NAA: A1, 1920/16429

Abel, Christiana Rosina Margarethe

Digital copy - 3332830

Details

Occupation as writtenHome Duties
Standardised occupationDS00: Domestic service - Domestic duties
Application received24 Aug 1920
Application status Approved
OfficialA.H.
Date of approval or denial14 Sep 1920
If rejected, why?
Birthplace as writtenSindringen, Kingdom of Wurttemberg, Germany
Modern countryGermany
Age on application76
Age on arrival in Australia16
Port of DepartureHamburg
Port of ArrivalMelbourne
Date of arrival13 Jul 1860
Name of shipMagdalena
VoyageMagdalena (1860-07-13)

Addresses

Address in AustraliaPeg Leg Rd. Eaglehawk via Bendigo
Address StateVictoria
Time at address60 years

Family

MarriedNo
ChildrenNo

References

Name of referenceJohn Henry Stewart
Occupation of referenceJustice of the Peace (Victoria)
Marginalia description

Police report attachedYes
Link to other applicant
LiterateYes

Why are they applying?

ReasonPension
Other information

p.10, 27 Aug 1920: always thought father's naturalisation applied to her, until applied for old age pension.

Further comments

father naturalised in 1873 in Victoria.

p.13-14 - a completely different application for a Hans August Jensen

Police Report, 8 Sept 1920, p.8: not naturalised because she was 20 at the time. did not register as an alien because did not know needed to do so. she 'did not take part in war charities, but her niece, with whom she lives, was a very energetic war worker.' Considered appropriate.

p.4 - on form, writes that works at home, but 'all my life, I also helped in my father's hotel'

p.3 physical description statees 'teeth missing'