William Potter (1801)

Born 1801 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Husband of Jane (Bateman) Potter — married 9 Sep 1826 (to before Jun 1849) in St Giles without Cripplegate, London, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Pett) Potter — married 1849 in Islington, Middlesex, England

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William was born in 1801 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^{[citation needed]}

Is this him? William, son of Henry (Brick Street, Labourer) & Mary, was born on 26 November 1800 and baptised on 21 December 1800 in Toxteth, St James, Lancashire, England.^[1]

William, plasterer, married Elizabeth Moffas on 10 May 1819 in Liverpool, Our Lady and St Nicholas, Lancashire, England. Witness 1 John Callam & Witness 2 Edward Coventry.^[2]

William married Jane Bateman on 9 September 1826 in St. Giles Without Cripplegate, London, England.^[3][4]

In the 1841 census William (age 40) was on Denton Street, St Pancras, London & Middlesex, England.^[5]

1. William Potter M 40 I. Plasterer
2. Jane Potter F 30
3. John Potter M 10 Middlesex, England
4. Charles Potter M 6 Middlesex, England
5. Thomas Potter M 14 Middlesex, England
6. Thomas Barnes M 35 Middlesex, England
7. Jane Barnes F 30
8. Louisa Barnes M 1
9. Elizabeth Barnes F 50 Middlesex, England
10. George Barnes M 25 Middlesex, England
11. William Beck M 25
12. Mary Beck F 20
13. William Beck M 0 Middlesex, England

William's second marriage, to Elizabeth Pett, was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1849 in the Islington district.^[6]

In the 1851 census William (age 48), Plasterer, was the married head of household in Cooks Terrace, Saint Pancras, St Pancras, London & Middlesex, England.^[7]

1. William Harrison Head Married M 34 Human hair manufacturer St Luke's, Middlesex, England
2. Marianne Harrison Wife Married F 38 Tiverton, Devon, England
3. Marianne Harrison Daughter F 11 Scholar St James, Middlesex, England
4. Hannah Ann Harrison Daughter F 6 Scholar St James, Middlesex, England
5. William Henry Harrison Son M 4 Scholar St Pancras, Middlesex, England
6. Elizabeth Blanche Harrison Daughter F 0 St Pancras, Middlesex, England
7. George Angies Head Married M 35 Carman Wix, Essex, England
8. Mary Angies Wife Married F 33 St Pancras, Middlesex, England
9. Charles Angies Son M 4 Scholar St Pancras, Middlesex, England
10. John Angies Son M 1 St Pancras, Middlesex, England
11. William Potter Head Married M 48 Plasterer Liverpool, Lancashire, England
12. Elizabeth Potter Wife Married F 29 Sevenoaks, Kent, England
13. Thomas Potter Son Unmarried M 23 Plasterer Islington, Middlesex, England
14. Charles Potter Son Unmarried M 16 St Pancras, Middlesex, England
15. Elizabeth Potter Daughter F 1 St Pancras, Middlesex, England

In the 1861 census William (age 60), Plasterer, was the married head of household at 15, Kingston Street, St Pancras, London & Middlesex, England.^[8]

