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This page has 'S' surnames. See surnames beginning with other letters (A-Z links). Make sure you understand what the details in a pension record actually mean (this opens in a new window).

Explanation of name lists:

• Names are from five (5) volumes within four (4) separate record series. Two volumes have provision for: name; date claim was registered; country (or Australian State) of birth; alleged age; total number of years in Queensland; town or suburb of current residence; whether the application was approved or rejected; if approved, the amount of pension payable, date payment commenced, and town where paid; if rejected, the reason for rejection; and sometimes other remarks (eg, 'sent to Dunwich Benevolent Asylum'). The other 3 volumes usually have extra details (eg, marital status; exact birthdate; full residential address; spouse's name; or letters to, or about, the pensioner).
• Most applicants were born in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Germany or Scandinavia. Some were born elsewhere including Australia.
• Most were born before 1843-1844, but some were younger.
• For those whose application was rejected, the stated reason may reveal unexpected personal details.
• Scroll through the list. You may recognise names that were spelled incorrectly in the records.
• A question mark means handwriting was difficult to decipher, and the spelling here may be wrong.
• Names beginning with 'Mc' precede other 'M' surnames.
• Apostrophes have been removed from names such as O'LEARY.
• NOTE: If the same name is listed twice, it usually means that there are two separate records for the same person, one with details that aren't in the other.
• For names below, see how to get information, or copies of the original records.

