Singleton & Patricks Plains Residents ex Post Office Directories (2024)

An example of information contained in this data base.

AN INDEX OF RESIDENTS OF SINGLETON AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS RESEARCHED FROM ENTRIES IN POSTAL DIRECTORIES BETWEEN 1832 AND 1884.

INTRODUCTION

This listing of residents of Singleton and surrounding district is part of an ongoing project to assist family historians in researching ancestors who lived in Singleton and the surrounding district pre 1900. It consists of a index of over 6500 entries transcribed from local postal directories which have been entered into a data base and then grouped by surname, first name / initial and then by year of entry. The index also lists the address of the resident and in most cases the occupation.

The listings thus gives some ideas as to changing occupational groups in the town as well as helping researcher with identifying places of residences and movement within the community.

There are numerous differences in the spelling of surnames and place names between and within directories. In order to achieve a modicum of ‘standardisation’ and thus facilitate the grouping of surnames and place names the differences have been corrected. However researcher should be cognizant of possible variations.

EXPLANATIONS OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The index uses the following nomenclature to reference the source material for the entry.

The first letter in the reference field indicates the publisher of the directory

‘b’ Bailliere, Post Office and Country Directories

‘r’ Raymond, James. The NSW Calendar and General Post Office Directory 1832

‘s’ Sands Post Office Directories

‘m’ Meyer, W. Jameson, NSW National Directory

The next four numbers are the year of issue.

The last letters indicate the town or district. The abbreviation used to denote the towns / places are: –

ac Anvil Creek

be Belford

bra Branxton

bri Bridgeman

cam Camberwell

eld Elderslie

fo Fordwich

gb Glendon Brook

goo Goorangoola

gre Gresford

jp Jerry’s Plains

lew Lewisinbrook

mu Muswellbrook

nsw New South Wales

pp Patrick’s Plains. – Singleton, Scone, Muswellbrook, Murrurundi, Jerry’s Plains

r Ravensworth

s Singleton

sc St. Clair

se Sedgefield

sf Scott’s Flat

wa Warkworth

we Westbrook

wo Wollombi

OTHER SYMBOLS

ne no entry

ind indecipherable

—- missing letters

? query

sos see other spellings

* see notes

DISCLAIMER This information has been transcribed from original data in good faith and whilst every endeavor has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the transcriptions no responsibility either explicit or implicit is accepted for such.

Terry Callaghan Singleton October 2001