When Martha Maria Hartwig was born on 20 August 1895, in Queensland, Australia, her father, Hermann Michael Hartwig, was 31 and her mother, Bertha Louise Briese, was 36. She married David Daniel Hartwig on 22 September 1920, in Queensland, Australia. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 3 September 1961, in Douglas, Queensland, Australia, at the age of 66, and was buried in Douglas Cemetery, Douglas, Queensland, Australia.
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First Federal election.
The Australian flag flown for the first time.
August: Australia becomes involved in World War One as Britain is preparing to declare war on Germany.
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hans, Klaus, Lorenz, Alfons, Elfriede, Erna, Erwin, Ewald, Fritz, Gerhard.
German (also Härtwig), Dutch, and Danish: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements hard ‘hardy, strong’ + wīg ‘battle, combat’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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