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

Charles Riedell was born on 16 March 1872 in Chokem Flat, Vaughan, Victoria.1,2 
He married Isabella Gifford on 4 September 1901 in Congupna, Victoria.3,4 
He died on 7 January 1930 in Kew, Victoria, at age 57.5,2 

Family

Isabella Gifford

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
 
Shepparton rates show Riedells owned or leased ten different properties ranging from 11 to 519 acres between 1885 (when rate records start) to 1924. Names include Magnus FE, MFE, Magnus F jnr, Magnus F, MF, 'Bros' (likely Manna and Charles), Magnus and Charles.7,8
 

Citations

  1. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Charles Riedell entry, birth registration no. 12720, 1872.
  2. [S474] Magnus Riedell & Catherina Naugardt, family history, 1999.
  3. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, 'Chas' Riedell and Isabella Gifford entry, marriage registration no. 5361, 1901.
  4. [S220] 'Marriages: Riedell-Gifford', The Argus, 1848-1957, newspaper, Argus Office, 11 September 1926, p. 17, viewed 13 December 2017, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3808510
  5. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Charles Riedell entry, death registration no. 1839, 1930.
  6. [S89] The Riedell Family, letter, 1975.
  7. [S233] Shepparton Shire & Town Rates Index, 1885-1939/1941, computer file, Shepparton Family History Group, Reidel/Reidell/Riedal/Riedel/Riedell entries.
  8. [S1] Property sizes in the Shepparton rates are 11, 80, 120, 199, 200, 240, 293, 320, 398 and 519 acres.