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Ruth Potter 1869 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1869

Birth Location: Hollingbourne, Kent, England

Death Date: 1946

Death Location: Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand

Father: Robert Potter

Mother: Sarah WICKHAM

Spouse(s): Samuel Bassett

Children(s): Thomas Bassett

The story of Ruth Potter began in 1869 in Hollingbourne, Kent, England. Ruth Potter married Samuel Henry Bassett, and had children including Thomas Bassett. Ruth Potter passed away in 1946 in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Potter began in 1869 in Hollingbourne, Kent, England.
  • Ruth Potter married Samuel Henry Bassett, and had children including Thomas Bassett.
  • Ruth Potter passed away in 1946 in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Potter
1832 – 1901
Birth Location: Marden Kent England
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Sarah WICKHAM
1839 – 1898
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Bassett
1849 – 1937
Birth Location: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Bassett
1889 – 1952
Birth Location: Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
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Ruth Potter's Ancestors

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Ruth Potter
1869 – 1946
Birth Place: Hollingbourne, Kent, England
Parents
Robert Potter
1832 – 1901
Marden Kent England
Sarah (Ann) WICKHAM
1839 – 1898
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Grandparents
John Potter
1800 – 1867
Kent, England
Sarah Roads
1807 – 1891
Marden, Kent, England
Samuel WICKHAM
1805 – 1895
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Elizabeth STEVENS
1808 – 1894
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Potter
1763 – 1802
Mary Douth
1766 – 1844
James Wickham
1775 – 1851
Hannah Hollands
1776 – 1853
William Stevens
1776 –
Ruth SKINNER
1786 – 1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Potter
1725 – 1787
Anne Hinds
1727 – 1790
William Douch
1738 – 1775
Ann Lawrence
1733 –
John WICKHAM
1737 – 1806
MARY Baldwin
1736 – 1803
THOMAS Hollands
1744 – 1815
SARAH Stevens
1746 – 1815

Ruth Potter's Descendants

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Ruth Potter (July 1869 – 1946) m. Samuel (Henry) Bassett (6 Sep 1849 – 29 Aug 1937)
  1. 1. Thomas Bassett (10 Jul 1889 – April 1952) m. Frances (Evelyn) McLachlan (23 June 1891 – 8 December 1971)
    1. 1. Sheila (Evelyn Ruth) Bassett ( – 08 Sep 2003) m. Ronald (Noel) Farmer ( – 08 Sep 1992)
      1. 1. Pamela (Evelyn) Farmer m. Alister (John) Harman (15 Jan 1936 – 4 Aug 2019)
        1. 1. Paul (Alister) Harman (10 Sep 1966 – 11 Sep 1966)
        2. 2. Kristyn (Evelyn) Harman (12 Oct 1967 – )
        3. 3. Kerry (John) Harman (06 Aug 1970 – )
      2. 2. Donald Farmer

Ruth Potter's Timeline

2 Records

1869
July 1869
Birth of Ruth Potter in Hollingbourne, Kent, England
Hollingbourne, Kent, England
1946
1946
Age 77
Death of Ruth Potter in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1869
    Event Place: Hollingbourne, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
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