The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameMatilda Maude Letitia Rickus
Birth12 Jun 1874, Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
Death17 May 1952, New Zealand
Misc. Notes
Name of “Maud Rickis” of Ngai Tahu from Daniel (DC) Harding in a ‘Whanganui History Online’ facebook Group on the 26 August 2022. Ngai Tahu is the principal Māori iwi of the South Island, New Zealand.
Daniel is the grandson of Helen Cassie Higgie and her husband Herbert Louis Adams.

Three given names from birth search of son on New Zealand BDM website in January 2023:
1894/855 Adams, Charles. Mother: Matilda Maud Letitia. Father: John

Maiden name of “Rickus”, year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in January 2023:
1892/2395. Bride: Matilda Maud Letitia Rickus. Groom: John Adams

Full date of marriage of 14 July 1892 from further searching in January 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in January 2023:
1874/36922. Rickus, Matilda Maude Letitia. Mother: Elizabeth. Father: James

Full date of birth of 12 June 1874 from further searching in January 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.

Place of birth registartion of “Kaiapoi” from birth certificate found online in January 2023.

Year and country of death, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in January 2023:
1952/31209. Adams, Maude Matilda Laticha. Died age 79Y

Full date of death of 17 May 1952 from further searching in January 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
Spouses
Marriage14 Jul 1892, New Zealand
ChildrenCharles William (1894-1965)
Last Modified 25 Jan 2023Created 6 Aug 2025 using Reunion for Macintosh