Thanks Jules Could be like my uncle and borrowed someone else's birth date thanks again Jan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "julie dern" <julie.dern@bigpond.com> To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 4:32 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] Birth look up please 1915 > Jan, > > Sorry, no listing for John Joseph RITCHIE in the births 1915-1919 period. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.77/2520 - Release Date: 11/23/09 05:40:00

A 'wild card' option in the BDM's would indeed assist researchers as errors do occur...whether it's through informant, registrar, or transcription error. I think we know, and accept that they happen but it certainly doesn't make checking any easier. I searched for a marriage in which the groom's surname was 'Ireton' but couldn't locate it. Then I was told that the bride had previously been married so did a search under her married name rather than her maiden one, and found that the groom's surname was under 'Treton'. This is quite understandable as a script capital 'I' and 'T' can appear similar, depending on the hand. I had also been told of another child born to the couple but had not been able to find the registration so, after locating the marriage, looked again for a birth under 'Treton'.....there she was! Simple names have only a few variations that cut down the number of times you'd have to search but others can be a nightmare. Then again, most genies I know are tenacious and just keep on trying until they find what they're looking for. :) Gloria

----- Original Message ----- From: "Gay Fielding" <gayze@tpg.com.au> To: <acpittard@optusnet.com.au>; <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 9:48 PM Subject: [AUS-QLD] Six different spellings of the Surname...WILD CARDSPLEEEESE... > My Habermann ancestor had thirteen children...> I will > contact the Justice department and lodge my concerns...I > am sure I > am not the only one with this problem.. > Hi Gaye As perhaps a PS ,can you ask why who ever designed this site had to be pernickety with the date format ? Why isnt a year enough ???? Thats all you need to use the NSW or VIC data . Having to type 2 range dates as dd/mm/yy if you're searching as not sure is being very pernickety indeed ............. The KISS principle is needed Bye MargM QLD List Admin

Hi Marge, > ,can you ask why who ever designed this > site had to be pernickety with > the date format < Yes, I'll do that..as well, but it seems that there are plenty of concerns... such as the Codes for B and C, the date format, the mistranscriptions, and probably several others.. I suggest that EVERYONE with a concern write to the justice Dept, each noting their concern...rather than just one person write and complain.. They should then see that they can't just rest on their laurels, and they need to refine the site a lot more.to meet the needs of the public.. Cheers Gay

I was looking for the deaths of my cousins Dorothy Catherine b1912 & Hazel Abey b1910 Smith under their parent's names in case they had married after the marriage cutoff time but it wouldn't go thru without a surname. I'm sure it worked that way before. How to find them without the married surname, that is the question. Cheers. Annie > Gay Fielding <gayze@tpg.com.au> wrote: > > Since the Justice Department have so many errors on the website...The > introduction of Wild cards is essential.. > After the problem I had trying to check the site for the death of my > grandfather..who I knew all his life as Frederick... Janet found his > death > registered as Frederich., > I thought he had been named after his grandfather Freidrich but NO!!!~~ > its > another mistranscription of the details...I was a bit slow recognising > this.. > It seems they typed 'h' instead of 'k' for his death record..because > his > birth below is registered correctly as FREDERICK . > DEATH > 1959/1531Frederich WilliamCampbellNorman AngusSarah Anne Habermann > BIRTH > 1887/474 Frederick WilliamCampbellNorman AngusSarah Anne Habermann > > Then I thought I would check for the record of my grandmother... > .I found her birth registered as KATHLEEN , as she was known throughout > her > life ~~ Kathleen Angela Meikle > Her marriage incorrectly?? registered as CATHARINE Angela Meikle, > Birth > 1889/419 Kathleen MeikleWilliam Catherine Monaghan > > Marriage > 1911/319 Meikle Catharine Angela / Campbell Frederick William > > Wild Cards are essential, to overcome these problems. I have been > struggling to find other family who have already been found, and > certificates purchased, they were born, married, and deceased, but they > are > not on the new website in any format that I can find > Gay > > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > reply...... Thank you! > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message Cheers. Anne from Cairns, Aus.

