Frances Maud Emily POTTER

  General Notes:

Although told that the birth wasn't registered (see below), I searched under names Costin and Potter
FreeBMD (1876-1880) Nov 2008 and also on Findmypast in case there might be missing entries.
Costin : none other than Emily Alexander in Mar 1879
Potter : None

There is this birth
Births Sep 1878 Potter Frances Emily Chertsey 2a 47 (does not fit at all - wrong parents)
Only other birth is Births Mar 1882 Potter Frances Maud St. Olave 1d 218 (far too late - see 1881 census)
-see baptism info that shows birth was 1877

One complicating factor was a birth of a William Humphrey Costin in Jun 1878 - about the time that Frances Maud Emily was believed to have been born. But he was the son of Edward and Matilda Costin.

Baptism at St Mark's, Goodman's Field, Whitechapel
on Page 149, Entries 1185 & 1186
10 July 1881, Frances Maud Emily, Humphrey & Jemima, Potter, 30 Wagners Buildings Gowers Walk, Carman, born July 13th 1877
10 July 1881, Maud Elsie, Alfred & Julia Louisa Mary, Green, 30 Wagners Buildings Gowers Walk, Chest & Box Maker, born June 7th 1881
- Julia Louisa (actually Julia Laura) and Frances Maud were half sisters - mother Jemima

By now knowing the date of birth, there is this birth entry
Name: Florence Maud E Bailey Year of Registration: 1877 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: Whitechapel County: London, Middlesex Volume: 1c Page: 339
- this person is shown on the 1881 census as Florence M E Bailey, born Middx Minories

Marriages Jun 1898 Mile End 1c 719
Marriage on 10 April 1898 at Christ Church in the Parish of Stepney (Mile End district) by Banns
Arthur Hudson Davis, 20, Bachelor, French Polisher, 124 Oxford St. Father Charles Davis, Engineer
Frances Maud Emily Potter, 20, Spinster, Tailoress, 262 Oxford St. Father Humphrey Abel Potter, Licensed Carman
The witnesses were
William Costin Potter (brother) , Edith Davis (sister), Elizabeth Jane Potter (sister), Ernest Charles Davis (brother)
- William Costin Potter was registered at birth as William James Potter Costin
- It appears that Frances wrongly gave her father a middle name of Abel, confusing her father and half-brother - see baptism for clarification
- Oxford Street was later renamed Stepney Way

Deaths Sep 1964
Essex S.W. 5a 139 Davis Frances M E (age 87)

This member entry appears to have been based on the marriage entry in 1898 when she stated her age as 20 and father was Humphrey Abel Potter
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FRANCES MAUD EMILY POTTER
Female


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Event(s):
Birth: 1878 Stepney, London, England

Christening:
Death: 26 AUG 1964

Burial:


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Parents:
Father: HUMPHREY ABEL POTTER Family


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Messages:
Family group record submitted by a member of the LDS Church. The record includes some persons who were alive and some who were deceased at the time of submission. The film cannot be sent to family history centers and has limited access at the Family History Library.

Form submitted by a member of the LDS Church. The form lists the submitter's name and address and may include source information. The address may be outdated. Details vary. To find the form, you must know the batch and sheet number.


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Source Information:
Batch Number: 0960370
Sheet: 00
Source Call No.: 1438884 Type: Film

1881 census
Jemima POTTER Head W Female 44 Godstone, Surrey, England Waistcoat Maker
Julia POTTER Dau U Female 20 London, Middlesex, England Waistcoat Maker
Helena POTTER Dau U Female 17 London, Middlesex, England
William POTTER Son U Male 13 London, Middlesex, England Scholar
Elizabeth POTTER Dau U Female 11 London, Middlesex, England Scholar
Frances POTTER Dau U Female 3 London, Middlesex, England Scholar
Source Information:
Dwelling 30 Wagners Bldgs
Census PlaceLondon, Middlesex, England
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 0447 / 11
Page Number 20

