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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

Does your family history have someone who 'vanished'? If you cannot find a death certificate, or if children were raised by someone other than a parent, check mental asylum records. Reasons for admission include epilepsy, head injury, alcoholism, congenital defects, depression (including post-natal depression), etc. Many patients (adults and children) spent only days or weeks in an asylum before being discharged, and descendants would be unaware of that. I've spent many years creating indexes to make the information more accessible.

Mental asylums created documents whose usefulness varies. Other agencies and government departments created different types of records that are often even more useful. The records vary in content, but some give reasons for admission, and some have superb details about patients' relatives.

Before you check the list of names, please read this explanation carefully:

• Names are from more than sixty (60) series of original records.
• Some of these people were interstate or overseas, but most were in Queensland (Australia).
• Some were in an asylum. Others were only suspected of being of unsound mind.
• The original records are located in archives or libraries in Brisbane (Queensland).
• Dates of documents that I indexed: earliest 1860, latest 1980 (but most are before 1950).
• Names without a surname, eg 'BILLY (Aboriginal)', are listed under the first letter of the name.
• Scroll through the list to find spelling variants. Some names are spelled incorrectly in the records.
• '..' means either 'I could not decipher some letters' or 'name not specified'.
• A question mark means the spelling is in doubt or handwriting is difficult to read.
• Names beginning with 'Mc' precede other 'M' surnames.
• Apostrophes have been removed from names (eg, O'GRADY is listed as OGRADY).
• Some diacritical marks such as umlauts were removed by indexing software.
• If there are multiple entries for a name, there may be multiple people with the same name, or multiple documents (each with different information) for one person.
• For more information, follow the instructions on Insanity Services.

 Names beginning with: A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   Y   Z

