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Richard Potter 1702–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1702

Birth Location: Walton in Ainsty, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Jan 1778

Death Location: Walton in Ainsty, Yorkshire, England

Father: William Potter

Mother: Sarah Ellison

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In 1702, Richard Potter entered the world in Walton in Ainsty, West Yorkshire, England, born to William Potter And Sarah Ellison. Richard Potter passed away in 1778 in Walton in Ainsty, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1702, Richard Potter entered the world in Walton in Ainsty, West Yorkshire, England, born to William Potter And Sarah Ellison.
  • Richard Potter passed away in 1778 in Walton in Ainsty, Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Potter's Ancestors

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Richard Potter
1702–1778
Birth Place: Walton in Ainsty, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Potter
1670–1727
Yorkshire, England
Sarah Ellison
1668–1734
Kirkby Overblow, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Miles Potter
1641–1728
Wighill, near York, Yorkshire, England
Dorothy Leak
1638–1692
York, Yorkshire, England
John Ellison
1636–1720
Kirkby Overblow, Yorkshire, England
Sarah (Ellen) Ellison
1635–1700
Kirkby Overblow, West Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Potter
1617–1734
Ann Tuke
1609–1681
Thomas Ellison
1597–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Tuke
1575–1622
Elizabeth Hardisty
1582–1677

Richard Potter's Timeline

5 Records

1702
16 Feb 1702
Birth of Richard Potter in Walton in Ainsty, West Yorkshire, England
Walton in Ainsty, West Yorkshire, England
1762
10 Apr 1762
Age 60
Richard Potter was baptized in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1762
1762
Age 60
Richard Potter was christened
None
1778
Jan 1778
Age 76
Death of Richard Potter in Walton in Ainsty, Yorkshire, England
Walton in Ainsty, Yorkshire, England
1814
3 Mar 1814
Age 112
Richard Potter was baptized in Surrey, England
Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1702
    Event Place: Walton in Ainsty, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1762
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1814
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1762
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1778
    Event Place: Walton in Ainsty, Yorkshire, England

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