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Richard Norbourne Potts 1814–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1814

Birth Location: Hull, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 10 Dec 1899

Death Location: Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Father: Joseph (Yeoman)

Mother: Martha Norborn

Spouse(s): Jane Abbott

Children(s): Richard Potts, Jonathan Potts, Elizabeth Potts, William Potts, Henry Joseph), John Potts, Jane Potts

The story of Richard Norbourne Potts began in 1814 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. In 1851, Richard Norbourne Potts resided in Beverley St Nicholas, Yorkshire, England. In 1861, Richard Norbourne Potts resided in Beverley St Martin, Yorkshire, England. Richard Norbourne Potts married Jane Gray Abbott, and had children including Elizabeth Potts, Henry Potts Originally Reg Joseph, Jane Gray Potts, John Potts, Jonathan Potts, Richard Potts, William Potts. Richard Norbourne Potts passed away in 1899 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Norbourne Potts began in 1814 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.
  • In 1851, Richard Norbourne Potts resided in Beverley St Nicholas, Yorkshire, England.
  • In 1861, Richard Norbourne Potts resided in Beverley St Martin, Yorkshire, England.
  • Richard Norbourne Potts married Jane Gray Abbott, and had children including Elizabeth Potts, Henry Potts Originally Reg Joseph, Jane Gray Potts, John Potts, Jonathan Potts, Richard Potts, William Potts.
  • Richard Norbourne Potts passed away in 1899 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph (Yeoman)
1770–1834
Birth Location: South Shields, Durham, England
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Martha Norborn
1777–1831
Birth Location: Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
MN

Spouses(s)

Jane Abbott
1820–1902
Birth Location: Beverley, Yorkshire, England
JA

Children(s)

Richard Potts
1853–1929
Birth Location: Beverley, Yorkshire, England
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Jonathan Potts
1839–1916
Birth Location: Beverley, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Potts
1843–1925
Birth Location: Beverley, Yorkshire, England
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William Potts
1848–1934
Birth Location: Beverley, Yorkshire, England
WP
Henry Joseph)
1851–1922
Birth Location: Grovehill Lane, Beverley, Yorkshire, England
HJ
John Potts
1845–1919
Birth Location: Beverley, Yorkshire, England
JP
Jane Potts
1840–1857
Birth Location: Beverley, Yorkshire, England
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Richard Potts's Ancestors

Self
Richard Potts
1814–1899
Birth Place: Hull, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Joseph Potts (Yeoman)
1770–1834
South Shields, Durham, England
Martha Norborn
1777–1831
Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Potts's Descendants

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Richard (Norbourne) Potts (14 Mar 1814–10 Dec 1899) m. Jane (Gray) Abbott (28 Oct 1820–9 Aug 1902)
  1. 1. Richard Potts 1853–1929 m. Alice Bayes 1856–1915
    1. 1. Jane (Gray) Gray 1886–1972 m. HUBERT GRAY 1883–1944
      1. 1. Jane Gray 1916–2002 m. THOMAS (ARTHUR) DALBY 1915–1989
        1. 1. Susan (Jane) Nethercoat 1945–2015
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Gray 1907–1980 m. Herbert (Sidney) Ashelford 1903–1957 m. Alan Frow 1905–
      3. 3. Beatrice (Alice) Harrod 1911–1994 m. Walter Harrod 1907–1986
      4. 4. RICHARD (DENNIS) GRAY 1921–2009
      5. 5. TERENCE GRAY 1924–1992
    2. 2. Herbert (Richard) Potts 1881–1965 m. Edith Neal 1883–1946
      1. 1. Leslie Potts 1907–1995 m. Edith (Mary) Bielby 1908–2004
        1. 1. Alwyn (Richard) Potts 1938–2007
      2. 2. Gladys Potts 1906–2001
    3. 3. George (Henry) Potts 1878–1974 m. Fanny (Agnes) Watson 1880–1950
      1. 1. Alice (Jane) Potts 1903–1970 m. Walter (H) Russell 1902–1974
        1. 1. Jean (F) Russell 1933–1934
        2. 2. George (A) Russell 1934–2000
      2. 2. Richard (Henry) Potts 1906–1982 m. Ivy Fawcett 1910–2004
      3. 3. Ivy (Agnes) Potts 1909–1933
      4. 4. Mary (Mavis) Potts 1911–2011
      5. 5. Doris (Mabel) Potts 1916–1987
      6. 6. Harold (William) Potts 1919–1987 m. Catherine (Mary) Lannen 1923–2000
      7. 7. John (Robert) Potts 1913–1969
      8. 8. George Potts 1910–1910
      9. 9. George (Edward) Potts 1923–2008 m. A 1925–2015
    4. 4. Arthur (William) Potts 1883–1962
    5. 5. Edwin (Francis) Potts 1889–1891
    6. 6. Harold (Clarence) Potts 1892–1952 m. Edith (Helen) Dunn 1901–1972
      1. 1. Kenneth (Robert) Potts 1928–1982
      2. 2. David (Brian) Potts 1943–1991
    7. 7. Alice (Margaret) Potts 1895–1976 m. WIlliam (Henry) Holtby 1887–1937
      1. 1. Dr (Malcolm Clifford) Holtby 1923–2009 m. Beulah (M) Owen 1925–
      2. 2. Gerald (Rookledge) Holtby 1917–2001
    8. 8. Cyril (Francis) Potts 1900–1966 m. Flora (Marian) Robson 1901–1995
      1. 1. Cyril (Alec) Potts 1923–2005 m. Evelyn Williamson 1924–
      2. 2. Joyce (Marie) Potts 1922–2006 m. Nicolas (Oscar) Bouwer 1925–2002
      3. 3. Gwenyth Potts 1936–2014 m. George (D) Foard 1935–2015
      4. 4. John (Richard) Potts 1938–1986
    9. 9. Jonathan Potts 1891–1891
    10. 10. John Potts 1885–1885
    11. 11. Cyril (Francis) Potts 1901–1900
  2. 2. Jonathan Potts 1839–1916
  3. 3. Elizabeth Potts 1843–1925
  4. 4. William Potts 1848–1934
  5. 5. Henry (Potts (Originally Reg) Joseph) 1851–1922
  6. 6. John Potts 1845–1919
  7. 7. Jane (Gray) Potts 1840–1857

Richard Potts's Timeline

7 Records

1814
14 Mar 1814
Birth of Richard Norbourne Potts in Hull, Yorkshire, England
Hull, Yorkshire, England
1851
1851
Age 37
Richard Norbourne Potts resided here in Beverley St Nicholas, Yorkshire, England
Beverley St Nicholas, Yorkshire, England
1861
1861
Age 47
Richard Norbourne Potts resided here in Beverley St Martin, Yorkshire, England
Beverley St Martin, Yorkshire, England
1871
1871
Age 57
Richard Norbourne Potts resided here in Beverley St Martin, Yorkshire, England
Beverley St Martin, Yorkshire, England
1881
1881
Age 67
Richard Norbourne Potts resided here in Beverley St Martin, Yorkshire, England
Beverley St Martin, Yorkshire, England
1891
1891
Age 77
Richard Norbourne Potts resided here in St Martin, Yorkshire, England
St Martin, Yorkshire, England
1899
10 Dec 1899
Age 85
Death of Richard Norbourne Potts in Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1814
    Event Place: Hull, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3908; Folio: 109; Page: 2
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4742; Folio: 34; Page: 2; GSU roll: 1342145
    [3] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 4769; Folio: 135; Page: 3; GSU roll: 847334
    [4] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3570; Folio: 24; Page: 2; GSU roll: 543153
    [5] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2359; Folio: 574; Page: 7; GSU roll: 87627-87630

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Beverley St Nicholas, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2359; Folio: 574; Page: 7; GSU roll: 87627-87630

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Beverley St Martin, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3570; Folio: 24; Page: 2; GSU roll: 543153

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Beverley St Martin, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 4769; Folio: 135; Page: 3; GSU roll: 847334

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Beverley St Martin, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4742; Folio: 34; Page: 2; GSU roll: 1342145

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: St Martin, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3908; Folio: 109; Page: 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1899
    Event Place: Beverley, Yorkshire, England
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