Herbert Worth

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Biography

Herbert Oliver (Bert) Worth is born on July 25, 1897, in Coolongolook, New South Wales, Australia [1][2]. His parents are John Worth (1851-1922) and Harriet Loveday Priestley (1859-1952).

In 1918 he marries Elsie Mary Jane Fenning (1897-1985). His older brother, Archi, had married Elsie’s sister in about 1913. Bert and Elsie have at least five children:

• Lila Elvena Worth 1919-2009 + (1944) George Maskey 1921-2000

• Coralyn Elsie Worth 1920- 1979 + Frederick James Morgan 1924-2003

• Vernon Oliver Worth 1922-2009 + (1963) Rosemary Elsie Spear

• Iris Jean Worth 1926-1984

• Cedric Edgar Worth 1928-? + (1964) Margaret Elizabeth Sper

There is a possibility that there were more children than the five listed above but, to date, only records for these five have been found and even then, there might be some question about whether or not we are attaching these children to the correct parents.

In 1942 Bert enlists as a private in the Australian Army [3]. We have no information on how long he servces or what he does.

From the 1947 annoucement of the funeral of his brother, we know Herbert is living in Wootton. And, again, in 1952, the obituary for his mother lists Herbert as living in Wootton . Wootton is just north of Myall Lake (the Pacific Highway passes by Wootton) and it is just south of Coolongolook where Herbert was born. Herbert’s parents had lived in Wootton and several siblings lived there in the 1940s and 1950s. In fact, It is understood that the Worth family was the first European family to settle in Wootton [4].

Bert dies on August 16, 1968, and he is buried in the Sandgate Cemetery in Newcastle [5]. Elsie dies in 1985 and is buried with him.

Sources

[1] Newlin-Noakes family tree at https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ shows Herbert Oliver Worth born in 1897 in Stroud, New South Wales His parents are John Worth (1851-1922) and Harriet Loveday Priestley (1859-1952). In 1918 he married Elsie M. Fenning. She was born in Stroud in 1897. Herbert died in 1968 in Hamilton, NSW.

[2] Stuart Gregory at http://stuart.scss.dyndns.info/ shows Herbert Oliver Worth born on July 25, 1897 in Coolongolook. His parents are John Worth (1851-1922) and Harriet Loveday Priestley (1859-1952). In c1918 he marries Elsie May Jane Fenning (1897-1978) in Stroud. No children are shown. He dies on Aug 16, 1978, in Hamilton, NSW.

[3] https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/1456926 Herbert Olive Worth is listed in the Australian Virtual War Memorial. He enlisted on 05 May 1942 as a private. He was born in Cooloongoolook, NSW, 25 July 1897. His next of kin was Elsie Worth.

[4] https://www.wootton.org.au/documents/jacksquires.pdf “Jack Squires Story,” “Worths were the first white settlers in Wootton. Their house was an 18” vertical slab hut where the old pear trees grow straight opposite Worth Street.”

[5] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193414459/herbert_oliver-worth: accessed March 6, 2024), memorial page for Herbert Oliver Worth (1897–16 Aug 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 193414459, citing Sandgate Cemetery, Newcastle, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Stombell (contributor 48335209). His wife: Elsie Mary (Fennin) Worth

Acknowledgements

This profile was started by Helen Worth. Helen and Herbert are first cousins, twice removed. The biography was written by Fred Nix in 2024. Fred and Herbert are third cousins, once removed.