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William Potts 1854–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1854

Birth Location: Littlebourne, Kent, England

Death Date: December 1913

Death Location: Kent, United Kingdom

Father: William Potts

Mother: Mary Tickner

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Coultham

Children(s): George Potts, John Potts, Emily Potts, Edwin Potts, Fred Potts, Elsie Potts, William Potts, Fanny Potts, Walter Potts, Annie Potts

In 1854, William Potts entered the world in Littlebourne, Kent, England, born to William S Potts And Mary Tickner. In 1861, William Potts resided in Petham, Kent, England. In 1871, William Potts resided in Canterbury, Kent, England. William Potts married Elizabeth Coultham, and had children including Annie Potts, Edwin Potts, Elsie Potts, Emily Potts, Fanny Potts, Fred Potts, George Potts, John Potts, Walter Potts, William Potts. William Potts passed away in 1913 in Kent, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1854, William Potts entered the world in Littlebourne, Kent, England, born to William S Potts And Mary Tickner.
  • In 1861, William Potts resided in Petham, Kent, England.
  • In 1871, William Potts resided in Canterbury, Kent, England.
  • William Potts married Elizabeth Coultham, and had children including Annie Potts, Edwin Potts, Elsie Potts, Emily Potts, Fanny Potts, Fred Potts, George Potts, John Potts, Walter Potts, William Potts.
  • William Potts passed away in 1913 in Kent, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Potts
1832–1892
Birth Location: Waltham, Kent, England
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Mary Tickner
1838–1887
Birth Location: Smeeth Kent England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Coultham
1858–1933
Birth Location: Petham, Kent, England
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Children(s)

George Potts
1881–1917
Birth Location: Petham, Kent, England
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John Potts
1886–1925
Birth Location: Petham, Kent, England
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Emily Potts
1889–1946
Birth Location: Petham, Kent, England
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Edwin Potts
1890–1951
Birth Location: Petham, Kent, England
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Fred Potts
1894–1974
Birth Location: Petham, Kent, England
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Elsie Potts
1900–1974
Birth Location: Petham, Kent, England
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William Potts
1877–1909
Birth Location: Petham, Kent, England
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Fanny Potts
1879–1950
Birth Location: Petham, Kent, England
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Walter Potts
1884–1946
Birth Location: Petham, Kent, England
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Annie Potts
1888–1896
Birth Location: Petham, Kent, England
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William Potts's Ancestors

Self
William Potts
1854–1913
Birth Place: Littlebourne, Kent, England
Parents
William S Potts
1832–1892
Waltham, Kent, England
Mary Tickner
1838–1887
Smeeth Kent England
Grandparents
John Potts
1794–1882
Petham, Kent, England
Mary (Ann) Marsh
1798–1869
Barham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Potts
1769–1842
Charlotte Hulkes
1770–1847
Henry Marsh
1754–1828
Sarah Stanford
1760–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Potts
1736–1812
Mary Taylor
1729–1801
John Hulkes
1736–1821
Mary Ashdown
1740–1783
John Marsh
1733–1784
Susanna Arnold
1735–1754
James Stanford
1721–1800
Sarah Gregory
1729–1790

William Potts's Descendants

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William Potts (1854–December 1913) m. Elizabeth Coultham (abt 1858–Jul 1933)
  1. 1. George Potts 1881–1917 m. Rosa (Frances) Blagden 1878–1953
    1. 1. George (Edward) Potts 1904–1976 m. Ivy (I) Lacey 1907–1987
      1. 1. Dorothy (B R) Potts 1925–
    2. 2. Ernest (John) Potts 1906–1981
    3. 3. Alice (Louisa Florence) Potts 1908–1984 m. Ernest (G) Lacey 1908–
      1. 1. Leslie (E G) Lacey 1929–1978 m. Marina (June) Bean 1934–2002
    4. 4. Elsie (May) Potts 1912–1978 m. Macdonald (William) Rochester 1905–1989
    5. 5. Kathleen (Rose) Potts 1915–1948
  2. 2. John Potts 1886–1925 m. Elsie Hughes 1889–1941
  3. 3. Emily Potts 1889–1946 m. Thomas Else 1886–1975
  4. 4. Edwin Potts 1890–1951 m. Daisy (K) Thornby 1891– m. Margaret (Alice) Hopper 1899–1951
    1. 1. Geoffrey (E) Potts 1920–
    2. 2. Sidney (G) Potts 1924–
  5. 5. Fred Potts 1894–1974 m. Daisy (E) Young 1893–1964
    1. 1. Vera (Elizabeth) Potts 1926–2014 m. Sydney (J A) Synnock 1918–1988
  6. 6. Elsie Potts 1900–1974 m. Herbert (William) Luck 1901–1982
  7. 7. William Potts 1877–1909 m. Elizabeth Bailey 1875–
    1. 1. William (Arthur Raymond) Bailey 1892–1967 m. Ellen Foster 1895–1970
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ivy L) Bailey 1916–1974
      2. 2. William (Raymond) Bailey 1927–1941
      3. 3. Edna (Oliver) Bailey 1924–2008
    2. 2. Evelyn (Ethel) Potts 1903–1976
  8. 8. Fanny Potts 1879–1950 m. Ernest (Samuel) Uden 1874–1942
    1. 1. Amy Uden 1910–1929
  9. 9. Walter Potts 1884–1946 m. Sarah (A K) Bridges 1882–1952 m. Harriet (Charlotte) Cavie 1883–1911
    1. 1. Joan (E) Potts 1917– m. Bernard (K) Hallett 1915–1980
      1. 1. Janice Hallett 1946–1983
    2. 2. Jack (E) Potts 1918–1991 m. Edith Shepherd 1921–
  10. 10. Annie Potts 1888–1896

William Potts's Timeline

8 Records

1854
1854
Birth of William Potts in Littlebourne, Kent, England
Littlebourne, Kent, England
1861
1861
Age 7
William Potts resided here in Petham, Kent, England
Petham, Kent, England
1871
1871
Age 17
William Potts resided here in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1881
1881
Age 27
William Potts resided here in Petham, Kent, England
Petham, Kent, England
1891
1891
Age 37
William Potts resided here in Petham, Petham, Petham, Kent, England
Petham, Petham, Petham, Kent, England
1901
1901
Age 47
William Potts resided here in Petham, Petham, Kent, England
Petham, Petham, Kent, England
1911
1911
Age 57
William Potts resided here in Petham, England
Petham, England
1913
December 1913
Age 59
Death of William Potts in Kent, United Kingdom
Kent, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Littlebourne, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Petham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 964; Folio: 53; Page: 5; GSU roll: 827249

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Petham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 953; Folio: 64; Page: 11; GSU roll: 1341227

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Petham, Petham, Petham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 704; Folio: 59; Page: 16; GSU roll: 6095814

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Petham, Petham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 789; Folio: 43; Page: 9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Petham, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1913
    Event Place: Kent, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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