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Richard Merritt Potts 1929–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 MAR 1929

Birth Location: Dinnington, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 29 SEP 1982

Death Location: Brunswick Village, Northumberland, England

Father: James Potts

Mother: Harriet Merritt

Spouse(s): Evelyn Moody

Children(s):

The story of Richard Merritt Potts began in 1929 in Dinnington, Northumberland, England. Richard Merritt Potts married Evelyn Moody, and had children including Living Potts. Richard Merritt Potts passed away in 1982 in Brunswick Village, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Merritt Potts began in 1929 in Dinnington, Northumberland, England.
  • Richard Merritt Potts married Evelyn Moody, and had children including Living Potts.
  • Richard Merritt Potts passed away in 1982 in Brunswick Village, Northumberland, England.

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Children(s)

Richard Potts's Ancestors

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Richard Potts
1929–1982
Birth Place: Dinnington, Northumberland, England
Parents
James Potts
1888–1953
Dinnington, Northumberland, England
Harriet Merritt
1895–1957
Cowpen, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
John (Henry) Potts
1856–1937
Margery English
1864–
Northumberland, Dinnington, Colliery Row, Durham, England
Richard Merritt
1866–1940
Illogan, Cornwall, England
Jane (Anne) Tolson
1869–1934
Fir Tree, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Potts
1821–1890
Mary Harbertson
1827–1876
Richard Merritt
1842–1898
Harriet Allen
1844–1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Potts
1781–1853
Jane Appleby
1795–
Thomas Merrit
1810–1876
Mary Sincock
1813–1904

Richard Potts's Timeline

2 Records

1929
3 MAR 1929
Birth of Richard Merritt Potts in Dinnington, Northumberland, England
Dinnington, Northumberland, England
1982
29 SEP 1982
Age 53
Death of Richard Merritt Potts in Brunswick Village, Northumberland, England
Brunswick Village, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1929
    Event Place: Dinnington, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 SEP 1982
    Event Place: Brunswick Village, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index

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