Occupation as written | Domestic duties |
Standardised occupation | DS00: Domestic service - Domestic duties |
Application received | 1 Mar 1915 |
Application status | Approved |
Official | |
Date of approval or denial | 7 May 1915 |
If rejected, why? | |
Birthplace as written | Maldon, Talbot, Victoria |
Modern country | Australia |
Age on application | 30 |
Age on arrival in Australia | None |
Port of Departure | None |
Port of Arrival | None |
Date of arrival | None |
Name of ship | None |
Address in Australia | "Dehra Doon", Church St., Carlingford |
Address State | New South Wales |
Time at address | 1 months |
Previous address 1 | "Stanworth", Bland Street, Harberfield, and later 37 Bathurst St, Woolahrra, Sydney |
Address State | New South Wales |
Time at address | 5 years |
Married | Yes | |
Children | Yes | 1 boy and 1 girl - Dehra Door Church |
Name of reference | P. C. Foller |
Occupation of reference | Storekeeper, Earlwood, New South Wales |
Marginalia description | p.1 'Female' |
Police report attached | Yes |
Link to other applicant | |
Literate | Yes |
Reason | N/A |
Other information |
Application: 'As a born Australian I have always resided within the Commonwealth'. married to Kare Emil Torkel born in Germany
Handwritten memo, from WZ to Sec: 'Forkel took the oath of neutrality last Sept: presumption therefore that he was not natld.: otherwise, he would have taken the oath of Allegiance.'
Police Report, A. J. Bruce, 1st Constable, Dundas, 12 March 1915: married since 1899 to German, K E Forkel, 2 kids. Lived in Sydney past 5 years, until past 6 months. In Sydney, resided with husband at "Stanworth", Bland Street, Harberfield, and later 37 Bathurst St, Woolahrra, then came to current place approx. 1 month before. Her and husband 'seem to be persons of good character, and appear to be living a quiet life here... [she] does not associate with Germans' but 'her husband is a member of the German Club in Sydney and was carrying on the business of Civil Engineer at 58 Margaret Street, Sydney, under the name of E. Lufft & Co. but owing to the war he was compelled to give up business and is now raising poultry... applicant is a fit and proper person'
Memorandum, DEA, WB?, 29 March 1915: 'applies for readmission to British nationality. Her husband is a German... persons of good character'. Signed also by A.H. and 'Appd', S.M., 30/3/15.