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Mary Alice Elizabeth MAJOR (1884 - 1940)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Edward RITTER Robert RITTER Alice Elizabeth RITTER (1913 - ) Clarice Lynn RITTER (1915 - ) William RITTER (1918 - ) Gilbert RITTER (1920 - )	Mary Alice Elizabeth MAJOR (1884 - 1940) + William George John (Wilhelm) RITTER (1890 - 1961)	George MAJOR
		Mary MCEVOY

b. 1884 at Yandoit, Victoria, Australia

m. 1912 William George John (Wilhelm) RITTER (1890 - 1961) at Victoria, Australia

d. 1940 at Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia aged 56

Near Relatives of Mary Alice Elizabeth MAJOR (1884 - 1940)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Wilhelm Arnold RITTER	1865	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	1929	Clydesdale, Victoria, Australia	64
Mother in Law	Elizabeth Jane HIGGINS	1864	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	1942	Newstead, Victoria, Australia	78
Father	George MAJOR
Mother	Mary MCEVOY
Self	Mary Alice Elizabeth MAJOR	1884	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	1940	Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia	56
Husband	William George John (Wilhelm) RITTER	1890	Clydesdale, Victoria, Australia	1961	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	71
Son	Edward RITTER
Son	Robert RITTER
Daughter	Alice Elizabeth RITTER	1913	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Daughter	Clarice Lynn RITTER	1915	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
Son	William RITTER	1918	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Son	Gilbert RITTER	1920	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Son in Law	A. E. MELLOWS
Son in Law	C. L. BUTTERS
Sister in Law	Adelaide Maude (Alice) RITTER	1886		1973	Victoria, Australia	87
Brother in Law	Arnold Karl (Charlie) RITTER	1888	Clydesdale, Victoria, Australia	1966	Carnegie, Victoria, Australia	78
Brother in Law	Harold Gustava RITTER	1891	Clydesdale, Victoria, Australia	1962	Footscray, Victoria, Australia	71
Brother in Law	Edward Albert RITTER	abt 1893		1901	Castlemain, Victoria, Australia	8
Brother in Law	Gilbert Louis RITTER	1895		1918	Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France	23
Sister in Law	Anna Elisabeth RITTER	1896	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	1978	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	82
Sister in Law	Olive Amelia RITTER	1899	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	1928	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	29
Sister in Law	Mary Agnes (Molly) RITTER	1903	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	1974	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	71

Events in Mary Alice Elizabeth MAJOR (1884 - 1940)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1884		Mary Alice Elizabeth MAJOR was born	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	Ancestry tree
1912	28	Married William George John (Wilhelm) RITTER (aged 22)	Victoria, Australia	Note 1	52
1913	29	Birth of daughter Alice Elizabeth RITTER	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	Note 2	22
1915	31	Birth of daughter Clarice Lynn RITTER	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	22
1918	34	Birth of son William RITTER	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	22
1920	36	Birth of son Gilbert RITTER	Yandoit, Victoria, Australia	Note 5	22
1940	56	Mary Alice Elizabeth MAJOR died	Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia	Note 6	52, 60
1940	56	Burial	Daylesford Cemetery, Daylesford, Victoria	Note 7	90

Note 1: Alice Major in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Alice Major Marriage Date: 1912 Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Date: 1912 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Spouse: Geo Wm Ritter Registration Number: 8958

Note 2: RITTER Alice Elizth Birth Mother - Alice MAJOR Father - Wm Geo CASTLEMAINE 1913 20261/1913

Note 3: RITTER Clarice Lynn Birth Mother - Alice MAJOR Father - Wm Geo DAYLESFORD 1915 11717/1915

Note 4: RITTER Wm Birth Mother - Alice MAJOR Father - Wm Geo YANDOIT 1918 15938/1918

Note 5: Event: births Registration number. 36399 / 1920 Family name: RITTER Given name(s) Gilbert Place of event: YANDOIT, VIC, Australia Mother's name - Alice Mother's family name at birth - MAJOR Father's Name: - Wm George

Note 6: Ancestry tree Alice Ritter in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Alice Ritter Death Age: 55 Birth Date: abt 1885 Death Date: Abt 1940 Death Place: Fitzroy, Victoria Registration Date: 1940 Registration Place: Australia Father: Geo Major Mother: Mary McEvoy Registration Number: 3715 The Age (Melbourne) 18 April 1940 RITTER.—On April 17, at St. Vincent's Hos- pital, Melbourne, Alice, the dearly loved wife of William George Ritter (Footscray Cemetery Lodge), Geelong-road, Footscray, and the loving mother of Edward, Alice (Mrs. A. E. Mellows), CIarice (Mrs. C. L. Butters), William, Gilbert and Robbie.

Note 7: Alice Ritter Birth unknown Death 19 Apr 1940 Burial Footscray General Cemetery Footscray, Maribyrnong City, Victoria, Australia Plot Church of England B, Grave 933

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Alice Ritter in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Alice Ritter Death Age: 55 Birth Date: abt 1885 Death Date: Abt 1940 Death Place: Fitzroy, Victoria Registration Date: 1940 Registration Place: Australia Father: Geo Major Mother: Mary McEvoy Registration Number: 3715

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Alice Major in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Alice Major Marriage Date: 1912 Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Date: 1912 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Spouse: Geo Wm Ritter Registration Number: 8958

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

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: The Age (Melbourne) 18 April 1940 RITTER.—On April 17, at St. Vincent's Hos- pital, Melbourne, Alice, the dearly loved wife of William George Ritter (Footscray Cemetery Lodge), Geelong-road, Footscray, and the loving mother of Edward, Alice (Mrs. A. E. Mellows), CIarice (Mrs. C. L. Butters), William, Gilbert and Robbie.

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

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Alice Ritter Birth unknown Death 19 Apr 1940 Burial Footscray General Cemetery Footscray, Maribyrnong City, Victoria, Australia Plot Church of England B, Grave 933

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