Charles Norman Potts (1895 - 1940)

Born 1895 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Lily Haynes (Whipp) Potts — married 1936 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Died 1940 at about age 45 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Charles Potts was born in Yorkshire, England.

Charles was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, in 1895.^[1] His birth was registered in the fourth quarter in Knaresborough. He was the son of Henry Potts and Lillian Elizabeth Jefferson. He was enumerated in the 1901 census ^[2] as a five year old residing with his mother and three siblings at 25 Grove Park West, Harrogate. In 1911, ^[3] he was living at 8 Newby Street, Ripon, with his mother and siblings Harold and Doris. He was fifteen and a "Plumber's Apprentice". (Note...in both the 1901 and 1911 census he mother stated she was married but father does not appear).

Charles was a Lance Corporal in the West Yorkshire Regiment, Service Number 200948, during World War I. His date of enlistment was June 29, 1915, and he saw action in France. Date of demobilization unknown. He was awarded the British War Medal, Victory Medal, and 1915 Star for his service.^[4][5]

Charles married Lily Haynes Whipp in 1936.^[6] The marriage was registered in the second quarter in Keighley. The couple would have one child.

Charles passed away in 1940.^[7] His death was registered in the second quarter in Keighley. He was forty five.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F3T-V5M : 1 October 2014), Charles Norman Potts, 1895; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9RN-T41 : 21 May 2019), Charles N Potts in household of Lillian E Potts, Low Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Harrogate subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWNJ-MQK : 15 May 2019), Charles Norman Potts in household of Lilian Elizabeth Potts, Ripon, Yorkshire, 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.
4. ↑ UK, World War I Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920 for Charles Norman Potts (Free Ancestry Image)
5. ↑ UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (Free Ancestry Image)
6. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8D-Z4LT : 8 October 2014), Charles N Potts and null, 1936; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1936, quarter 2, vol. 9A, p. 547, Keighley, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVH1-2R5J : 4 September 2014), Charles N Potts, 1940; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Keighley, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.