The laws on this and similar things have changed several times - different rules at different dates, basically. The people in the passport offices would probably be able to tell you what was when, or at least point you in the right direction to find out. (Dept of Foreign Affaris and Trade.) Regards Dawn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley K McLeod" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 5:55 AM Subject: Re: [A.G.R. ] Something of interest > How interesting Annie! > I know that Australian women who married American servicemen during WW11, > and went to USA to live, automatically lost their Australian citizenship, > but I didn't know that happened if one remained in this country. I wonder > when it changed? I certainly remained an Aussie on marriage to a German in > 1955. > Regards Shirley. > > > > Hello all, > > Just wanted to share this interesting piece of Australian history with > you. > > > > My great grandmother Katherine(Katie) Cameron was born in Queensland in > > 1873. > > She married my great grandfather Lars Peter BEK(who was born in Denmark in > > 1861) in Sydney in 1898. > > As a result of this marriage Katie lost her Australian citizenship. > > Why? > > Well Lars was not a British subject so therefore the Australian government > > considered him to to be an "alien." so once Katie married Lars she also > > became an "alien" simply because she married Danish born Lars. > > Interesting? > > Yes I think so but it gets better. > > Just before he died in 1934 Lars applied for Australian citizenship. > > Why? > > To restore his wife's Australian citizenship. > > Why? > > Well presumably so that Katie could obtain an Australian pension. > > The trouble was that although Lars was approved as a citizen he died two > > days before the Governer General signed his Certificate of Naturalisation? > > Katie was informed that under the crcumstances her citizenship would be > > restored to her on receipt of a fee of five shillings plus a whole lot of > > paper work.( I have the copies) > > She paid,supplied the necessary paperwork and Australian born Katie > Cameron > > BEK was once again an Australian citizen. > > This all happened a long time ago but I guess it just goes to show how > > times have (thankfully )changed. > > > > Best wishes to all > > Annie Stuart > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== AUSSIE-GEN-RESEARCH Mailing List ==== > > Have you visited AUSSIE-GEN-RESEARCH Web site yet? > > Please do? And do sign our visitors book? > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ausgenres/ > > ************************************************************************ > > SAVE OUR CENSUS! ON 7 AUG 2001 TICK "YES" > > Want to know more? > > See: http://carmen.murdoch.edu.au/~affho/affho-07.htm > > ==================================================== > > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > > ==================================================== > > Searchable Archives at > > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AUS-GEN-RESEARCH > -L > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > > > > > ==== AUSSIE-GEN-RESEARCH Mailing List ==== > Have you visited AUSSIE-GEN-RESEARCH Web site yet? > Please do? And do sign our visitors book? > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ausgenres/ > ************************************************************************ > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > ==================================================== > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >