Mahlah (Potter) Tunks (1891 - 1954)

Born 1891 in Meredith, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Ernest Alfred Tunks — married 14 Apr 1923 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia

Died 28 Aug 1954 at about age 63 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Mahlah (Potter) Tunks was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

This profile is part of the Potter Name Study.

Mahlah Potter, daughter of Thomas Potter and Mary Allan, was born in 1891 in Meredith, Victoria.

In 1923 Mahlah married Alfred Ernest Tunks. Their marriage was reported in The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 12 Jun 1923, Page 1 : Family Notices

TUNKS—POTTER.—On the 14th April, at the Congregational Church, Burnley-street, Richmond, by Rev. A. W. A. Richards, Ernest Alfred (Ern), sixth son of Mrs. H. Tunks and the late James Tunks, late of Bowen Vale, to Marlah, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Potter, North Ballarat. Present address: 56 Neptune-street, Richmond.

Mahlah Tunks died in 1954, aged 63 years, in Richmond, Victoria. Her memorial is located at Fawkner Memorial Park, Melbourne, City of Merri-bek, Victoria, Australia (plot: Rose Garden No.2 Companion Roses, Garden Bed II, Position 18).

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Sources

• Birth: Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria - Online; Registration number: 25644 / 1891; Family name: POTTER; Given name(s): Mahlah; Place of event: MEREDITH, Australia; Mother's name: Mary; Mother's family name at birth: ALLAN; Father's Name: Thos

• Marriage: Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria - Online; Registration number: 5666 / 1923; Family name: POTTER; Given name(s): Mahlah; Spouse's family name: TUNKS; Spouse's given name(s): Alf Ernt

• Marriage Notice: "Trove, National Library of Australia"
  The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tue 12 Jun 1923, Page 1 : Family Notices
  Trove Article (accessed 10 March 2024)

• Death: Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria - Online; Registration number: 9905 / 1954; Family name: TUNKS; Given name(s): Mahlah; Place of event: RICHMOND, Australia; Age at Death: 63; Place of Birth: MEREDITH; Mother's name: Mary; Mother's family name at birth: ALLAN; Father's Name: POTTER Thomas James

• Memorial: "Billion Graves" (has image)
  Fawkner Memorial Park, 1187 Sydney Rd, Melbourne, City of Merri-bek, Victoria, Australia
  BillionGraves memorial (accessed 10 March 2024)
  Memorial page for Mahlah (Potter) Tunks (d 28 August 1954).

• Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #212438007 (accessed 10 March 2024)
  Memorial page for Mahlah Tunks (unknown-30 Aug 1954), citing Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Merri-bek City, Victoria, Australia (plot: Rose Garden No.2 Companion Roses, Garden Bed II, Position 18).