Queensland Unclaimed Letters Index
1860-1874 was compiled by the Queensland Family
History Society Inc. between 1997 and 2003. It provides an
index to all 202,472 names in the monthly lists of
Unclaimed Letters published in the Queensland Government
Gazette between 1860 and 1874.
The index is a valuable aid for
locating early colonists in Queensland.
Knowing where our ancestors were is often
not easy to determine, particularly if no significant
event occurred which left a paper trail. Many of them
moved frequently, either seeking employment or chasing
gold. As a result letters were often not able to be
delivered - the last address was no longer applicable. The
addresses given in this index will assist tracing just
where that ancestor was, even if he or she was no longer
there by the time these letters were due for delivery!
Searching the indexes by name, year and
other details is made easy using the popular searching and
sorting capabilities of our very own developed
QFHSdatasearch interface. Features include field oriented
and keyword searches, Boolean selection, sorting and
wildcard searches.
