NAA: A659, 1943/1/2134
Modra, Louise
Digital copy - 1890531
| Occupation as written | widow |
| Standardised occupation | XX00: Other - Other |
| Application received | 18 Apr 1916 |
| Application status |
Approved |
| Official | A.H. |
| Date of approval or denial | 22 May 1916 |
| If rejected, why? | |
| Birthplace as written | Prussia |
| Modern country | Germany |
| Age on application | 72 |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 14 |
| Port of Departure | Germany |
| Port of Arrival | Port Adelaide |
| Date of arrival | 28 Sep 1858 |
| Name of ship | Victoria |
| Voyage | Victoria (1858-10-01) |
| Address in Australia | near Willaston |
| Address State | South Australia |
| Time at address | |
| Previous address 1 | near Garoler |
| Address State | South Australia |
| Time at address | |
| Married | Widow |
| Children | Yes |
5: 1 son and 4 daughters
p.4: 'she is maintained by her son who is a farmer' - Memorandum, Foenander,, 17/5/1916; p.6: Police REport, 8/5/1916 - she lives with a daughter, Mrs. H. Haydock at Cowan St, Gawler but 'is maintained by her son Hermann Modra, farmer, of nearby Roseworthy' |
| Name of reference | Adolph Martin |
| Occupation of reference | Justice of the Peace, South Australia |
| Marginalia description | p.1 'F' |
| Police report attached | Yes |
| Link to other applicant | |
| Literate | Yes |
| Reason | N/A |
| Other information | |
Letter on her behalf from A. M. Swatz, Willaston, SA, to DEA explaining that they thought her husband had been naturalised but can now find no record ‘to that effect’, 18 April 1916. name given to police by DEA on 27 April 1916 wanting to know if she is ‘a fit and proper person to be naturalized’ and ‘the applicant’s associations with other Germans’. J E Gleed, Cawler Police Station Report, 8 May 1916: lives with daughter. is 72. born at Bergen. arrived in 1858 on the Victoria. husband died 12 months before. ‘Applicant has no means, but is maintained by her son Hermann Modra, farmer, of near Roseworthy. Applicant does not make it a practice of associating with other Germans except her own family. I consider the applicant a fit person’. husband was Martin Modra.