NAA: A1, 1918/12086

Mayer, Mary Ann

Digital copy - 37095

Details

Occupation as writtenwidow whore. household duties
Standardised occupationDS00: Domestic service - Domestic duties
Application received5 Jul 1918
Application status Approved
OfficialEC
Date of approval or denial13 Mar 1918
If rejected, why?
Birthplace as writtenAlbany, New South Wales, Australia
Modern countryAustralia
Age on application57
Age on arrival in AustraliaNone
Port of DepartureNone
Port of ArrivalNone
Date of arrivalNone
Name of shipNone

Addresses

Address in AustraliaHolbrook, c/o Ahern & McSwiney, Reid Street, Wangaratta
Address StateNew South Wales
Time at address

Family

MarriedWidow
ChildrenYes

8: Mary Ann, Matthew, Mater, Ellen, Ada, Francis, Katherine, Agnes, Joseph

References

Name of referenceWilliam Hicks
Occupation of referenceJustice of the Peace (New South Wales)
Marginalia description

'f' p.1

Police report attachedYes
Link to other applicant
LiterateYes

Why are they applying?

ReasonBuying land or mortgage
Other information

Wanted to ‘depose of property’. (see p.44)

Further comments

Ahern & McSwiney, Solicitors, 18 Oct 1917: ‘the applicant cannot in any other than a technical sense be termed an ‘alien’. Husband was German.

Police REport, p.17, 24 September 1917: personally know her for over 5 years and 'good character and loyal subject'

No reports/letters make mention of her profession.

Originally filled in old forms. p.33 Occupation from original application: 'I am a WIdow engaged in domestic duties'