NAA: A1, 1908/4691
Moutton, Madeline
Digital copy - 9270
| Occupation as written | Domestic duties |
| Standardised occupation | DS00: Domestic service - Domestic duties |
| Application received | 1 Jan 1908 |
| Application status |
Denied |
| Official | |
| Date of approval or denial | 1 Jan 1908 |
| If rejected, why? | birthplace ('coloured') |
| Birthplace as written | Noumea, New Caledonia |
| Modern country | New Caledonia |
| Age on application | 39 |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
| Port of Departure | None |
| Port of Arrival | Sydney |
| Date of arrival | 1 Jan 1889 |
| Name of ship | SS Tanais |
| Voyage | Tanais (1889-01-01) |
| Address in Australia | Percy Street, Gladesville |
| Address State | New South Wales |
| Time at address | 16 years |
| Previous address 1 | Richmond River |
| Address State | New South Wales |
| Time at address | 2 years |
| Married | Widow |
| Children | Yes |
4 children: 3 sons, 1 daughter, all resident in Gladesville |
| Name of reference | Thomas Smedley Pedding |
| Occupation of reference | Justice of the Peace, Gladesville, New South Wales |
| Marginalia description | |
| Police report attached | Yes |
| Link to other applicant | |
| Literate | No |
| Reason | N/A |
| Other information | |
From Noumea.
Herbert H Hellyer CS, 1st Austr Infty Regt, 20/11/1907:known for 12y. 'upright and respectable...property owner'
Hunt to Moutton, 18/05/1908, 'Gov Gen 'has not been advised to authorise the issue of a naturalization certificate'. No other explanation
Response only sent after her letter 7/05: 'It is needless for me to state that your Department must be lacking in business courtesy inasmuch as not even a reply has been received... As I still believe the Commonwealth are desirous of an increase with population I respectively request at least a reply'
Police Report (required by Hunt), 10/12/1907 because of birthplace: Inspector General, Police, Sydney, 17/12/1907: rept by Constable Kenny. Describes her as a 'coloured woman' who spoke English; husband Joseph 'born in one of the French possessions'; 'also coloured'. Married in their home island and again in Hunters Hill 'according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church'; 'as far as the Const can ascertain she has always borne a very good character'