SABADINE Joseph
SABADINE Joseph
SACHAN George
SAINSBURY Anna Maria
SAINSBURY Thomas
SAINT Sophia
SAINT CROIX Philip Noel de (see ST CROIX)
SAKRZEWSKI Wilhelmine
SALE Mary
SALISBURY Anne
SALMON Peter
SALTER Alfred John
SALTER James
SALTER Maria
SALTER Sarah
SALTMER Catherine
SALTMER Henry
SAMMON Norah
SAMMONS Edward
SAMMONS Mary
SAMPFORD Mary
SAMUEL Henry Thomas
SAMUELS John
SANDERS Mary
SANDERS Thomas
SANDERSON William
SANGAR William
SAPSFORD William
SARGEANT Joseph
SARGEANT Thomas
SARGENT Mary
SAUNDERS Edwin
SAUNDERS Frank
SAUNDERS George
SAUNDERS Madeline Jennie
SAUNDERS Sophia
SAVAGE William Calvert
SAWYER John
SAWYER Mary
SAWYER Mary
SAXBY Joseph George
SAXBY Joseph George
SAXELBY Ellen
SAXELBY Thomas
SAY Henry
SAY Henry
SCAIFE Mary
SCALES Elizabeth ?
SCANLAN James
SCANLAN John
SCANLON Michael
SCARFE John
SCHAEFER Catherine
SCHAEFFER Catherine
SCHAFER Johan Heinrich
SCHAFF Johan Hartman
SCHARNOFSKI Margaret
SCHASSER Casper
SCHBROWSKI Godfrey ?
SCHEKOSKI Justina
SCHEKOSKI Valentine
SCHELLBACH Wilhelm
SCHENK Carl August
SCHIFCOFSKE Jacob
SCHILLING Mary
SCHLAG Carl Jacob
SCHLAG Elizabeth Susannah M
SCHLEICHER Heinrich Christian
SCHLUTER Andrew
SCHMEIRER Frederick Charles
SCHMID Anna Maria
SCHMIDT Carl
SCHMIDT Carl Frederick
SCHMIDT Charles
SCHMIDT Christian Andreas
SCHMIDT Franzeska
SCHMIDT Fredericke
SCHMIDT Johann
SCHMIDT Johannes
SCHMIDT Maria
SCHMIDT Marie
SCHMIDT Peter
SCHMIDT Wilhelm
SCHMIDT Wilhelm
SCHMIDT Wilhelmina
SCHNEIDER Bridget
SCHNEIDER Charles
SCHNEIDER George Kasper
SCHNITTER Amalie
SCHNITZERLING Annie
SCHNITZERLING Henry
SCHOENAUER Christian Jacob ?
SCHOENDUER Christian Jacob ?
SCHOLFIELD John George
SCHONROCK Caroline
SCHORR Frederik Philipp
SCHORR Margaretha
SCHOTT Frederick
SCHOW Peter
SCHREEK Harry
SCHREIWEIS John Christian
SCHREIWEIS John Christian
SCHREIWEIS Sophia
SCHREIWEIS Sophia
SCHRODER Andrew
SCHRODER Carl
SCHRODER Clara
SCHRODER Margreetha
SCHRODER Paul
SCHRODTER August Carl Wilhelm
SCHRODTER Frederica Wilimena
SCHUBERT Dorothy Maria
SCHUBERT Ernestine
SCHUBERT Frederick William
SCHUBRING Fredericka W C
SCHUBRING Friedrik
SCHUDEL Jacob
SCHUELER Martin William
SCHUH Amelia
SCHULER John Fredk
SCHULER Mary
SCHULL Christoph
SCHULLER Ann Rosanna Dorothea
SCHULTZ Anders Marsen
SCHULTZ Anna Margaretha
SCHULTZ Carl
SCHULTZ Carl
SCHULTZ Carl Martin Friedric
SCHULTZ Henrietta Kaleas
SCHULTZ Henry
SCHULTZ Lorenz Franz
SCHULTZ Marie
SCHULTZ Wilhelmina
SCHULZ August
SCHULZ Charlotte
SCHULZ Friedrich
SCHULZ Johann Michael Friederich
SCHULZ Wilhelmine
SCHULZE Theodor
SCHUMACHER Ferdinand
SCHUMANN Jochim Heinrich
SCHUPP Christian G
SCHWAB John
SCHWARTZROCK Godfried
SCHWARZ Gottlieb
SCHWARZ Pauline
SCHWERIN Kate ?
SCHWETJE Carl C
SCHWETJE Johanna W A
SCHWILK Gustav
SCOTT Emma
SCOTT Helen
SCOTT James
SCOTT James Watson
SCOTT John
SCOTT John William
SCOTT Katherine
SCOTT Mary
SCOTT Mary
SCOTT Mary
SCOTT Robert
SCULLEN Michael
SCULLY Anna
SCULLY Winifred
SEABORN Ebenezer Temple
SEAL Margaret Victoria
SEALES Robert
SEALES Elizabeth ?
SEALEY Thomas
SEAMAN William
SEEHAR Carl
SEEHAR Dora
SEELEITHER Katharena
SEELENBINDER August Fred Wilhelm
SEENEY Mary
