Friedrich Wilhelm Voltz (1869 - 1929)

Born 10 Jan 1869 in Waterford, Queensland, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet Matilda (Rogers) Voltz — married 14 Sep 1892 (to 1893) in Queensland, Australia

Husband of Matilda Rose (Booker) Voltz — married 22 Sep 1894 (to 1899) in Queensland, Australia

Husband of Charlotte Amelia (Griffiths) Voltz — married 6 May 1903 in Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1929 at age 60 in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Friedrich Wilhelm "Frederick William" Voltz (1869-1929)

Frederick William Voltz was born in the Colony of Queensland (1859-1900)

Birth
Friedrich Wilhelm Voltz was born 10 January 1869 at Waterford, Queensland, Australia. He was the son of Frederick Voltz and Elizabeth Stopher. ^[1]

Note: Friedrich Wilhelm preferred to use the English spelling of his first two names: Frederick William.

Marriage 1
Frederick William Voltz married Harriet Matilda Rogers in 1892 at Queensland, Australia. ^[2]

Death of 1st Wife
Harriet Matilda (Rogers) Voltz passed away 07 March 1893 at Queensland, Australia. ^[3]

Marriage 2
Frederick William Voltz married Matilda Rose Booker 22 September1894 at Queensland, Australia. ^[4]

Death of 2nd Wife
Matilda Rose (Booker) Voltz passed away 9 May 1899 at Queensland, Australia. ^[5]

Marriage 3
Frederick William Voltz married Charlotte Amelia Griffiths 06 May 1903 at Queensland, Australia. ^[6]

Death
Frederick William Voltz passed away 16 July 1929 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ^[7]

Obituary
Obituary" The Beaudesert Times (Qld. : 1908 - 1954) 26 July 1929: page 6. Obituary
Mr. F. W. Voltz
The many friends of Mr. Frederick William Voltz will be sorry to learn of his death, which occurred in Sydney on Tuesday 16 July.
Deceased, who was 61 years of age, was born at Waterford, and was well known throughout the Logan and Albert district.
Very early, in life Mr. Voltz took up work in a sawmill owned by Messrs Laheys Ltd., and worked for this firm as a sawyer for about 42 years, about 30 years of which was spent in the town of Beaudesert.
Later on he left Beaudesert for Lamington, where he took up a position as sawyer for Mr. E. Buchanan, and then left Lamington for Roseberry, (Kyogle) where he had been manager of Roseberry Sawmills for Mr. E. Buchanan for the past six years.
The body was brought to Kyogle, where the interment took place on Friday last in the Roman Catholic portion of Kyogle cemetery. A large, number of district residents joined in paying a last tribute of respect to deceased, who was a highly respected resident, of Roseberry. Rev. Father Smith officiated at the graveside, and Mr. G. Grove had charge of the funeral arrangements.
Deceased is survived by a widow, five sons, and two daughters, vizi—Harry (Brisbane), Joe, Louis, Ambrose, and Jim (Roseberry, Kyogle), Mrs. F. Clacey (Brisbane), Madeline (Roseberry). ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: QLD BDM Index Birth registration: Friedrich Wilhelm Voltz | Birth date: 10/01/1869 | Mother's name: Elizabeth Ann Staphea |Father/parent's name: Frederick Voltz |Registration details: 1869/B/9295 | Reg. Queensland, Australia
2. ↑ Marriage 1: QLD BDM Index Marriage registration: Frederick William Voltz |Marriage date: 14/09/1892 | Spouse's name: Harriet Matilda Rogers |Registration details: 1892/C/1239 | Reg. Queensland, Australia
3. ↑ Death: QLD BDM Index Death registration: Harriett Matilda Voltz | Death date: 07/03/1893 | Mother's name: Catherine Mary Boden | Father/parent's name: Andrew S Rogers | Registration details: 1893/C/2652 | Reg. Queensland, Australia
4. ↑ Marriage 2: QLD BDM Index Marriage registration: Matilda Rose Booker | Marriage date: 22/09/1894 | Spouse's name: Fredrick William Voltz | Registration details: 1894/C/1121 | Reg. Queensland, Australia
5. ↑ Death: QLD BDM Index Death registration: Matilda Rose Voltz|Death date: 09/05/1899 |Mother's name: Sarah Hills |Father/parent's name: Henry Boaker|Registration details: 1899/C/2936 |Reg. Queensland, Australia
6. ↑ Marriage 3: QLD BDM Index Marriage registration: Frederick William Voltz |Marriage date: 06/05/1903 | Spouse's name: Charlotte Amelia Griffiths |Registration details: 1903/C/1335 | Reg. Queensland, Australia
7. ↑ Death: NSW BDM Index Reg. No. 17142/1929 | VOLTZ FREDERICK W | Father: FREDERICK | Mother: ELIZABETH A |Reg. BALMAIN SOUTH, NSW, Australia
8. ↑ Obituary (1929, July 26). The Beaudesert Times (Qld. : 1908 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved November 25, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216864486