NAA: A1, 1919/1898

Gee, Mary Ann Ah

Digital copy - 37387

Details

Occupation as writtenLaundress
Standardised occupationDS01: Domestic service - Indoor service
Application received21 Nov 1918
Application status Approved
OfficialEC
Date of approval or denial26 Feb 1919
If rejected, why?
Birthplace as writtenGreenwich, Scotland
Modern countryUnited Kingdom
Age on application46
Age on arrival in Australia18
Port of DepartureLondon
Port of ArrivalTownsville
Date of arrival1 Feb 1890
Name of shipJunna
VoyageJumna (1890-02-01)

Addresses

Address in AustraliaCloncurry, c/o R. Faithfull
Address StateQueensland
Time at address3 years
Previous address 1Townsville
Address StateQueensland
Time at address1 years, 6 months
Previous address 2Pentland
Address StateQueensland
Time at address17 years
Previous address 3Hughinden
Address StateQueensland
Time at address3 years

Family

MarriedWidow
ChildrenYes

5: WIlliam, Eliza, Mary, Annie, Florence

Police Report, p.12: lives w 3 daughters running laundry business

References

Name of referenceThomas Scott
Occupation of referenceJustice of the Peace (Queensland)
Marginalia description

Police report attachedYes
Link to other applicant
LiterateYes

Why are they applying?

ReasonBuying land or mortgage
Other information

p.10 Police Report, 21 Jan 1919: 'she wants to take up a miners' homestead lease'

Further comments

p.1 'F'

Chinese husband. Maiden name MacKay. father 'Scotch' and mother 'Irish', p.5

Police Report, 21 Jan 1919, p.12: married Sam Fong on 9 Feb 1892, widowed, then married Ah Gee at Charters Towers on 14 December 1910, who died 3 Dec 1913. 'She is hard working, well conducted and loyal woman.'