SEIFER Emma
SELBY Martha Elizabeth
SELLARS Jane
SELLARS Oswald Frederick
SELLEN Jane
SELLEN Thomas
SELLKE Henrietta ?
SEMMENS Amelia
SEMMENS James
SEMMENS William
SEMPLE Sarah
SENIOR Scarth
SEVERN Charles
SEWARD Caroline
SEXTON Patrick
SEXTON William
SEYMOUR Alfred Charles S
SEYMOUR George R
SHACKLETON Frederick William
SHACKLETON Frederick William
SHANAHAN Catherine
SHANAHAN Catherine
SHANAHAN Michael
SHANKS Sarah
SHANNON Alexander
SHANNON Jemima
SHANNON John
SHANNON John
SHARD Mary
SHARLAND John
SHARP Ann
SHARP James
SHARPE Henry
SHAW Charles
SHAW Frances Sophia
SHAW Henry
SHAW Martin
SHAW Sarah
SHEA Daniel
SHEAD E E (Mrs)
SHEAD Eleanor Elizabeth
SHEARER Mary
SHEARS Elizabeth
SHEARS John
SHEDDEN Robert
SHEEHAN Catherine
SHEEHAN John
SHEEHAN Margaret
SHEEHAN Margaret
SHEEHAN Mary
SHEEHAN Michael
SHEEHAN William
SHEEN John
SHEFFIELD Mary Ann
SHEILS Francis
SHELLARD Frank
SHELLEY Sarah
SHELLEY Thomas Reuben
SHEPHARD Joseph
SHEPHERD Joseph
SHEPHERD Joseph
SHEPHERD Mary
SHEPPARD Bridget
SHEPPARD Charles Henry
SHEPPARD Margaret
SHERIDAN Charles
SHERIDAN Dora
SHERIDAN Patrick
SHERRIN John
SHERWOOD Mary
SHERWOOD William
SHIELDS Charles Henry
SHIELDS Harry
SHIELDS Moses
SHIELLS John Cooper
SHIELS Alexander
SHILLINGTON Eliza
SHILLINGTON William
SHIPLEY Sarah
SHIPPICK William
SHIRLEY Emma
SHMID Anna Maria
SHMITT Johann
SHOBBROOK Richard
SHORROCK George
SHORROCK Margaret
SHORT Celia
SHORT Margaret
SHORT William
SHTKAWSKIE Catherine ?
SIBLEY Charles
SIBLEY Mary Ann
SIDEY Mary Ann
SIEDNER Mary
SIEGMANN Ernestine
SIEGMANN Jacob
SIEGMUND Hannah
SIEMON John
SILBER Elizabeth
SILBER Elizabeth
SILCOCK Ann
SILCOCK Louisa
SILLS William
SILVER Joseph
SILVER Joseph
SIM Ann
SIM Ellen
SIMKINS Abraham
SIMMONDS Bernard
SIMMONDS Joseph
SIMMONS Elizabeth Mary
SIMMONS James
SIMMONS Joseph
SIMMONS Sophia
SIMPSON Alexander
SIMPSON Alexander
SIMPSON David
SIMPSON Edward Alfred
SIMPSON Edward Colar
SIMPSON Esther
SIMPSON Fred
SIMPSON George
SIMPSON Herbert
SIMPSON James Young
SIMPSON Jemima
SIMPSON John
SIMPSON Joseph
SIMPSON Joseph
SIMPSON Margaret
SIMPSON Mary Gordon
SIMPSON Noah
SIMPSON Richard
SIMPSON Robert
SIMPSON William John
SINCLAIR Charles
SINCLAIR David
SINCLAIR Donald Bruce
SINCLAIR William
SINGHE (see DE SINGHE)
SINNAMON George
SINNAMON Jane
SINNOTT Nicholas
SKEHAN Ellen
SKEHAN Ellen
SKEHAN John
SKEHAN John
SKELLY Maria
SKELTON William
SKENE Elizabeth
SKILLINGTON Jane
SKINNER Agness
SKINNER Bridget
SKINNER Catherine
SKINNER Eleanor
SKINNER Herbert
SKINNER Jane
SKIPPER Alice
SKIPPER Benjamin
SKOV Elsie
SKOV Simon
SKUSE Henry
SKUTHORPE James Richard
SKYRING Elizabeth Emma
SLACK Emma Matilda
SLACK Henry
SLACK Susan
SLADE Joanna
SLATER George
SLATER William
SLATTERY Bridget
SLATTERY Catherine
SLATTERY John
SLATTERY Margaret
SLATTERY Michael Joseph
SLATTERY Patrick
SLAUGHTER Hannah
SLAUGHTER John
SLAVEN Bridget
SLEEMAN Sarah Jane
SLEEMAN Sarah Jane
SLEEMAN Thomas
SLEEMAN Thomas
SLOAN
SLOAN Edward
SLOAN Mary
SLOAN William
SLOEN Thomas Henry
SLUCE Susan
SMALL Robert
SMART William John
SMIDT John
SMILEY William James
SMITH Adam
SMITH Agnes
SMITH Agnes
SMITH Alice
SMITH Andrew
SMITH Ann
SMITH Ann
