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

Matilda Riedell was born on 19 July 1876 in Chokem Flat, Vaughan, Victoria.1,2 
She died on 21 September 1961 at age 85.2 

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.3
 

Citations

  1. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Matilda Riedell entry, birth registration no. 26425, 1876.
  2. [S474] Magnus Riedell & Catherina Naugardt, family history, 1999.
  3. [S89] The Riedell Family, letter, 1975.