Elizabeth Jane (Higgins) Ritter (1864)

Born 1864 in Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Wilhelm Arnold Ritter — married 1886 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

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Biography

Elizabeth Jane Higgins (married name Ritter) was born in 1864 in Yandoit, Victoria, Australia, the daughter of Mary (Yourn) Higgins and William Higgins.^[1]

She married William Ritter in 1886 in Victoria.^[2] Their children were:^[3]

• Adelaide Maude Ritter (1886?–1973)^[4]
• Arnold Charles Ritter (1888–?)
• William George Ritter (1890–?)
• Harold Gustava Ritter (1891–?)
• Edward Albert Ritter (1893–?)
• Gilbert Louis Ritter (1895–?)
• Anna Elizabeth Ritter (1896 - 1978)
• Olive Amelia Ritter (1899–?)
• Mary Agnes Ritter (1903–?)

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record: 12521 / 1864. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Elizabeth Jane HIGGINS); (Place: YAND); (Mother: Mary YOURN); (Father: William)
2. ↑ Marriage record: 3123 / 1886. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Elizabeth Jane HIGGINS and William RITTER)
3. ↑ Birth records for children Arnold, William, Harold, Edward, Gilbert, Anna, Olive and Mary include parents' names and are cited on their individual Wikitree profiles.
4. ↑ Death of Adelaide Maude Ritter: Victoria State Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria. Adelaide Maude Yourn. Death. Registration number 14302 / 1973. Mother's name: Elizabeth Jane Higgins. Father's name: William Ritter. Age: 87. Place of Birth: Clydesdale. District: Castlemaine.

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