Raymond Lather Herps1

M, #1332, b. 1879, d. 19 August 1940
FatherMatthew Brown Herps1 b. 6 Nov 1851, d. 29 Jan 1905
MotherCaroline Chaseling1 d. 31 May 1915
Relationship2nd cousin 2 times removed of Timothy George Sheens
Last Edited25 Nov 2017
Birth*1879 Windsor, NSW1 
Death of Father29 January 1905 Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW;
Name: John Brown Herps
Date of Death: 18 Aug 1861
Place of Death: Portland Head
Occupation: Farmer
Sex: Male
Age: 32
Conjugal Status:
Place of Birth: Hawkesbury River
Time in Aust Colonies:

Father: John Herps
Occupation: (none recorded)
Mother: Sarah Cross

Place of Marriage: Unknown
Age at Marriage: Unknown
Name of Spouse: Mary Chaseling
Children of Marriage: -
Informant: certified by James Ascough JP, Windsor

Cause of Death: Drowning
Length of Illness:
Medical Attendant:
Date last seen:

Date of Burial: 21 Aug 1861
Place of Burial: Lower Portland head Burying Ground
Minister & Religion:
Undertaker: William Everingham
Witnesses: John Attewell, Thomas Mitchell;Principal=Matthew Brown Herps2 
Death of Mother31 May 1915 Rawson Street, Haberfield, NSW;
DEATHS
HERPS.—May 31, 1915, at her residence, Rawson-street,
Haberfield, Caroline, relict of the late Matthew Herps, Hawkesbury River, aged 56 years. At rest.Inserted by her loving children. ;Principal=Caroline Chaseling3 
Death*19 August 1940 Lower Portland, NSW;
HERPS.—August 19th, Raymond Luther, second son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Herps, of Lower Portland, Hawkesbury River, dearly loved brother of Pearl, Fleda, Gladys, Guy, and Claude, Stan, Carl, Rupert (deceased).4 
Article23 August 1940 "The Windsor and Richmond Gazette", Windsor, NSW;
MANY old friends of the family heard with sincere regret of the death on Monday of Mr. Raymond Luther Herps, second son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Herps, of Lower Portland. He is survived by four brothers, Guy, Claude, Stan, and Carl, and three sisters, Pearl, Fleda and Gladys, another brother Rupert, having predeceased him.5 
Article*28 September 1940 "The Methodist", Sydney, NSW;
IN MEMORI AM
RAYMOND L. HERPS.
On August 19, Mr. Raymond L. Herps, late of Hawkesbury River, St. Ives, and Gladesville, passed on to higher service. Mr. Herps had been an outstanding local preacher in the church for over 40 years. He preached his first sermon at the age of 19, in the Hawkesbury River Circuit, where his father was then a local preacher. Mr. Herps subsequently preached in the Dulwich Hill, Haberfield, Gordon, and latterly Gladesville Circuits; but failing health excluded him from active work during the last three years.
He was laid to rest in the Field of Mars on Wednesday, August 21. Rev. P. O. Davis leading a service held in Boronia Church prior to the cortege leaving for the cemetery, and also at. the graveside. Mr. Francis Wilson spoke on behalf of New South Wales Alliance, and Mr. Deall For ' Local Preachers' Association. Mr. Herps is survived by his widow, one daughter and four sons.6 

Citations

  1. [S13] NSW Birth Index, 25842/1879 Raymond Lather Hirps.
  2. [S107] NSW Death Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), 2294/1905 Matthew B Herps.
  3. [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday,June 5, 1915.
  4. [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday, August 21, 1940.
  5. [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Windsor and Richmond Gazette, Friday, August 23, 1940.
  6. [S154] Australian Newspapers, trove.nla.gov.au, The Methodist, Saturday, September 28, 1940.