SMITH Anne
SMITH Annie
SMITH Benjamin
SMITH Bridget
SMITH Catherine
SMITH Catherine
SMITH Charles
SMITH Charles
SMITH Charles
SMITH Charles
SMITH Charles
SMITH Charles
SMITH Charles Donald
SMITH Charles Fredrick
SMITH Chas Harold
SMITH Christina
SMITH Daniel
SMITH Daniel
SMITH David
SMITH Edward Hancock
SMITH Eleanor
SMITH Eliza Jane
SMITH Elizabeth
SMITH Elizabeth
SMITH Elizabeth
SMITH Ellen
SMITH Emma
SMITH Frank
SMITH George
SMITH George
SMITH George
SMITH George
SMITH George
SMITH George
SMITH George Manley
SMITH Georgina
SMITH Hannah
SMITH Helen Donald
SMITH Henry
SMITH Henry
SMITH Henry James
SMITH Isabella
SMITH James
SMITH James
SMITH James
SMITH James
SMITH James Augustus
SMITH James Langford
SMITH James Langford
SMITH James Turpin
SMITH James Turpin ?
SMITH Jane Darcey ?
SMITH John
SMITH John
SMITH John
SMITH John
SMITH John
SMITH John
SMITH John
SMITH John
SMITH John
SMITH John Charles
SMITH John Charles
SMITH Joseph
SMITH Joseph
SMITH Lazarus Josiah
SMITH Letitia
SMITH Lewis
SMITH Louisa
SMITH Margaret
SMITH Margaret
SMITH Mary
SMITH Mary
SMITH Mary
SMITH Mary
SMITH Mary Ann
SMITH Mary Ann
SMITH Mary Ann
SMITH Mary Ann
SMITH Mary Munro
SMITH Matilda
SMITH Matthew
SMITH Minnie Matilda
SMITH Napoleon
SMITH Owen
SMITH Phoebe Annie
SMITH Phyllis
SMITH Richard
SMITH Robert
SMITH Robert
SMITH Robert Wilkin
SMITH Samuel
SMITH Sarah
SMITH Sidney
SMITH Simon
SMITH Susannah
SMITH Thomas
SMITH Thomas
SMITH Thomas
SMITH Thomas
SMITH Thomas
SMITH Thomas
SMITH Thomas
SMITH Thomas
SMITH William
SMITH William
SMITH William
SMITH William
SMITH William
SMITH William
SMITH William Daniel
SMITH William Henry
SMITH William James
SMITH William Joseph
SMITH Zacariah
SMITHSON Annie
SMITHSON George
SMOOTHEY George
SMOOTHY Henry
SMYTH Isabella
SMYTH Isabella
SMYTH James Nathaniel
SMYTH Jane
SMYTH Janet
SMYTH John Wright
SNAPE Sarah
SNAREY Richard Thurnell
SNELL Louisa
SNELL Richard
SNELL William Joseph
SNELL William Joseph
SNELLING Ellen
SNEYD Miriam
SNOWDON William
SOADY Mary Ann
SOADY William Hill
SOANES James
SOBEY Mary Ann
SODERLUND Jane
SOLE Edward
SOLE Margaret
SOLE Margaret
SOLOMON Josiah
SOMER Mary
SOMERVILLE John
SOMMERFELD Johann
SOMMERFELD Maria K
SOMMERVILLE Thomas
SONNENFELD Carl
SORENSEN Jens
SORENSEN Lars
SOROHAN James
SOROHAN Mary Jane
SPAHN Cecilia
SPAHN Charles Eugene
SPALDING Emily Ann
SPALDING Jane
SPARK James
SPARKS Ann
SPARKS William
SPELMAN Michael
SPENCE James
SPENCE Jessie
SPENCER Elizabeth
SPENCER John
SPENCER John
SPIERS William
SPILANE George
SPILLANE John
SPILLANE Margaret
SPILLANE Mary
SPILLANE Philip
SPLETTER Emily
SPOHR Louis
SPOHR Louis
SPRANKLIN William
SPRANKLIN William
SPRIGGS Mary
SPRIGGS Mary
SPRING James
SPRINGER Justine W
SPURGIN Henry
SPURGIN Mary Ann
SQUIRES Ann
SQUIRES Ann
ST CROIX Philip Noel de
STABLES Jane
STACHELROTH Erestine
STACK Margaret
STACK Michael
STACK Michael Charles
STACY Edward Cossington
STAFFORD Bridget
STAFFORD John William
STAFFORD Margaret Ann
STAFFORD Richard
STAGEMANN Caroliene
STAIB Christian Fredk
STALBERG Louisa
STALLEY Ann
STALLEY James
STAMP John
STANCOMBE Abel
STANCOMBE Hannah
STANDEN James
STANILAND Elizabeth
