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This page has 'P' 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.

PACHUR Constantine
PACKMAN Priscilla Jane E
PADGET Martha
PAGE Caroline
PAGE Harriett
PAGE Henry
PAGE Margaret
PAGE Mary
PAGE Mary
PAGE Thomas
PAIN John
PALAIS George
PALIAS George
PALK Georgiana ?
PALLEY Julius
PALM Christina
PALMER Edward Hanson
PALMER Elizabeth Emma
PALMER Frances
PALMER Margaret
PALMER William Henry
PALMERO Anna
PALMERS Anna
PAMENTER Elizabeth
PAMER James Henry
PANKE Karl
PANKENVIZ Albert
PANKENVIZ Albert
PAPE Dora
PARAY Mary ? (see PARCY Mary)
PARCY Mary
PARCY Mary
PARK Margaret
PARKER Annie
PARKER Elizabeth
PARKER George
PARKER James
PARKER James
PARKER James
PARKER John Vance
PARKER Joseph
PARKER Joseph
PARKER Margaret
PARKER Martha
PARKER Nathaniel
PARKER Robert
PARKER Rosanna
PARKER Sarah
PARKER Sarah
PARKER Thomas
PARKES Sophia
PARKINSON Thomas
PARNHAM Sarah Ann
PARRY Daniel James
PARSONS Benjamin
PARSONS Richard
PARTRIDGE Daniel
PARTRIDGE Margaret
PASCOE Francis
PASCOE Mary Ann
PASMORE Charlotte Amelia
PASMORE James
PATERSON Ann
PATERSON Ann Provan
PATERSON Annie
PATERSON James
PATERSON Walter
PATERSON Walter J D
PATES Elizabeth Annie
PATON William
PATRIDGE William
PATTEN Elizabeth
PATTEN George Edmund
PATTEN Henry
PATTERSON Alexander
PATTERSON Ann
PATTERSON John
PATTERSON Mary
PATTERSON William
PATTERSON William Jas Douglas
PATTISON Robert
PAUL Janet
PAULL James
PAULL Selina
PAULSEN Weibke Margaret
PAYNE Abraham Joseph
PAYNE Maria Cath
PAYNE Robert C
PAYNE Thomas
PEACE Eliza
PEACE Jane
PEACE Jane
PEACE Jane
PEACE Jane
PEACHEY Charles
PEACHEY Elizabeth
PEACOCK Catherine Maria
PEAKE William
PEARCE Enoch
PEARCE James
PEARCE Jane
PEARCE Joseph
PEARCE Margaret
PEARCE Robert
PEARCE Susan
PEARCE Susannah
PEARCE Thomas
PEARCE Thomas
PEARCE William
PEARCE William
PEARCE William
PEARCE William Henry
PEARD Susan
PEAREN Jacob
PEARMAN George
PEARSALL Thomas
PEARSON Elizabeth
PEARSON John Pickthall
PEARSON Joseph
PEARSON Mary
PEARSON Thomas
PEAT William Buttery
PEDERSEN John
PEDLEY Isabel
PEDLEY Mary
PEDVIN Sophia
PEGG Peter
PEGLAR Hannah
PEHRSON Johan Dortea
PEILSSIER Francis Joseph
PEIRCE Ephraim
PEIRCE Frank
PEIRCE Thomas
PELEN John
PELISSIER Francis Joseph
PEMBER Robert
PEMBER Robert
PEMBERTHY Elizabeth Ann
PENFOLD Eliza
PENFOLD Henry
PENN John
PENNELLS William
PEPPERNELL Charlotte
PEPPS John William
PERKINS Elizabeth
PERKINS George
PERKINS Mary Ann
PERLE Maria Auguste
PERRETT Ann Elizabeth
PERROTT Thomas
PERRY Daniel Berryman
PERRY Eliza
PERRY Hannah
PERRY Joseph
PERRY Louisa
PERSSON Laurice
PERT William
PERY Henry Harktonge ?
PERY Henry Hartstonge
PESCH Gottfried
PESCH Wilhelmina
PETERS Caroline Harriet
PETERS Henry
PETERS Peter Henrich
PETERS Samuel
PETERS Sarah Ann
PETERS William
PETERSEN Alfred
PETERSEN Ane Kirstine
PETERSEN Anker
PETERSEN Anna Christine
PETERSEN Diederich Thomas
PETERSEN Dorothe Katrine Margredi ?
