Bertha (Griffin) Harvey (1889 - 1977)

Born 8 May 1889 in Taree, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Percy Harvey — married 1912 in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 1 Jul 1977 at age 88 in Urunga, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Bertha (Griffin) Harvey was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Bertha was born in 1889 in the Taree district of New South Wales. She was the daughter of Gerald and Fanny Griffin. ^[1]

Bertha married Percy Harvey in 1912 in the Kempsey district of New South Wales.^[2]

In 1921 Bertha and Percy's 4 year old son Leslie Horace Harvey died in Kempsey hospital after a short illness.^[3]

She passed away 1 July 1977 at the age of 88 ^[4] and is buried in Urunga Cemetery.^[5]

Research Notes

• The children of Bertha and husband Percy Harvey were believed to be; Gladys 1910, Harold 1913, Thomas 1914, Leslie 1917, Thelma 1918, Dorothy 1920, Valery 1922, Noel 1924, Norma 1927, Betty 1929, Patricia 1932 & Samuel.
• Death entry of father, "Obituary" The Gloucester Advocate (NSW : 1905 - 1954) 29 June 1948: 2. Web. 22 Sep 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article159346067>.
• Obituary of father, "MR. G. J. GRIFFIN." The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) 26 June 1948: 2. Web. 22 Sep 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article172287886>.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth entry, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages online search Bertha Griffin, Registration number: 23106/1889, Parents: Gerald J and Fanny J, District: Taree
2. ↑ Married entry, NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages online index, Registration number: 14412/1912 Percy Harvey and Bertha Griffin District: Kempsey.
3. ↑ Death entry of son, "DEATH OF A BOY." Macleay Argus (Kempsey, NSW : 1885 - 1907; 1909 - 1910; 1912 - 1913; 1915 - 1916; 1918 - 1954) 28 June 1921: 2. Web. 22 Sep 2020 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article234198242>.
4. ↑ Death Entry, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKJ-2FRY : 5 August 2020), Bertha Griffin Harvey, ; Burial, Urunga, Bellingen Shire, New South Wales, Australia, Urunga Cemetery; citing record ID 50776400, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
5. ↑ Death entry, Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 September 2020), memorial page for Bertha Griffin Harvey (1889–1 Jul 1977), Find a Grave Memorial no. 50776400, citing Urunga Cemetery, Urunga, Bellingen Shire, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50776400/bertha-harvey