KAERCHER Francis X
KAFFER Johanna
KAHLER Annie L Kate
KAHLER William Frederick
KAINE Esther A
KAINE Esther Annie
KAIRNS Norah
KAISER William
KALINOWSKI Kenneth
KALISCH .. (wife of Albert)
KALLEE Bassee
KALLEE BISSEE (South Sea Islander)
KAM SING
KAMP Frederick Gustave
KAMP Robert S
KAMSTRA Stewart
KANE Frank
KANE John
KANE Patrick
KANE Thomas
KANE Thomas
KANN Joseph
KAPPER Johanna
KAPPER Johannah
KAPPER Johannah
KARANOR Frederick
KARCK Hellen
KARDEEN
Karden
Karden (Javanese)
KARGER Louisa Dorothy
KARKOW Augusta
KARKOW Augusta
KARLISCH Rosa
KARLISH Rose
KARLSON Karl
KARNER Frederick
KAROFF Alick
KARPF Christian
KARPF Christian
KARROLL Frederick
KASPAREEK Frederick Wilhelm
KATTING Henry
KAVANAGH Ellen
KAVANAGH Ellen
KAVANAGH Ellen
KAVANAGH Ellen
KAVANAGH James
KAVANAGH Joseph
KAVANAGH Mary E
KAVANAGH Mary E
KAVANAGH Patrick (see CAVANAGH Patrick)
KAY Dan
KAY Dan
KAY Dan (Chinese)
KAY George ?
KAY Harold Lewis ? (or KOY ?)
KAY John
KAY Mary Ann
KAY Thomas
KAY Thomas
KAYE Alfred
KEADRICK George
KEAG James
KEAGAN Mary
KEAGAN Mary
KEAGAN Mary
KEAM Reuben
KEAM Reuben
KEAN Eliz Ann
KEAN Henry
KEAN Henry
KEAN Henry
KEAN James Alexander
KEAN John
KEAN John
KEAN Nora
KEAN Nora
KEAN Patrick
KEAN Patrick
KEAN Patrick
KEAN Patrick
KEAN Patrick
KEANE Frank
KEANE Jemmy (Aboriginal)
KEANE Jimmy (Aboriginal)
KEANE Norah
KEANS Catherine
KEARNEY Ambrose Alphons
KEARNEY Bridget
KEARNEY Harriet J
KEARNEY Harriett Johanna
KEARNEY Patrick
KEARNEY Patrick
KEARNEY Patrick
KEARNS Catherine
KEARNS Margaret
KEARNS Margaret
KEARNS Margaret
KEARNS Margaret
KEARNS Peter Paul
KEARNS Peter Paul
KEASLEY Thomas D
KEATCH Frederick
KEATING Andrew
KEATING Andrew
KEATING Andrew
KEATING Andrew
KEATING Andrew
KEATING Andrew
KEATING Edward James
KEATING James Patrick
KEATING John
KEATING John
KEATING John
KEATING John Patrick
KEAY William
KEDDIE Thomas Richard
KEE Louie
KEE Lour
KEEBLE Robert
KEECH Annie
KEEDLE Harry
KEEDLE Harry
KEEDLE Harry
KEEFER Martha
KEEFER Martha
KEEGAN Bessie
KEEGAN Edward
KEEGAN Elizabeth
KEEGAN George
KEEGAN James
KEEGAN John Thomas
KEEGAN Katherine
KEEGAN Patrick
KEEGAN Susan
KEEGAN Susan
KEELAH (Polynesian)
KEELEY Patrick
KEEN Elizabeth
KEEN Margaret
KEENAN Bridget
KEENAN Bridget
KEENAN Bridget
KEENAN James
KEENAN James
KEENAN John
KEENAN Patrick ?
KEENE Agnetha Eva
KEENE Emily
KEENE Emily
KEENE Emily
KEEVERS Sarah
KEHOE Mary
KEIGHRAN Alfred
KEIL Frederick David
KEINO Nestor
KEIRNES Annie
KEISEKER Katherine
KEITH Catherine
KEITH John
KEITH John
KEITH John
KEITH John
KEITH John
KEITH William
KELK Carl Freidrick
KELLAHER Patrick
KELLAND George
KELLARD Maurice
KELLARD Maurice
KELLEHER Honora
KELLEHER Simon
KELLER Annie Priscilla
KELLETT E J
KELLEY James
KELLEY James ?
KELLEY John
KELLOCK David
KELLY Alice
KELLY Andrew Livingstone
KELLY Arthur
KELLY Arthur
KELLY Catherine
KELLY Catherine
KELLY Catherine
KELLY Catherine
KELLY Catherine Ann
KELLY Catherine Cecilia
KELLY Daniel
KELLY Daniel
KELLY Delia
KELLY Edward
KELLY Emma
KELLY Emma
KELLY Francis OConnor
KELLY Frank
KELLY Frank
KELLY Frank
KELLY George
KELLY George
KELLY George
KELLY Ivy
KELLY James
KELLY James
KELLY James
KELLY James
KELLY James
KELLY James
KELLY Johanna
KELLY Johanna
KELLY Johanna
KELLY Johanna
KELLY John
KELLY John
KELLY John
KELLY John
KELLY John
KELLY John
KELLY John
KELLY John
KELLY John Francis
KELLY Joseph
KELLY Joseph
KELLY Julia
KELLY Julia
KELLY Julia
KELLY Julia
KELLY Julia
