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William Campbell POTTER (1871 - 1957)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Edna M POTTER (1912 - ) Grace I POTTER (1912 - ) Marjorie J POTTER (1914 - ) William C POTTER (1916 - ) Isoline M POTTER (1920 - ) Charles Cedric POTTER (1921 - 1986)	William Campbell POTTER (1871 - 1957) + Ethel May COWLEY (1878 - 1957)	Charles POTTER (1830 - 1913)
		Catherine CAMPBELL (1846 - 1923)

b. 1871 at Cooma, New South Wales, Australia

m. 1911 Ethel May COWLEY (1878 - 1957) at Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia

d. 1957 at Ryde, New South Wales, Australia aged 86

Near Relatives of William Campbell POTTER (1871 - 1957)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Frank COWLEY	1849	Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire	1917	Edmonton Infirmary, London, England	68
Mother in Law	Catherine (Kate) Isobel PHILLIPS	1848	Paterson, New South Wales	1894	St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia	46
Father	Charles POTTER	1830		1913	Adaminaby, Monaro Region, New South Wales, Australia	83
Mother	Catherine CAMPBELL	1846	Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland	1923	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia	77
Self	William Campbell POTTER	1871	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia	1957	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia	86
Wife	Ethel May COWLEY	1878	Gundagai, NSW, Australia	1957	Balmain, NSW, Australia	79
Daughter	Edna M POTTER	1912	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Grace I POTTER	1912	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Marjorie J POTTER	1914	Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Son	William C POTTER	1916	Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Isoline M POTTER	1920	Hornsby, NSW, Australia
Son	Charles Cedric POTTER	1921	Ryde, Sydney, NSW, Australia	1986	Salisbury, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	65
Daughter in Law	Georgina Patricia WATSON
Nephew	Arthur Samuel COWLEY	1904	Queensland, Australia	1983	Queensland, Australia	79
Nephew	Percival Francis COWLEY	1905	Queensland, Australia	1984	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	79
Nephew	Mervyn Cecil COWLEY	01 Jan 1918	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	17 May 1945	Queensland, Australia	27
Nephew	Noel John Cowley MCCOMBE	1901	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia	1981	Fremantle, WA, Australia	80
Niece	Dorothy Grace MCCOMBE	1905	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia	1982	Victoria, Australia	77
Nephew	Willim Geoffrey MCCOMBE	1906	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia	1957	Victoria, Australia	51
Nephew	Alan George MCCOMBE	1908	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia	1974	Fremantle, WA, Australia	66
Nephew	Keith Carlyle Alfred MCCOMBE	1913	Victoria, Australia	1915	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia	2
Niece	Lois Allison MCCOMBE	1917	Victoria, Australia	1964	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia	47
Niece	Jean Heath COTTEE	1907	Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Raymond COTTEE	1909	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	1986		77
Sister in Law	Alice (Elsie) Mabel COWLEY	1872	Queensland, Australia	1948	Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia	76
Sister in Law	Jeannett Isoline COWLEY	1874	Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia	1953	Bellevue Hill, NSW, Australia	79
Brother in Law	Arthur Wellesley COWLEY	1876	Gundagai, NSW, Australia	01 May 1955	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	79
Sister in Law	Grace Evelyn Mayor COWLEY	1880	Cootamundra, NSW, Australia	1960	Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	80
Brother in Law	John Peace Mornington (Jack) COWLEY	1882	Albury, NSW, Australia	1913	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	31
Sister in Law	Olive Ivy COWLEY	1883	Cootamundra, NSW, Australia	1970	St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia	87
Sister in Law	Marian Vera COWLEY	1885	Bethungra, New South Wales, Australia	1885	Bethungra, New South Wales, Australia	0
Brother in Law	Alfred Frank (Raymond) Cyril Oscar CAMPBELL COWLEY	1893	Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Sister in Law	Olive Margaretta (Mavie) CAMPBELL COWLEY	1894	London, England
Brother in Law	Clarence Cecil Campbell COWLEY	1896	Holborn, London, England
Brother in Law	Valentine Sidney Frank COWLEY	1897	Walworth, Surrey, England	1964	Edmonton, Middlesex, England	67
Sister in Law	Kathleen Emily Kate Winter COWLEY	1899	Southend On Sea, Essex, England
Sister in Law	Nora Ethel Amy Sedgwick (Lavender) COWLEY	1900	Southend On Sea, Essex, England
Brother in Law	Montague Campbell Levison Gower COWLEY	1904	Launceston, Cornwall, England
Sister in Law	Ivy Hazel Adeline Mornington COWLEY	1905	Edmonton, Middlesex, England	1992	Haringey, Greater London, England	87
Brother in Law	Olaf Carl Mornington COWLEY	1908	Edmonton, Middlesex, England	1981	St Albans	73

