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Mary Ann (Polly) Potts 1855–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jul 1855

Birth Location: Lower Hardres, Kent, England

Death Date: 1935

Death Location: Chartham, Kent, England

Father: Thomas Potts

Mother: Harriet Fagg

Spouse(s): George Furminger

Children(s): Winifred Furminger, Annie Furminger, Thomas Furminger, Minnie Furminger, Rose Furminger, Sylvia Furminger

In 1855, Mary Ann (Polly) Potts entered the world in Lower Hardres, Kent, England, born to Thomas Potts And Harriet Fagg. In 1861, Mary Ann (Polly) Potts resided in Bridge, Kent, England. In 1871, Mary Ann (Polly) Potts resided in Patrixbourne, Bridge and Canterbury, Kent, England. Mary Ann (Polly) Potts married George Henry Furminger, and had children including Annie Maria Furminger, Minnie Elizabeth Furminger, Rose Constance Furminger, Sylvia Eunice Furminger, Thomas George Furminger, Winifred Olive Furminger. Mary Ann (Polly) Potts passed away in 1935 in Chartham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Mary Ann (Polly) Potts entered the world in Lower Hardres, Kent, England, born to Thomas Potts And Harriet Fagg.
  • In 1861, Mary Ann (Polly) Potts resided in Bridge, Kent, England.
  • In 1871, Mary Ann (Polly) Potts resided in Patrixbourne, Bridge and Canterbury, Kent, England.
  • Mary Ann (Polly) Potts married George Henry Furminger, and had children including Annie Maria Furminger, Minnie Elizabeth Furminger, Rose Constance Furminger, Sylvia Eunice Furminger, Thomas George Furminger, Winifred Olive Furminger.
  • Mary Ann (Polly) Potts passed away in 1935 in Chartham, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Potts
1828–1899
Birth Location: Waltham, Kent, England
TP
Harriet Fagg
1828–1904
Birth Location: Lower Hardres Kent England
HF

Spouses(s)

George Furminger
1846–1929
Birth Location: Brede, Sussex, England
GF

Children(s)

Winifred Furminger
1892–1986
Birth Location: Chilham, Kent, England
WF
Annie Furminger
1874–1881
Birth Location: Brede, Sussex, England
AF
Thomas Furminger
1876–1954
Birth Location: Etchingham, Kent, England
TF
Minnie Furminger
1879–1963
Birth Location: Godmersham, Kent, England
MF
Rose Furminger
1887–
Birth Location: Godmersham, Kent, England
RF
Sylvia Furminger
1889–1917
Birth Location: Godmersham, Kent, England
SF

Mary Potts's Ancestors

Self
Mary Potts
1855–1935
Birth Place: Lower Hardres, Kent, England
Parents
Thomas Potts
1828–1899
Waltham, Kent, England
Harriet Fagg
1828–1904
Lower Hardres Kent England
Grandparents
John Potts
1794–1882
Petham, Kent, England
Mary (Ann) Marsh
1798–1869
Barham, Kent, England
John Fagg
1787–1876
Chartham, Kent, England
Mary (A) Waters
1801–1870
Hastingleigh, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Potts
1769–1842
Charlotte Hulkes
1770–1847
Henry Marsh
1754–1828
Sarah Stanford
1760–1800
Isaac Fagg
1760–1803
Anne Newington
1765–1842
Stephen Waters
1770–1844
Frances Ovenden
1772–1842
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
Isaac Fagg
1720–
Sarah Gawith
1725–
Samuel Newington
1731–1812
Elizabeth Morris
1752–1820
Stephen Waters
1734–1785
Frances Austen
1738–1825
John Ovenden
1752–1804