KELLY Julia
KELLY Kate
KELLY Margaret
KELLY Martin
KELLY Mary
KELLY Mary
KELLY Mary Adelaide
KELLY Mary Ann
KELLY Mary Ann
KELLY Mary Ann
KELLY Mary Ann
KELLY Mary Ann
KELLY Mary Ann
KELLY Matthew
KELLY Michael
KELLY Michael
KELLY Michael
KELLY Michael J F
KELLY Norah
KELLY Norman Augustine
KELLY Patrick
KELLY Patrick
KELLY Patrick
KELLY Patrick Laurence
KELLY Sarah
KELLY Sarah Ann
KELLY Sarah Ann
KELLY Sidney
KELLY Sidney
KELLY Stephen
KELLY Sydney
KELLY Thomas
KELLY Thomas
KELLY Thomas
KELLY Thomas
KELLY Thomas (b. IRL c.1840s)
KELLY Thomas Joseph
KELLY Tom Tanna (South Sea Islander)
KELLY William
KELSEY John Henry
KELSEY John Henry
KELSEY John Henry
KELSO Daniel
KELSO Daniel
KELSO Daniel
KELSO Daniel
KELSO R D C
KELSO Thomas William
KELT Davina Seton
KELT Devina
KELT Devina
KELT Devina
KELTING Heinrick
KELTING Maria Magdalena
KEMMER Alex Henry
KEMMIS Guy
KEMMIS Guy
KEMP Charles
KEMP Charles
KEMP Donald
KEMP Flora
KEMP Flora
KEMP Flora
KEMP Flora
KEMP Flora
KEMP Ida May
KEMP Thyra Gladys
KEMP Thyra Gladys
KEMPOTRA Stewart
KEMPSON Christopher
KENALLY Mary Ann
KENDALL Euphemia (see KENDALL Febby)
KENDALL Febby
KENDALL Febby
KENDRICK George
KENDRICK George
KENDRICK George
KENDRICK Lilly
KENEALY Cornelius
KENEALY Cornelius
KENEALY John Joseph
KENEALY John Joseph
KENFIELD Andrew
KENN Margaret
KENNA James
KENNA James
KENNA James
KENNA Katherine
KENNANE Winifred
KENNANE Winifred (see also KINANE)
KENNEALLY Mary
KENNEALY Edmund
KENNEDY Annie Theresa
KENNEDY Annie Theresa
KENNEDY Archibald
KENNEDY Blanche
KENNEDY Catherine
KENNEDY Catherine
KENNEDY Charles
KENNEDY Daniel
KENNEDY Edward
KENNEDY Gertrude
KENNEDY Harry James
KENNEDY James
KENNEDY James
KENNEDY James
KENNEDY James
KENNEDY James
KENNEDY James
KENNEDY James
KENNEDY James Lindsay
KENNEDY James Michael
KENNEDY Johanna
KENNEDY John
KENNEDY John
KENNEDY John
KENNEDY John
KENNEDY John
KENNEDY John Hy
KENNEDY Kate
KENNEDY M
KENNEDY Margaret Douglas
KENNEDY Martin
KENNEDY Martin
KENNEDY Mary
KENNEDY Mary
KENNEDY Michael
KENNEDY Michael
KENNEDY Nicholas Joseph
KENNEDY Nicholas Joseph
KENNEDY Norah
KENNEDY Norah
KENNEDY Patrick
KENNEDY Patrick Martin
KENNEDY Peter
KENNEDY Peter
KENNEDY Peter
KENNEDY Peter
KENNEDY Sarah
KENNEDY Sarah
KENNEDY Sarah
KENNEDY Thomas
KENNEDY Thomas A
KENNEDY Thomas Patrick
KENNEDY William
KENNEDY William
KENNEDY William
KENNEDY William
KENNEDY William Arthur
KENNEY John
KENNY Alice Maud
KENNY Eliz
KENNY Florence Mary
KENNY Francis
KENNY Frederick
KENNY Frederick
KENNY John
KENNY John
KENNY Julia
KENNY Julia
KENNY Julian A
KENNY Mary
KENNY Rosanna
KENNY Rosanna
KENNY Rosanna
KENNY Roseanne
KENRICK Denis Laurence
KENT Benjamin C
KENT F FitzH
KENT Frances
KENT Frances FitzHugh
KENT Francis Fitzhugh
KENT Francis Fitzhugh
KENT Frank Fitzhugh
KENT Roy William
KENT William Henry
KENT William Henry
KENT William Henry
KENWARD Alfred
KENYON Frederick Arthur
KENYON Olive Esther Eastwood
KENYON Robert
KEOGH Bridget
KEOGH Bridget
KEOGH Bridget
KEOGH Francis
KEOGH Francis
KEOGH John
KEOGH Joseph
KEOGH Joseph
KEOGH Joseph
KEOGH Peter James
KEOGH Peter James
KEOGH Peter James
KEOGH Peter James
KEOGH William Patrick
KEOHANE Jeremiah
KEONG Oliver
KEORNER Ernest
KEOUGH Leslie
KEOUGH Michael
KERHIRA (Japanese)
KERIN Mary
KERKIN Jeanie
KERKOW William
KERKOW William
KERLIN Gottlieb
KERMAN Nathaniel
KERMODE Thomas
KERMODE Thomas
KERR Annie Elmitt
KERR Archibald
KERR Augusta I
