Lucy Potter - Norwich - from 1838 to 1870

[wendyel]

Hi
Can anyone help with details of my gggrandmother Lucy Potter.  She married John Thomas Burgess in Norwich in 1867 then seems to have moved to Birmingham.  I have information she was born in Norwich about 1838.  By 1881 she was a widow and a lodging house keeper, back in Chapel Fields, Norwich
Thanks
Wendy

[bcrick]

The Family Search has a Lucy Potter born Norwich, Norfolk 1838 father Thomas Potter mother Sophia. I found her on the 1871 census in Edgbaston, Warwickshire at 12 Noel Road with Hushand John T. Burgess age 39, Commercial traveler born Tramsden, Suffolk, daughter Alice T. age 1 born Egdbaston, Warwickshire and son Alfred under 6 months born Edgbaston, Warwickshire. I'll have a look for her parent on the 1871 census.

RG10/3083 Folio 36 

Hope this helps.
Rick BC Canada

[wendyel]

Thanks Rick
That's really useful

[pigginnut]

Not sure what census info you have but this is her on 1851

Head: POTTER, Thomas         Neighbors     169828
Name   Relationship   Mar   Age    Sex   Occupation    Birthplace
Thomas  POTTER   Head   M   45   M   Hatter & Furrier   Maidstone-KEN
Sophia  POTTER   Wife   M   41   F   ---   Leeds-YKS
Mary Eliz.  POTTER   Daur   U   16   F   Under Tutor   Norwich----
Lucy  POTTER   Daur   U   13   F   Under Tutor   Norwich----
John W.  MILLS   Vist   U   35   M   Barrister At Law In Actual Practice   ----CAM
Thomas B.  BURCHAM   Vist   U   41   M   Barrister At Law In Actual Practice   East Dereham-NFK
Sarah  WIGG   Serv   U   24   F   Domestic Servant   Dereham-

Market Place, NorwichSt Peter,  Mancroft Norwich, Norfolk
HO/107/1815 Folio 324   

If you would like me to try 1841 and 1861 just send a pm

regards Teresa

[wendyel]

Thanks - really useful!  Sorry to show my ignorance 'pm'?  Any info you could get for other dates would be great.

[pigginnut]

hi PM means Private message - if you would like the images for the census then please send a PM with your email

1841 
Gentlemans Walk St Peter mancroft
Thomas Potter  age 30  Hatter and Furrer
Sophia  age 25
Mary age 6
Lucy age 5
Lydia Cook servant  age 20

Thomas and Sophia were not Norfolk born the rest were

still no sign yet on 1861  I have tried the parishes that they have been associated with on other census but nothing, of course its possible to miss them I am only human after all but I feel sure I haven't - Norwich is such a big place it is too big to just search aimlessly - I would recommend getting Lucys marriage cert - as she got married in Norwich and close to 1861 in time period where she was living at the time would be a good place to start a search

however on 1871
St Matthews Norwich
Thomas age 65  hatter  age 65  born Maidestone Kent
Sophia  age 60 born  Leeds Yorkshire
Mary E  age 36 born Norwich
Anna Shingles  age 18  Servant born North Tuddenham

1881 Sophia is living in heigham  a widow age 70 with still unmarried daughter Mary Elizabeth  age 45



Teresa