Elizabeth (McIver) Schlitz (1850 - 1932)

Born 1850 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Died 30 Jun 1932 at about age 82 in Lancefield, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Elizabeth (McIver) Schlitz was born in Scotland.

Elizabeth was a Roman Catholic

Elizabeth was born in 1850, daughter of William McIver and Margaret McKirdy.

On 30 March 1851 the McIver family lived at 55 Cathcart Street, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. William McIver (27) Slater and wife Margaret McIver (22) Slaters Wife both born in Campbelton, Argyleshire, with daughter Elizabeth McIver (1), brother also born in Campbelton, Argyleshire, Hugh McIver (24) Shoernahed, his wife Elizabeth McIver (20) Shoernaheds Wife and their daughter Ann McIver (6 Months) and brother-in-law Archibald McKirdy (14) Labourer In Sugar House. ^[1]

In 1853 the Scottish McIver family emigrated from Scotland on board the vessel Childe Harold that departed Liverpool, England. William McIver (29) Bricklayer On Own Account with wife Margaret McIver (24) and Elizabeth McIver (2), Margaret McIver (1) and Mary Ann (infant) arrived in Geelong, Victoria, Australia on 16 June 1853. ^[2]

Brother William Hugh McIver was born in 1855 in Chilwell (Geelong), Victoria, Australia. ^[3]

Elizabeth McIver married John Henry Schlitz in Victoria in 1880.^[4]

Children

Albert Victor Archie Schlitz (1881- )

John William Schlitz (1883– )

Ernest John Hugh Schlitz (1888– )

Minne Livina Schlitz (1890– )

Elizabeth Margaret Schlitz (1893–1966)

She passed away in 1932. ^[5]

The Argus Death Notice ^[6]

SCHLITZ -On the 30th June at Lancefield Elizabeth relict of the late John Schlitz of Quambatook loved mother of Albert, William (Quambatook) Ernest (Hastlngb) Minne (Mrs Behan) and Elizabeth (Mrs. lCll Lancefield) in her 82nd year.—R I P

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 Scotland Census; Parish: Greenock Middle; ED: 23; Page: 4; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1851_118; Year: 1851
2. ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
3. ↑ Victoria BD&M 4671/1855
4. ↑ Australia Marriage Index, Registration Number 4390/1880
5. ↑ Registration number 6141 / 1932; Family name: SCHLITZ; Given name(s) Elizabeth; Place of event: LANCEFIELD, Australia; Mother's name <Unknown Family Name>, Margaret; Mother's family name at birth UNKNOWN; Father's Name: <Unknown Family Name>, MCIVER William a. 82
6. ↑ Family Notices (1932, July 2). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 15. Retrieved October 6, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4460892

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