Index to Personal files for Nominated Immigrants, 1908-1922
This Index was compiled from Series ID 5611, Card Index to Personal Files for Nominated Immigrants, 1908-1922.
Background
The series was created and used by the Immigration Department.
These cards record information regarding persons who were nominated or sponsored to immigrate to Queensland between 1908 and 1922.
Cards also exist for persons who made inquiries about immigration to Queensland, rejected applicants, applicants who returned to their country of origin etc. In many cases one member of the family came out alone, then nominated the remaining family members who followed later.
The cards usually give the name, occupation and overseas address of the main nominee, and names, ages and sometimes relationships of all persons nominated; the name and address in Queensland of the person who nominated them; ship and date of arrival (if applicable); and various remarks. Other details may include occupation of spouse; whether the relevant file has been destroyed (details recorded on the back of the card).
The image below (click for larger image) depicts a Source Card from Item 868946 (IMM/118) for William John ABBISS and family, Application No.24002, date of arrival 12/3/1911.
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Explanatory Notes
- Check all possible spelling variants
- All given names are abbreviated as initials as they appear in the original record
- Mc and Mac names are interfiled in the index
- O names are not indexed with an apostrophe e.g. O DWYER
- ? or . indicate difficulty in interpreting the handwriting
- - or a blank cell indicates that there is no information recorded in the original
- The year shown in the index is either the year of arrival (if applicable) or the year of nomination.
- Use the age only as a rough guide, as this information is unreliable. Where there are two or more cards for the same family, the ages shown on one card often differ from those on another. Sometimes the age is that at the time of nomination, which may be several years prior to the date of arrival in Australia.
Abbreviations
- < less than (e.g. <2 = aged under 2yrs)
- > greater than (e.g. >55 = aged over 55yrs)
- Inf infant
Using the Microfilm
- To search the microfilm correctly search for the SOURCE CARD NAME as listed in the Index
- Locating the Source card on the microfilm: cards are arranged two (2) cards per page alphabetically from top (Card 1) to bottom (Card 2). The SOURCE CARD NAME is in the top left corner of each card. There may be several cards with the same name. Cards for names beginning with Mc are filed after cards for other M surnames on the microfilm.
Search the Indexes
| A to Bird |  |
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| Birdsey to Calver | |
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| Calvert to Craw | |
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| Crawford to Edgley | |
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| Edie to Garutti | |
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| Garven to Hayward | |
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| Haywood to Johnson | |
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| Johnston to Locker | |
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| Lockett to McIntosh | |
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| McIntyre to Nelson | |
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| Nelsson to Pottle | |
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| Potts to Savill | |
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| Savory to Stewart | |
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| Sticker to Walter | |
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| Walter to Zuirana | |
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Costs and Ordering
The cost for each Source card (family group or individual per ship) required is $6.00.
Please include Source Card Name/s and, Immigrant name/s, Ship and date, References for each entry and microfilm number. Please note: Generally there is one card per family group.
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