Not all shipping records survive, not all shipping records listed all the passengers name, some people worked their passenger as a seaman, he may have arrived originally in another state and appear in their records. Lots of possibilities, but at the end of day, some things just aren't there to be found. Note that his death certificate should say how long he was in the Colonies for, but you can get some pretty vague information there, depending on the knowledge of the informant. Things like "over 20 years", which typically don't help you narrow it done. Kerry -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-brisbane-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-brisbane-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of chris.horgan Sent: Monday, 1 June 2009 12:52 PM To: Brisbane Group Subject: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] Thomas Minter Hi Listeners We are racking our brains out on the arrival in Queensland of a Thomas Minter. He was born during 1848 at Dupford, St Nicholas Kent, His father was Henry Minter and Mother was Susan Barker. He was not on the English Census after the mid 1860's and would have arrived sometime between 1867 and 1872. In 1872 he was living at Caboulture and married Elizabet Jane Phillips at South Brisbane Cof E in the same year. I have used all my limited knowledge in trying to find his arrival year, other Minter family researchers have also hit a blank. Any help would be appreciated Chris Horgan Toowoomba Dead Persons Society www.audps.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message