On 10 Jul 1808 Mary Scott, born 2 Jan 1808, 1st daughter of William Scott (pilot, native of this parish) & Ruth Ellenor (native of this parish) was baptised at at Sunderland, Holy Trinity. [1]
She married James Potts on July 5th 1827 at Sunderland, Holy Trinity. [2]
The couple raised their family in their home on North Moor Street[3]
In 1851, they were living at Sunderland, 3 Back North Moor Street (HO107/2397, Folio 289, Page 76) [4]
James Potts, head, married, 48, pilot, born in Sunderland, County Durham
Mary Potts, wife, married, 44, born in Sunderland, County Durham
William Potts, son, 15, scholar, born in Sunderland, County Durham
Elizabeth Potts, daughter, 13, scholar, born in Sunderland, County Durham
Alice Potts, daughter, 10, scholar, born in Sunderland, County Durham
Ruth Potts, daughter, 6, scholar, born in Sunderland, County Durham
James Potts, son, 6 months, born in Sunderland, County Durham
The family was living at 27, North Moor Street, Sunderland in 1861. [5]
James Potts Head Married Male 54 1807 Pilot Sunderland, Durham, England
Mary Potts Wife Married Female 54 1807 - Sunderland, Durham, England
Alice Lewis Daughter Married Female 20 1841 Sailors wife Sunderland, Durham, England
↑Baptism: Durham Records Online (https://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/) Database Entry for Mary Scott. Date: 10 Jul 1808. Location: Sunderland, Holy Trinity. Accessed 28 Apr 2024.
↑Marriage: Durham Records Online (https://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/) Database Entry for Mary Scott and James Potts. Date: 5 Jul 1827. Location: Sunderland, Holy Trinity. Accessed 28 Apr 2024.
↑ FreeBMD England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915. Vol.10a P.349
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