NAA: A1, 1904/5299
Lestrem, Rose Louise Reine
Digital copy - 1294
| Occupation as written | Domestic servant |
| Standardised occupation | DS00: Domestic service - Domestic duties |
| Application received | 1 Jan 1904 |
| Application status |
Approved |
| Official | |
| Date of approval or denial | 30 Jun 1904 |
| If rejected, why? | |
| Birthplace as written | Toulon, France |
| Modern country | France |
| Age on application | 39 |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 35 |
| Port of Departure | Toulon |
| Port of Arrival | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Date of arrival | 5 Jun 1900 |
| Name of ship | Steamer Polynesian |
| Voyage | Steamer Polynesian (1900-06-05) |
| Address in Australia | 79 Princes Street, Sydney. |
| Address State | New South Wales |
| Time at address | 4 years |
| Name of reference | Charles Lovely |
| Occupation of reference | Justice of the Peace (New South Wales) |
| Marginalia description | |
| Police report attached | No |
| Link to other applicant | |
| Literate | Yes |
| Reason | Buying land or mortgage |
| Other information | She wants to be naturalised because she owns property in her own right. Her husband has deserted her - he is French, but has gone to America, and written to say he will not return. She wishes to engage with her business and live in Sydney where the climate suits her health. She has engaged a lawyer "and has started proceedings" against her husband. The lawyer has suggested she seek naturalisation. |
When asked about her husband's nationality she replies emphatically that he is French, but has gone to America and will not return - separated