Harvey Oliver Potts b. 30 May 1896 "Pipeclay", Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia d. 16 Jun 1988 Wellington, New South Wales, Australia: Our Family History

1896 - 1988 (92 years)

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Name	Harvey Oliver Potts
Birth	30 May 1896	"Pipeclay", Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Burial	1988	Wellington Roman Catholic Holy Family Cemetery, Renshaw McGirr Way, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia [3]

		Head Stone of Harvey Oliver Potts Harvey is buried at the Wellington Roman Catholic Holy Family Cemetery
Death	16 Jun 1988	Wellington, New South Wales, Australia [4]
Person ID	I0027	Tucker Family Tree \| The Descendants of Jonathon Griffiths
Last Modified	5 Jan 2013

Father	William Herbert Potts, b. 8 Aug 1874, "Havilah" Station Near Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia d. 14 Jul 1963, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia (Age 88 years)
Mother	Clara Ellen Smith, b. 18 Aug 1870, Stoney Creek, Cooyal, near Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia d. 23 Aug 1950, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia (Age 80 years)
Marriage	25th Jul 1894	St John The Baptist Church, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia [5]

		Marriage Certificate of William Herbert Potts and Clara Smith William Herbert Potts married Clara Smith 25th July 1894 st St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia. Marriage Registration No. 5054/1894
Photos		Clara Ellen Potts (n.Smith) and William Herbert Potts William Herbert Potts and his wife Clara Ellen Potts (n. Smith)
Family ID	F0003	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ida Patricia Althofer, b. 1898, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia d. 16 Mar 1941, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia (Age 43 years)

Marriage 1919 Wellington, New South Wales, Australia [6]

New South Wales Marriage Registration Transcription, Harvey Oliver Potts and Ida Patricia Althofer
Harvey Oliver Potts Married Ida Althofer 1919, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia.

Children

	1. Patricia A Potts d. 1932, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
	2. Kathleen Potts d. 1934, Wellington, New South Wales
	3. H.W. Potts
	4. S. Potts

Family ID F0042 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Mar 2020

Notes

The following text was obtain from the "History of the Potts Family" as compiled by Geoffrey William Potts.

Harvey was born at "Pipeclay" near Mudgee. Harvey and His brother William were very close all their lives and he was a regular visitor at Williams home. In the early days they worked together in Sydney and at a local grocery store called Pepper and Thomas. In the late 1920's Harvey owned a sports shop in the main street at Wellington. In the 1930's Harvey began a shearing contractor business, organising shearing sheds and providing shearers, cooks etc at sheep properties. His ability in this profession can be gauged by the fact that for 35 to 40 years, he was the shearing contractor at some of the largest sheep stations in New South Wales (Michaelego, Cooma, Sandy Camp, Walgett, Bundameer Stud (Warren) and at Wellington). He had the same team of shearers for over 20 years in some cases and remained in this business until 1980 at the age of 84 years. In the early years, Harvey often worked as a change clerk for his brother William, when William was a bookmaker, handling the money and giving change.
Harvey married Ida Althofer and they had 4 children, Harold, Kathleen, Patricia and Sylvia. Kathleen and Patricia died when they were young. His wife died in 1941. His son Harold lived off and on with his brother William for about 6 years before he married. Harvey later had a house built in Wellington and in 1956 married June Benison. they had a daughter Jacqueline.
Harvey was Patron of the Wellington Golf Club where he was a regular golfer. He had played golf there earlier in the day on the day he died aged 92 years on 16 June 1988.

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Sources

[S101] Headstone Inscription, 30 May 1896 (Reliability: 3).
(see photo of headstone)
[S4] New South Wales Government, NSW BDM, 1896 (Reliability: 3).
Surname Potts, Given Names Harvey O, Sex Male, Index Year 1896, Father Harvey O, Mother Clara, Place of Registration Mudgee, Registration Year 1896, Registration Number 23545
[S60] http://www.australiancemeteries.com/, Australian Cemeteries Index, 13 Jul 2004 (Reliability: 3).
[S101] Headstone Inscription, 16 Jun 1988 (Reliability: 3).
In Loving memory of Harvey Oliver Potts 30-5-1896 to 16 - 6 1988 Loving Husband and Father. (see attached headstone photo)
[S4] New South Wales Government, NSW BDM, 25 Jul 1894, 5054/1894 (Reliability: 2).
See attached Marriage Certificate 5054/1894 William Herbert Potts and Clara Smith.
[S588] State Government of New South Wales, Findmypast New South Wales Marriages 1788-1945, (Findmypast), 1919, 5257/1919 (Reliability: 3).
See attached New South Wales Marriage Registration transcription for Harvey O Potts and Ida Althofer.
[S2] Geoffrey William Potts, A history of the Potts Family, Mar 1989, 43 (Reliability: 2).