Birth
Lydia Potter was born in 1881 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, daughter of William Potter (1834– ) and Ellen Bryant (1842– ).[1]
Baptism
Lydia was baptised on 21 November 1881 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.[2]
1891 Census
In the 1891 census Lydia (age 9), Scholar, was the daughter of William Potter in Saint Pancras, London, England.[3]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
William Potter
Head
Widowed
M
58
Handy Man Carpenter & C
London
William Potter
Son
Single
M
23
Labourer
London
Henry Potter
Son
M
17
Labourer
London
Annie Potter
Daughter
F
14
Scholar
London
Lydia Potter
Daughter
F
9
Scholar
London
Marriage
Lydia and Arthur Dodkin were married on 22 June 1902 in Saint Mary, Balham: Balham High Road, Wandsworth, London, England, United Kingdom. [4]
Death
Lydia died on 5 June 1968 in Queensland, Australia, aged 86.[5]
Sources
↑Birth Registration:General Register Office (UK), "Search the GRO Online Indexes", database (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp#Results : accessed 8 May 2024), entry for birth of Lydia Potter, born 1881, Pancras District; citing birth registration Q4 1881, Pancras, Volume 01B, Page 67. Mother's Maiden Surname: Brien.
↑Baptism:
"London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923", database with images
London Metropolitan Archives, "London, England, UK" , London Church of England Parish Registers, Reference Number P90/Pan1/041 Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry au Record 1558 #4353405 : accessed 8 May 2024)
Lydia Potter baptism on 21 Nov 1881, daughter of William Potter & Ellen Potter, in St Pancras, Camden, England.
↑1891 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1891", database with images
citing The National Archives of the UK Class: RG12; Piece/Folio: 122/ 113; Page: 34; Line: 20
(FamilySearch Record: Q7XJ-WMM : accessed 8 May 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSQQ-X947-X
Lydia Potter (9) daughter, Scholar, in household of William Potter (58) in Saint Pancras, London, England, United Kingdom. Born in London, England.
↑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 P95/MRY3/008 Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry au Record 1623 #7191886 : accessed 8 May 2024)
Lydia Potter (20) marriage to Arthur Dodkin on 22 Jun 1902 in Saint Mary, Balham: Balham High Road, Wandsworth, England.
↑Death: "Family history research service", database, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Queensland (https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/97a653b25c22ca7013f0c795b61900e368a161d2b1551e8928b27ee7f89d0139 : accessed 8 May 2024); entry for death of Lydia Dodkin, 1968/B/97647; citing death certificate of Lydia Dodkin, died 5 June 1968, Queensland, Australia. Death registration: Lydia Dodkin, Death date: 5 June 1968, Mother's name: Helen O'Brien, Father/parent's name: William Potter, Registration details: 1968/B/97647.
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