Historical Name Change Records from the Brisbane Supreme Court, 1889-1920

Queensland State Archives provides a searchable list of name changes processed through the Supreme Court in Brisbane. The data is derived from Series S540 and S5750 Miscellaneous Files, covering proceedings started otherwise than by Writ. It was last updated on 2026-04-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical name change trends based on the time period 1889-1920
• Conduct genealogical research based on legal name change records
• Study legal proceedings for identity changes based on the Supreme Court source
• Explore social history through name changes based on the archival series S540 and S5750

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 31-year historical period from 1889 to 1920
• Sourced from authoritative Queensland State Archives and Supreme Court records
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the Brisbane Supreme Court jurisdiction

Provenance

Source

Queensland State Archives

Collection Method

Created from Series S540 & S5750 Miscellaneous Files (proceedings started otherwise than by Writ)

Time Range

1889-1920

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 20:39:49.231221; freshness should be verified

Geography

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia