Adelaide KNOWLING (1830

Adelaide KNOWLING (1830 - 1904)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Charles Edward WEIDEMANN (1864 - 1938) George Thomas WEIDEMANN (1866 - 1883) Charlotte Ann WEIDEMANN (1871 - 1944)	Adelaide KNOWLING (1830 - 1904) + Johan Friedrich WEIDEMANN (1835 - 1901)	William KNOWLING (1804 - 1872)



		Sarah Webber TWIGGS (1802 - 1886)	John TWIGGS

			Ann (TWIGGS)

b. 1830 at St Sidwells, Devon, England

m. 1855 Johan Friedrich WEIDEMANN (1835 - 1901) at Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

d. 1904 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia aged 74

Near Relatives of Adelaide KNOWLING (1830 - 1904)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	John TWIGGS
Grandmother	Ann (TWIGGS)

Father	William KNOWLING	1804	Exeter, Devon, England	abt 1872	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	68
Mother	Sarah Webber TWIGGS	abt 1802	Exeter, Devon, England	1886	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	84

Self	Adelaide KNOWLING	1830	St Sidwells, Devon, England	1904	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	74

Husband	Johan Friedrich WEIDEMANN	abt 1835		1901	Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia	66

Son	Charles Edward WEIDEMANN	1864	Ararat, Victoria, Australia	1938	Victoria, Australia	74
Son	George Thomas WEIDEMANN	1866	Ararat, Victoria, Australia	1883	Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia	17
Daughter	Charlotte Ann WEIDEMANN	1871	Ararat, Victoria, Australia	1944	Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia	73

Daughter in Law	Harriett Emily SHEARER	abt 1869		1959		90
Son in Law	Charles Demetrius CARRA	1872	Victoria, Australia	1950	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	78

Granddaughter	Harriett Ann (Nancy) WEIDEMANN	1893	Victoria, Australia	1985	Marron, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia	92
Grandson	Frederick Charles (Fred) WEIDEMANN	1895	Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia	1966	Victoria, Australia	71
Granddaughter	Adelaide Emily (Ada) WEIDEMANN	1897	Rosebery, Victoria, Australia	1971	Thornbury, Victoria, Australia	74
Granddaughter	Ellen Dorothy (Nell) WEIDEMANN (3rd dau)	1900	Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia	1987	Crowlands, Victoria, Australia	87
Grandson	George Oliver WEIDEMANN	1902	Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia	1964	Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia	62
Grandson	Arthur James WEIDEMANN	1904	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	1955	Ararat, Victoria, Australia	51
Granddaughter	Edith Flora WEIDEMANN	1906	Stawell, Victoria, Australia	1991		85
Granddaughter	Amy Louisa WEIDEMANN	1908		1926	Ararat, Victoria, Australia	18
Granddaughter	Linda Maude WEIDEMANN	1910	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1993		83
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Esther Grace (Grace) WEIDEMANN	1914	Victoria, Australia	2013	Waverley Valley Aged Care, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	99

Events in Adelaide KNOWLING (1830 - 1904)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1830		Adelaide KNOWLING was born	St Sidwells, Devon, England	Note 1
1855	25	Married Johan Friedrich WEIDEMANN (aged 20)	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	Note 2	52
1864	34	Birth of son Charles Edward WEIDEMANN	Ararat, Victoria, Australia	Note 3
1866	36	Birth of son George Thomas WEIDEMANN	Ararat, Victoria, Australia	Burial info
1871	41	Birth of daughter Charlotte Ann WEIDEMANN	Ararat, Victoria, Australia	Burial info
abt 1872	42	Death of father William KNOWLING (aged 68)	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	Note 4	60
1883	53	Death of son George Thomas WEIDEMANN (aged 17)	Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia	Burial info
1886	56	Death of mother Sarah Webber TWIGGS (aged 84)	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	Note 5	60
1901	71	Death of husband Johan Friedrich WEIDEMANN (aged 66)	Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia	Note 6	60
1904	74	Adelaide KNOWLING died	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 7	60
1904	74	Burial	Rupanyup Cemetery, Yarriambiak Shire, Victoria	Note 8	90

