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Lydia Olivia Potter 1838–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1838

Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England

Death Date: 23 Mar 1894

Death Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Father: Thomas Potter

Mother: Emma Nicholls

Spouse(s): Charles Rhodes

Children(s): Charles Rhodes, Thomas Rhodes, Hannah Rhodes

Lydia Olivia Potter was born in 1838 in Battle, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Potter And Emma Nicholls. Lydia Olivia Potter married Charles John Rhodes, and had children including Charles Rhodes, Hannah Rhodes, Thomas William Rhodes. Lydia Olivia Potter passed away in 1894 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • Lydia Olivia Potter was born in 1838 in Battle, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Potter And Emma Nicholls.
  • Lydia Olivia Potter married Charles John Rhodes, and had children including Charles Rhodes, Hannah Rhodes, Thomas William Rhodes.
  • Lydia Olivia Potter passed away in 1894 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Potter
1813–1840
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
TP
Emma Nicholls
1810–1891
Birth Location: Salehurst, Sussex, England
EN

Spouses(s)

Charles Rhodes
1833–1884
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
CR

Children(s)

Charles Rhodes
1862–1928
Birth Location: Ballan, Victoria, Australia
CR
Thomas Rhodes
1869–1904
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
TR
Hannah Rhodes
1873–1892
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
HR

Lydia Potter's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Potter
1838–1894
Birth Place: Battle, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Potter
1813–1840
Battle, Sussex, England
Emma Nicholls
1810–1891
Salehurst, Sussex, England
Grandparents
George Nicholls
1791–1872
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth (Sarah) Swift
1791–1871
White Colne, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Potter's Descendants

1.
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Lydia (Olivia) Potter (19 Mar 1838–23 Mar 1894) m. Charles (John) Rhodes (1833–29 Nov 1884)
  1. 1. Charles Rhodes 1862–1928 m. Catherine Scott 1870–1954
    1. 1. Emma (Jane) Rhodes 1893–1977 m. William (Augustas) Francis 1884–1982
      1. 1. Cyril (Robert Henry) Francis 1918–1988 m. Esme (Hilda) Morris 1918–2009
        1. 1. Robert (William) Francis 1943–1943
      2. 2. May Francis 1917–1917
      3. 3. Charles (William Augustus) Francis 1915–1996 m. Margaret (Ellen) Bennedick 1912–2014
        1. 1. Ian (Charles) Francis 1941–1983
        2. 2. Lee (William) Francis 1943–2000
      4. 4. Francis (May) Francis 1922–2010 m. Robert (John) Newton 1921–2014
        1. 1. Robert Newton –2015
      5. 5. Isobel (Grace) Francis 1923–2013 m. Reginald (Clifford) Sellick 1922–2000
        1. 1. Gary (Reginald) Sellick 1943–2022
      6. 6. John Francis 1925–1925
    2. 2. Charlotte (May) Rhodes 1892–1968 m. Frederick (Oswald) Walker 1888–1950
      1. 1. Inez (May) Walker 1916–1996 m. Stanley (Kirke) Gaskell 1911–1995
      2. 2. Freda (Joyce) Walker 1919–2011 m. William (Thomas) Hedley 1920–1988
    3. 3. Charles (Andrew) Rhodes 1896–1960 m. Grace (Lillian) Bianchi 1900–1994
      1. 1. Lionel (Charles) Rhodes 1921–1982 m. Thelma (Rose) Brown 1921–1992
      2. 2. William (George) Rhodes –1974
      3. 3. Norman (Ernest) Rhodes 1924–1966 m. Berenis (Mary Howe) Tokely 1924–2017
      4. 4. Neville (Frederick) Rhodes 1923–1936
    4. 4. Cyril Rhodes 1898–1966 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Porter 1899–1936 m. Alma (Gertrude) Kerswell 1917–1999
      1. 1. Joan (Estelle) Rhodes 1920–1982 m. Frederick (George) Smith 1921–1971
        1. 1. Paul (Leslie) Smith 1949–1969
    5. 5. Lydia Rhodes 1913–1989 m. George (Harold) Sorensen 1914–1972
    6. 6. Alice Rhodes 1900–1987 m. Albert (Joseph) Ohl 1901–1942
      1. 1. Albert (William) Ohl 1927–2017 m. Daphne Whitmee 1927–2020
      2. 2. Alice (Beryl) Ohl 1930–2015 m. Alfred (Valentine) O'Shannessey 1928–2008
      3. 3. Mervyn (Colin) Ohl 1926–2012
        1. 1. Neville (John) Ohl 1945–2014
    7. 7. Thomas Rhodes 1904–1904
    8. 8. Hannah Rhodes 1907–1997 m. William (Francis) Casey 1900–1964
      1. 1. Thomas (William) Casey 1929–2001 m. Helen (Estelle) Haynes 1931–1999
      2. 2. Robert (Charles) Casey 1936–2020 m. Patricia (Mary) Greenalch 1937–2009
      3. 3. Elva (Veronica) Casey 1930–2011 m. Roland (George) Littleboy 1926–1988
    9. 9. William Rhodes 1910–1983 m. Ivy (Adelaide) Thorn 1909–1983
  2. 2. Thomas (William) Rhodes 1869–1904
  3. 3. Hannah Rhodes 1873–1892

Lydia Potter's Timeline

3 Records

1838
19 Mar 1838
Birth of Lydia Olivia Potter in Battle, Sussex, England
Battle, Sussex, England
1838
27 Jun 1838
Lydia Olivia Potter was baptized in Battle, Sussex, England
Battle, Sussex, England
1894
23 Mar 1894
Age 56
Death of Lydia Olivia Potter in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1838
    Event Place: Battle, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1838
    Event Place: Battle, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 05 Oct 1842
    Event Place: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Tasmania, Australia, Immigrant Lists, 1841-1884, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1894
    Event Place: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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