1. William Potter Head Married M 60 Plasterer Liverpool, Lancashire, England
2. Eliza Potter Wife Married F 40 Sevenoaks, Kent, England
3. Elizabeth Potter Daughter F 10 Scholar St Pancras, Middlesex, England
4. Jane Potter F 7 Scholar St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Lancashire Baptisms," database with images, FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : subscription required, accessed 27 April 2024), Place Toxteth, St James, Last name Potter, Register type Baptisms, First name(s) William, Father's occupation Labourer, Father's first name(s) Henry, Birth date 26 Nov 1800, Country England, County Lancashire, Register year range 1775-1812, Description St James, Mother's first name(s) Mary, Diocese Liverpool, Baptism date 21 Dec 1800, Denomination Church Of England, Residence Brick Street; citing Archive Liverpool Record Office, Reference 283-JAM-1-1A.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Lancashire Banns & Marriages," database with images, FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : subscription required, accessed 30 April 2024), Denomination Church Of England, Spouse's marital status Spinster, Place Liverpool, Our Lady and St Nicholas, Witness 2 Edward Coventry, Register type Marriages, By licence or banns Banns, Last name Potter, Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth, First name(s) William, Spouse's last name Moffas, Occupation Plasterer, Year 1819, Marriage date 10 May 1819, Spouse's residence Liverpool, Witness 1 John Callam, Register year range 1819-1821, County Lancashire, Country England, Description Our Lady and St Nicholas, Diocese Liverpool, Residence Liverpool; citing Archive Liverpool Record Office, Reference 283-NIC-3-11.
3. ↑ Marriage: "England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973," database, (Ancestry Record 9852 #31088066 : subscription required, accessed 27 April 2024), Marriage Place St. Giles Without Cripplegate, London, England, Spouse Jane Bateman, Gender Male, Marital Status Single, Marriage Date 9 Sep 1826, Name William Potter; citing Original data England, Marriages, 1538-1973. Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, 2013, FHL Film Number 568031.
4. ↑ Marriage Banns: "London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   (Ancestry Record 1623 #396221 : subscription required, accessed 27 April 2024), Spouse Jane Bateman, Gender Male, Record Type Marriage Banns (Marriage Bann), Marriage Banns Date 1826, Name William Potter, Marriage Banns Place Saint Giles Cripplegate, City of London, England; citing London Metropolitan Archives, London, England, UK, London Church of England Parish Registers, Reference Number P69/GIS/A/01/MS 6421/6.
5. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census," database with images, FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : subscription required, accessed 27 April 2024), Parish or township St Pancras, Family member last name Barnes, Beck, Potter, Street Denton Street, Family member first name(s) Louisa, William, Mary, George, Elizabeth, Jane, Thomas, Charles, John, Full address Denton Street, St Pancras, London & Middlesex, England, Last name Potter, First name(s) William, Sex Male, City or borough Marylebone, Birth year 1801, Registration district St Pancras, County London, Middlesex, Country England, Book number 7, Folio number 15, Age 40, Sub district Camden Town; citing Reference HO107, Piece number 681, Page 24, Schedule 1563.
6. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005," database with images, FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : subscription required, accessed 27 April 2024), Volume 3, Volume as transcribed 3, Marriage quarter 2, Country England, County London, Marriage year 1849, District Islington, Last name Potter, MarriageFinder™ William Potter married one of these peopleSarah Ambrose, Jane Augusta Jarmain, Elizabeth Pett, First name(s) William; citing Volume 3, Page 218.
7. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census," database with images, FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : subscription required, accessed 27 April 2024), Country England, Birth town Liverpool, Parish Saint Pancras, City Marylebone, Birth year 1803, Town Camden, Sex Male, First name(s) William, Division of county Middlesex Marylebone, Parliamentary borough or division Marylebone, Sub district Camden Town, Full address Cooks Terrace, Saint Pancras, St Pancras, London & Middlesex, England, Birth place England, Last name Potter, Birth town as transcribed Liverpool, Marital status Married, Birth county Lancashire, Occupation Plasterer, Registration district St Pancras, Birth county as transcribed Lancashire, Age 48, Enumeration district 9, County London, Middlesex, Relationship Head, Street Cooks Terrace; citing Reference HO107, Piece number 1497, Folio 340, Page 2, Schedule 2.
8. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census," database with images, FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : subscription required, accessed 27 April 2024), Country England, Birth town Liverpool, Parish St Pancras, Ecclesiastical parish or district St Thomas, Birth year 1801, Sex Male, Birth place other England, First name(s) William, Family member last name Potter, Parliamentary borough or division Marylebone, Sub district 6 Kentish Town, Full address 15, Kingston Street, St Pancras, London & Middlesex, England, Last name Potter, Birth town as transcribed LIVERPOOL, Marital status Married, House number 15, Birth county Lancashire, Occupation Plasterer, Registration district St Pancras, Birth county as transcribed LANCASHIRE, Age 60, Enumeration district 1, County London, Middlesex, Relationship Head, Family member first name(s) Jane, Elizabeth, Eliza, William, Street Kingston Street; citing Reference RG09, Piece number 119, Folio 13, Page 20, Schedule 284.