Note:
The land grant for Livingston Manor was made in 1686 to Robert Livingston. The region was made a dis…
The land grant for Livingston Manor was made in 1686 to Robert Livingston. The region was made a district in 1772 and the Town of Livingston was founded in 1788, being one of the original towns of the county.
In 1710, the area was used to settle Palatine Germans.
Linlithgo – A hamlet in the west part of the town.
Note:The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain.
Australian History
1830(Age 5)
Note:Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River.
Australian History
1831(Age 6)
Note:Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published.
Note:First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time.
Australian History
1839(Age 14)
Note:Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko.
Australian History
1840(Age 15)
Note:Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council.
Australian History
1841(Age 16)
Note:New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales.
Australian History
1842(Age 17)
Note:Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia.
Australian History
1843(Age 18)
Note:Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property).
Note:The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost.
Note:Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia.
Immigration
1849(Age 24)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Note:John Henry Potts had eight Dutch uncles (on his mother's side). They gave John a rough time, and in 1849 he migrated to Australia at the age of 24 from California, USA He trekked overland from Sydney to Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia, armed only with tobacco, which he presented to the Aboriginals to keep them friendly. He accepted an occupation as a miner at Yackandandah.
Australian History
1850(Age 25)
Note:Western Australia becomes a penal colony.
Note:Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments
Note:Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded.
Australian History
1851(Age 26)
Note:Victoria separates from New South Wales.
Note:The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat.
Note:Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine
Occupation
Miner
1853(Age 28)
Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia
Note:
The town itself came into being as a direct result of gold being discovered in the area in 1852.
Alluvial gold was the main source of gold found in Yackandandah and as tent towns sprung up along the banks of the beautiful creeks in the Yackandandah area, many prospectors fell in love with the area and stayed well after the gold rushes has past.
Australian History
1853(Age 28)
Note:Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo
Note:The marriage was solemnised in the temporary church of the United Church of England and Ireland The Minister was the Rev. Thomas Powell. The bridegroom was 31 years of age and the bride 22 years. Best man was John Carter and Bridesmaid was Ruby R. Witney.
John Henry and Maria's Wedding Certificate
Australian History
1856(Age 31)
Note:Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania.
Australian History
1857(Age 32)
Note:Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together.
Note:Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E.
Australian History
1863(Age 38)
Note:South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales.
Occupation
Head Teacher of School 712 Napolean Lead
1 January 1864(Age 39)
Napoleon, Victoria, Australia
Note:Head Teacher of School 712 Napolean Lead (1/1/1864) "subject to examination". There is a note (dated 1/9/1864) stating that "his appointment cannot be sanctioned to any school until he obtained a certificate." He was given temporary permission to act as Head Teacher, and apparently he remained at 712 until 1868. (Napolean Lead was later renumbered as School 1072).
Note:
Victorian Teacher Number 1691
Education Department Records Potts John Henry 712 Napoleon Lead
EXAM REPORTS 105; 1804; 2448; 2670; 3623; 4763
Potts Mary A 623 Tootgarook W M
EXAM REPORTS 7855
Early photo of Napoleon Leads School - believed to be John and Maria (Mary) Potts
Bible presented to Mr and Mrs Potts July 2, 1866
Bible presented to Mr and Mrs Potts July 2, 1866
Address from children with Bible presented to Mr and Mrs Potts July 2, 1866
Note:
To Mr. and Mrs. Potts, Teachers in Common School No. 712, Napoleon Leads,
We, whose names are under-written, pupils attending the school whilst in your charge, hereby present to you our best wishes, and beg your acceptance of the accompanying Bible, as a testimony of the kindness which we have always experienced at your hands, and of the unceasing attention manifested by you in all that related to our studies.
Inside cover of Bible presented to Mr and Mrs Potts July 2, 1866
John Henry Potts, of Keysborough, late of Mordialloc, teacher. Causes of Insolvency – Insufficient Income, pressure of creditors and illness in family. Liabilities, £137 12s, assets, £26 10s; deficiency, £111 2s 5d Mr. Cohen, assignee.
Australian History
1878(Age 53)
Note:First horse-drawn trams in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.
Occupation
Head Teacher School SS 1248
1 January 1879(Age 54)
Creek View, Victoria, Australia Latitude: S36.597579 Longitude: E144.666488
Address:
Known as Mt Pleasant Creek, Victoria, Australia
Employer:Victorian Education Department
Australian History
1879(Age 54)
Note:The first congress of trade unions is held.
