Family of Benjamin POTTER and Mary HARGRAVE

Husband:
Benjamin POTTER (1775-1821)
Wife:
Mary HARGRAVE (1783-1872)
Children:
Hargrave POTTER (1811-1892)
Rachael Hargrave POTTER (1813-1893)
Hewitson POTTER (1815-1865)
Mary Ann POTTER (1817-1895)
Benjamin POTTER (1820- )
Benima POTTER (1822-1891)
Marriage
28 Jul 1808
Scarborough, Yorkshire1

Husband: Benjamin POTTER

Name:
Benjamin POTTER
Father:
Richard POTTER (1747-1799)
Mother:
Catherine FIELDS (1742-1804)
Note (shared):
Member Voluntary Corps of Sea Fencibles in 1802.
Birth
1775
Scarborough, Yorkshire1
Christening
7 Aug 1775 (age 0)
Scarborough, Yorkshire1
Death
20 Jul 1821 (age 45-46)
Scarborough, Yorkshire1

Wife: Mary HARGRAVE

Name:
Mary HARGRAVE
Father:
John HARGRAVE (1748-1795)
Mother:
Mary TROTT (1750-1840)
Note (shared):
Living with Benima in the 1841 census in Merchants Row, of Independent means
Birth
30 Mar 1783
Scarborough, Yorkshire1
Christening
4 Oct 1785 (age 2)
St Mary's Parish Church, Scarborough1
Occupation
Lodging House Keeper
Death
Apr 1872 (age 89)
Scarborough, Yorkshire2

1841 Census

1851 Census

1861 Census

1871 Census

Child 1: Hargrave POTTER

Name:
Hargrave POTTER
Spouse:
Mary Ann HEADLEY (1814-1879)
Note:
Living at 19 Aberdeen Walk, Scarborough in 1881 census
His niece Hester Peckett was employed as his housekeeper in the 1881 census
Birth
1811
Scarborough, Yorkshire
Christening
11 Aug 1811 (age 0)
Scarborough, Yorkshire1
Occupation
Master Mariner
Death
6 Jan 1892 (age 80-81)
Scarborough, Yorkshire3
9d 242 Mar qua

Child 2: Rachael Hargrave POTTER

Name:
Rachael Hargrave POTTER
Spouse:
John PECKET (1806-1882)
Birth
1813
Scarborough, Yorkshire1
Christening
5 Dec 1813 (age 0)
Scarborough, Yorkshire1
Death
Jun 1893 (age 79-80)
Leeds, Yorkshire4

Child 3: Hewitson POTTER

Name:
Hewitson POTTER
Spouse:
Susannah STEPHENSON (1826-1903)
Note 1 (shared):
Captain Hewitson Potter of ship Walsgriff died at sea leaving wife and 8 children. Interred at Halifax
Birth
1815
Scarborough, Yorkshire
Christening
10 Sep 1815 (age 0)
Scarborough, Yorkshire1
Occupation
Master Mariner
Death
9 May 1865 (age 49-50)
Died at sea5

Child 4: Mary Ann POTTER

Name:
Mary Ann POTTER
Spouse:
William WARD (1816-1849)
Cause of Death:
Influenza Asthenia
Note (shared):
Living with sister Rachel Peckett and grandson George Stanley Ward in 1891 census
Living at 1 Wilson's Dwellings, Castle Rd., Scarborough when she died. Ann Edeson, niece, present at death
Birth
1817
Scarborough, Yorkshire
Baptism
28 Sep 1817 (age 0)
Scarborough, Yorkshire1
Occupation
Housekeeper for John Thompson in 1851 Scarborough census, with niece Rachel Pecket
Death
11 Mar 1895 (age 77-78)
Scarborough, Yorkshire6
Cause: Influenza Asthenia
Burial
Dean Road Cemetery Scarborough, Yorkshire7

Child 5: Benjamin POTTER

Name:
Benjamin POTTER
Birth
1820
Scarborough, Yorkshire
Christening
1 Mar 1820 (age 0)
Scarborough, Yorkshire1

Child 6: Benina POTTER

Name:
Benina POTTER
Spouse:
Thomas APPLEYARD (1825-1897)
Note (shared):
Living with mother in 1851 census aged 15
Birth
1822
Scarborough, Yorkshire1
Christening
17 Mar 1822 (age 0)
Scarborough, Yorkshire1
Death
Dec 1891 (age 68-69)
Scarborough, Yorkshire8

Sources

  • 1"St Mary's Parish Church Registers Scarborough".
  • 2"Births, Marriages and Deaths Index". Scarborough 9d 208
  • 3Ibid. Scarborough 9d 242
  • 4Ibid. Leeds 9b 355
  • 5Ibid.
  • 6"General Record Office". Copy of certificate
  • 7"Dean Road Cemetery, Scarborough". Picture of grave
  • 8"Births, Marriages and Deaths Index". Scarborough 9d 233