Directory of the Norfolk Island First Settlement, 1788-1814

This dataset identifies individuals associated with the ‘First Settlement’ phase of the colonial occupation of Norfolk Island, from March 1788 to February 1814. Constructed by staff, students and volunteers for the UNE Convict History Research Collective, and based on extensive archival research, 3,610 unique identities have been extracted from over seventy key historical documents, all named here with our preferred spelling, and each given a unique alphanumeric identifier (UID). This is intended to facilitate the development of a relational database for students and community researchers interested in employing big data approaches to the study of this unique and intriguing colonial enterprise. A range of options are currently being explored for public facing outputs to showcase the value of the Directory and the transcriptions which have informed it. A full discussion of the methodology can be found via https://blog.une.edu.au/convicthistory/

本数据集收录了1788年3月至1814年2月期间，与诺福克岛殖民占领的‘第一定居期’相关的个体信息。该数据集由新英格兰大学（University of New England，UNE）流放史研究集体的工作人员、学生与志愿者联合构建，依托海量档案研究成果，从70余份核心历史文献中提取出3610个唯一身份标识。所有姓名均采用本研究推荐的标准拼写方式，并为每位个体分配了唯一字母数字标识符（UID）。本数据集旨在为有意采用大数据方法研究这一独特且极具研究价值的殖民开发事件的学生与社区研究者搭建关系型数据库提供支撑。目前团队正在探索多种面向公众的成果形式，以展示该名录及其依托的转录文本的学术价值。关于研究方法的完整论述可通过https://blog.une.edu.au/convicthistory/ 查阅。