NAA: A1, 1931/4475

Ehlert, Bertha

Digital copy - 427454

Details

Occupation as writtenHome duties
Standardised occupationDS00: Domestic service - Domestic duties
Application received18 Oct 1916
Application status Approved
OfficialEC
Date of approval or denial22 Aug 1917
If rejected, why?
Birthplace as writtennear Berlin, Germany
Modern countryGermany
Age on application41
Age on arrival in Australia10
Port of DepartureBerlin
Port of ArrivalMelbourne
Date of arrival20 Jul 1885
Name of shipPerminve
VoyagePerminve (1885-07-20)

Addresses

Address in AustraliaGlenorchy
Address StateVictoria
Time at address22 years
Previous address 1Murlvic
Address StateVictoria
Time at address7 years

Family

MarriedNo
ChildrenYes

7: 3 boys and 4 girls

References

Name of referenceArchibald White McCallum
Occupation of referenceJustice of the Peace (Victoria)
Marginalia description

p.1 'F'

p.15, 'German' across the top of Application form

Police report attachedYes
Link to other applicant
LiterateYes

Why are they applying?

ReasonPension
Other information

Memorandum, p.10, 18/6/1917 - 'crippled with rheumatism and lung trouble, and therefore not able to work. Her son is at the front. He promised to leave her 1/- per day but did not' so needs invalid pension

Further comments

According to the Constable Smedly, Police REPORT, 27 April 1917, She lived with her ‘husband’ (from 'an early age' lived with him but never married) for over twenty years and had 7 children but eventually left him because of abuse. Now living with her mother, who does get a pension. 'She would have applieed earlier but did not want her family to know that she was not married to their father.' Still considered ‘fit and proper’ and ‘respectable’ by Constable.

'crippled'. invalid.