MI's in Lewes

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi All

I have recently being going through my hundreds of floppy disks that held part of my work in the Lewes Churchyards - these also included Transcriptions done by other Researchers in the past century.

One of the floppies held work done by Bax & Dunkin during the latter part of the 1800's and computerised by myself in 1996.

Churches covered on this floppy include:

Jireh Chapel  (5 transcriptions between 1810 & 1860)
Friends Meeting House (8 transcriptions between 1741 & 1854)
Malling Street Burial Ground (17 transcriptions between 1847 & 1891)
St Annes Without (56 transcriptions between 1760 & 1891)
South Malling (28 transcriptions between 1632 & 1836)
All Saints &
St John Sub Castro

Would be happy to check same for a surname connected with your family

Chris in 1066

[flavia]

If there are any MIs for members of the Potter family, I would be grateful to receive copies.  I believe they started in South Malling, but some of them may have moved to other parishes.  There were quite a few Potter burials in South Malling between 1798 and 1874 and I believe some of them are my ancestors.

Many thanks, Chris.

Flavia

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi Flavia

First of all, here are ALL the burials in South Malling with the surname Potter - I transcribed the register in 1996 and they cover the period 1629 to 1973

1798   November   8   Potter   Richard   m            
1799   April   16   Potter   John   m            
1804   July   13   Potter   John   m            
1807   September   20   Potter   Esther   f            
1817   March   4   Potter   Anne   f   age 45   45   T.P   
1831   May   17   Potter   Richard   m   77 years   77   T.P   
1832   January   22   Potter   Ruth   f   71 years   71   T.P   
1835   April   14   Potter   John   m   70? years   70?   T.P   
1844   July   25   Potter   Mary   f   15 years   15   T.P   
1845   April   6   Potter   Abraham   m   12 years   12   T.P   
1852   April   13   Potter   Caroline   f   18 years   18   T.P   
1859   February   18   Potter   James   m   65 years   65   T.P   
1864   July   27   Potter   John James   m   47 years   47   T.P   
1875   February   27   Potter   Mary   f   88 years   88   T.P   
1878   August   8   Potter   William   m   57 years   57   Bow, London   25
1879   March   8   Potter   James   m   53 years   53   T.P   25

Hope your ancestors are in there (TP means This Parish)

Chris in 1066

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi again

There is only one Memorial to the Potter Family in South Malling as below

Memorial number 025-                             

Memorial Description :-
Number of components   2                   Memorial condition    GOOD         
Memorial type          HD/FT STONE         Inscription condition GOOD         
Material of gravestone                        Height/Length(mm)        0
Mason                                               Width(mm)                0
Number commemorated    3                   Thickness(mm)            0
Inscription Method     LEAD LETTERS    Direction faced by memorial E

Memorial inscription :-
 In/ affectionate remembrance/ of/ James Potter/ who died 3rd March 1879/   
 aged 53 years/ Also of Harriet/ widow of the above/ who died 6th/ January   
 1907/ aged 71 years/ Peace Perfect Peace with loved/ ones far away, In Jesus
 keeping we are safe and they./  Also William Potter/ who died 4th August   
 1878/ aged 51 Years/                                                       
                                                                             
 Footstone - J.P.1879; H.P.1907; W.P.1878.                                   

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi Again

Potter Memorials in other Churchyards in Lewes include:

St John Sub Castro
No. 269-
  In affectionate remembrance/ of/ Jesse Potter/ who died suddenly/ Jan 17th 
  1879/ aged 52 years/ 'In the midst of life we are in death'/               
                                                                             
  Footstone - JP 1879

No 561-
  6392193 Craftsman/ S.Potter/ R.E.M.E./ 30th December 1946 aged 46/ A Dearly Loved/ Husband and Father/ Memories of Him/ are deep in our Hearts/


Southover: NILL
Quaker: NILL
Malling Street Burial Ground: NILL
St Annes: NILL  (up to 1890)
Jireh: NILL

