NAA: A1, 1909/13740
Simon, Christiana Theresa
Digital copy - 5648
| Occupation as written | Dressmaker |
| Standardised occupation | MF23: Manufacturing - Dress |
| Application received | 12 Nov 1909 |
| Application status |
Approved |
| Official | |
| Date of approval or denial | 3 Dec 1909 |
| If rejected, why? | |
| Birthplace as written | Berlin, Germany |
| Modern country | Germany |
| Age on application | 68 |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 7 |
| Port of Departure | Hamburg |
| Port of Arrival | Adelaide |
| Date of arrival | 4 Dec 1848 |
| Name of ship | Alfred |
| Voyage | Alfred (1848-12-10) |
| Address in Australia | 7 Frances Street, Sydney |
| Address State | New South Wales |
| Time at address | 1 years |
| Previous address 1 | Germany 1904-1908 |
| Address State | |
| Time at address | |
| Previous address 2 | Queensland |
| Address State | Queensland |
| Time at address | 1 years |
| Previous address 3 | New South Walers - 14 years
Victoria - 2 years
South Australia - 40 years |
| Address State | |
| Time at address | |
| Married | Widow |
| Children | Yes |
4: three females, one residing in Princes Street and two address unknown, and one male residing in North Shore, Sydney. |
| Name of reference | Walter Carter |
| Occupation of reference | Justice of the Peace (New South Wales) |
| Marginalia description | |
| Police report attached | No |
| Link to other applicant | |
| Literate | Yes |
| Reason | N/A |
| Other information | |
Christiana's ship the Alfred was 635 tons, Captain H.E. Decker, from Hamburg, Germany 20th August 1848, Rio de Janeiro 17th October, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 6th December 1848. The local newspaper the South Australian Register of Saturday 9th December 1848 says: "the ship Alfred, 635 tons, H.E. Deckrt, Master, from Hamburg. Passengers: Rev. Pastor Kranewiter and Klinkowstrom, Roman Catholic Priest; Doctor Sokolowsky, Surgeon. Frederick and Albert Seyler, Merchant (from Breslau) ; Theodor Treichmann and Lady (from Saxony), mining officer, Josephine Husse, Governess (from Berlin), and G. F. G. Fisher (from Altona) ; 501 / 2 Merchant in the cabin."
The info above gives a full register, with names, but the children not given names or ages. However, this was definitely the ship Christiana travelled on, aged 7 years.