STANILAND Thomas
STANLEY James
STANLEY Sarah Jane
STANLEY Sydney
STANNETT Ellen
STANNEY Thomas David
STANSFIELD Margaret
STANTON Edward
STANTON Mary
STAPLETON Ellen
STARK Agnes
STARK Ferdinand
STARK Juliane A
STARKIE Mary
STARKIE Peter
STARLING Mary
STAUNTON Thomas
STECHOV Friedrik Wm
STECHOV Johanna Wilhelmine F
STEEDSMAN James
STEEL William
STEELE Bridget
STEELE Mary
STEELE Robert
STEEN Ann
STEFFENS Jorgen Johann Hy
STEGEMAN Carl Wilhelm
STEGMAN Augusta Louise
STEIHOW Johanna Wilhelmine F
STEINBERGER George
STEINMAIER Maria
STELTON Jane ?
STENDRUP Emma Amalie
STEPHAN Wilhelm
STEPHENS Mary
STEPHENS Mary
STEPHENS Thomas
STEPHENSEN Jensine Cath
STEPHENSON Alexander
STEPHENSON John
STERN Louisa
STEVENS Anthony
STEVENS Ellen
STEVENS John
STEVENS John Golding
STEVENS Joseph
STEVENS Joseph
STEVENS Joseph
STEVENS Joseph
STEVENS Susannah
STEVENSON Eliza
STEVENSON Elizabeth
STEVENSON Elizabeth
STEVENSON John
STEVENSON Margaret
STEVENSON Mary
STEVENSON Samuel
STEVENSON William
STEWART Allan
STEWART Ann
STEWART Catherine
STEWART George
STEWART George
STEWART George
STEWART James
STEWART James
STEWART John
STEWART John
STEWART Joseph
STEWART Margaret
STEWART Mary
STEWART Robert
STEWART Samuel
STEWART William
STEWART William
STIBBARDS David
STIBBS Dorcas
STIBBS James
STIBE John David
STIBE Kathleen
STICKAN Henry
STICKAN Wilhelmina
STIDOLPH Louisa
STILES Samuel ?
STILLMAN Eli
STILLMAN Eli
STILLMAN Emily
STILLMAN Emily
STILLS Samuel ?
STOBA Peter
STOCK Wilhelm Christian E
STOCKALL Rebecca
STOCKER Anna
STOCKER Henry
STOCKER William
STOKES Jane
STOKES Jane
STOKES John Henry
STOKES Thomas Gibson
STOLL Henrietta
STOMBUCCO Jean Frances
STONE Donald
STONE Eliza
STONE James
STONE John
STONE John
STONE John
STONE Robert
STONEBRIDGE Ann
STOREY William
STOREY William
STORMER George Adam
STORY Jane
STOTT Charles
STOTT Isabella
STOWARD Elizabeth
STRACEY Sarah
STRADHAMS Ann South
STRADHAMS Henry
STRAHNKE Amalie Karoline Henriette
STRAKER Alfred Joseph
STRANDQVIST Peter
STRATTON Annie
STRINGER Emma
STROMIER Charles
STROMIER Charles
STRONG Joseph
STRONG Mary Ann
STROUD Julia
STUART Henry
STUART Mary Ann
STUART Peter Fritz
STUBBINS Harriett
STUHMEKE Johann
STUMER Frederick
STUMER Wilhelmina
STUTTARD Alice
STUTTARD Alice
STUTTER Edward
STUTTER Emma
STYLE Ellen
STYLE George
STYLES Margaret
STYLES Mary
SUCH Julie
SUDELL Emma Jane
SUE Catherine
SUE Charles Ching
SUGG Ellen
SUGG Ellen
SULLIVAN Bridget
SULLIVAN John
SULLIVAN John
SULLIVAN John
SULLIVAN Rosina
SULLIVAN Timothy
SULLIVAN William
SULLIVAN William
SUMMERS Margaret
SUMMERS William
SUMNER John
SUMNERS Mary Theresa
SUTHERLAND Alexander
SUTHERS Mary
SUTTON James
SUTTON Mary Ann
SUTTON Richard Tacey
SWAIN Elizabeth
SWAIN Emma
SWAIN William
SWAINE George Isaac
SWAINE William James
SWALES Hannah
SWALES Isaac
SWALLOW Isaac
SWALLOW John Ruell ?
SWAN David Temple
SWAN Mary
SWANBOROUGH James
SWANN Caroline
SWANN Charlotte
SWANN Robert
SWARDS Isabella
SWAYNE Abraham
SWEENEY
SWEENEY Catherine
SWEENEY Mary
SWEENY Bridget
SWEET Frederick
SWEET Harriet
SWEET John
SWEET John
SWEET Mary Ann
SWINDELLS John Alfred
SYME Adam
SYMES Alice Maud
SYMES David

