Joseph POVEY b. 1811, Gloucestershire, England, arrived at Portland Bay from Van Dieman's Land in December 1846 and worked as a splitter and shepherd at Glenaulin, Deep Creek, Dartmoor, Rifle Downs and Tea Kettle Creek (near Digby). He married Anne LIVINGSTONE, b. c1822 Morvern, Argyllshire, Scotland, daughter of Adam LIVINGSTONE and Margaret "Peggy" McDONALD.

Anne LIVINGSTONE was a decendant of Donald LIVINGSTONE 1728-1816 of Savary, Argyllshire who saved the STEWART Banner after the Battle of Culloden in 1746. Joseph and Anne married at Portland in 1855 and they had five children including twin boys Thomas and George b. 1855, Adam b. 1857, Elizabeth b. 1859 and Sophia b. 1862.

Joseph's first wife Anne LIVINGSTONE died from TB at Dartmoor in 1866 as did two of his sons George and Adam who are both buried in the Digby Cemetery. His daughter Elizabeth who married Samuel YOUNG is also buried in the Digby Cemetery.

Joseph was working as shepherd at 'Rifle Downs" when he selected 97 acres at Teakettle Creek near "Rifle Downs" on the Digby - Dartmoor Road. He built a house and established his farm which was expanded by his eldest surviving son Thomas.

Joseph's second marriage was to a widow, Johanna COOPER (nee McCARTHY) from Digby in 1875 when they were in the 70s and they are both buried in the Digby Cemetery.

Joseph's eldest son Thomas POVEY married Rachel BURGESS at St John's Church of England, Digby in 1894 and their first three children, George, Ernest and Les were born in Digby before the family moved to a property called "Tulse Hill" at Carapook c1900 where Thomas POVEY became the overseer for many years.

George POVEY has a tree in the WW1 Soldiers' Avenue as he was born in Digby and served with the AIF (46th Battalion) in France.

Joseph POVEY and Anne LIVINGSTONE had the following family:

1. Thomas Joseph POVEY, b. 1855 (twin) m. Rachel Annie BURGESS
   
   1. George Thomas POVEY, b. 1895, Digby, Vic, d. 1929, m. Olive Emily Mary OWENS
      • WW1, 46th Battalion, 1st AIF
      • enlisted 7 Sep1916
      • RTA 10 Mar 1919
      • "Stuan" Estate (later Paschendale) Soldier Settler
      • Digby Avenue of Honour Tree No 53, tree planted by Mrs W CLARKE
   2. Leslie Livingstone POVEY, b. 1896, Digby, Vic, mar Ada Victoria TATCHELL;
   3. Ernest Arthur POVEY, b. 1898, Digby, Vic, mar Lucy Ann McCALLUM;
   4. Alice May POVEY, b. 1900, Carapook, Vic, mar Leslie ANSON;
   5. Ivan Frederick POVEY, b. 1903, Carapook, Vic, mar Margaret Ruth GILBO;
   6. Walter Joseph POVEY, b. 1905, Carapook, Vic, mar Meta Agnes GRINHAM;
   7. stillborn POVEY, b. 1907, Carapook, Vic;
   8. Alan Keith POVEY, b. 1909, Carapook, Vic, mar Amy Victoria DAVIES;
      • WW2, 2nd Tank Battalion & 4th Port Operating Company, New Guinea
   9. Norman James POVEY, b. 1911, Carapook, Vic, mar Grace WAREHAM;
   10. Murray Burgess POVEY, b. 1913, Carapook, Vic, mar Meryl Jean WALKER;
   11. Sylvia Annie POVEY, b. 1916, Carapook, Vic.
2. George POVEY, b. 1855 (twin), d. 1875;
3. Adam Livingston POVEY, b. 1857, d. 1873;
4. Elizabeth Ann POVEY, b. 1859, m. Samuel Evans YOUNG;
5. Sophia Grey POVEY, b. 1862, m. George MOULDEN;
   1. Annie Povey MOULDEN, b. 1890, Goroke, Vic;
   2. Jessie Townsend MOULDEN, b. 1895, Horsham, Vic.

Daryl Povey

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