Unclaimed Letters Sep. 1843
Unclaimed letters... they can be a wealth of information... here's yet another list, a very long list, with thousands of names.. even more than last time.......
Try searching for individual names in Trove, check the classified ads...death notices, lists of prisoners, shipping records... If a convict, check other states and include Norfolk Island...
To quote from an earlier post.. see below.
"Why would you bother looking through unclaimed letters, after all, if they weren't claimed, how does that help in finding ancestors?
What these lists can help you with, is knowing that the person you're trying to trace had a reason for either giving that address, or mostly in those times, the name of a town, sometimes a property, sometimes care of another person... as that is where they intended to be. In some cases, a friend or a family member would be named as 'care of..' as they were known associates or relatives of the person the letter was intended for. It pays to 'go off in a tangent' at times... look for the sidelines, the last known address, a place where others of the same family or occupation were. e.g. if you know that someone was working as a shopkeeper, you'd look in towns nearby, or a newly established place. "
New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Friday 8 September 1843
National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230126740
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