NAA: A1, 1913/1387

Ruckbeck, Elvina Victoria

Digital copy - 14695

Details

Occupation as written	Household Duties
Standardised occupation	DS00: Domestic service - Domestic duties
Application received	18 Dec 1912
Application status	Approved
Official
Date of approval or denial	2 Jan 2013
If rejected, why?
Birthplace as written	Velhi de Touk, Vaud, ville la Brassus, Switzerland
Modern country	Switzerland
Age on application	56
Age on arrival in Australia	27
Port of Departure	Switzerland
Port of Arrival	Williamstown
Date of arrival	1 Nov 1888
Name of ship	Troudik and Froes
Voyage	Troudik and Froes (1888-11-01)

Addresses

Address in Australia	Beth Street, White Cliffs
Address State	New South Wales
Time at address	14 years

Previous address 1	Melbourne
Address State	Victoria
Time at address	10 years

Previous address 2	Hobart
Address State	Tasmania
Time at address	5 years

Family

Married	Widow
Children	No

References

Name of reference	Edgar C. Campson
Occupation of reference	Postmaster (New South Wales)
Marginalia description
Police report attached	No
Link to other applicant
Literate	Yes

Why are they applying?

Reason	Vote
Other information

Further comments

She writes, 11 Sept 1911, p.9: wants to know if someone married to a naturalised person loses their naturalisation when husband dies.
Elvina, 27 Oct 1911, p.7: husband died in 1906. She has continued to 'make use of the franchise and have voted both for the Commonwealth and state Paliament and my name is still on the White Cliffs Electors Roll.'
AH to Elvina, 8 Nov 1911, p.6: needs naturalisation as he was naturalised before they were married.
p.4 Oath of Allegancee, signature from Sudney Bell Gunn, Police Magistrate, 19 Dec 1912, describes her as 'widow. cleaner.'
p.2. She describes heself as 'French Swiss' by birth