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Maria Theresa WOLTER (1853 - 1927)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
William Wolter DIESSEL (1867 - 1933)
Emma DIESSEL (1870 - 1964)
Isabella DIESSEL (1873 - 1949)
Andrew Henry DIESSEL (1878 - 1913)
Lilly DIESSEL (1880 - 1950)
Albert DIESSEL (1883 - 1958)
Florence Mary DIESSEL (1887 - 1961)
Alice Sophia DIESSEL (1889 - 1965)
Edward Theodore DIESSEL (1891 - 1975)
August Ferdinand DIESSEL (1897 - 1974)
Maria Theresa WOLTER (1853 - 1927)

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Andrew DIESSEL (1837 - 1907)
Lorenz WOLTER (1822 - 1895)











Margaret Rachael SCHAFER












b. 1853 at Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia
m. 1869 Andrew DIESSEL (1837 - 1907) at Albury, New South Wales, Australia
d. Oct 1927 at Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia aged 74
Parents:
Lorenz WOLTER (1822 - 1895)
Margaret Rachael SCHAFER
Children (10):
William Wolter DIESSEL (1867 - 1933)
Emma DIESSEL (1870 - 1964)
Isabella DIESSEL (1873 - 1949)
Andrew Henry DIESSEL (1878 - 1913)
Lilly DIESSEL (1880 - 1950)
Albert DIESSEL (1883 - 1958)
Florence Mary DIESSEL (1887 - 1961)
Alice Sophia DIESSEL (1889 - 1965)
Edward Theodore DIESSEL (1891 - 1975)
August Ferdinand DIESSEL (1897 - 1974)
Grandchildren (3):
Dorothy DIESSEL (1906 - 1945), Vera M DIESSEL (1906 - )
Events in Maria Theresa WOLTER (1853 - 1927)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1853 Maria Theresa WOLTER was born Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 63
1867 14 Birth of son William Wolter DIESSEL Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia
1869 16 Married Andrew DIESSEL (aged 32) Albury, New South Wales, Australia
1870 17 Birth of daughter Emma DIESSEL
1873 20 Birth of daughter Isabella DIESSEL Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia
1878 25 Birth of son Andrew Henry DIESSEL Albury, New South Wales, Australia
1880 27 Birth of daughter Lilly DIESSEL Albury, New South Wales, Australia
1883 30 Birth of son Albert DIESSEL Albury, New South Wales, Australia
1887 34 Birth of daughter Florence Mary DIESSEL Albury, New South Wales, Australia
1889 36 Birth of daughter Alice Sophia DIESSEL Albury, New South Wales, Australia
1891 38 Birth of son Edward Theodore DIESSEL Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia
1895 42 Death of father Lorenz WOLTER (aged 73) Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia
1897 44 Birth of son August Ferdinand DIESSEL Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia
1907 54 Death of husband Andrew DIESSEL (aged 70) Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia 63
1913 60 Death of son Andrew Henry DIESSEL (aged 35) Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia
Oct 1927 74 Maria Theresa WOLTER died Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia 63
Personal Notes:
The Tumut and Adelong Times 1 Nov 1927
MRS MARIA THERESA DIESSEL The death occurred last Friday week at Tumbarumba, at the age of 77 years, of Mrs. Maria Theresa Diessel, after an illness of nearly twelve months. Her husband, Mr. Andrew Diessel, predeceased her some twenty years ago. She reared a family of five sons and five daughters, of whom nine are still living. Those living are : Messrs William Diessel, Wagga ; Albert, Tumbarumba ; E. T., Dulwich Hill, Sydney; J. F. Canterbury, Sydney; Mesdames F. Cornelius, Tumbarumba; R. Martin, The Rock ; J. E. Young, Hamilton, Newcastle; A. Huxtable, Sydney; and F. Thomson, New Farm, Brisbane. During conversation prior to her fatal illness the late Mrs. Diessel would often refer to the riots in the early days of Lambing Flat (now Young), where her parents (the late Mr. and Mrs. L. Wolter) went to when she was a child (she was born at Ashfield, Sydney). Several of the Chinese were killed and others were driven from the goldfields. Scores of those who fled had their pigtails cut off, and she, with other girls, on finding some of the pigtails hanging to bushes would undo the plaits to get the silk which was in them to make whip lashes. Her parents eventually wended their way to Tumbarumba, and remained there until their decease. Her husband, who was a miner, along with his brother, the late Harry Diessel, had several small claims in that district, but when the Sydney Ground Sluicing Company commenced operations at what is known as the cuttings, near the Adelong road, about two miles out, he worked for the company. He also worked in the Homeward Bound, Peep of Day and Rising Morn Claims, and was one of eight to cut what is known as the Union Jack Race. He and his brother cut out the stone for the foundation of the Tumbarumba Presbyterian Church. The late Mrs. Diessel's grandfather found what is known as the Gibraltar Reef at Adelong. He made his money there and afterwards went to Europe. She had a brooch made out of a piece of gold taken from the reef. Before sailing for Europe, her grandparents sent her from Sydney, as a memento, a life-size doll, and in each shoe placed a £50 note. The doll was a pleasant surprise, but the notes were a greater one.
Source References:
63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/
- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 1 Nov 1927 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 1 Nov 1927 (Death)
- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 1 Nov 1927 (Birth)

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