Events in William Campbell POTTER (1871 - 1957)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1871		William Campbell POTTER was born	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia	Note 1	52
1911	40	Married Ethel May COWLEY (aged 33)	Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia	Note 2	52
1912	41	Birth of daughter Edna M POTTER	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia	Note 3	17
1912	41	Birth of daughter Grace I POTTER	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia	Note 4	17
1913	42	Death of father Charles POTTER (aged 83)	Adaminaby, Monaro Region, New South Wales, Australia	Note 5	60
1914	43	Birth of daughter Marjorie J POTTER	Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Note 6	17
1916	45	Birth of son William C POTTER	Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Note 7	17
1920	49	Birth of daughter Isoline M POTTER	Hornsby, NSW, Australia	Note 8	17
1921	50	Birth of son Charles Cedric POTTER	Ryde, Sydney, NSW, Australia	Note 9	17
1923	52	Death of mother Catherine CAMPBELL (aged 77)	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia	Note 10	60
1957	86	William Campbell POTTER died	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia	Note 11	17
1957	86	Death of wife Ethel May COWLEY (aged 79)	Balmain, NSW, Australia	Note 12	17

Note 1: Age 39 in 1911 marriage reg - born Cooma William Campbell Potter in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name William Campbell Potter Birth Date 1871 Birth Place New South Wales Registration Year 1871 Registration Place Cooma, New South Wales, Australia Father Charles Potter Mother Catherine Potter Registration Number 9287

Note 2: Ethel May Cowley in the Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011 Name Ethel May Cowley Gender Female Marriage Age 33 Record Type Marriage Birth Date abt 1878 Marriage Date 24 Jul. 1911 Marriage Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Parish as it Appears All Saints, Petersham Father Frank Cowley - surveyor Mother Isabel Cowley Spouse William Campbell Potter (39) - born Cooma Parents of spouse - Charles Potter (grazier) & Catherine Campbell

Note 3: POTTER EDNA M 20064/1912 WILLIAM C & ETHEL M @ PADDINGTON

Note 4: POTTER GRACE I 36754/1912 WILLIAM C & ETHEL M. @ WAVERLEY

Note 5: Burial info Manaro Mercury and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser 3 Nov 1913 Death of Mr . C. Potter AN OLD MANARO IDENTITY. Mr. Charles Potter, of Jones Plain., whose death occurred suddenly on Saturday afternoon, 18 October was the youngest son of Mr Wm Potter of 32 Drummond St., Euston Square London, and here Mr Potter was born on 9th October 1830. He and his two brothers , John and William , when old enough serv- ed the full term of seven years at their Father's trade, that of stonemason and plasterer, and all became proficient. When a young man Charles followed his brother John out to Melbourne where work was plentiful, and when treble the present value of the same work now could be ob- tained. Shortly after his arrival which was about 1850, the rich gold find at Ballarat occurred and he went thither and for some time afterwards neglected his trade in his search for gold in its native state. From Ballar- rat he hurried to Castlemaine and thence to Bendigo as those fields broke out and later when the rush to Rockhampton event- uated Mr. Potter was one of about three hundred who went to Melbourne and made the voy- age thither; but being disgusted with the roughness of his fellow passengers on the way, imme- diately returned, without doing a day's mining. On reaching Melbourne again he made his way to Bendigo, but not being very lucky as a digger he came across to Deniliquin in New South- Wales, and with Mr. J.J. Mawson and the late Mr. D. Scarlett there jointly contracted for numerous buildings. When Kiandra goldfield broke out in 1860, the gold fever again caused the trio to seek their fortune there, and after working several claims on Jack son's Flat and sinking most of the money they had formerly made at building, they left to- gether for Bungendore, where one of the three had a debtor from whom he expected to re- cover £36. On the way they passed through Cooma, when the Royal Hotel was being built, and they tendered for and got the work of plastering it. Being pleased with the Manaro climate all stayed in Cooma and together erected some of the most substantial buildings in the town and district, amongst them being St. Paul's Church, the Cooma Hospital, and the Station Buildings at Myalla: and Dange- long. After finishing the home stead of the late Mr. Wm. Jar dine, Mr J. J.Mawson withdrew from the firm, but the other two continued erecting numerous stone structures, building Cool- ringdon house, the Gegedzerick homestead for the Brook's fam- ily; the Bank of New South Wales which was Mr Potter's own property and was used at that time for the "Mercury" office, Messrs. Heeney & Spring being the proprietors. It was sold later to form the first branch of the Bank of New South Wales. Mr. Jardine's cot- age in Cooma, the residence of the Sub-Inspector, the Presby tery of the RC. Church, and Dodds' Hotel are other buildings ercted and chimneys, ceilings and plastered walls of his work are to be found throughout the Manaro district. In January, 1870, Mr. Potter married Miss Catherine Camp- bell niece of the late Mr Wm. Jardine, at Curry Flat and for several years thereafter he re- sided in Cooma where his eldest son William was born. When he sold his property in Cooma he selected at Back Flat, but, soon sold his land there to Mr. J. Cosgrove. He next selected at Bobeyan, but about three years after he sold that property to Mr. A. A. McKeahnie, and bought Jones' Plain where he af- terwards resided for 33 years. His health up to within a few weeks of his death was exceed- ingly good, heart failure bring- ing about a sudden yet peaceful end to a lengthy career. Hon oured and admired by all who knew him for his strict integrity and honesty of purpose, it can safely be said he had no enemy. To mourn their great sorrow he has left a loving wife,three sons William Campbell Potter, oper- ator in the G.P.O. Sydney; Al- bert Ernest Potter, of Inglevale; and Charles Edwin Potter, Jones Plain; also one daughter Mrs. R. M. Paterson , Public School, Kiandra. The body was laid to rest in the C.E. portion of the Adaminaby cemetery on Mon- day 20th ultimo, the service be- ing read most impressively by the Rev. Mr Thomas, of Ada- minaby. The Rev Mr McAlpine of Cooma was also present at the graveside and appropriately made many references to the respect in which Mr Potter was held. The three sons and son-in-law were the pall-bearers, while the funeral arrangements were in the hands of Mr A. A. Bell, of Adaminaby. The coffin of pol- ished cedar, richly silver-mount- ed was a work of art. friends from far and near joined the funeral on its way to the ceme- tery, and quite a number fol- lowed the hearse from the home- stead. Much sympathy is ex- pressed for the bereaved ones, who are all very popular in the district.

