Tuesday 22 September 2020

MISSING FRIENDS..... Trove Tuesday 22nd Sept 2020


 

Can you imagine how hard it would have been for families unable to contact a loved one? We have so many ways to communicate with each other. no matter what country, state, town they are in or have been...not so for those in the 19th century. It could take months to get a letter from one side of the world to another. People could disappear at will, start a new life, under a new name or simply not have the means or the inclination to contact family or friends...leaving heartache and eternal wondering for those who were left wondering whether to hope or grieve...

The following are just a small selection of some of the many notices  published in newspapers and journals of the time. They can be helpful in discovering possible relationships, maybe clues as to where a person came from, where they were thought to have been heading. 

You may find more by looking at the newspapers of the day, the births, deaths, marriages of the various states and also looking for details of those named as looking for the missing person.

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                                      The Telegraph (Brisbane) 5 Feb 1887


 



                               Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Wednesday 27 April 1892

                   National Library of Australia. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3540949

27 Apr 1892


AHEARN Mrs. , ALLSWORTH William Henry

BOYS Samuel

CROSS William Moody

DIXON John

ELSTON Henry

ENERER William George

FREEMAN Henry John

HOPGOOD Emily & Arthur

KEARNS Joseph

MILLER Frederick Page

RICHARDSON William James

RIDGWAY Alfred

SAUNDERS John

SHAFE William Hewitt

UPHAM William & George










Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thursday 14 July 1892

National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3544913









2 comments:

  1. It is always a pull of the heartstrings reading these notices, all with a story to them, no doubt. The ? suicide of Mrs Trenholme was especially sad. But the up side was the few acknowledgements of thanks and contacts made. Thanks for raising their names again

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  2. There are many sad stories... it seems the more we learn, the less we know at times. Though we mightn't actually know of these people, it is comforting to read the few thanks and acknowledgements as you mentioned. I can't imagine the heartache when someone is lost to a family.
    Thank you for your comment.

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