MF M

MF — K B. [Group Sheet]

1. T B
2. L B

Other Events:

• Biography Notes:
• Military Service: 2nd AIF, 9th Division, 2nd 28th Battalion, service number WX6952
• Occupation: Labourer
• Residence: Langhorne Creek SA

Noel married Maureen Rhonda POTTS 27 Dec 1947. Maureen (daughter of Frederick Stanley POTTS, Private and Melba Agnes MCLEAN) was born 23 Feb 1929, Langhorne Creek SA; died 9 Sep 1972, Adelaide SA; was buried , Langhorne Creek SA. [Group Sheet]

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• Biography Notes:
• Biography Notes: Maureen died young at the age of 43 on the 9 September 1972. She left behind 5 children. Also the children lost their father only 5 years later on 20 Dec 1977. Fortunately their grandparents were still alive.
• Residence: Langhorne Creek SA
• Residence: Langhorne Creek SA; In 1958 electoral roll Maureen Rhonda and Noel Martin were at Langhorne Creek.

Notes:

Biography Notes:
Maureen Rhonda Potts b. 23/2/1929 at Langhome Creek.
Married: Noel Martin of Langhorne Creek at Strathalbyn. _ 4 _ _
Occupation: Labourer. Served with the 2nd A.l.F. ~ his no. WX6952 & with the 9th Division, 2nd
28th Battalion.
Residence: Step Road, Langhome Creek. _ _
Deaths:
Maureen Martin on 9/9/1972 aged 43 years at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Lnterred at Langhome Creek.
Noel Martin died at Strathalbyn on 20/12/1977. lnterred at Langhorne Creek.
Children:

Other Events:

• Military Service: WWII, Strathalbyn SA; Enlisted 16 Apr 1942 Langhorne Creek SA. B884 Army Citizen Military Forces. Serial No.S65488
• Biography Notes: 1922, Strathalbyn SA; Left foot; Toe amputated; also "weak heart or heart disease" ticked on army medical records of 1939
• Military Service: 17 Nov 1944, WWII; Requested and agreed to discharge. Page 9 of records painful bunions and corns on discharge page9 of 9
• Military Service: 1939-1945, WWII; Enlisted 16 April 1942 Strathalbyn SA Service No:65488, NOK Melba Potts, Series Description B884: Army Citizen Military Forces.
• Occupation: 1939-1945, WWII; Labourer stated on military records

Frederick married Melba Agnes MCLEAN 7 Apr 1928, Strathalbyn SA. Melba (daughter of Robert Tannahill MCLEAN and Sophie Henrietta SOMMER) was born 23 Sep 1907, Strathalbyn SA; died 10 Sep 1985, Langhorne Creek SA; was buried , Langhorne Creek SA. [Group Sheet]

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• Biography Notes: Notes from BRB:- * Youngest child & only dau. of Robert Tannahill McLean & his wife Sophia. DEATH: of Melba Potts on 10/9/1985, two weeks prior to her 78th birthday. interred at Langhorne Creek Cemetery SA.
• Residence: Langhorne Creek SA; It appears that Melba spent her life in the area from her birth through her marriage in Strathalbyn to her death in Langhorne Creek.
• Education: 18 Jan 1915, Strathalbyn SA; Melba Agnes commenced Strathalbyn School on 18 Jan 1915 and left March 1923.

Notes:

Birth:
The BRB has Melba born in Strathalbyn whereas Susan Nicholls has the birth in Warnsnop Ave in Adelaide (this was the residence of her mother's parents). Maybe her mother was living in Strathalbyn but went to the grandparents home for the birth.

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Married:
SOURCE BRB: MARRIED St. Andrew's Presbyterian (now Uniting) Church Strathalbyn to Frederick Stanley (Fred) Potts (b. 11/10/1906 at Langhorne Creek), son of Louis Potts, and a member of the Potts family of the well known SA Bleasdale Winery.
* DEATH: of her husband Fred Potts aged 87 years on 9/8/1994. interred with his wife Langhorne Creek Cemetery SA.

Other Events:

• Biography Notes: 1900's, Langhorne Creek SA; Louis was a member of the Potts family of the well known Bleasdale Winery.
• Military Service: 29 Dec 1941, Strathalbyn SA; Enlisted at Strathalbyn SA S65480 + advice of normal occupation is labourer
• Military Service: 12 Sep 1943, Strathalbyn SA; discharged for three medical reasons. As an Asthmatic didnt affect enlistment. On page 3 of military record, stated 12 Sept 1943, discharged for not attending parade. page 2 stated "nervous instability", umbilical hernia and a toe issue (illegible) but not discharge due to toe. page 7 classified unfit for service bec 'nervous instability'
• Military Service: 1939-1945, WWII; requested file to be scanned Aug2019, open Mar 2020! Name:Louis Richmond Potts Birth Date: 6 Feb 1899 Birth Place:Tintinara SA Year Range:1939 - 1948 Enlistment Place:Strathalbyn SA Service Number:S65480 Next of Kin:Mary Potts Series Description:B884: Army Citizen Military Forces

Notes:

Birth:
stated on military records and religion as church of england. Louis was 2 months short of 43yoa on enlistment.

