FatherMagnus Ferdinand Elchior Riedell1 b. 1 Jul 1836, d. 2 Jul 1924
MotherCatherina Dorothea Naugardt1 b. 31 Jan 1843, d. 19 Aug 1908
Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

Annie Matilda Riedell was born on 23 April 1874 in Choken Flat, Vaughan, Victoria.2,3 
She married George Bitcon on 11 April 1900 in Tallygaroopna, Victoria.4,5 
She died on 30 May 1961 at age 87.3 

Family

George Bitcon

Story

From Goldfields to Farmland
In the summer of 1876-77, the Larsen and Riedell families travelled by wagon from Fryers Creek to Congupna. Laust and Anna Margaretha had two children, Anna Caroline and Andrew. Magnus and Catherina had six children, Magnus jnr., Wilhelmina, Peter, Charles, Annie and five month old Matilda. As well as twelve people, the wagons were loaded with all the posessions of two families plus supplies for the approximately 180 km journey.6
 

Citations

  1. [S17] Tallygaroopna and District Times and Tales: Published to mark the occasion of the centenary of Tallygaroopna primary school 3067, 1890-1990, Tallygaroopna school council, 1991.
  2. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Annie Matilda Riedell entry, birth registration no. 12748, 1874.
  3. [S474] Magnus Riedell & Catherina Naugardt, family history, 1999.
  4. [S17] Tallygaroopna and District Times and Tales: Published to mark the occasion of the centenary of Tallygaroopna primary school 3067, 1890-1990, Tallygaroopna school council, 1991, p. 35.
  5. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, 'Geo' Bitcon and 'Annie' Riedell entry, marriage registration no. 2418, 1900.
  6. [S89] The Riedell Family, letter, 1975.