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Harriet Merritt 1895–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 SEP 1895

Birth Location: Cowpen, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 7 FEB 1957

Death Location: Dinnington Village, Northumberland, England

Father: Richard Merritt

Mother: Jane Tolson

Spouse(s): James Potts

Children(s): Jane Potts, John Potts, (Rhoda) Potts, Marjorie Potts, Sheila Potts, Leslie Potts, Richard Potts, Alan Potts, James Potts, Reginald Potts

Harriet Merritt was born in 1895 in Cowpen, Northumberland, England, the child of Richard Merritt And Jane Anne Tolson. Harriet Merritt married James Potts, and had children including Alan Potts, James Potts, Jane A M Potts, John Henry Potts, Leslie Potts, Marjorie English Potts, Reginald L Potts, Rhoda Pauline Potts, Richard Merritt Potts, Sheila Potts. Harriet Merritt passed away in 1957 in Dinnington Village, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Harriet Merritt was born in 1895 in Cowpen, Northumberland, England, the child of Richard Merritt And Jane Anne Tolson.
  • Harriet Merritt married James Potts, and had children including Alan Potts, James Potts, Jane A M Potts, John Henry Potts, Leslie Potts, Marjorie English Potts, Reginald L Potts, Rhoda Pauline Potts, Richard Merritt Potts, Sheila Potts.
  • Harriet Merritt passed away in 1957 in Dinnington Village, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Harriet Merritt's Ancestors

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Harriet Merritt
1895–1957
Birth Place: Cowpen, Northumberland, England
Parents
Richard Merritt
1866–1940
Illogan, Cornwall, England
Jane (Anne) Tolson
1869–1934
Fir Tree, Durham, England
Grandparents
Richard (Sincock) Merritt
1842–1898
Illogan, Cornwall, England
Harriet Allen
1844–1917
Illogan, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Merrit
1810–1876
Mary Sincock
1813–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Harriet Merritt's Descendants

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Harriet Merritt (16 SEP 1895–7 FEB 1957) m. James Potts (19 NOV 1888–6 JUN 1953)
  1. 1. Jane (A M) Potts 1921–2018 m. George (John) Henderson 1917–2006
  2. 2. John (Henry) Potts 1914–1963 m. Selina ((Jean)) Stewart 1910–2015
    1. 1. Joe Potts 1943–2018
    2. 2. John Potts 1941–1944
  3. 3. (Rhoda) (Pauline) Potts 1926–1994 m. Herbert ((Harvey)) Wilce 1921–1962
  4. 4. Marjorie (English) Potts 1924–1978 m. Richard Lane 1922–1977
  5. 5. Sheila Potts 1937–1991
  6. 6. Leslie Potts 1916–1967 m. Marion (Dixon) Duncan 1916–1978
    1. 1. Lesley Potts 1938–1991
  7. 7. Richard (Merritt) Potts 1929–1982 m. Evelyn Moody 1930–2004
  8. 8. Alan Potts 1930–1999 m. Dorothy Cowings 1930–2004
  9. 9. James Potts 1920–1943
  10. 10. Reginald (L) Potts 1934–2011

Harriet Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1895
16 SEP 1895
Birth of Harriet Merritt in Cowpen, Northumberland, England
Cowpen, Northumberland, England
1957
7 FEB 1957
Age 62
Death of Harriet Merritt in Dinnington Village, Northumberland, England
Dinnington Village, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1895
    Event Place: Cowpen, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 FEB 1957
    Event Place: Dinnington Village, Northumberland, England

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