KERR Augusta Isabel
KERR Catherine
KERR Gerald
KERR Gerald
KERR Gerald
KERR Henry Crawsher
KERR James
KERR Jessie
KERR Jessie
KERR Robert
KERR Robert
KERSHAW Elizabeth
KERSHAW Elizabeth
KERSLEY Thomas
KERSTING Carl
KERSTING Carl
KERTING Patrick
KERTING Patrick
KERWIN Margaret
KERWIN Thomas
KERWITZ Bertha (or CARWITZ)
KERWITZ Susan
KESHANE Jeremiah
KETTER Sliman
KETTLE Alphonso William
KEWIN Myles
KEWLEY Elizabeth
KEYBURN Joseph
KEYS Charles William Alex
KEYS Wilhelmine
KEYSER Sarah Ann
KEYSER Sarah Ann
KHAN Mary A
KHAN Sunnar
KHANEA (Hindu)
KHARREA (Hindoo)
KIDD Mary Ann
KIDMAN Larraine Margaret
KIDNER James Thomas
KIDNER James Thomas
KIDSTON Doreen Margaret
KIDSTON Doreen Margaret
KIEHER Henry (or KIEHN)
KIEHN Henry (or KIEHER)
KIEL Carlina Neilsina
KIELEY Frederick John
KIELY Cecily
KIELY John
KIELY John Edward
KIEPE Elizabeth
KIERARIE (South Sea Islander)
KIERARRIE (South Sea Islander)
KIERNAN Amy
KIERNAN Doreen Cecily
KIERNAN Francis
KIERNAN Richard
KIERSNOWSKI Pauline Clare
KIESEKER Alan
KIESEKER Catherine Jane
KIESEKER Katherine Jane
KIESEWETTER George Clarence
KIESIKAR Catherine J ?
KIESIKER Katherine
KIGHTLY Marian
KILBY John
KILCULLEN John
KILDUFF George
KILEY David
KILEY David
KILL-AL-LOO
KILLEEN Michael
KILLIAN Heather Cecilia
KILLIAN Theresa Jane
KILMARTIN Kate
KILMARTIN Michael
KILMARTIN Michael
KILNER Henry
KILNER Henry
KILNER Henry
KILNER William
KILNER William
KILPATRICK Daniel
KILPATRICK Daniel
KILPATRICK Nathaniel
KILPATRICK William
KILPATRICK William
KILROY Thomas James
KILTY Patrick
KILTY Patrick
KILTY Patrick ?
KIM CHONG
KIMBELL Ethel
KIMBO (Chinese)
KIMBOO (Chinese)
KIMBOO (Chinese)
KIMBOO
KIN DEE
KINANE Winifred
KINANE Winifred
KINANE Winifred
KINCH Violet
KINDLER Christian
KINDLER Christopher
KINDO Sokai
KINEALLY Katherine
KINEAVY James
KING (see CHONG PING)
KING Alfred E
KING Alfred Ernest
KING Andrew
KING Andrew
KING Billy (Aboriginal)
KING Bryan James
KING Charles
KING Charles
KING Charles
KING Charles
KING Charles
KING Charles
KING Charles
KING Charlie (Chinese)
KING Daniel
KING Edith Evelyn
KING Edward Alfred
KING Eliza
KING Eliza
KING Elizabeth
KING Ellen
KING Ellen
KING Ellen
KING Evelyn E
KING Frances
KING Frances
KING Frances
KING Frances
KING Frances
KING Frederick
KING Frederick
KING George
KING George
KING George
KING George
KING George Mumford
KING James
KING James
KING James
KING James Ernest
KING John
KING John
KING John
KING John Robert Alexander
KING John William
KING Joseph Robert Alexander
KING Louisa Eva
KING Maria
KING Mary
KING Mary
KING Patrick
KING Patrick
KING Philip Charles
KING Sarah
KING Sarah
KING Sarah
KING Sarah
KING Sarah
KING Sarah Ann
KING Simon
KING Walter Stewart
KING William
KING BILLY (Aboriginal)
KING DANIEL (Aboriginal)
KING DICK (Aboriginal)
KING MICKEY (Aboriginal)
KINGDOM John
KINGSBURY George
KINGSBURY George
KINGSBURY George
KINGSFORD Albert Edw Robert
KINGSTON Alfred Benjamin
KINGSTON Eliza
KINGSTON Eliza
KINGSTON Philip William
KINMAN John Brye
KINMOND Elizabeth Ann
KINNANE Elizabeth
KIPPEN Harold de Lacy
KIRBY Bridget
KIRBY Elizabeth
KIRBY Elizabeth
KIRBY Richard James
KIRBY William James
KIRCHNER Frederick (see KIRKNER)
KIRK Annie Marian
KIRK Kate
KIRK Margaret
KIRK Margaret
KIRKBRIDGE Richard
KIRKNER Frederick (or KIRCHNER)
KIRKPATRICK George
KIRKWOOD Edward O
KIRKWOOD Edward O
KIRKWOOD Edward O
KIRKWOOD Edward O
KIRKWOOD Edward O
KIRKWOOD Edward Oaks
