Land titles

[acookey]

Hi All

I am back on the track of William Smith.  We now know he went to NZ and became Thomas Dillon Smith and died there.  However, we do not know anything of his life before he married Eliza Sullivan in 1837 in Oatlands.

There is an advertisement in the Hobart Town Courier of 17 Nov 1837, of a property for auction in Oatlands owned by William Smith Builder.  The property is a "delightful cottage and garden well stocked with fruit trees".

William Smith was leaving Oatlands to go to Hobart, and it fits as his eldest daughter was baptised in Hobart in 1838.  Other children were born in Launceston.

My question is how do I find the land records for Tasmania (from Qld)?  We hope that they may contain information about his earlier life etc.  Thanks everyone.

Annette

[Dundee]

Hi Annette,

Tas Archives holds land records and they have a research service.  There is some info here (scroll down the page) http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/guides/genealogy

Debra

[acookey]

Hi Debra

Thank you for the information.  I will follow it up.

Regards

Annette