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William Henry Potter 1865 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1865

Birth Location: Birkenhead, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Death Date: aft. 1930

Death Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Potter

Mother: Isabella Gibbons

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Walls

Children(s): Harry Potter, William Potter, Bertha Potter, Purnell Potter, Pearl Potter, Sarah Potter, John Potter, Elizabeth Potter

William Henry Potter was born in 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, United Kingdom, the child of John Potter and Isabella Gibbons. William Henry Potter later married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Walls, and together they raised children including Harry A Potter, William Henry Potter, Bertha Potter, Purnell Palmer Potter, Pearl Ruth Potter, Sarah Lavina Potter, John Potter and Elizabeth "Baby Liz" Potter. In 1930, William Henry Potter passed away in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

John Potter
1843 – 1874
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
JP
Isabella Gibbons
1837 – 1900
Birth Location: Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
IG

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Walls
1867 – 1899
Birth Location: Delaware
EW

Children(s)

Harry Potter
1888 – 1916
Birth Location: Milford, Sussex, Delaware, USA
HP
William Potter
1889 – 1890
Birth Location: Milford, Sussex, Delaware, USA
WP
Bertha Potter
1890 – 1892
Birth Location: Milford, Sussex, Delaware, USA
BP
Purnell Potter
1893 – 1949
Birth Location: Milford, Sussex, Delaware, USA
PP
Pearl Potter
1894 – 1980
Birth Location: Milford, Sussex, Delaware, USA
PP
Sarah Potter
1896 –
Birth Location: –
SP
John Potter
1898 – 1898
Birth Location: Milford, Sussex, Delaware, USA
JP
Elizabeth Potter
1899 – 1899
Birth Location: Milford, Sussex, Delaware, USA
EP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: April 1865
    Event Place: Birkenhead, Cheshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, Class: RG10; Piece: 3748; Folio: 135; Page: 27; GSU roll: 842138

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 06 Apr 1865
    Event Place: St John, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Parish Registers, 1538-2000

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3748; Folio: 135; Page: 27; GSU roll: 842138

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: aft. 1930
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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