Mary Potts's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Ann (Polly)) Potts (8 Jul 1855–1935) m. George (Henry) Furminger (31 May 1846–23 Feb 1929)
  1. 1. Winifred (Olive) Furminger 1892–1986 m. Reginald (Godfrey) Lyons 1890–1963
    1. 1. Eileen (Violet) Lyons 1915–2006 m. Sydney (Ronald) Wayte 1916–1994
      1. 1. Diane (Lesley) Wayte 1938–2020
    2. 2. Marjorie (Sylvia) Lyons 1921–1968 m. William (Henry) Hall 1913–1992
      1. 1. Sonia (Kay) Hall 1947–2009
    3. 3. Gordon (Frank) Lyons 1924–2002 m. Doris (Brenda) Moore 1934–2008
  2. 2. Annie (Maria) Furminger 1874–1881
  3. 3. Thomas (George) Furminger 1876–1954 m. Bertha (Sidden) Akhurst 1882–1942
    1. 1. George (Sidney) Furminger 1904–1971 m. Sarah (Frances) Murphy 1910–1994
    2. 2. Leslie Furminger 1908–
  4. 4. Minnie (Elizabeth) Furminger 1879–1963 m. George Finn 1877–1900 m. Harry (Garfield) Jarvis 1886–1916 m. Charles (Thomas) Hubbard 1899–1969
    1. 1. George (Thomas) Finn 1900–1976 m. Lilian Nice 1897–1969
      1. 1. Gladys (Lilian) Finn 1920– m. John (H) Allen 1920– m. Alan (Vivien) Blake 1930–2008
      2. 2. Kathleen (Mary) Finn 1924–2008
      3. 3. Leonard (George) Finn 1930–2011 m. Dorothy (Elizabeth Alice) Goree 1933–2011
    2. 2. Frank (Garfield) Jarvis 1914–2005 m. Ivy (Edith Ruby) Igglesden 1913–2001
      1. 1. Patricia (Maureen) Potts 1936–2009 m. Derek (Bernard) Potts 1934–2015
    3. 3. Maisie (Dora) Jarvis 1911–2000 m. Norman (Percy) Hollett 1899–1968
      1. 1. Gillian (M) Hollett 1943–
  5. 5. Rose (Constance) Furminger 1887– m. William Ramsey 1889–1941 m. William Gawler 1898–1944
    1. 1. Noreen (M R Ramsey born) Furminger 1916– m. Robert Mochan 1910–
  6. 6. Sylvia (Eunice) Furminger 1889–1917 m. William (John) Gipson 1886–1947
    1. 1. Cyril Gipson 1911–1989 m. Rose (Winifred M) Gipson 1914–1997
      1. 1. Roy (Edward) Gipson 1943–2006
      2. 2. Brian (John) Gipson 1941–2023

Mary Potts's Timeline

10 Records

1855
8 Jul 1855
Birth of Mary Ann (Polly) Potts in Lower Hardres, Kent, England
Lower Hardres, Kent, England
1861
1861
Age 6
Mary Ann (Polly) Potts resided here in Bridge, Kent, England
Bridge, Kent, England
1871
1871
Age 16
Mary Ann (Polly) Potts resided here in Patrixbourne, Bridge and Canterbury, Kent, England
Patrixbourne, Bridge and Canterbury, Kent, England
1873
1873
Age 18
Mary Ann (Polly) Potts was married
None
1881
1881
Age 26
Mary Ann (Polly) Potts resided here in Godmersham, Kent, England
Godmersham, Kent, England
1891
1891
Age 36
Mary Ann (Polly) Potts resided here in Naccolt, Boughton Aluph, Boughton Aluph, Kent, England
Naccolt, Boughton Aluph, Boughton Aluph, Kent, England
1901
1901
Age 46
Mary Ann (Polly) Potts resided here in Chilham, Chilham, Kent, England
Chilham, Chilham, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 56
Mary Ann (Polly) Potts resided here in Chilham, England
Chilham, England
1921
1921
Age 66
Mary Ann (Polly) Potts resided here in Chilham, Kent, England
Chilham, Kent, England
1935
1935
Age 80
Death of Mary Ann (Polly) Potts in Chartham, Kent, England
Chartham, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1855
    Event Place: Lower Hardres, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 154313, ED 8, Sch 91; Book: 04313

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1873
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Bridge, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 518; Folio: 28; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542653

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Patrixbourne, Bridge and Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 965; Folio: 8; Page: 7; GSU roll: 827250

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Godmersham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 952; Folio: 68; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1341227

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Naccolt, Boughton Aluph, Boughton Aluph, 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: 703; Folio: 46; Page: 9; GSU roll: 6095813

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Chilham, Chilham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 788; Folio: 16; Page: 6

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Chilham, 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: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Chilham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 154313, ED 8, Sch 91; Book: 04313

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chartham, Kent, England
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