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John Russell Potts 1858–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1858

Birth Location: Petham Kent England

Death Date: Jul 1920

Death Location: Bridge, Kent, England

Father: William Potts

Mother: Mary Tickner

Spouse(s): Sarah Burton

Children(s): William Potts, Elizabeth Potts, Emily Potts, Bertie Potts, Muriel Potts, Vivian Potts, Evelyn Potts, Wilfred Potts, Philip Potts, Alice Potts

John Russell Potts was born in 1858 in Petham Kent England, the child of William S Potts And Mary Tickner. In 1861, John Russell Potts resided in Petham, Kent, England. In 1871, John Russell Potts resided in Canterbury, Kent, England. John Russell Potts married Sarah A Burton, and had children including Alice Ellen Potts, Bertie Lionel Potts, Elizabeth Mary Burton Potts, Emily Edith Potts, Evelyn May Potts, Muriel Dorothy Potts, Philip Potts, Vivian Russell Potts, Wilfred Douglas Potts, William George Potts. John Russell Potts passed away in 1920 in Bridge, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • John Russell Potts was born in 1858 in Petham Kent England, the child of William S Potts And Mary Tickner.
  • In 1861, John Russell Potts resided in Petham, Kent, England.
  • In 1871, John Russell Potts resided in Canterbury, Kent, England.
  • John Russell Potts married Sarah A Burton, and had children including Alice Ellen Potts, Bertie Lionel Potts, Elizabeth Mary Burton Potts, Emily Edith Potts, Evelyn May Potts, Muriel Dorothy Potts, Philip Potts, Vivian Russell Potts, Wilfred Douglas Potts, William George Potts.
  • John Russell Potts passed away in 1920 in Bridge, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Potts's Ancestors

Self
John Potts
1858–1920
Birth Place: Petham Kent England
Parents
William S Potts
1832–1892
Waltham, Kent, England
Mary Tickner
1838–1887
Smeeth Kent England
Grandparents
John Potts
1794–1882
Petham, Kent, England
Mary (Ann) Marsh
1798–1869
Barham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Potts
1769–1842
Charlotte Hulkes
1770–1847
Henry Marsh
1754–1828
Sarah Stanford
1760–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Potts
1736–1812
Mary Taylor
1729–1801
John Hulkes
1736–1821
Mary Ashdown
1740–1783
John Marsh
1733–1784
Susanna Arnold
1735–1754
James Stanford
1721–1800
Sarah Gregory
1729–1790

John Potts's Descendants

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John (Russell) Potts (1858–Jul 1920) m. Sarah (A) Burton (1862–Jan 1945)
  1. 1. William (George) Potts 1886–1959 m. Laura Southen 1903–1956
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Mary Burton) Potts 1889–1960 m. Charles (Frederick) Jewell 1886–
  3. 3. Emily (Edith) Potts 1893–1975 m. Alfred (T) Gates 1891–1971
  4. 4. Bertie (Lionel) Potts 1897–1918
  5. 5. Muriel (Dorothy) Potts 1901–1975 m. Thomas (M) Legge 1901–1962 m. Stanley (J) Greenaway 1904–1979
    1. 1. Dorothy (M) Legge 1923–1991 m. James Queralt 1921–2005
  6. 6. Vivian (Russell) Potts 1902–1979 m. Violet Hall 1902–1966
    1. 1. Ronald Potts 1933–1995
  7. 7. Evelyn (May) Potts 1906–1983 m. Thomas (Michael) Hopkins 1894–1971
  8. 8. Wilfred (Douglas) Potts 1909–1981 m. Violet (D C) Sutherland 1906–
  9. 9. Philip Potts 1907–1971 m. Edith (Hilda) Hover 1907–1982
    1. 1. Derek (Bernard) Potts 1934–2015 m. Patricia (Maureen) Potts 1936–2009
  10. 10. Alice (Ellen) Potts 1894–1962 m. Bertie (Bredin) Stickels 1881–1959
    1. 1. Irene Stickels 1919–1919
    2. 2. Mary (Millicent) Stickels 1925–2013 m. Robert (C) Constable 1919–2001

John Potts's Timeline

9 Records

1858
1858
Birth of John Russell Potts in Petham Kent England
Petham Kent England
1861
1861
Age 3
John Russell Potts resided here in Petham, Kent, England
Petham, Kent, England
1871
1871
Age 13
John Russell Potts resided here in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1881
1881
Age 23
John Russell Potts resided here in Lower Hardres, Kent, England
Lower Hardres, Kent, England
1885
October 1885
Age 27
John Russell Potts was married in Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom
Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom
1891
1891
Age 33
John Russell Potts resided here in Petham, Petham, Petham, Kent, England
Petham, Petham, Petham, Kent, England
1901
1901
Age 43
John Russell Potts resided here in Petham, Petham, Kent, England
Petham, Petham, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 53
John Russell Potts resided here in Petham, England
Petham, England
1920
Jul 1920
Age 62
Death of John Russell Potts in Bridge, Kent, England
Bridge, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Petham Kent England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1885
    Event Place: Faversham, Kent, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Petham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Lower Hardres, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 954; Folio: 17; Page: 7; GSU roll: 1341227

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Petham, Petham, Petham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 704; Folio: 60; Page: 17; GSU roll: 6095814

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Petham, Petham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 789; Folio: 48; Page: 20

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Petham, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1920
    Event Place: Bridge, Kent, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2a; Page: 867

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