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Violet Joan Jenkins (Joan) Potts 1923–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1923

Birth Location: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Death Date: 25 Nov 1995

Death Location: Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand

Father: James Potts

Mother: Violet Jenkins

Spouse(s): John Cross

Children(s): Allan Cross

The story of Violet Joan Jenkins (Joan) Potts began in 1923 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. Violet Joan Jenkins (Joan) Potts married John Edward Joseph Joe Cross, and had children including Allan Raymond Cross, David Cross. Violet Joan Jenkins (Joan) Potts passed away in 1995 in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Violet Joan Jenkins (Joan) Potts began in 1923 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
  • Violet Joan Jenkins (Joan) Potts married John Edward Joseph Joe Cross, and had children including Allan Raymond Cross, David Cross.
  • Violet Joan Jenkins (Joan) Potts passed away in 1995 in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Violet Potts's Ancestors

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Violet Potts
1923–1995
Birth Place: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Parents
James Armstrong Potts
1889–1968
Tapanui, Otago, New Zealand
Violet (May) Jenkins
1893–1976
Gore, New Zealand
Grandparents
Walter Potts
1847–1930
Castleton, Roxburgshire Scotland
Catherine Jamieson
1854–1910
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Joseph Jenkins
1845–1931
Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Mary (Elizabeth) Green
1858–1924
London, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Pott
1801–1875
Mary ARMSTRONG
1811–1895
Robert Jamieson
1816–
Helen GRAY
1812–1863
John Jenkins
1811–1886
Mary Battison
1812–1863
Joseph Green
1834–1909
Elizabeth Balding
1838–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Violet Potts's Descendants

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Violet (Joan Jenkins (Joan)) Potts (23 May 1923–25 Nov 1995) m. John (Edward Joseph (Joe)) Cross (16 Feb 1922–1 Dec 2008)
  1. 1. Allan (Raymond) Cross 1949–2013

Violet Potts's Timeline

2 Records

1923
23 May 1923
Birth of Violet Joan Jenkins (Joan) Potts in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
1995
25 Nov 1995
Age 72
Death of Violet Joan Jenkins (Joan) Potts in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand
Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1923
    Event Place: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1995
    Event Place: Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand

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