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William Lewis Potter 1919 – 1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1919

Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Death Date: 19 Oct 1994

Death Location: Flat 7, Belle Vue Court, Belle Vue Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Father: William Potter

Mother: Lucy Breach

Spouse(s): Millicent Rowland

Children(s): Sylvia Potter

The birth of William Lewis Potter took place in 1919 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, to William Potter and Lucy Breach. William Lewis Potter married Millicent F N Rowland, and together they had Sylvia Potter. William Lewis Potter's death occurred in 1994 in Flat 7, Belle Vue Court, Belle Vue Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, England.

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Parents

William Potter
1885 –
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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Lucy Breach
1886 –
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Millicent Rowland
Birth Location: –
MR

Children(s)

Sylvia Potter
1942 –
Birth Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
SP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 Apr 1919
    Event Place: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, East Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 2b, Page 96, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/2475f, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR 311/1/2/3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Eastbourne All Souls, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR 311/1/2/3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1939
    Event Place: 2 Garden Mews, Tideswell Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/2475f

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Oct 1994
    Event Place: Flat 7, Belle Vue Court, Belle Vue Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar, 1858-1995, General Register Office; United Kingdom

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