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Genealogy is my business (not just a hobby), and I've spent over 35 years learning about (and indexing) original records, so I charge fees for my time (including time taken to consult my index).

You don't pay for '(see...)' cross-references. For example, if the list said
    BLOGGS Joe
    BLOGGS Joe
    BLOGGS Joseph (see BLOGGS Joe)
then you'd request '2 x BLOGGS Joe' and pay for 2 entries (not 3, because the 3rd entry is just a cross-reference).

Option No.1:  Old Age Pension INDEX: Record Series & Quote.

$2 for one entry, plus $1 for each additional entry (same name or different names). NOTE: If the same name is listed twice, it usually means that there are two separate records for the same person, one with details that aren't in the other.

What I'll tell you (from my index):

• If the entry is in a digitised register, I'll say 'You can download the register (free) at [webpage link]'.
  
  
• If the entry is in another source, I'll tell you the possible contents of that document and give you a no-obligation quote (usually $10 or less) for the time involved in taking a digital photo.

To send a request, follow these steps:

1. Calculate the cost ($2 for one entry, plus $1 each for extras).
2. Send payment by bank deposit or PayPal as explained here (opens in a new window).
3. In an email, type 'Old Age Pension INDEX: record series & quote', and...
4. List the entries you want. Don't send biographical details - just the names.
5. In your email, tell me the payment date, amount and method, and (if you have one) an alternative email address.
6. Send your email to the address shown on the payment page.

Option No.2:  Old Age Pension records: Digital COPY.

Use the Record Series/Quote service above to check whether the entry is in a register that is available online. If it isn't, I'll give you a quote for copying.

Other Suggestions

Police Department correspondence re old age pensions and invalid pensions 1908-1952 (for Queenslanders plus a few interstate residents).

In Specialist Indexes in Australia: a genealogist's guide, see

• Goulburn District (NSW) - Pioneers, Pensioners, and Small Cemeteries
• Imperial Pensions (Queensland)
• Ireland: Old Age Pension Claims, 1908-1922

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