Rankin Family History
William Charles Lierse
1898 - 1976 (78 years)
1. William Charles Lierse was born on 24 May 1898 in Diamond Creek, Victoria (son of Wilhelm Carl Lierse and Marie Luisa Strauch); died on 9 Nov 1976 in Diamond Creek, Victoria. Family/Spouse: Priscilla Mary Wadeson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Wilhelm Carl Lierse was born on 14 Nov 1853 in East Melbourne, Victoria (son of Karl Wilhelm Lierse and Johanna Traveler); died on 18 Apr 1932 in Diamond Creek, Victoria. Wilhelm married Marie Luisa Strauch in 1895 (Vic BDM Reg. number 1447/1895). Marie (daughter of Ludwig Andreas Gottfried Strauch and Johanna Marie Elisabeth Betenstedt) was born on 10 Jul 1859 in Stendahl, Prussia; died on 26 Nov 1935 in Diamond Creek, Victoria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Marie Luisa Strauch was born on 10 Jul 1859 in Stendahl, Prussia (daughter of Ludwig Andreas Gottfried Strauch and Johanna Marie Elisabeth Betenstedt); died on 26 Nov 1935 in Diamond Creek, Victoria. Children:
- Martha Johanna Lierse was born on 2 Apr 1896 in Diamond Creek, Victoria; died on 11 Mar 1976 in Bentleigh East, Victoria.
- 1. William Charles Lierse was born on 24 May 1898 in Diamond Creek, Victoria; died on 9 Nov 1976 in Diamond Creek, Victoria.
- Ernst Otto Lierse was born in 1900 in Diamond Creek, Victoria; died in 1974 in Diamond Creek, Victoria.
- Bernard August Lierse was born in 1904 in Diamond Creek, Victoria; died in 1995.
Generation: 3
4. Karl Wilhelm Lierse was born in 1853 in Tschiefer, Silesia; died on 16 Jan 1932 in Diamond Creek, Victoria. Karl married Johanna Traveler. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Johanna Traveler Children:
- 2. Wilhelm Carl Lierse was born on 14 Nov 1853 in East Melbourne, Victoria; died on 18 Apr 1932 in Diamond Creek, Victoria.
6. Ludwig Andreas Gottfried Strauch was born on 10 Jan 1822 in Travemunde, Lubeck, Germany (son of Johannes Gottfried Strauch and Anna Dorothee Benecke); died on 31 Mar 1882. Ludwig married Johanna Marie Elisabeth Betenstedt in 1853 in Stendahl, Prussia. Johanna (daughter of Johannes Christopher Betenstedt and Dorothea Elisabeth Lippert) was born on 19 May 1825; died in 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Johanna Marie Elisabeth Betenstedt was born on 19 May 1825 (daughter of Johannes Christopher Betenstedt and Dorothea Elisabeth Lippert); died in 1893. Children:
- Carl Robert Strauch
- 3. Marie Luisa Strauch was born on 10 Jul 1859 in Stendahl, Prussia; died on 26 Nov 1935 in Diamond Creek, Victoria.
Generation: 4
12. Johannes Gottfried Strauch Johannes married Anna Dorothee Benecke. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Anna Dorothee Benecke Children:
- 6. Ludwig Andreas Gottfried Strauch was born on 10 Jan 1822 in Travemunde, Lubeck, Germany; died on 31 Mar 1882.
14. Johannes Christopher Betenstedt Johannes married Dorothea Elisabeth Lippert. Dorothea was born before 1853. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Dorothea Elisabeth Lippert was born before 1853. Children:
- 7. Johanna Marie Elisabeth Betenstedt was born on 19 May 1825; died in 1893.