteen burials at Port Phillip Bay before 
the settlement was moved to the Derwent in Van Diemens Land. It is not certain 
how three deaths at Risdon Cove in early March 1804 could be recorded before 
all burials had been finalised at Port Phillip Bay.
 
The Rev. Knopwood kept very full records including age at death and ship of 
arrival.
 
For the colonial born their year of birth and parents names are recorded in 
the ship of arrival column.
 
The identity of all the deceased is known with the exception of Mary Mack, 
Robert Mander, William Smith, Thomas Dawson and Elizabeth Hall.
 
For some reason the reference numbers are not always in proper sequence.
 
To locate an entry on this list; firstly an alphabetical search on the name 
would be made on List 19 using the code "SDH" from which the date of death 
would be retrieved, secondly using the appropriate date, the death would then 
be located on this list.

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