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

Birth, Death, Marriage

Magnus Ferdinand 'Manna' Riedell was born on 28 April 1864 in Copenhagen, Denmark.1,2,3 
He married Ann McKenzie on 23 October 1889 in Congupna, Victoria.1,4 
He died on 20 March 1939 in Melbourne, Victoria, at age 74.1,3,2 

Family

Ann McKenzie b. 1861, d. 8 Jul 1951
Children

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.5
 
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.6,7
 

Citations

  1. [S131] Under Different Skies, book, p. 226.
  2. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Magnus Ferdinand Riedell entry, death registration no. 2311, 1939.
  3. [S474] Magnus Riedell & Catherina Naugardt, family history, 1999.
  4. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, Magnus Ferdinand Riedell and Ann McKenzie entry, marriage registration no. 8096, 1889.
  5. [S89] The Riedell Family, letter, 1975.
  6. [S233] Shepparton Shire & Town Rates Index, 1885-1939/1941, computer file, Shepparton Family History Group, Reidel/Reidell/Riedal/Riedel/Riedell entries.
  7. [S1] Property sizes in the Shepparton rates are 11, 80, 120, 199, 200, 240, 293, 320, 398 and 519 acres.