Burketown (Qld) Hospital Admission Register 16 Dec 1909 – 29 Dec 1923

Hospital admission registers are very useful for genealogy and family history. The only surviving register for Burketown Hospital covers 16 Dec 1909 to 29 Dec 1923. Though not always completed in full, it has space for these details: name;  date admitted;  age;  birthplace;  occupation;  religion;  ship of arrival;  how long in the colony;  place of residence;  marital status;  place of marriage, at what age, and name of spouse;  names and ages of children living;  number and sex of children deceased;  father’s name and occupation;  father’s present residence if living (or ‘father dead’);  mother’s maiden name;  disease or reason for admission;  date of discharge or date and cause of death;  additional remarks (medical history, social circumstances etc.) Note the provision for ship of arrival, place of residence, marital status, and father’s present residence – details not found on a Qld death certificate. A hospital register is sometimes the only surviving source of information about immigration.