KIRKWOOD Margaret
KIRKWOOD Margaret
KIRSHAN Max
KIRWAN Philip
KIRWAN Philip James
KIRWAN Thomas
KISENBERG Ezekiel
KISENBERG Ezekiel
KITSON Wilhelmina A
KITT Jessie Agnes
KITTY (Aboriginal)
KITTY BLUE BELL (Aboriginal)
KITZELMAN Bertha
KLAASSEN William ?
KLATT Frederick A ?
KLEIER Helene
KLEIN Maria
KLEIN Martin
KLEIN Mary
KLEIN Peter
KLEINSCHMIDT Annie
KLEINSCHMIDT Augusta Caroline
KLEINSCHMIDT Minnie
KLEWE August
KLEWE August
KLEWE Augusta
KLIEN Peter
KLIESE Oscar
KLIEVE August
KLINE Henry
KLINE Josephine
KLOOP Johann
KLUCK John
KLUCK Michael
KLUCK Michael
KLUCK Paul Albert
KLUGE Thomas Charles
KNAPP Henry
KNAPP Henry
KNAPP Henry
KNAPP Holland Hoole
KNAPPSBERG Oscar
KNAYER Charles ?
KNEATH David
KNEATH David
KNIGHT Albert George
KNIGHT Arnold Lewis
KNIGHT Emily
KNIGHT Emily Margaret
KNIGHT Findlay
KNIGHT Findlay
KNIGHT James
KNIGHT John
KNIGHT Joseph
KNIGHT Mabel
KNIGHT Mabel
KNIGHT Mary
KNIGHT Mary
KNOBLAUCH Caroline
KNOBLAUCH Caroline
KNOBLE Rudolf
KNOHLE Rulolf
KNOPKE Edward (Eduart)
KNOPKE Leila
KNOPKE Lena Olga
KNOTT Henry
KNOWLES Alfred
KNOWLES George
KNOWLES George
KNOWLES William W
KNOWLTON Mary Ann
KNOX George
KNOX John
KNOX John
KNOX John
KNOX John
KNOX Mary
KNOX Mary
KNOX Tobias
KNOX William
KNOX William Roberts
KNUDSEN Ander
KNUDSON Mary
KNUDSON Mary Ann
KNUDSON Mary Anne
KOCH George
KOCH George
KOCHER Herman
KOERNER Ernest
KOERNER Ernest
KOHLER Julius
KOHR Annie Elizabeth
KOHR Maria Barbara
KOK FAT
KOK FAT
KOL UI
KOLBERG Alvenia
KOLTER Victoria
KOLVALKY August
KOLVALKY August
KOLVALKY August
KON MOI (Chinese)
KONG KEE
KOOGUS Darasay
KOOMBIE (South Sea Islander)
KOPP Edith Mary
KOSOFF Darafay
KOSOFF Darafay
KOTSCHAR Frank
KOTSCHER Frank
KOTTERMANN John
KOW Yue
KOWALSKI John
KOWALSKI John
KOWITZ Albert Christian
KOY Carl
KOY Harold Lewis ? (or KAY ?)
KRAATZ Christian O
KRACHT Jessie
KRANTON William
KRANTZ August
KRATZKE William F
KRATZMANN Eliz M
KRAUSE Albert
KRAUSE August
KRAUSE Emil
KRAUSE Emil William
KRAUSE John
KRAUSE John
KRAUSE John
KRAUSER Ludwig
KREITSCHMAN Carl
KRETCHMANN Charles
KRETSCHMANN Charles
KRETSCHMAR John E
KRICHES (see REICHES)
KRICK Henry W
KRICKER Charles John Frederick
KRIENING Christian ?
KRIG Edwin
KRINKIN William
KRISTENSEN Peter
KRIVAN Michael
KROENING Christian
KROH William ? (or KROK ?)
KROHN August
KROK William ? (see KROH)
KROME Mary
KROME Mary Sophia
KRONING Christian
KRONING Christian (see KROENING)
KROPP Marie Dorothee
KROPP Marie Dorothee
KROPP Thomas Eric
KROUGHMANN Henry
KRUEGER William
KRUGER Annie
KRUGER Annie
KUCH Emilie Minnie
KUCKS William
KUCKS William
KUDER Christina Rose
KUHLAR Frederick
KUHN Louis
KUHN Louis
KUM CHOW see CHOW Kum
KUNDLE Henry
KUNG HONG
KUNG HONG
KUNSEN Peter
KUNSWALDT Mark
KUNZ Charles
KUPHA Anna Emelia M
KUPKA Anna Maria Martha
KURR William
KURZ Gottlob
KURZ Gottlob
KUSHAN Max
KUSKOPF Edith
KUTCHER Maria
KYLE Charles L
KYLE Charles Law
KYLE Charles Law
KYLES Peter
KYLING Caroline

Names beginning with other letters

Explanation of these names

For information about mental asylum patients, follow the instructions on 'Insanity Services'.

Other Suggestions (links open in a new window)

Many useful sources are listed in my mini-guide Researching Mental Asylum Patients.

Children in Mental Asylums.

Annual Reports of asylums (Queensland).

Other records that I'm indexing (watch for announcements on What's New).

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