Born about in Meredith, Victoria, Australia
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Potter
— married
1882 in Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
John Thomas Potter, William James Potter, Margaret Naomi (Potter) McKay, Charles Allan Potter, Mahlah (Potter) Tunks, Ethel Mary Potter, Harry Otto Potter, Valentine Potter, Dorothy Potter and Christina Florence (Potter) Paton
Died
at about age 78
in Spotswood, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Mar 2024
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Biography
Mary (Allan) Potter was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)
Mary Allan, daughter of John and Charlotte, was born about 1861 in Meredith, Victoria (based on her age at death)
In 1882 Mary married Thomas Potter.
Mary and Thomas had (at least) 10 children:
- John Thomas Potter (1883-1962)
- William James Potter (1885-1926)
- Margaret Naomi (Potter) McKay (1886-1982)
- Charles Allan Potter (1889-)
- Mahlah (Potter) Tunks (1891-1954)
- Ethel Mary Potter (1894-)
- Harry Otto Potter (1896-1946)
- Valentine Potter (1899-1900)
- Dorothy Potter (1907-1980)
- Christina Florence Potter (1910-1980)
Mary died in 1939, aged 78 years. She was buried at Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Ballarat, Victoria (plot: Independent A, Section 9, Grave 41), with her husband, Thomas.
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Sources
- Marriage: Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria - Online; Family name: POTTER; Given name(s): Thomas; Event: marriages; Spouse's name: ALLAN, Mary; Reg. year: 1882; Reg. number: 3918/1882
- Death: Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria - Online; Registration number: 387 / 1939; Family name: POTTER; Given name(s): Mary; Place of event: SPOTSWOOD, Australia; Age at Death: 78; Place of Birth: MEREDITH; Mother's name: Charlotte; Mother's family name at birth: ALLAN; Father's Name: UNKNOWN John
- Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #227931295 (accessed 10 March 2024)
Memorial page for Mary Allan Potter (1861-13 Jan 1939), citing Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia (plot: Independent A, Section 9, Grave 41).
- Memorial: "Billion Graves" (has image)
Ballarat New Cemetery, Doveton Street North, Ballarat, City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
BillionGraves memorial (accessed 10 March 2024)
Memorial page for Mary (Allen) Potter (1861-13 January 1939);
Also on memorial : Valentine Potter b 1899 d 11 Apr 1900; Thomas Potter b 1822 d 22 Jul 1916; Thomas Potter b 1858 d 21 Oct 1929.
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