Military Service:
The Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) was an Australian part-time volunteer military force of World War II modelled on the British Home Guard. The VDC was established in July 1940 by the Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) and was initially composed of ex-servicemen who had served in World War I.
Active: 1940?1945: Source Wikipaedia

Louis married Mary Elizabeth Stacey (Eliza) BURGESS 18 Jan1893, Adelaide SA. Mary was born 14 Jun 1849, Buckland Park SA; was christened 27 Sep 1849, Adelaide SA; died 23 May 1911, Adelaide SA; was buried 25 May 1911, West Terrace Cemetery SA. [Group Sheet]

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• Biography Notes: ROBERT TANNAHILL McLEAN born 29/1/1865 at Strathalbyn the 3rd child of Hugh the Younger & his wife Margaret. OCCUPATION: Butcher of Strathalbyn from the early 1900s, as shown in Directories, at High Street. Prior to that he had the licence of the Callington Hotel for a short period. MARRIAGE: Date not found C 1900 to Sophia Henrietta Somers of Langhorne Creek. She had sisters in the area (also married) but her parents have not been traced [Note that, in December 2016 information provided by Susan Nicholls gave the marriage date as 2nd Sept 1890, Sophia's surname spelled as SOMMER, and her parents as Frederick August Louis SOMMER and Mary Ann WATT or WHITFIELD] Robert was still butchering in 1929 when his younger brother Hugh died (& attended Hugh's inquest), but died 2 years later. Following Robert's death, Sophia lived with her only daughter Mrs Melba Potts at Langhorne Creek. Her grand-daughter recalls that Sophia was a very quiet person who did not talk of her earlier life or of her family, so nothing remains to record. She was hospitalized at Adelaide as Robert had been & she died there in January 1956. DEATHS: Robert Tannahill McLean at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in February 1931. He was buried at the West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide on 13/2/1931 aged 62 years. Sophia his wife was also Buried at West Terrace, on 15/1/1956 aged about 86 years. They left 3 children. CHILDREN ..............................:
• Occupation: 1990's, Broken Hill NSW; Butcher
• Occupation: c1890s, Callington SA; Licencee of the Callington Hotel
• Residence: When Sophie's parents went to Yatina Sophie may have stayed in Callington with one of her siblings. She and Robert were married in her parent residence at Yatina but how long they were there we do not know. It then appears that Sophie and Robert travelled to Broken Hill where they had two sons (1891,1893). They then travelled to Adelaide or directly to Strathalbyn. Their third child was born in Adelaide (1905) at Sophie's parents' home, the family may or may not have been residing in Strathalbyn. The fourth child was also born at Sophie's parents (1907) but given that the certificate says Father butcher at Strathalbyn and the father's residence was Jeffrey Street it is likely that the family are now established in Strathalbyn. Later, the family moved to Langhorne Creek.

Notes:

Occupation:
For a short period in the 1890s

Died:
Royal Adelaide Hospital Adelaide SA

Buried West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide SA

Robert married Sophie Henrietta SOMMER 2 Sep 1890, Yatina SA. Sophie (daughter of Frederick August Louis SOMMER and Mary Ann WATT) was born 8 Jul 1869, Oakbank SA; died 15 Jan 1956, Adelaide SA; was buried 17 Jan 1956, Adelaide SA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1890, Langhorne Creek SA; Sophie was living in Langhorne Creek at the time of her marriage to Robert.
• Residence: 1891, Adelaide SA; When Sophie's parents went to Yatina Sophie may have stayed in Callington with one of her siblings. She and Robert were married in her parent residence at Yatina but how long they were there we do not know. It then appears that Sophie and Robert travelled to Broken Hill where they had two sons (1891,1893). They then travelled to Adelaide or directly to Strathalbyn. Their third child was born in Adelaide (1905) at Sophie's parents' home, the family may or may not have been residing in Strathalbyn. The fourth child was also born at Sophie's parents (1907) but given that the certificate says Father Butcher at Strathalby and the father's residence was Jeffrey Street Adelaide it is likely that the family are soon established in Strathalbyn. Later, moving to Langhorne Creek.

Notes:

Birth:
The BRB has the birth date as 1870 (no month or day) whereas Susan Nicholls specifies a particular day and location.

Name:
* First names: The BRB (p546) has the spelling of the first name as Sophia whereas Susan Nicholls has the spelling as Sophie as it appears on her birth notice (a copy is required). Also German pronunciation sounds like Sophia even when the spelling is Sophie.
* Surname: The BRB (p546) has the spelling of the surname as Somers whereas Susan Nicholls has seen this as SOMMER - this is subject to obtaining documentation. Susan says that, in various locations, the spelling is Summers and other variations.