NAA: A1, 1908/5693
Schiever, Sophie Margaret Magdalen
Digital copy - 9338
| Occupation as written | being bedridden unable to follow any occupation |
| Standardised occupation | XX00: Other - Other |
| Application received | 1 Jan 1908 |
| Application status |
Approved |
| Official | LTF |
| Date of approval or denial | 29 Jun 1908 |
| If rejected, why? | |
| Birthplace as written | Hamburg, Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| Modern country | Germany |
| Age on application | 73 |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 31 |
| Port of Departure | Hamburg |
| Port of Arrival | Melbourne |
| Date of arrival | 1 Mar 1865 |
| Name of ship | Tornado |
| Voyage | Tornado (1865-03-01) |
| Address in Australia | No. 25 Webster Street Ballarat |
| Address State | Victoria |
| Time at address | |
| Married | Widow |
| Children | Yes |
2 daughters resident in Ballarat |
| Name of reference | Leslie William Alexander Macarthur |
| Occupation of reference | Justice of the Peace, New South Wales |
| Marginalia description | |
| Police report attached | No |
| Link to other applicant | |
| Literate | No |
| Reason | Pension |
| Other information | p.6 cover letter written on her behalf (dated 4 June 1908) states that she wants to apply for an Old Age Pension as she is 'a cripple and bed ridden'; |
p.6 cover letter written on her behalf (dated 4 June 1908) states that she wants to apply for an Old Age Pension as she is 'a cripple and bed ridden'; widow for 19 years; 'in a very impoverished and needy circumstances - holding the highest credentials for a blameless reputation.' Says they have enclosed a letter from REverend Parker Heger, Lutheran Church. Letter is signed by Leslie William Alexander Macarthur.