PETERSEN Frederick
PETERSEN Hans
PETERSEN Helene
PETERSEN John Magnus
PETERSEN John Magnus
PETERSEN Juliana Charlotta M
PETERSEN Kirstin
PETERSEN Kirstine
PETERSEN Margaret
PETERSEN Marie
PETERSEN May
PETERSEN Peter
PETERSON Daniel
PETERSON Frederick
PETERSON Johan
PETERSON John Fred
PETERSON Peder Martin
PETERSON Peter Louis
PETERSON Soren
PETERSON William
PETROFSKI Henrietta
PETRY John
PETTERSEN Anders Gustav
PETTERSEN Annie
PETTERSEN John
PETTERSEN Karen Sophei
PETTIGREW David Kerr Conway
PFEIFFER Gertrude
PFLESSER
PFLESSER Otto William
PHELAN John Joseph
PHELPS Daniel Alexander
PHIE Sarah Jane
PHILBRICK Emily Hull
PHILIPOFSKI August
PHILIPOFSKI Wilhelmine
PHILIPS John
PHILLIPPI Gustav
PHILLIPPI Gustav
PHILLIPS Emma Ann
PHILLIPS Henry George
PHILLIPS James
PHILLIPS Margaret
PHILLIPS Margaret
PHILLIPS Margaret
PHILLIPS Patrick Joseph
PHILLIPS Thomas Parker
PHILLIPS William
PHISTER Mary Jane
PHYLAN Edward
PHYLAN Edward
PHYTHIAN Mercy Isabella
PICKERING Benjamin
PIDCOCK Louisa
PIDCOCK Thomas
PIDD Caroline
PIDD Francis
PIERCE Charles Thomas
PIERCE Ellen
PIERCE Emma
PIERCE Henry
PIERCE Margaret
PIERPONT George
PIKE James
PILKINGTON Benjamin
PINDER Francis
PINGEL Bridget Elizabeth
PINGEL Bridget Elizabeth
PINGEL Bridget Elizabeth
PINGEL Peter John
PINWILL Lucy Margaret
PIOCH Wilhelmine
PITCAIRN Margaret Oliphant
PITCHER Alice
PITCHER George
PITCHERS Bertha
PITT Elizabeth
PITT Ellen
PITT Isaac
PITT Mary
PITT Theodore
PITTUCK John
PLAHN Wilhelmina
PLASTOW Mary
PLATEN Johann
PLATH Anna Regina E
PLATT William
PLUNKETT John
POACHER Eliza
POCOCK Mary
PODD Alice Eliza
PODMORE Sophia
POHLMANN Hans Heinrich
POHLMANN Hans Henrick
POLENTZ Wilhelmine
POLINSKI Augusta
POLINSKI Stephen
POLLARD Edward
POLLITT James Enos
POLLOCK William
POLTMAN Ernestine
POLTMAN Robert
POLWARTH Isabella
POMFRET John Edward
POMFRET Sarah
POOLE Charlotte
POOLE Frances
POOLE Prudence
POOLE Rosina
POORE William
POORMANN Anna
POOT Thomas Clifton ?
POPP Christian F
POPPLEWELL Joseph
PORT Elizabeth
PORTER Alfred James
PORTER Ann Maria
PORTER Elizabeth
PORTER Elizabeth
PORTER Isaac
PORTER John
PORTER Joseph
PORTER Selina Jemima Berry
PORTER Selina Jemima Berry
PORTLEY Bridget
PORTLEY Michael
POSTGATE William Henry
POTTER Henry
POTTS Jane
POTTS Joah de Lacy
POTTS John
POULSEN Mads Hansen
POULTNEY Robert
POULTON Emma
POWELL Arthur
POWELL John
POWER Alexander
POWER Bridget
POWER Catherine
POWER Edward
POWER James
POWER James
POWER James
POWER James
POWER Jane
POWER John
POWER John
POWER John
POWER Mary
POWER Patrick Joseph
POWER Thomas
POWER Thomas
POWER Thomas
PRACKER Louise
PRATT Alfred
PRATT Elizabeth
PRATT George
PRATT Joseph
PRATT Naomi
PRATT Robert
PREBBLE Henry
PRENDERGAST John
PRENDERGAST Margaret
PRESLEY Janet
PRESLEY Simon
PRESTON Joseph Francis
PRICE Bridget Mary
PRICE Charles
PRICE Charles
PRICE Hannah
PRICE James
PRICE Mary
PRICE Phoebe
PRICE Thomas Meredith
PRICE William
PRICE William
PRICE William Richard
PRICE William Richard
PRIDEAUX Kate
PRIDEAUX Kate
PRIEM Friederike
PRIEM Karl
PRIEST John
PRIEST Margaret
PRILBY John
PRILBY Louisa Caroline
PRING Frances
PRINGLE John
PRIOR Edward
PRIOR Mary
PRITCHARD Jane
PROLE Henry Byers
PROUT John
PROUTEN Margaret
PROVAN David
PRUDENCE Elizabeth
PUGH Frederick James
PUGSLEY Agnes Ferguson
PUKALLUS Elizabeth
PUKALLUS Frederick
PULLEN Hannah
PULLEN Richard
PULLER Elizabeth
PULLER William
PUNCHARD Jane
PUNCHARD John Albert
PUNTER Margaret
PUNZELL Wilhelmina
PURCELL John Patrick
PURCHASE William
PURDY Ruth Emily
PURKIS George
PURTALL Bridget
PURTALL Thomas
PURTELL John
PUSCHACK Gottfried
PUSCHACK Louisa
PYE John Thomas
PYNE John
PYNE Patrick

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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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