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Ruth (Hyde) Potts (1844 - 1907)

Ruth Potts formerly Hyde
Born in Hayfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Daughter of [father unknown] and
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Wife of — married 1873 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, Englandmap
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Died at about age 63 in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

Ruth Hyde was born in 1844 in Hayfield, Glossop parish, Derbyshire, England to Mary Hyde. Her birth was registered in Hayfield in the third quarter of the year, with no mother's maiden name (indicating an unmarried mother).[1]

Ruth seems to have been raised by her grandparents, James Hyde and Mary. She was listed as their daughter on the 1851 census but as their granddaughter in 1861 - on her marriage record she listed James Hyde as her father.

In 1851 Ruth Hyde (age 6, Scholar) lived in Whitfield, Derbyshire with her [grand]father James (54, Piecer Cotton), [grand]mother Mary (52), aunt [mother] Mary (32, Weaver Cotton), and sister Esther (9, Heald Bottomer), as well as four lodgers: Geor Slater (31, Spinner Cotton), Thomas Slater (12, Piecer Cotton), Mary Slater (10, Scholar), and Hanh Bramhall (25, Weaver Cotton).[2]

In 1861 Ruth Hayd [Hyde] (age 16, Cotton Weaver) lived at Lower Whitfield in Whitfield with her grandfather James (64, Formerly Cotton Spinner), grandmother Mary (62), and sister Esther (19, Cotton Weaver).[3]

Ruth had a son out of wedlock:

  1. James Henry Hyde (1865-1933)

Ruth Hyde (age 20 [29], daughter of James Hyde) and James Potts (age 20, son of John Potts) were married on 7 Apr 1873 in Castle Hall, Cheshire.[4] The marriage was registered in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire in the second quarter of the year.[5]

  • Note: from her marriage record onwards, Ruth's age is given as a few years younger than it should be - perhaps she didn't want it known that she was a decade older than her husband.

Ruth and James had eight children:

  1. Arthur Potts (1874-)
  2. Annie Potts (1876-1876)
  3. Esther Ann Potts (1877-1878)
  4. George Potts (1878-1880)
  5. Alfred Potts (1880-)
  6. John Potts (1881-1881)
  7. Elizabeth Potts (1885-)
  8. Robert Potts (1886-)

In 1881 Ruth Potts (age 34 [~37]) lived at Jackson st in Ashton Under Lyne with her husband James (27, Grinder at Cotton Mill) and three sons: Arthur (6, Scholar), Alfred (1), and Jno Hy Hyde (16, Piecer Cotton).[6]

In 1891 Ruth Lotts [Potts] (age 44 [~47]) lived at Alexandra Road in Ashton Under Lyne with her husband James (37, Labourer Cotton Mill) and four children: Arthur (16, Cotton Piecer), Alfred (11, Scholar), Elizabeth (6, Scholar), and Robert (5, Scholar).[7]

In 1901 Ruth Potts (age 53 [~57]) lived at Turner Street in Ashton Under Lyne with her husband James (47, Cotton Mixer Cotton Mill) and three children: Alfred (20, Cotton Spinning Piecer), Elizabeth (16, Railway Company's Servant Not Domestic), and Robert (15, Cotton Spinning Piecer).[8]

Ruth Potts passed away in 1907, aged 60 [~63] years. Her death was registered in Ashton Under Lyne in the second quarter of the year.[9] Ruth Potts, of 23 Turner St in Ashton, was buried on 25 Apr 1907 at Christ Church in Ashton Under Lyne.[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26BQ-HF2 : 1 October 2014), Ruth Hyde, 1844; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Hayfield, Derbyshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included on the GRO Index: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp]
  2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGDZ-R2S : 11 September 2019), Ruth Hyde in household of James Hyde, Whitfield, Derbyshire, England; citing Whitfield, Derbyshire, England, p. 46, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7NP-NPB : 3 March 2021), Ruth Hayd in household of James Hayd, Whitfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  4. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3T9-9TF : 12 February 2018), James Potts and Ruth Hyde, 07 Apr 1873, Marriage; citing item 5 p 210, , Castle Hall, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,068,904.
  5. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DLY-3XR : 13 December 2014), Ruth Hyde, 1873; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1873, quarter 2, vol. 8D, p. 883, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27P-GSK7 : 13 December 2017), Ruth Potts in household of James Potts, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 22, Piece/Folio 4038/75, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,146.
  7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QBVY-Y6Z : 23 February 2021), Ruth Lotts in household of James Lotts, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. [rest of household: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QBV1-QZM]
  8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9L5-YRL : 21 May 2019), Ruth Potts in household of James Potts, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Ashton Town subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  9. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NB2-G8W : 31 December 2014), Ruth Potts, 1907; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  10. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD9D-B4S : 16 March 2020), Ruth Potts, 1907. [image 738 of 883]




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