Joseph Cocksedge POTTER

Male 1818 - 1899  (~ 81 years)


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  • Name Joseph Cocksedge POTTER 
    Born Pentney, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 25 Mar 1818  Pentney, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2

    • 91 High Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk

      1) Joseph C Potter, head, mar, 33, linen draper, born Pentney, Norfolk
      2) Caroline C Potter, wife, mar, 30, born Kings Lynn, Norfolk
      3) Joseph C Potter, son, 9, scholar, born Halstead, Essex
      4) Hannah Potter, dau, 8, scholar, born Lynn, Norfolk
      5) Alfred Potter, son, 5, scholar, born Lynn, Norfolk
      6) Emma C Potter, dau, 4, scholar, born Lynn, Norfolk
      7) Edward Potter, son, 2, born Lynn, Norfolk
      8) James Potter, son, 1, born Lynn, Norfolk
      9) James Burgiss, apprentice, 17, draper's apprentice, born Northwell, Nofolk
      10) Martin Grenenakers, apprentice, 17, draper's apprentice, born Dersingham, Norfolk
      11) Sarah Jaggs, servant, u, 19, house servant, born Diss, Norfolk
      12) Jane Jaggss, servant, 14, house servant, born Diss, Norfolk
      13) Thomas Kemp, visitor, m, 25, mariner, born Lynn, Norfolk
      14) Emma Kemp, visitor, m, 22, born Lynn, Norfolk
    Census 7 Apr 1861  Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3

    • 91 High Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk

      1) Joseph C Potter, head, mar, 42, linen draper, born Pentney, Norfolk
      2) Caroline S Potter, wife, mar, 40, draper's wife, born Kings Lynn, Norfolk
      3) Hannah Potter, dau, un, 18, draper's daughter, born Kings Lynn, Norfolk
      4) Edward Potter, son, 12, scholar, born Kings Lynn, Norfolk
      5) James G potter, son, 11, scholar, born Kings Lynn, Norfolk
      6) Fredrick C Potter, son, 9, scholar, born Kings Lynn, Norfolk
      7) Walter Potter, son, 7, scholar, born Kings Lynn, Norfolk
      8) Thomas K Potter, son, 5, scholar, born Kings Lynn, Norfolk
      9) Helen B Potter, dau, 3, born Kings Lynn, Norfolk
      10) Herbert P Potter, son, 10 months, born Kings Lynn, Norfolk
      11) John Lambert, apprentice, un, 15, draper's apprentice, born Long Sutton, Lincolnshire
      12) Mary Howard, servant, un, 18, house servant, born Jaywood, Norfolk
    Census 2 Apr 1871  Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4

    • 91 High Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk

      1) Joseph C Potter, head, mar, 52, linen draper, born Pentney, Norfolk
      2) Caroline L Potter, wife, mar, 50, born Lynn, Norfolk
      3) Thomas K G Potter, son, unmar, 15, draper's son, born Lynn, Norfolk
      4) Helen B Potter, dau, 13, scholar, born Lynn, Norfolk
      5) Herbert P Potter, son, 10, scholar, born Lynn, Norfolk
      5) Mary Ann Hancock, servant, unmar, 18, domestic servant, born Lynn, Norfolk
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5

    • 91 High Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk

      1) Joseph C Potter, head, mar, 62, draper, born Pentney, Norfolk
      2) Caroline L Potter, wife, mar, 60, born Lynn, Norfolk
      3) Helen B Potter, dau, unmar, 23, born Lynn, Norfolk
      4) Alfred E Potter, grandson, 8, scholar, born Birmingham, Warwickshire
      5) Laura C Hill, servant, unmar, 17, domestic servant, born Theberton, Suffolk
    Census 5 Apr 1891  Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6

    • 133 Valingers Road, Kings Lynn, Norfolk

      1) Joseph Cocksedge Potter, head, widower, 73, retired draper, born Pentney, Norfolk
      2) Hannah Potter, dau, single, 48, born Lynn, Norfolk
    Occupation Draper 
    Died 16 Dec 1899  Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I11161  Colston & Wenck families in Australia
    Last Modified 29 Dec 2021 

    Family Caroline Latten GUNTON,   b. 7 Jan 1821, Gaywood, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 25 Feb 1885, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married 19 Apr 1841  Gaywood, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Name: John Cocksedge Potter
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Age: Full Age
      Marriage Date: 19 Apr 1841
      Marriage Place: Gaywood with Bawsey and Mintlyn, England
      Father: Youngs Potter, licensed victualler

      Spouse: Caroline Letton Gunton
      Father: James Gunton, fellmonger [8]
    Children 
    +1. Joseph Cocksedge POTTER,   b. 23 Nov 1841, Halstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 8 Apr 1885, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 43 years)
     2. Hannah POTTER,   b. Dec Q 1842, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1922, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
     3. Emma POTTER,   b. 7 Mar 1844, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 20 Sep 1846, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 2 years)
     4. Alfred POTTER,   b. 25 Sep 1845, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Caroline Emma POTTER,   b. Mar Q 1847, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1934, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 87 years)
     6. Edward POTTER,   b. 15 Sep 1848, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. James Gunton POTTER,   b. 27 Mar 1850, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec Q 1887, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     8. Frederick Charles POTTER,   b. 3 May 1852, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +9. Walter Kemp POTTER,   b. 3 Feb 1854, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1941, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     10. Thomas Kemp Gunton POTTER,   b. 2 Sep 1855, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1929, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +11. Helen Blanche POTTER,   b. 10 Jan 1858, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1943, Derby, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     12. Herbert Paul POTTER,   b. Sep Q 1860, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec Q 1938, Colchester, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years)
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2021 
    Family ID F6690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S663] Norfolk Baptism Project, (http://tinstaafl.co.uk/nbp/index.htm), Baptisms, Pentney, St Mary Magdalen: Joseph Cocksedge Potter, baptised: 25 Mar 1818, father: Youngs Potter, warrener, mother: Sarah.

    2. [S153] Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]., (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.), HO107; Piece: 1829; Folio: 165; Page: 24; GSU roll: 207484.

    3. [S1037] Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]., (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.), RG 9; Piece: 1255; Folio: 93; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542784. Household of Joseph C Potter.

    4. [S1031] Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]., (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.), RG10; Piece: 1863; Folio: 97; Page: 8; GSU roll: 830849. Household of Joseph C Potter.

    5. [S448] Ancestry.com. 1881 England Census [database on-line], (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.), RG11; Piece: 1998; Folio: 25; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1341481. Household of Joseph Potter.

    6. [S220] Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line], (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.), RG12; Piece: 1570; Folio: 34; Page: 20; GSU roll: 6096680. Household of Joseph Cocksedge Potter.

    7. [S721] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, (ancestry.co.uk), Name: Joseph Cocksedge Potter, Death Date: 16 Dec 1899, Death Place: Norfolk, England, Probate Date: 19 Mar 1900, Probate Registry: Norwich.

    8. [S1040] Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 [database on-line]., (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.), John Cocksedge Potter and Caroline Letton Gunton, 19 April 1841, Gaywood, Norfolk.