Amelia (Preston) Potter (abt. 1827 - 1864)

Born about 1827 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of George Augustus Potter — married 25 Dec 1848 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 4 Aug 1864 at about age 37 in Heathcote, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Amelia (Preston) Potter was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.

Birth Amelia Preston was born about 1827 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, daughter of Charles Preston (1799–1832), an upholsterer, and Elizabeth Heading (1801–1836).

Baptism Amelia was baptised on 25 November 1827 in St Clement, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. The family lived in Caroline Street, St Clement's, Oxford, at the time of Amelia's baptism.^[1]

1841 Census In the 1841 census Amelia (age 13) was in Walton Close, St Thomas, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United KIngdom.^[2]

Marriage Amelia and George Augustus Potter were married on 25 December 1848 in St James', Bermondsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. ^[3]

1851 Census In the 1851 census Amelia (age 23), Ship Chandler's Wife, was the wife of George Potter in Saint Paul Shadwell, Middlesex, England.^[4]

Amelia (Preston) Potter migrated from England to Australia.

Immigration Amelia arrived in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia, in October 1855, on the ship 'Statesman'. Amelia was traveling under the name 'Maryann Potter', marine store dealer, with her stepsons Henry and George and her children Sophia and James. ^[5]It is believed that her husband George arrived in Australia sometime earlier.

Death Amelia died on 4 August 1864 in Heathcote, Victoria, Australia, aged about 37. ^[6]

Burial Amelia was buried on 8 August 1864 in Heathcote Cemetery, Heathcote, Victoria, Australia. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915", database with images
   Oxfordshire Family History Society, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, Anglican Parish Registers, Reference Number BOD198_B_30
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry au Record 61057 #226663 : accessed 3 May 2024)
   Amelia Piester baptism on 25 Nov 1827, child of Charles Piester & Elizabeth Piester, in Oxford, St Clement, Oxfordshire, England.
2. ↑ 1841 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1841", database with images
   citing The National Archives of the UK Class: HO107; Piece/Folio: 891/12; Page: 17; Line: 3
   (FamilySearch Record: M7QN-LCH : accessed 3 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3H-6PK1
   Amelia Preston (13) in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Born in Oxfordshire.
3. ↑ Marriage: "London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938", database with images
   London Metropolitan Archives, London, England, UK, London Church of England Parish Registers, Reference Number P71/JS/020
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry au Record 1623 #2751701 : accessed 3 May 2024)
   George Potter marriage to Amelia Preston on 25 Dec 1848 in Saint James, Bermondsey: Jamaica Road, Southwark, England. Page 226.1848. Marriage solemnized at St James' Church in the Parish of Bermondsey in the County of Surrey. No. 451. When Married. December 25 1848. Name and Surname. George Potter, Amelia Preston. Age. of full age, of full age. Condition. Widower, Spinster. Rank or Profession. Ship Chandler, -. Residence at the Time of Marriage. Neckinger Street, same. Father's Name and Surname. James Potter, Charles Preston. Rank or Profession of Father. Dead, Dead. Married in the Church of St James according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, after Banns by me, Joseph Richards Curate. This Marriage was solemnized between us, {George Potter {Amelia Preston in the Presence of us, {William Henry Squires {Sarah Susannah Squires
4. ↑ 1851 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1851", database with images
   citing The National Archives of the UK Class: HO107; Piece/Folio: 1550 / 333; Page: 1; Line: 11
   (FamilySearch Record: SG51-9Z3 : accessed 3 May 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSQ7-DS6W-9
   Amelia Potter (23), wife, Ship Chandler'S Wife, in household of George Potter (34) in Saint Paul Shadwell, Middlesex, England. Born in St Clements, Oxfordshire.
5. ↑ Immigration: "Unassisted passenger lists (1852-1923)", database with images, Public Record Office Victoria(https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/passenger-records-and-immigration/unassisted-passenger-lists : accessed 3 May 2024), entry for Mary ann Potter, age 27, arrived Oct 1855 aboard the Statesman; citing Public Record Office Victoria, Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (VPRS 947).
6. ↑ Death: "Historical index", database, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria(https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/- : accessed 3 May 2024), entry for death of Amelia Potter, 1864/5924; citing death certificate of Amelia Potter, died 1864, Victoria, Australia. Family name: POTTER, Given name(s): Amelia, Event: death, Mother's name: Mary, Mother's family name at birth: HEADING, Father's name: Preston Charles, Place of birth: OXFO, Place of death: -, Age at death: 35 , Reg. year: 1864, Reg. number: 5924 / 1864.
7. ↑ Burial: "Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007", database
   Compiler Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies, Reference M188
   (Ancestry au Record 1266 #126965 : accessed 3 May 2024)
   Amelia Potter burial (died in 1864) on 8 Aug 1864 in Heathcote, Victoria. Born in about 1829.