I do not have any MI's for St Michael and Cliffe churches

Chris in 1066     

[Chris in 1066Land]

And finally

The Burial Register of St John Sub Castro contains several POTTER families and their is mentioned a family from South Malling - Isaac Potter in 1858

1835   March   29   Potter   Aven   ??      4.4                  
1914   March   23   Potter   Charity   f   15 Brook St   48   OTP               
1925   September   23   Potter   George   m   Ivy Cottages, St Johns St   68   OTP               
1875   February   7   Potter   Hannah   f      66                  
1858   November   28   Potter   Isaac   m      63         Head, Married   Painter Master   Green Walk   Malling
1866   December   13   Potter   Isaac   m      0                  
1879   January   22   Potter   Jesse   m      52   OTP   269            
1825   April   22   Potter   John    m      infant                  
1903   January   17   Potter   John Nathan   m      80   OTP               
1865   November   26   Potter   Mary Ann   f      71                  
1893   March   28   Potter   Mary Ann   f      39   OTP               
1903   April   29   Potter   Mary Ann   f      84   OTP               
1845   December   14   Potter   Obed   m   Green Walk   23   OTP               
1947   January   4   Potter   Samuel   m   41 North St   46   Lewes   561            
1838   July   15   Potter   William   m      17                  
1910   May   23   Potter   William George   m      1.5   OTP               
1830   August   26   Potter   Williams   m      1.8                  
Hope the above has been of help to you

Chris in 1066

[flavia]

Thanks for sending me all that information, Chris.  There are several members of my family, including Isaac, my  3xg grandfather and his son Jesse and their wives and children.  I am still trying to establish if I am related to the James, for whom you sent me the MI.  I did find an obituary for him in a local paper, and he collapsed suddenly with a heart attack as did Jesse. Samuel is either the child of Jesse's daughter, Mercy, or was adopted by her and may be half brother to my grandfather, who was also Jesse but moved to Alfriston.

Your help is much appreciated.

Flavia

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi Flavia

Sorry I do not have the baptisms of Potter in South Malling - but you may find some of yours from this list in St John Sub Castro, Lewes

Baptisms 1846 - 1902 St John Sub Castro

1851   Oct   29   Potter   Eliza   f   d   Isaac   Mary Ann   OTP   Painter   Aged 17 Years
1851   Oct   29   Potter   Mercy   f   d   Isaac   Mary Ann   OTP   Painter   Aged 14 Years
1851   Oct   29   Potter   Susanna   f   d   Isaac   Mary Ann   OTP   Painter   Aged 16 Years
1852   Jan   25   Potter   William   m   s   Jesse   Mary   OTP   Foundry Man   
1854   Feb   26   Potter   Mary Ann   f   d   John Nathan   Mary Anne   OTP   Tin Man   
1855   Jan   7   Potter   Mercy   f   d   Jesse   Mary   OTP   Foundry Man   
1857   May   31   Potter   George   m   s   Jesse   Mary   OTP   Iron Founder   
1870   Apr   24   Potter   Horace   m   s   James   Harriett   South Malling   Tanner   
1900   Oct   7   Potter   Florence Rosina   f   d   Samuel   Florence Mary   15 Spring Gdns   Stableman   
1902   Mch   2   Potter   Samuel   m   s   Samuel   Florence   30 Spring Gdns   Stableman   
1904   Feb   7   Potter   Daniel    m      Samuel   Florence   11 Spring Gdns   Stableman   
1905   Jul   2   Potter   Winifred Polly   f      Samuel   Florence mary   11 Spring Gdbs   Stableman   
1909   Mch   7   Potter   William   m      Samuel   Florence Mary   27 St John St   Stableman   
1909   Jan   3   Potter   William George   m      George   Charity   5 Brook St   Labourer


Chris in 1066

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi again

There is only 1 baptism in the period 1601 - 1845 in St John Sub Castro

1824   Mar   4   Potter   William   m      William   Ann Sophia   OTP   Servant   

Chris in 1066