Yes I think that's correct and they had to apply in Ireland as they qualified there. Handy to know, as if someone is found applying through Ireland it possibly/probably is an indicator of when they left Ireland (less than 25 yrs ago) to look for ship records etc.. Obviously if they had qualified in Oz, NZ etc they would have applied there, much easier. I don't need to look for anyone and was just wondering. It must have been annoying in NZ having to watch others getting Pension yet others had to wait until they qualified in Ireland/ under Irish conditions in 1908. It would drive then to drink but they didn't have Pension to buy any! :-)) Dave. On 15/06/2015 09:14, Dee Byster-Graham wrote: > Dave, > > The only reason I could assume is that they were not eligible to claim the > pension in the country where they were living, but were still eligible to > claim from Ireland as Irish citizens. > My g-grandad was a young man of around 28 years when they immigrated, thus > he spent most of his working life in Australia as he worked until he was 74. > He applied to be included, and was placed on the voting Roll after 2 years > residence, in 1864. > If you do find the reason please let us know, it is interesting! > > Dee. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus