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Judy Webster's Genealogy Tips and Indexes for local, interstate & overseas folk with historical records in Queensland and other Australian States. © Copyright, Judy Webster.    Search this site Why I use and recommend Findmypast

• I'm constantly adding more names to my website. To keep track of which names you've looked for, on which pages, and when you last looked, use my free checklists. Download them as Excel spreadsheets, or create your own checklists (on paper or on a computer) using my column headings.
  And, until 30 June 2025...  To enter my prize draw (value: $25 plus a free search):
  1. Download or create one or more of these 5 checklists, as shown on my Free Downloads page:
     'Illegitimate'; 'Disappeared'; '3 Given Names'; 'Unusual Names'; 'Interim Index'.
  2. On your checklist(s), enter one or more names.
  3. Search for those names on the webpage(s) shown in the checklist, and enter the date of each search.
  4. Before 7am (AEST) 30 June 2025, send your name, preferred email address, and a copy or screenshot of the completed checklist(s) in an email (subject line 'Prize draw') to (note the '2').
  5. You may submit up to five checklists (one of each type). Each checklist will represent one entry in the prize draw (so if you submit one of each of the 5 checklists, that's 5 entries).
  6. The main prize is AUD$25 credit that can be used as payment for my research, copying or series/quote services or my publications. It will be valid for 2 years. I will also search a huge unpublished index (20,000 names) to see whether it contains any names that are on the winning checklist.
  7. The winner (to be drawn at random from all correctly submitted entries) will be notified by email, and must respond to that email to claim the prize. If he/she does not respond before the deadline shown in that email, there will be a redraw and the prize will be awarded to someone else. It is your responsibility to check your inbox, spam etc. Emails to Hotmail, Yahoo and MSN are sometimes not delivered (Gmail, Bigpond etc are more reliable).

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  1. Are you researching (1) a child with no father named on the birth record; (2) a child born less than 9 months after his/her parents married; (3) mothers of those children; or (4) women/girls whom you suspect may have had a child out of wedlock? You should check two (2) specific pages on my website. Use the Illegitimate Checklist in Excel format, or create your own checklist (on paper or on a computer) using column headings shown in this image.
     
     
  2. Are you researching someone who 'disappeared', or who was missing from electoral rolls for a while? You should check three (3) specific pages on my website. Use the 'Disappeared' Checklist in Excel format, or create your own checklist (on paper or on a computer) using column headings shown in this image.
     
     
  3. Are you researching someone with 3 or more given names? They could be in any of my indexes, but there's one in particular that you should check. Use the 3 Given Names Checklist in Excel format, or create your own checklist (on paper or on a computer) using column headings shown in this image.
     
     
  4. Are you researching someone with an unusual given name or surname? They could be anywhere on my website, but there's one page in particular that you should check. Use the Unusual Names Checklist in Excel format, or create your own checklist (on paper or on a computer) using column headings shown in this image.
     
     
  5. My Interim Index has names of men, women and children mentioned in interesting documents in archival series that are usually overlooked by family historians. This is an ongoing project, so keep track of which names you've looked for, and when you last looked, by using the Interim Index Checklist in Excel format, or create your own checklist (on paper or on a computer) using column headings shown in this image.
  
  
• Family Group Sheet (PDF format).  I designed this modified version to record extra information (baptism, burial, will, newspaper notice, places of residence etc). Tips on making the most of the Family Group Sheet and Pedigree Chart are in one of my mini-guides, Family History for the Time Poor.
  
  
• Pedigree Chart (PDF format).
  
  
• Records checklist for use with the Pedigree Chart. Choose PDF or Word format. You can modify it to suit your needs.

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