Ruth's Family History

James POTTS
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Name James POTTS Birth Bef 27 Mar 1831 Broseley, Shropshire, England
[1] Baptism 27 Mar 1831 Broseley St Leonard's Parish Church, Broseley, Shropshire, England
[1] - Living at Broseley
Gender Male 1841 Census 6 Jun 1841 Coalford, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England
[2] Age: 10y - HO107/928, Book 4, Folio 22, Page 6
Ancestor Count 4 Descendant Count 1 Reference Number H 0749a Person ID I2554 Ruth Last Modified 5 Aug 2025
Father Noah POTTS, b. Bef 6 Nov 1803, Broseley, Shropshire, England
d. Between Apr 1863 and Jun 1863, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
(Age > 59 years) Mother Frances (Fanny) SIMMONDS, b. Bef 22 Nov 1807, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Family ID F784 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah OWEN, b. Abt 1833, Madeley, Shropshire, England
d. Between Oct 1872 and Dec 1872, Madeley Wood, Broseley, Shropshire, England
(Age 39 years) Marriage 27 Sep 1852 Broseley All Saints Parish Church (Previously St Leonard's), Broseley, Shropshire, England
[3, 4, 5, 6] - JAS 1852 Madeley, Volume 06A, Page 910
James was of Full Age
James was a Bachelor, Brickmaker, Living at Jackfield
Sarah was a Spinster, Living at Madeley
Sarah could sign her name, James made his mark
Witness: Mary Potts
Children 1. Noah POTTS, b. Bef 28 Jul 1863, Madeley district, Shropshire, England
d. Between Jul 1863 and Sep 1863, Madeley Wood, Shropshire, England 
Family ID F1608 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Aug 2025
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Notes - JAMES POTTS
Children:
Elizabeth
James
Charles
Fanny
Noah
ADDRESSES:
Broseley, Shropshire (27 March 1831)
Coalford, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire (06 June 1841)
Ironbridge, Shropshire (28 July 1863)
OCCUPATIONS:
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Brickmaker (27 September 1852)
Labourer (28 July 1863)
CENSUSES: (bef 1831- )
06 June 1841 - yes
30 March 1851 -
07 April 1861 -
02 April 1871 -
03 April 1881 -
05 April 1891 -
31 March 1901 -
02 April 1911 - - Parish Registers:
Baptism: Found -
Marriage: Found -
Burial: - Last checked: 09 May 2019
- JAMES POTTS
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Sources - [S3007] Parish Registers - Shropshire - Baptism - Pott, James - 1831 - Broseley, Page 273, No. 2180.
- [S798] 1841 Census - Potts, Noah & Frances, HO107/928, Book 4, Folio 22, Page 6.
- [S3008] Parish Registers - Shropshire - Marriage - Potts, James & Owen, Sarah - 1852 - Broseley, Page 188, No. 375.
- [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, JAS 1852 Madeley, Volume 06A, Page 910.
- [S5499] BMD - Shropshire Index - Marriage, C-B10/1/375.
- [S3677] Church - Broseley All Saints from 1845 (previous church on this site was St Leonards), Broseley, Shropshire.
- [S3007] Parish Registers - Shropshire - Baptism - Pott, James - 1831 - Broseley, Page 273, No. 2180.