Note 1: Burial info

Adelaide Knowling
in the England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936
Name: Adelaide Knowling
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 9 Nov 1830
Birth Place: St Sidwells, Devon, England
Baptism Date: 16 Jan 1831
Baptism Place: Exeter, Devon, England
Denomination: Independent
Father:
William Knowling (shoe maker)
Mother:
Sarah Webber Twiss

Note 2: Ferdinand Weideman
in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name: Ferdinand Weideman
Marriage Date: 3 Mar 1855
Marriage Place: Adelaide, South Australia
Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Spouse: Adelaide Knowling
Page number: 23
Volume Number: 22

Note 3: From headstone - died 1938 - age 74 = c 1864

Note 4: Ancestry tree

South. Australian Register (Adelaide) 1 Oct 1872
DEATHS.
KNOWLING. - On the 30th September, at
his residence, Halifax-street, William Knowling,
aged 69.

Note 5: Ancestry tree

South Australian Register (Adelaide) 14 Dec 1886
KNOWLING.— On the 13th December, at the
residence of her daughter (Mrs. Emma Pounsett),
Halifax-street, Sarah Webber, relict of the late
Wm. Knowling, in her 84th year. A colonist of
37 years. Devonshire and Melbourne papers please
copy.

Note 6: Burial records

Horsham Times 28 June 1901
Mr. F. W. Weidemann, farmer, of Lallat
Plains, died, from heart disease, on Tuesday.

The Argus (Melbourne) 8 Aug 1901
FERDINAND WEIDEMANN late of Lallat Plains, in
the state of Victoria farmer deceased intestate
may be granted to THE UNION TRUSTEE COM
PANT OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED, of 403 Collins
street Melbourne in the said State, the said com
pany having been authorised by Adelaide Weide
mann the widow of the said deceased to apply
for such grant
Dated the 7th day of August 1901

Note 7: Burial info

Adelaide Weidemann
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Adelaide Weidemann
Death Age: 40
Birth Date: abt 1864
Death Date: Abt 1904
Death Place: Melbourne, Victoria
Registration Date: 1904
Registration Place: Australia
Father: Knowling Wm
Mother: Sarah Webber Twiggs
Registration Number: 2366

Horsham Times 8 April 1904
The death took place on Friday last at
Dr Moore's private hospital, Melbourne, of
Mrs Ferdinand Weidemann, one of the
oldest residents of the Wimmera. Deceased,
who was 70 years of age, had been suffering
from a tumerous growth. A family of six
are left to mourn their loss. The remains
were brought to Rupanyup for burial, the
service at the grave being read by the Rev.
W. R. Featonby.

Note 8: Adelaide Knowling Weidemann
Birth 1834
Death 25 Mar 1904 (aged 69–70)
Melbourne, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
Burial
Rupanyup Cemetery
Rupanyup, Yarriambiack Shire, Victoria, Australia

Personal Notes:

from death reg of son

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Ferdinand Weideman
in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name: Ferdinand Weideman
Marriage Date: 3 Mar 1855
Marriage Place: Adelaide, South Australia
Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Spouse: Adelaide Knowling
Page number: 23
Volume Number: 22

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Horsham Times 8 April 1904
The death took place on Friday last at
Dr Moore's private hospital, Melbourne, of
Mrs Ferdinand Weidemann, one of the
oldest residents of the Wimmera. Deceased,
who was 70 years of age, had been suffering
from a tumerous growth. A family of six
are left to mourn their loss. The remains
were brought to Rupanyup for burial, the
service at the grave being read by the Rev.
W. R. Featonby.

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Adelaide Knowling Weidemann
Birth 1834
Death 25 Mar 1904 (aged 69–70)
Melbourne, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
Burial
Rupanyup Cemetery
Rupanyup, Yarriambiack Shire, Victoria, Australia

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