Australian History
1880(Age 55)
Note:The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged.
Note:Parliamentarians in Victoria become the first in Australia to be paid for their work.
Note:Dismissed from the Department on October 28th, 1882.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Friday 3 November 1882, page 7
Note:John Henry Potts - Dismissed
Note:A school teacher at Redesdale, names John Henry Potts, has been dismissed, for falsifying the rools.
SHEPHERD’S CREEK – SS 2447
Note:
SHEPHERD’S CREEK – SS 2447
Writing on behalf of local families petitioning for a school in 1880, Jas Turner claimed there was a private Catholic school about a mile distant, but it was frequently closed. A.T Chisholm offered land at this time at Escort Creek, and a building with attached quarters was moved to the site. The school was ready by February 1882. In August of that year the head teacher (presumably John Henry Potts due to the time) reported that the Catholic priest had ordered parents to stop sending their children to the school, and attendance had dropped to three. In November, head teacher Miss Hosking was ordered to close the school and the building was to be removed to Langwornor. The school officially closed at the end of 1883, but re-opened in 1889 in a room 22 feet by 14 feet. The head teacher in 1900, Ethel Gayland, complained that it was too small for the attendance of thirty-four, but Shepherd’s Creek remained open until 1913.
Geelong Advertiser Monday 6 November 1882
Australian History
1882(Age 57)
Note:First water-borne sewerage service in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.
Note:An Australian cricket team is established, defeating England in the first Ashes series. First direct Inter-colonial passenger trains begin running between Adelaide and Melbourne.
JOHN HENRY POTTS was born at Sober (now Johnstown) State of New York, USA, on August 6, 1825. He died 6th July, 1891. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson Potts. His mother's maiden name was Mary Van Housten and she was of Dutch descent. John Henry Potts had eight Dutch uncles (on his mother's side). They gave young John a rough time, and that was one of the main reasons why he came to Australia at the age of 24 years in 1849 from California, USA
He trekked overland from Sydney to Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia, armed only with tobacco, which he presented to the Aboriginals to keep them friendly. The natives must have appreciated such a gift, as he was unmolested unharmed by the natives as he made his way on foot across the inland. He accepted an occupation as a miner at Yackandandah. He did not become a school teacher until January 1. 1864.
JOHN HENRY POTTS married MARIA ANN TOOMATH, at Beechworth on 13th November, 1856.
The marriage was solemnised in the temporary church of the United Church of England and Ireland The Minister was the Rev. Thomas Powell. The bridegroom was 31 years of age and the bride 22 years. Best man was John Carter and Bridesmaid was Ruby R. Witney.
(A coincidence was that their son, Oliver Henry Potts, was married on the same day and month 27 years later).
MARIA ANN TOOMATH was born in County of Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, on 10th January, 1835.
She died 4th February, 1884.
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JOHN HENRY POTTS - A SCHOOL TEACHER
Mr. Neville Drummond, Publications Branch, of the Education Department of Victoria, Australia. has supplied the following particulars:
1. -The first details shown in the personal record of John H. Potts are
(i) that he was born in 1825 and
(ii) that he was Head Teacher of School 712 Napoleon Lead (1-1-1864) "subject to examination". There is a note (dated 1-9-64) stating that "his appointment cannot be sanctioned to any school until he obtains a certificate!' He was given temporary permission to act as Head Teacher, and apparently he remained at 712 until 1868. (Napoleon Lead was later renumbered as School 1072).
2. -Mr. Potts was "approved" as a Head Teacher from 1-6-69 and was in charge of School 623 Tootgarook (later named Rye, 1667). He left 623 in 1871.
3. -He taught at 846 Mordialloc from 1872-7 (during which time the Education Department as such came into being, replacing the former Board of Education as from 1-1-73).
4. -From. March to July, 1877, Mr. Potts was Head of 1466 Keysborough, while from 1877-8 he was Head of 1464 Frankston.
5. -From Frankston he went to 1248 Mount Pleasant Creek (near the Elmore district, and later known as Creek View). Here he was Head until 1882.
6. - His final school was Shepherd's Creek No. 2447, in the Castlemaine area. Mr. Potts left the 6. -His on October 28th, 1882.
There is a Potts Road at Skye, named after this venerable old gentleman.
Note
From the book "The Potts / Carr Fmaily History" -
JOHN HENRY POTTS was born at Sober (now Johnstown) State of New York, USA, on August 6, 1825. He died 6th July, 1891. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson Potts. His mother's maiden name was Mary Van Housten and she was of Dutch descent. John Henry Potts had eight Dutch uncles (on his mother's side). They gave young John a rough time, and that was one of the main reasons why he came to Australia at the age of 24 years in 1849 from California, USA
He trekked overland from Sydney to Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia, armed only with tobacco, which he presented to the Aboriginals to keep them friendly. The natives must have appreciated such a gift, as he was unmolested unharmed by the natives as he made his way on foot across the inland. He accepted an occupation as a miner at Yackandandah. He did not become a school teacher until January 1. 1864.
Birth
The land grant for Livingston Manor was made in 1686 to Robert Livingston. The region was made a district in 1772 and the Town of Livingston was founded in 1788, being one of the original towns of the county.
In 1710, the area was used to settle Palatine Germans.
Linlithgo – A hamlet in the west part of the town.
Australian History
A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane.
Australian History
New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed.
Australian History
Charles Sturt charts the Darling River.
Australian History
The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain.
Australian History
Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River.
Australian History
Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published.
Australian History
Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia.
Australian History
The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land.
Australian History
John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne.
Australian History
Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E.
Australian History
First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time.
Australian History
Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko.
Australian History
Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council.
Australian History
New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales.
Australian History
Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia.
Australian History
Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property).
Australian History
The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost.
Immigration
John Henry Potts had eight Dutch uncles (on his mother's side). They gave John a rough time, and in 1849 he migrated to Australia at the age of 24 from California, USA He trekked overland from Sydney to Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia, armed only with tobacco, which he presented to the Aboriginals to keep them friendly. He accepted an occupation as a miner at Yackandandah.
Australian History
Western Australia becomes a penal colony.
Australian History
Victoria separates from New South Wales.
Occupation
The town itself came into being as a direct result of gold being discovered in the area in 1852.
Alluvial gold was the main source of gold found in Yackandandah and as tent towns sprung up along the banks of the beautiful creeks in the Yackandandah area, many prospectors fell in love with the area and stayed well after the gold rushes has past.
Australian History
Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo
Australian History
The Eureka Stockade
Australian History
The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases.
Marriage
The marriage was solemnised in the temporary church of the United Church of England and Ireland The Minister was the Rev. Thomas Powell. The bridegroom was 31 years of age and the bride 22 years. Best man was John Carter and Bridesmaid was Ruby R. Witney.
Marriage
The marriage was solemnised in the temporary church of the United Church of England and Ireland The Minister was the Rev. Thomas Powell. The bridegroom was 31 years of age and the bride 22 years. Best man was John Carter and Bridesmaid was Ruby R. Witney.
Australian History
Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania.
Australian History
Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together.
Australian History
Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph.
Australian History
SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives.
Australian History
John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E.
Australian History
The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs.
Australian History
Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E.
Australian History
South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales.
Occupation
Head Teacher of School 712 Napolean Lead (1/1/1864) "subject to examination". There is a note (dated 1/9/1864) stating that "his appointment cannot be sanctioned to any school until he obtained a certificate." He was given temporary permission to act as Head Teacher, and apparently he remained at 712 until 1868. (Napolean Lead was later renumbered as School 1072).
Occupation
Victorian Teacher Number 1691
Education Department Records Potts John Henry 712 Napoleon Lead
EXAM REPORTS 105; 1804; 2448; 2670; 3623; 4763
Potts Mary A 623 Tootgarook W M
EXAM REPORTS 7855
Member
Brother-in-law
Australian History
Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland.
Australian History
The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases.
Australian History
Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies.
Australian History
Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens.
Australian History
Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock.
Australian History
SS Gothenburg strikes Old Reef off North Queensland and sinks with the loss of approximately 102 lives.
First horse-drawn trams in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.
Australian History
The first congress of trade unions is held.
Australian History
The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged.
Occupation
Dismissed from the Department on October 28th, 1882.
Australian History
First water-borne sewerage service in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.
Australian History
The opening of the Sydney-Melbourne railway
Australian History
An Australian cricket team is established, defeating England in the first Ashes series. First direct Inter-colonial passenger trains begin running between Adelaide and Melbourne.
Australian History
The completion of the railway network between Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
Australian History
The Australian Federation Conference calls a constitutional convention.
Australian History
A National Australasian Convention meets, agrees on adopting the name 'the Commonwealth of Australia' and drafting a constitution.
Record of last Will and Testament of GEORGE WILSON POTTS late of the Town of Livingston in County of Columbia deceased as a will of both Real and Personal property and of the proofs and examinations relevant thereto.
Recorded October 4 1843
In the Name of God amen I GEORGE WILSON POTTS OF THE TOWN OF LIVINGSTON in the County of Columbia being weak of body but sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding do hereby make this as my last will and testament thereby revoking all other or former wills by me hereto made.
In the first place I direct all my just debts and funeral expenses to be paid out of my personal estate by my Executrix herein after named
Secondly where as my two sons John and Lewis whom I had by my first wife will be provided for by their grandfather ELLJAH VAN HOESEN as he has informed me and whereas I have four children MARlA, ROBERT, HERMAN, George and ELIZABETH, by my last and present wife ELIZABETH now I do hereby give and divese my homestead farm which is held by virtue of several life leases together with the several wood lots attached to the same to my present wife and my four children last named, she to have the sole control and management of the same so long as she remains my widow and she to educate, support and maintain my said four last named children which I had by her and I do authorize my said wife as executrix of this my will should she deem it for the best advantage of herself and my surviving children, to sell and dispose of my said leasehold farm and premises, together with the wood lots or such parts as she may deem proper, and the money arising from such sale either again laid out in the purchase of real estate ,or to be reinvested in Bond and Mortgage upon good landed security.
Such real estate if purchased shall belong to my four children MARIA, ROBERT, HERMAN, and ELIZABETH, subject to the life estate of my wife to one third thereof, and the money if invested in bond and mortgage shall belong to my said four children last named one third of the interest yearly to be paid to my said wife during her widowhood.
And in regard to my personal property which I shall at my decease, I give and devise the same in like manner to my said four children last named above except what I shall specifically devise to my other children, subject however to be used and enjoyed by my wife during her widowhood so long as she continues to keep my said farm But if sale of said farm shall be made, then I direct that such portion of the teams and stock and farming utensils as they my wife and children residing with her may have shall be sold and the money to be in like manner invested in Bond and Mortgage unless said teams and stock and farming utensils may be needed by said wife and family and I do hereby authorize and empower my said wife as executrix of this my will to act as she shall deem for the best interest of my estate.
Now in regard to my son WILLLAM LEWIS as I am informed by his grandfather Mr VAN HOESEN he will not receive the same or an equal amount of his estate with my son JOHN
I therefore do hereby give and devise to my said son WILLIAM LEWIS POTTS my young sorrel mare called the russet mare which I value at one hundred and twenty five dollars. I also give him one milk cow one hog five sheep also one set of double harness, which I now have which I now direct my wife to furnish and deliver to my son WILLIAM LEWIS POTTS upon my decease, unless I shall furnish in my life time the property above mentioned or the value there of.
And in regard to my son JOHN as I deem the provision made for him by his grandfather VAN HOESEN to be ample and sufficient but to show my love and affection for my son JOHN I do hereby give him the sum of twenty five dollars to be paid him by my wife at my decease unless I pay the same to my son in my lifetime.
Now it is my wish that whenever a sale shall be made of my farm should the same be made by my executrix that the moneys arising from the said sale be divided among my wife and four children My wife to take the value of her life estate out first and the balance to be placed at interest for the benefit of my said children until they severally alive of full age when the same be paid to them But if an opportunity should occur to invest the same in real estate that would be more beneficial for my said children then my said executrix is authorized so to do as I have above stated.
Early Frankston History
An Anglican church and school were built in 1855, with the first Frankston post office opening on 1 September 1857 and a pottery established in 1859. During the 1860s, there were estimated to be around 30 people living in Frankston, with about 200 others living in the surrounding area. In 1874, a state school was built in Frankston as well as a Mechanics' Institute and free library in 1880. The first savings bank opened in 1881, and two brickworks factories and a cordial manufacturer were operating by the 1880s.
The Melbourne railway came on 1 August 1882, which saw Frankston develop into a seaside resort
Record of last Will and Testament of GEORGE WILSON POTTS late of the Town of Livingston in County of Columbia deceased as a will of both Real and Personal property and of the proofs and examinations relevant thereto.