William L. PottsAge: 161879–1895
- Name
- William L. Potts
- Given names
- William L.
- Surname
- Potts
| Birth | 17 May 1879 26 21 Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marriage of parents | View family 1879
father -
Robert Elliott Potts
mother -
Julia M. Dickinson
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| Australian History | 1879 Note: The first congress of trade unions is held. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1 June 1880 (Age 12 months) Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Shared note:
1880 USA Census transcript - Robert Elliott Potts - Household
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| Australian History | 1880 (Age 7 months) Note: The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged. Note: Parliamentarians in Victoria become the first in Australia to be paid for their work. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian History | 1882 (Age 2) Note: First water-borne sewerage service in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth of a brother | 24 September 1883 (Age 4) Middlefield, Connecticut, USA
younger brother -
Frank Dickinson Potts
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| Australian History | 1883 (Age 3) Note: The opening of the Sydney-Melbourne railway Note: Silver is discovered at Broken Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death of a mother | 13 September 1885 (Age 6) East Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
mother -
Julia M. Dickinson
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| Australian History | 1887 (Age 7) 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marriage of a father | Robert Elliott Potts - View family December 1887 (estimated) (Age 8) Connecticut, USA
father -
Robert Elliott Potts
step-mother -
Lillian E Aichler
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| Birth of a half-sister | August 1888 (Age 9) Connecticut, USA
half-sister -
Charlotte "Lottie" Potts
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| Death of a maternal grandfather | 1888 (Age 8)
maternal grandfather -
Henry Lyman Dickinson
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| Australian History | 1889 (Age 9) Note: The completion of the railway network between Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Note: Sir Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian History | 1890 (Age 10) Note: The Australian Federation Conference calls a constitutional convention. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian History | 1891 (Age 11) Note: A National Australasian Convention meets, agrees on adopting the name 'the Commonwealth of Australia' and drafting a constitution. Note: The first attempt at a federal constitution is drafted. Note: The Convention adopts the constitution, although it has no legal status Note: A severe depression hits Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian History | 1892 (Age 12) Note: Gold is discovered at Coolgardie, Western Australia. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian History | 1893 (Age 13) Note: The Corowa Conference (the 'people's convention') calls on the colonial parliaments to pass enabling acts, allowing the election of delegates to a new constitutional convention aimed at drafting a proposal and putting it to a referendum in each colony. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marriage of a father | Robert Elliott Potts - View family 19 March 1894 (Age 14) District of Columbia, USA
father -
Robert Elliott Potts
step-mother -
Ida Shaw
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| Australian History | 1894 (Age 14) Note: South Australia becomes the first Australian colony, and the second place in the world, to grant women the right to vote, as well the first Parliament in the world to allow women to stand for office. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian History | 1895 (Age 15) Note: The premiers, except for those of Queensland and Western Australia, agree to implement the Corowa proposals. Note: Waltzing Matilda is first sung in public, in Winton, Queensland Note: Banjo Paterson publishes The Man from Snowy River | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death | 29 December 1895 (Age 16) Age: 17 East Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | East Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Cemetery: Wilcox Cemetery William L. Potts head stone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Birth 12 January 1853 31 31 Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Death 29 November 1929 (Age 76) East Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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4 years mother |
Birth 4 June 1857 31 34 New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Death 13 September 1885 (Age 28) East Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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Marriage: 1879 |
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4 months #1 himself |
Birth 17 May 1879 26 21 Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Death 29 December 1895 (Age 16) Age: 17 East Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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-13 months #2 elder brother |
Birth 8 April 1878 25 20 Connecticut, USA Death 15 February 1922 (Age 43) Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
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6 years #3 younger brother |
Birth 24 September 1883 30 26 Middlefield, Connecticut, USA Death 17 April 1953 (Age 69) Hartford, Connecticut, USA |
| Father’s family with Ida Shaw - View family |
| father |
Birth 12 January 1853 31 31 Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Death 29 November 1929 (Age 76) East Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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1 year step-mother |
Ida Shaw
Birth 1854 Maryland, USA Death 6 October 1899 (Age 45) Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
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Marriage: 19 March 1894 — District of Columbia, USA |
| Father’s family with Lillian E Aichler - View family |
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Birth 12 January 1853 31 31 Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Death 29 November 1929 (Age 76) East Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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16 years step-mother |
Birth 10 December 1868 33 23 Connecticut, USA Death 18 November 1917 (Age 48) Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
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Marriage: December 1887 (estimated) — Connecticut, USA |
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8 months #1 half-sister |
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William L. Potts has 3 first cousins recorded
Father's family (3)
Parents Nelson Alexander Crane + Mary Stark Potts
Parents Elwood Potts + Lydia C. Sheffer
Mother's family (0)
| Australian History | The first congress of trade unions is held. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census |
1880 USA Census transcript - Robert Elliott Potts - Household
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| Australian History | The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian History | Gold is discovered at Coolgardie, Western Australia. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian History | The Corowa Conference (the 'people's convention') calls on the colonial parliaments to pass enabling acts, allowing the election of delegates to a new constitutional convention aimed at drafting a proposal and putting it to a referendum in each colony. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian History | South Australia becomes the first Australian colony, and the second place in the world, to grant women the right to vote, as well the first Parliament in the world to allow women to stand for office. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian History | The premiers, except for those of Queensland and Western Australia, agree to implement the Corowa proposals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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