Note 6: POTTER MARJORIE J 1817/1914 WILLIAM C & ETHEL M @ ASHFIELD

Note 7: POTTER WILLIAM C 14897/1916 WILLIAM C & ETHEL M @ ASHFIELD

Note 8: POTTER ISOLINE M 7939/1920 WILLIAM C & ETHEL M @ HORNSBY

Note 9: POTTER CHARLES C 34813/1921 WILLIAM C & ETHEL M @ RYDE

Note 10: Burial info Manaro Mercury and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser 21 Sept 1923 THE LATE MRS CATHERINE POTTER. A correspondent writes:— Mrs, Potter, whose death occurred in Adaminaby on 6th September, at the age of 76 years, was a native of Scotland, being born at Dalry, Ayrshire, on 19th December, 1846. Her maiden name was Catherine Campbell, and at the age of 15 she and her sister Mary, who was two years her senior, emigrated to Australia. They travelled overland to Liverpool, where they began their long voyage on the ship Lobilli, which was six months in reaching Sydney. These two maidens were well cared for by the captain, and often re- ceived some of the captain's fare, that being very different to the plain daily menu of the majority of the passengers. In Sydney they were met by their uncle, Mr. William Jardine, who then lived at Bullenbalong, but who afterwards bought Curry Flat. Here the two girls remained until Mary was married to Mr. Adam Jardine, and in January 1871, Catherine married Mr. Charles Potter, then a builder in Cooma, Her married life began in Cooma, but Mr. Potter gave up his trade and began life on the land, first at Pine Flat, afterwards at Bobeyan, and on selling that property he selected Jones' Plain property on which he remained till his death in 1913. Mrs. Porter felt this loss sincerely, also that of her son Albert, -from pneumonic influenza, over four years ago. Dr. Ludowici purchased this home and property, so in July, 1922, Mrs. Potter and son Charles Edwin came to Adaminaby where they resided till Mrs. Potter's death. Dr. Row attended her in her last illness, and was ably supported by her daughter-in-law Mrs. . S. A. Potter, and Mrs. Cook. The cause of death was senile decay. The children living are Mr. William Potter (Epping), Mr. C. E. Potter (Adaminaby), and Mrs. R. M. Paterson (Coolac) , who was present to comfort her mother's last hours. Mr. Charles Allen had charge of the funeral arrangements, and Rev. Mr. Mortimore officiated at the grave which was made between that of her husband and son. Her life was one deserving of wide emulation as she was a model wife and mother, a perfect housekeeper, thoroughly, conscientious in the discharge of her duty, of lovable and amiable disposition, and one who could not tolerate sham and deceit. Few people are so well prepared for the life beyond the grave as was the late, widely loved and highly respected Mrs. Catherine Potter.

Note 11: POTTER WILLIAM CAMPBELL 22198/1957 CHARLES & CATHERINE RYDE

Note 12: POTTER ETHEL MAY 18211/1957 FRANK & KATE ISOBEL BALMAIN

Source References:

17. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: NSW bdm register, Title: NSW bdm register

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: POTTER WILLIAM CAMPBELL 22198/1957 CHARLES & CATHERINE RYDE

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

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Ethel May Cowley in the Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011 Name Ethel May Cowley Gender Female Marriage Age 33 Record Type Marriage Birth Date abt 1878 Marriage Date 24 Jul. 1911 Marriage Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Parish as it Appears All Saints, Petersham Father Frank Cowley - surveyor Mother Isabel Cowley Spouse William Campbell Potter (39) - born Cooma Parents of spouse - Charles Potter (grazier) & Catherine Campbell

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: William Campbell Potter in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name William Campbell Potter Birth Date 1871 Birth Place New South Wales Registration Year 1871 Registration Place Cooma, New South Wales, Australia Father Charles Potter Mother Catherine Potter Registration Number 9287

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