Ernest Potts was born in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.
Ernest was born in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England, in 1902. His birth was registered in the second quarter.He was the son of Alfred Potts and Emily Unknown. [1]
He was enumerated in the 1911 census as a nine year old residing with his parents in Ashton under Lyne. His father's occupation listed as "Carter" (General Carrier).
Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 26 July 2023)
Potts, Ernest (Mother's maiden name: Mitchell). GRO Reference: 1902 Apr-May-Jun in Ashton Under Lyne Volume 08D Page 499.
"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F8Z-HFJ : 1 October 2014), Ernest Potts, 1902; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW1L-WRW : 3 May 2019), Ernest Potts in household of Alfred Potts, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ernest by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ernest: