NAA: A1, 1914/17431

Forster, Marie

Digital copy - 31167

Details

Occupation as written	maid
Standardised occupation	DS01: Domestic service - Indoor service
Application received	18 Sep 1914
Application status	Denied
Official	A.H.
Date of approval or denial	28 Oct 1914
If rejected, why?	Enemy alien. 'not proceeded with'
Birthplace as written	Erding, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Modern country	Germany
Age on application	27
Age on arrival in Australia	25
Port of Departure	England
Port of Arrival	Sydney
Date of arrival	14 Jul 1912
Name of ship	Geelong
Voyage	Geelong (1912-05-23)

Addresses

Address in Australia	Woodbine Park, Wheeo
Address State	New South Wales
Time at address

Previous address 1	Sydney
Address State	New South Wales
Time at address	22 years

Family

Married	No
Children	No

References

Name of reference	John Joseph Manin
Occupation of reference	Justice of the Peace (New South Wales)
Marginalia description	'german' p1
Police report attached	Yes
Link to other applicant
Literate	Yes

Why are they applying?

Reason	N/A
Other information

Further comments

Police Report, p.2, 16 October 1914: employed in Hosiery Department of Grace Bros. in Sydney, from 14 July 1912 until 4 Feb 1913 and 'character was good'
Additional Police REport, pp.7-8, 1 October 1914: born in Germany, lived with mother until 16, then Genoa for 2 yrs., then Paris where engaged as governess by Paul Godel, 21 Due Desbordes, Valmore, Paris, to teaching children German - for 4 years. Then Senegal, then back to Paris, then Bavaria for holiday, then England for a year as nursery governess for Mrs Williams, Camberwell London, then Australia from 1912 at Grace Bros., then saw and advert and became servant. 'very respectable appearance, and is intelligent' but current employer absent in Sydney so can't currently check that.