Born in Camberwell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of Arthur Hoare Rolls
and Sophia Hill (Dawson) Rolls
Sister of
Gertrude Sophia Rolls, Arthur Henry Rolls, Florence Caroline (Rolls) Asprey, Sophia Dawson Rolls, Joseph Algernon Dawson Rolls, Eva Cecilia (Rolls) Lloyd, Mabel Augusta Rolls and Norman Thomas Rolls
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 52
in Ticehurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Feb 2023
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Biography
Mary (Rolls) Potter was born in Camberwell, Surrey, England.
Mary was born in 1861 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.[1] She was the daughter of Arthur Hoare Rolls and Sophia Hill Dawson.
The 1871 England and Wales Census shows Mary living with her parents and four siblings in Tooting, Surrey, England.[2] She was nine years old.
The 1881 England and Wales Census shows Mary living with her father and sister Gertrude in Tooting Graveney, Surrey, England.[3] She was 19 years old.
Mary's mother Sophia passed away in 1883 in Godstone, Surrey, England. She was 57 years old.
Mary's father Arthur married Janette Annie Snell in 1887 in Godstone, Surrey, England.
In 1889 Mary married Joseph Foot Potter in Godstone, Surrey, England.[4]
The 1891 England and Wales Census shows the couple and daughter Elsie living in Hill View, Warlingham, Surrey, England.[5] Mary was 29 years old.
The 1901 England and Wales Census shows the couple living in Coulsdon, Surrey, England.[6] Mary was 39 years old.
The 1911 England and Wales Census shows Mary and daughter Elsie living in Ticehurst, Surrey, England.[7] Mary was 49 years old.
Mary passed away in 1913 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England.[8] She was 51 years old.
Research Notes
The couple had two children:
Elsie Christina (1890-1983)
Donald Rolls (1894-1917)
Sources
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 9 February 2023), database entry for Rolls, Mary Jane (Mother’s maiden surname: Dawson), GRO Reference: 1861 D Quarter in CAMBERWELL, Volume 01D Page 473.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRFB-6J3 : 20 January 2022), Mary Jane Rolls in entry for Arthur Hare Rolls, 1871.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Q-1YV9 : 11 December 2017), Mary J Roles in household of Arthur H Roles, Lower Tooting Aka Tooting Graveney, London,Surrey, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 16, Piece/Folio 668/65, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,370.
- ↑ "Marriage Entry" (https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=3wzw4ew87RV%2FmkmLZDd1bw&scan=1) FreeBMD.org; database online. Citing: Joseph Foot Potter and Mary Jane Rolls, Marriages 1889 Jun Quarter District: GODSTONE Vol: 2a Page: 295. (accessed 9 Feb 2023)
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QF72-FT2 : 22 February 2021), Mary J Potter in household of Joseph F Potter, Warlingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Surrey county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9XK-7KQ : 20 May 2019), Mary J Potter in household of Joseph F Potter, Coulsdon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Croydon subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7BL-FM6 : 12 July 2019), Mary Jane Potter, Ticehurst, Sussex, 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.
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content: accessed 9 February 2023), database entry for Potter, Mary Jane. Age at death: 51. GRO Reference: 1913 M Quarter in TICEHURST, Volume 02B Page 156.
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