Paul Mackett extracted the original entries, and Jon Kehrer edited and sorted them for publication as a name index and wrote this overview. Care should be taken when using this name index, as sorting has been on the last name, and that is not always the family name. Sometimes the same family name is spelt differently, so all variations of a name should be checked.
Some individuals have no last name, and they have been listed at the start of the index.
The original lists occasionally explicitly refer to family groups. More often they seem to imply that certain adjacent names are from the same family, by using Mrs or reusing a given name. Where this could be checked against third party sources, they were generally found to be from the same family. Unfortunately this has been lost by sorting, so if you suspect an implicit relationship you should consult the original bundle. This should not be seen as a complete census of coloured labour or Asiatic aliens, as some individuals and families have obviously been missed when the original lists were being compiled.