My Habermann ancestor had thirteen children...12 of whom I was able to find on the Qld Digger CD using wildcards... There were SIX different spellings for the surname. I used just the first letter of the surname and the * wildcard..and refined this by using just the first letter and the * wildcard for the christian names of the parents..There is no way that I can find these on the new Qld BDM site... These are the names from the Digger CD, some of which are on the new site, but without the previous knowledge or wildcards, I would never have found them.. 1868/992Frederick Hebermann Frederick WilliamSusan Harvey 1877/201Louisa Maria Hebermann Frederick WilliamSusannah Harvey 1865/1320 William Hehermann Frederick William Susan Harney (incorrect spelling of mother's surname) 1866/1623Sarah HebirmannFrederick WilliamSusan Harvey 1870/1013Lavinia Kathleen HebirmannFrederick WilliamSusan Harvey 1871/1018Mary Jane HebinmannFrederick WilliamSusan Harvey 1873/000632 Susanna Hebirmanns Frederick William Susan Harney (incorrect spelling of mother's surname) 1883/375ArthurHabermannFrederick WilliamSusannah Harvey 1883/373HenryHabermannFrederick WilliamSusannah Harvey 1881/319John AlexanderHabermannFrederickSusan Harvey 1879/204Herbert HarveyHabermannFrederickSusan Harvey 1885/654Ernest HarveyHabermannFrederick William Susannah Harvey I will contact the Justice department and lodge my concerns...I am sure I am not the only one with this problem.. Cheers Gay ---- Original Message ----- From: "anne caroline pittard" <acpittard@optusnet.com.au>

Gay wrote ..... "It seems they typed 'h' instead of 'k' for his death record..because his birth below is registered correctly as FREDERICK ." Could have been transcribed from the registers incorrectly - old type handwriting and all ..... But not always can we blame it on "them" - lots & lots of time it is the fault (for want of a better word) of the informant. When my Mum died, I was the informant and the undertaker was taking down the details. When the death cert. came back it had my married surname as the surname of my mother's father !!! I know I hadn't given the wrong details - I had two sisters there at the time who would have picked up on it .... Had to be done again ... Cheers Lynne

Since the Justice Department have so many errors on the website...The introduction of Wild cards is essential.. After the problem I had trying to check the site for the death of my grandfather..who I knew all his life as Frederick... Janet found his death registered as Frederich., I thought he had been named after his grandfather Freidrich but NO!!!~~ its another mistranscription of the details...I was a bit slow recognising this.. It seems they typed 'h' instead of 'k' for his death record..because his birth below is registered correctly as FREDERICK . DEATH 1959/1531Frederich WilliamCampbellNorman AngusSarah Anne Habermann BIRTH 1887/474 Frederick WilliamCampbellNorman AngusSarah Anne Habermann Then I thought I would check for the record of my grandmother... .I found her birth registered as KATHLEEN , as she was known throughout her life ~~ Kathleen Angela Meikle Her marriage incorrectly?? registered as CATHARINE Angela Meikle, Birth 1889/419 Kathleen MeikleWilliam Catherine Monaghan Marriage 1911/319 Meikle Catharine Angela / Campbell Frederick William Wild Cards are essential, to overcome these problems. I have been struggling to find other family who have already been found, and certificates purchased, they were born, married, and deceased, but they are not on the new website in any format that I can find Gay

Could I please have a look up for the Birth of John RITCHIE in Townsville 15-10-1915... information taken from his Army Records... TIA Jan No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.76/2518 - Release Date: 11/22/09 05:41:00

I am looking for a connection to a Irene Stirling Born Brisbane 1922 who married First to a Jack Henderson Second to a Stanley Roberts. She may have married again but I am not sure

Hi Terry Our births are only up to 1914 on the online indexes and 1919 on micro-fiche. Cheers Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Walsh" <tellin@amnet.net.au> To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:08 PM Subject: [AUS-QLD] SLOOSER Birth Qld c1944 > Greetings from West Aussie > > I am looking for a possible birth in Queensland C1943 of the following > person > > Veronica Ann SLOSSER > Mother: Gabriella Jean > Father: Daniel SLOSSER (US Navy) > > They moved to USA in late 1944 > > Kind regards > > Terry Walsh > Bayswater > WA 6053 > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you!

Thanks for that Jan Kind regards Terry Jan Pritchard wrote: > Hi Terry > > Our births are only up to 1914 on the online indexes and 1919 on > micro-fiche. > > Cheers > Jan > >

Hello Margaret, I would love a copy. maryob@activ8.net.au Mary -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of MargM Sent: Saturday, 21 November 2009 5:13 PM To: aus-qld@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-QLD] Fitzroy Shire Council 1911 Dear Listers Have been having an old photos clean up and have scanned a couple that got missed last time Some year ago I acquired a photo of the 1911 Fitzroy Shire Council All the councillors are named ! E T SHORLEY E R CARPENTER ( hubbys gtgf) J JMCEVOY JH SALMON F R DUNCAN JAS ARMSTRONG T M BLACK W HOLLAND ( chairman) CW WHITMAN 9 (sec) M LEARY Anyone interested in a copy ? Bye MargM QLD List Admin Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Greetings from West Aussie I am looking for a possible birth in Queensland C1943 of the following person Veronica Ann SLOSSER Mother: Gabriella Jean Father: Daniel SLOSSER (US Navy) They moved to USA in late 1944 Kind regards Terry Walsh Bayswater WA 6053

Dear Listers Have been having an old photos clean up and have scanned a couple that got missed last time Some year ago I acquired a photo of the 1911 Fitzroy Shire Council All the councillors are named ! E T SHORLEY E R CARPENTER ( hubbys gtgf) J JMCEVOY JH SALMON F R DUNCAN JAS ARMSTRONG T M BLACK W HOLLAND ( chairman) CW WHITMAN 9 (sec) M LEARY Anyone interested in a copy ? Bye MargM QLD List Admin

I have just emailed the Justice Dept thanking them for the on-line extensions and asking that they please put the codes, particularly B and C back on. Hope it helps get it done. Lorraine

Hi Vicki I have photos of all the headstones in the South Kolan Cemetery as at September 2008. If she is buried there, there is no headstone for her. Cheers Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Wright" <coolgarra@hotmail.com> To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:04 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] Anne Winterton (nee Parish) London to Brisbane, 1929 > > They are not buried in Bundaberg Cemetery (not far from South Kolan) http://bundaberg.qld.gov.au/services/cemeteries/bundaberg/search?query=cuer , but here are some general photos of South Kolan Cemetery - http://www.australiancemeteries.com/qld/bundaberg/southkalon.htm > > Chris

> > Anne WINTERTON married John Henry CUER in 1929 ref No. > for Marriage Cert. > is 1929/5519 > > 1934 ELECTORAL ROLL > Annie CUER Koolboo, South Kolan. Sub Div. Musgrave Home > duties > John Henry CUER , Sharon, Sub Div Musgrave Labouer Hi Vickie They are also in the 1930 Qld electoral roll ........ I wonder if she knew him from some where else ? Found him in Free BMDs John Henry CUER 2nd qrt 1892 Hinckley, Leicestershire. Found him in the 1901 census, son of John W & Elizabeth and in Findmypast migration records . Came here on the steamer " Limerick" which departed London for Brisbane 21 Dec 1912 . He is in the Qld electoral rolls from 1919 . No real refs in the National Archives , no CUERs in the WW2 roll data base. Only one lonesome CUER in the current on line AUS Whitepages living in Sydney and 2 in NZ whitepages Maybe they went back to England ?? CUER seems to be quite a common surname around the Leicestershire area There is a Lorraine who lists quite a few CUERs of Hinckley, Leicestershire. including a John b 1892 in Genesreunited ??? Bye MargM QLD List Admin

Thanks Janet, You can also narrow down date of birth , death or marriage as have just tried it out Regards Eileen Christchurch New Zealand Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Glad to help Gaye. And I would also like to see the Historical Index Prefixes back too. The funny thing is that the codes are still listed on the Search Tips page. Estelle > From: gayze@tpg.com.au > To: jmartin17@gmail.com; aus-qld@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:33:13 +1000 > Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] CAMPBELL Qld BMD on-line - new coverage > > Well!!!! > What a surprise....I never, ever, ever, knew that his name was spelt the > same as his grandfather's Friedrich W Habermann. > > Thank you for finding this for me... a bit more meat to add to the bones.. > but Wild cards would be very useful. > Thank you so much > Gay > > > > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Want to know what your boss is paid? Check out The Great Australian Pay Check now http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/157639755/direct/01/