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]