Thomas Potts (bef. 1737 - 1800)

Born before 6 Nov 1737 in Alnham, Northumberland, England

Husband of Isabella (Atkinson) Potts — married 14 Dec 1771 in Oldhamstocks Parish Church, Oldhamstocks, East Lothian

Died 24 Nov 1800 after age 63 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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Biography

Birth date and place 1 November 1737 at Prendick, Alnham, Northumberland.^[1][2]

Thomas was a merchant and grocer in Bristow Street, Edinburgh,^[3] he supposedly made a fortune as a silk merchant, his wife set up the Potts Trust in 1804, leaving the income from the trust to her siblings and their descendants in perpetuity.

He married Isabella Atkinson 14 Dec 1771 in Oldhamstocks Parish Church, Oldhamstocks, East Lothian, Scotland, the bride was from Oldhamstocks and the groom was from Lessudden parish in Roxburghshire a border county with England. The witnesses were James Watson and George Gilrye. The record says they were married at Dunglass which is a mansion in Oldhamstocks parish, E Haddingtonshire, standing in the midst of a fine park, ¾ mile inland, and 1½ mile NW of Cockburnspath. Presumably the parish church is also there.^[4]

He died without children in Edinburgh, Scotland on 24 November 1800, he was buried in Greyfriars Church, Edinburgh.^[5]

Research

Birth: 1737^{[citation needed]}

Son of George Potts and Jane Rutherford.^{[6][citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ Data from Phil Jackson
2. ↑ Northumberland & Durham Family History Society
3. ↑ recorded in the will of his wife, Isabella
4. ↑ http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/SearchResults.pl?RecordType=Marriages&RecordID=486847
5. ↑ See memorial image.
6. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80556217

Acknowledgements

Thank you to R Geleick for creating WikiTree profile Potts-1069 through the import of direct rel.ged on Jul 25, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by R and others.