John’s maternal family tree - narrative

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1/1 - Thomas Potts Dorothy Dryden Reay grave stone

Pedigree

1. Potts, John
   1. Smith, Jane
      1. Potts, John
      2. Potts, Thomas
         1. Dryden, Dorothy
            1. Potts, John Dryden
            2. Potts, Jane
      3. Potts, Margaret

Ancestors

Source References

1. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841: 1841 England Census
   1. • Date: 6 Jun 1841
      • Page: 1841 Census: Jane Smith (Potts): Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Tynemouth; County: Northumberland; Enumeration District: 10; Page: 18; Line: 15; GSU roll: 438889.
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2. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851.: 1851 England Census
   1. • Date: Apr 1851
      • Page: 1851 Census: Jane Potts: Class: HO107; Piece: 2410; Folio: 307; Page: 55; GSU roll: 87088.
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3. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871.: 1871 England Census
   1. • Date: 2 Apr 1871
      • Page: 1871 Census: Thomas Potts: Tynemouth, ED 7, Class: RG10; Piece: 5120; Folio: 5; Page: 3; GSU roll: 847396.
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4. Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations) 1861-1941
   1. • Date: 23 Feb 1874
      • Page: Death of Thomas Potts (1830): North Shields Probate 3 March 1874 Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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      • Citation:

        Death of Thomas Potts (1830): "of Charlotte Street, North Shields ... innkeeper" Effects under £600 to his widow, Dorothy "of Charlotte Street". This would be approximately £53,600 today (2022).

      • Citation:

        Death of Thomas Potts (1830): Gravestone has date of death as 23 Feb 1874 whilst probate record has 23 Jan 1874.

        Do I have his death certificate?

5. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s - current
   1. • Date: 23 Feb 1874
      • Page: Death of Thomas Potts: 23 Feb 1874, Preston Cemetery and Tynemouth Crematorium
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      • Citation:

        Death of Thomas Potts (1830): Gravestone has date of death as 23 Feb 1874 whilst probate record has 23 Jan 1874.

        Do I have his death certificate?

6. General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright): England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
   1. • Date: Mar 1974
      • Page: Death of Thomas Potts (1830): Tynemouth, Volume 10b, Page 131; Estimated birth year 1830
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7. Crown copyright images reproduced by courtesy of TNA, London England. 1939 Register (Series RG101), The National Archives, Kew, London, England.: 1939 England and Wales Register
   1. • Date: 29 Sep 1939
      • Page: 1939 Register: John Dryden Potts: GB BM, Tynemouth, Registration District 559, sub-district 1
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8. General Register Office: Birth Certificates (Certified Copies)
   1. • Date: 11 Aug 1872
      • Page: Birth of John Dryden Potts: Volume 10b, Page 197. Father - Thomas Potts, chainmaker; Mother - Dorothy Potts, formerly Dryden.
      • Citation:

        Birth of John Dryden Potts: birth registered 18 September 1872 by Dorothy. Worth noting that Thomas and Dorothy didn't marry until November 1872!

9. St Hilda's Parish Church, South Shields, Co Durham, UK: Marriage Register of Parish of St Hilda
   1. • Date: 28 Nov 1872
      • Page: Marriage of Thomas Potts (1830) and Dorothy Dryden
      • Citation:

        Marriage of Thomas Potts (1830) and Dorothy Dryden: Thomas's sister Margaret had married Dorothy's brother William in 1854

      • Source text:

        Marriage of Thomas Potts (1830) and Dorothy Dryden: Dorothy could not write her own name. The fathers were John Potts (sailor) and John Dryden (chainmaker). The two witnesses are illegible but appear not to be family members.

10. England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.: England Select Marriages, 1538 - 1973
    1. • Date: 28 Nov 1872
       • Page: Marriage of Thomas Potts (1830) and Dorothy Dryden: FHL Film number 1894152, Reference ID 98
11. General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright): England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
    1. • Date: Nov 1872
       • Page: Marriage of Thomas Potts (1830) and Dorothy Dryden: Oct-Nov-Dec 1872 South Shields Volume 10a Page 1115
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12. England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.: England Select Births and Christenings 1538-1975
    1. • Date: 14 Nov 1873
       • Page: Birth of Jane Potts: FHL Film Number 1068908, ref item 5 p280; birth 14 Oct 1873, Father - Thomas Potts, Mother - Dorothy
13. Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002.: England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906
    1. • Date: 14 Oct 1873
       • Page: Birth/baptism of Jane Potts: Tynemouth, Father - Thomas Potts, Mother - Dorothy Potts
       • Citation:

         Birth/baptism of Jane Potts: Christening age 0, Birth date 14 Oct 1873, Christening date 14 Nov 1873,