NAA: A1, 1920/11845

Rehm, Agnes Liddy

Digital copy - 38938

Details

Occupation as writtenWidow
Standardised occupationXX00: Other - Other
Application received5 Jun 1920
Application status Approved
OfficialJGM
Date of approval or denial20 Jul 1920
If rejected, why?
Birthplace as writtenRochlity, Saxony
Modern countryGermany
Age on application61
Age on arrival in Australia25
Port of DepartureSouth Africa
Port of ArrivalPort Adelaide
Date of arrival2 Jun 1884
Name of shipAdele
VoyageAdelaide (1884-06-02)

Addresses

Address in Australia83 Alfred Str. Parkside, Adelaide
Address StateSouth Australia
Time at address7 years
Previous address 1Carrieton
Address StateSouth Australia
Time at address29 years

Family

MarriedWidow
ChildrenYes

6: oldest, a daughter, born 37 years before in Cape Town, the rest in South Australia.

References

Name of referenceHenry Reynolds Paterson
Occupation of referencePolice Constable, South Australia
Marginalia description

Police report attachedYes
Link to other applicant
LiterateYes

Why are they applying?

ReasonPension
Other information

Memorandum, LF, 14/7/20: dependent on her children and wants to Old Age Pension

Further comments

See also NAA: D1915, SA223, Rehm, Agnes Liddy - Parkside, SA - application for naturalization - German nationality (Canberra, 1915-21)

Memorandum, LF, 14/7/20: 'Her children were christened and brought up in the Church of England. The eldest son enlisted in W.A. and was twice wounded during the recent war.'

Applicant letter, May 1920, p.14-15: wants to know if naturalised. Explains that her husband used to run 'a small greengrocer shop' in ordeer 'to do the best for my family' but the property sold and now a financial burder on family.

Applicant letter, 19 May 1920, p.12: Doesn't know if husband naturalised. But he used to say before he became ill that 'have nothing to do with the old Country... if war break out, between England and Germany that the boys have to fight with England, it is our Country'