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    Potter, James

    Male Abt 1787 - 1881  (~ 94 years)


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    • Name Potter, James 
      Born Abt 1787  Of West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Died 1841-1881  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Person ID I03374  My Genealogy
      Last Modified 13 Jun 2015 

      Family Paris, Isabel,   c. 29 Feb 1788, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1841-1881, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 92 years) 
      Married 05 Jun 1810  Ecclesmachen, Linlithgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Children 
      +1. Potter, John,   c. 25 Jun 1811, Ecclesmachen, Linlithgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1871  (Age ~ 60 years)
      +2. Potter, James,   c. 5 Dec 1813, Ecclesmachen, Linlithgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 12 Mar 1881, Dennstoun, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years)
       3. Potter, Walter,   c. 10 Mar 1816, Ecclesmachen, Linlithgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
      Family ID F01139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Notes 
      • Possibility?
        1. JAMES POTTER - International Genealogical Index
        Gender: Male Christening: 30 MAY 1784 Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland

        2. JAMES POTTAR - International Genealogical Index
        Gender: Male Christening: 24 JUN 1786 Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland (James Pottar and Janet Mtichel)

        3. JAMES POTTER - International Genealogical Index
        Gender: Male Christening: 30 SEP 1787 Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland

        4. JAMES POTTER - International Genealogical Index
        Gender: Male Birth: 26 NOV 1789 (William Potter and Margaret Brown)

        5. JAMES POTTER - International Genealogical Index
        Gender: Male Christening: 29 NOV 1789 Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland

        Leith and Edinburgh County Directory. Uphall 1842/43:
        Potter, James, Houston Mains
        Potter, John, farmer, Powflats
        Paris, Walter, farmer, Dichmont

        There is a death of a James Potter in 1873 aged 85 years. Linlithgow, West Lothian (668/00 0091)See above baptisms. Not correct James. Seems to be the Chelsea pensioner with children Isabella and grandson Donald Potter
        .eg: 1871 Census:
        Name: James Potter
        Age: 83
        Estimated Birth Year: abt 1788
        Relationship: Head
        Gender: Male
        Where born: Boness, Linlithgowshire
        Registration Number: 668
        Registration district: Linlithgow
        Civil Parish: Linlithgow
        Town: Linlithgow
        County: West Lothian
        Address: 271 High St
        Occupation: Pensioner
        ED: 3
        Household schedule number: 75
        Line: 17
        Roll: CSSCT1871_153
        Household Members: Name Age
        Donald Potter 23
        Isabella Potter 50
        James Potter 83

        1841 Census:
        Piece: SCT1841/672 Place: Uphall -West Lothian Enumeration District: 2
        Civil Parish: Uphall Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: -
        Folio: 0 Page: 13
        Address: Houstoun
        Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks POTTER James M 54 Farmer West Lothian (Under Patter)
        POTTER Isabella F 50 West Lothian
        POTTER James M 25 West Lothian
        ROBERTSON James M 14 Agricultural Labourer Outside Census County (1841)
        BROWN Henrietta F 17 Female Servant West Lothian
        BIRD Mary F 20 Female Servant Outside Census County (1841)

        Check 1851 census:
        not found to date?? Not at Uphall. check Linlithgow??

        1851 Census Scotland Online James Potter aged 40-80 years West Lothian
        1851 POTTER JAMES M 63 LINLITHGOW /WEST LOTHIAN 668/00 005/00 001 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER (This man a baker aged 63 years, wife and daughter Isabel Potter aged 26 born Linlithgow-
        may have remarried or different person. Next door is a son James Potter baker aged 25 years. Not correct family??)

        4 1851 POTTER JAMES M 44 LINLITHGOW /WEST LOTHIAN 668/00 010/00 019 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER
        5 1851 POTTER JAMES M 70 LINLITHGOW /WEST LOTHIAN 668/00 001/00 002 (probably the Chelsea pensioner above??)

        Check Ecclesmachen?/

        Index of 1851 Census West Lothian James Potter
        POTTER JAMES 70 LINLITHGOW
        POTTER JAMES 14 LINLITHGOW
        POTTER JAMES 16 LINLITHGOW
        POTTER JAMES 25 LINLITHGOW
        POTTER JAMES 63 LINLITHGOW -check this one??
        POTTER JAMES 44 LINLITHGOW
        POTTER JAMES 32 LIVINGSTON
        POTTER JAMES 10 LIVINGSTON
        POTTER JAMES 35 QUEENSFERRY
        POTTER JAMES 6 UPHALL
        POTTER JAMES 39 UPHALL
        POTTER JAMES 13 UPHALL

    • Sources 
      1. [S00023] M116662 1794 - 1823 1066629 Film 6900370, IGI.