Welcome to MY TASMANIA. A web site to detail the lives of my Tasmanian (Van Diemen's Land) ancestors. Also some general names, dates and places for Tasmanians in general.
RECENT HOBART DEATHS AND OTHER LIFE EVENTS
DATA FROM THE MERCURY, WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL 2020 TO WEDNESDAY 22 JANUARY 2025 (1726 days). USUALLY UPDATED DAILY.
​Now including some legal (probate) claims data: 1 November 2022 - 22 January 2025
​INDIVIDUALS RECORDED
MALE: 6068
FEMALE: 5703
UNKNOWN GENDER: 25
TOTAL: 11796
​SUMMARY
OLDEST PERSON: 108 years old (39625 days)
YOUNGEST PERSON: 0 years old (0 days)
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN: 78 years (28811 days, 4116 weeks)
​MEDIAN AGE: 82 years
AGED OVER 100 YEARS: 122 (1.03%)
NOTES ON DATA: Average life span ONLY includes those people for whom a birth AND death date are known. Not all entries provide this information.
After gathering this data for more than 3 years, I have found a book detailing our life span. The book is:
"Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman"
and a good read if the statistical data here is of interest.
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