1891 census
RG12/302 F87 P22
21 Hawkins Street, Mile End Old Town, London
Alfred Green, Head, M, 31 (or 37), Packing Case Maker, London Whitechapel
Julia do, Wife, M, 30, , London Whitechapel
Elsie do, Daur, , 9, Scholar, London Whitechapel
Louisa do, Daur, , 7, Scholar, London Whitechapel
Alfred do, Son, , 6, Scholar, London Mile End
James do, Son, , 2?, , London Mile End
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William J Potter, Head, M, 22, Portmanteau Maker, London Whitechapel
Rose do, Wife, M, 24, , London Shadwell (note Shadwell station is in Stepney)
An infant, Daughter, , 1 day?, , London Stepney
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Jemima Potter, Head, Wid, 56, Tailoress, Surrey Godstone
Elizabeth do, Daur, S, 20, Tailoress, London Whitechapel
Frances do, Daur, S, 13, Scholar, London Whitechapel

1901 census
RG13/329 F64 P12
34 Diggon Street, Mile End Old Town, Stepney, London
Arthur Davis, Head, M, 23, French Polisher, London Mile End
Frances Davis, Wife, M, 23, , London Whitechapel
Arthur Davis, Son, S, 2, , London Stepney
Lily do, Daur, S, 1mo, , London Stepney

1911 census
RG14PN1591 RG78PN56 RD21 SD1 ED20 SN244
266 Oxford Street, Stepney, London E1
Arthur Davis, Husband, 33, Married 13 years, French Polisher, Middlesex London Stepney
Frances Davis, Wife, 33, Married 13 years, , Middlesex London Whitechapel
Arthur Davis, Son, 12, , , Middlesex London Stepney
Richard Davis, Son, 7, , , Middlesex London Stepney
Stanley Davis, Son, 5, , , Middlesex London Stepney
Gladys Davis, Daughter, 3, , , Middlesex London Stepney
Doris Davis, Daughter, 1, , , Middlesex London Stepney
- against Arthur it states that 6 children were born alive, 5 still alive, 1 died, in this marriage
- the house had 3 rooms (6 was crossed out suggesting that they had half the house?)
- at the same address on SN246 there was Hariet Middleton, seemingly confirming that the house was split into flats
- Oxford Street was later renamed Stepney Way

1939 National Register
Ref: RG101/1118J/005/38 Letter Code: CDDE
113 Tyndall Road , Leyton M.B., Essex, England
Arthur H Davis 04 Jul 1877 Male French Polisher Heavy Worker Married 79 1
Frances M E Davis 13 Jul 1877 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 79 2
Francis G G (Frances) Collins (Davis) 07 May 1907 Female Wafer Cutter (Confectionery) Single 79 3
Vera L Davis 01 Oct 1912 Female Tailors Repairs Single 79 4
Elsie W G Davis 05 Sep 1915 Female Tailors Repairs Single 79 5



From source:
"My husbands Grandmother was a Francis Maud Emily Potter born 1878 in Stepney/ Whitchapel she was not registered at birth because her parents did not want her to have any of the vacinations. her father was Humphrey Abel Potter born 1852 in London , I have not found out her Mothers single name because the info I found just said Mrs Humphrey Abel Potter so I do not know if this is a connection to you. I know Francis had a sister,
Francis married a Charles Hudson Davis and they lived in Leyton , London E.10

I have spoken to my Mother-in-law and she said they did not see her Grandfather so she does not know anything about him, she said that she had a photo of her Grandmother and will look it out. Her Mother had a sister called Julia Potter her Married name was Green , they lived in Balmoral Road Leyton at one time and she had a Daughter called May.
If she remembers more I will let you know.
"

The IGI entry, which is referred to in the note above, has been confirmed from the marriage certificate where Frances stated that her father was Humphrey Abel Potter. If this is correct, then it suggests that her father was her own half brother! This was quite possible since Frances doesn't appear to have been born until some time after Humphrey Potter (snr) died. Without a birth certificate it is almost impossible to prove any more, unless there is a baptism available somewhere (now found and this gives Humphrey as the father and the date of birth stated was just after Humphrey died).

Frances married Arthur Hudson DAVIS, son of Charles DAVIS and Isabella WIGGINS, on 10 Apr 1898 in Mile End, London, England. (Arthur Hudson DAVIS was born on 4 Jul 1877 in Peckham, Surrey, England and died Dec Q 1940 in Leyton, London, England.)