I think James Pottage must be related - but how?

[LizzieL]

After seeing a thread on postems on FreeBMD, i started to look at some which were connected to the names I'm researching and found one attached to the death of a James Pottage who died in Leeds in Q4 1881 age 70. The postem mentioned his wife was Mary who died in 1878 and that he had two daughters Isabella (married to John Barker ) and Elizabeth.
I found him on 1871 and 1881 censuses, he was born in Kilham Yorks and his wife was born in Hull (hence posting on ERY board). Earlier censuses have other children apart from Isabella and Elizabeth. James is a shoemaker / cordwainer.
I think he may have married Mary Jackson, FindMyPast has a Banns record for James Pottage of Sutton and Mary Jackson of Sculcoates 3 Feb 1833, but I can't find a marriage record.
I've found a baptism in Kilham for a James Pottage s/o Thomas and Elizabeth on 24 Apr 1811 (born 21 Apr 1811). Thomas is a cordwainer. I think this is more certain to be right record. The same couple have a Joanna (1808) and an Ann (1813). So unless there were earlier children baptised elsewhere, a likely marriage date would be 1806/7.
The only fit I can find is a Thomas Pottage who married Elizabeth Cross in Market Weighton on 23 June 1806. It was by licence and his age was stated as 29, so a birth year around 1777.
The only one in 1777 or close is a baptism in York to Samuel Pottage and Jane. I have Pottages in my tree who moved to Leeds, Hull, Market Weighton and York, but none so far link to James, Thomas or Samuel. 
Can anyone please get back any further and place this line in Wheldrake, Riccal or Hemingborough which is where my lot originated from.

[LizzieE]

I read with interest your post about James Pottage. The family I have been researching descends from Thomas and his wife Elizabeth. After a decade or more of not doing any work on the tree I've recently come back to it. I have Thomas as being married to an Elizabeth Milner in about 1802 but maddeningly I haven't put the source - it was probably all on paperwork long gone now. This made sense at the time because the family descends through their son Richard (born 1805 Elperthorpe (suspect this is Helperthorpe) and the name Milner was used as a middle name for Richard's son James Milner Pottage and James Milner's daughter Sarah Eliza named one of her children Milner. Incidentally, boot and shoe making went down the generations and 'my' branch ended up moving from Hull to Liverpool with the trade.

Anyway, it just may give you another line to look at and confirm or dismiss. My early records suggest Thomas and Elizabeth had a Jane (13.6.1803), Richard (31.3.1805), Joanna (abt 1808), James (abt 1811, Ann (abt 1813).

[LizzieL]

Welcome to Rootschat. I have come across the Milner Pottages, but not yet linked them to my family.
The Thomas Pottage you mention resident in the parish of Trinity, Kingston upon Hull, cordwainer, married Elizabeth Milner, spinster, otp,  on 26 June 1802 at Helperthorpe by banns. Both made mark.
witnesses: Thomas Milner, Richard Pottage, Ann Smith, Ralph Harrison and Thomas Thompson. All witnesses signed 

[LizzieL]

Just checked with a tree from the Pottage one name study, it looks  like this Thomas was born in Kirk Hammerton baptised 1 Aug 1779, s/o Thomas Pottage and Hannah nee Waite, and is distantly related to me, 2nd cousin 6 x removed. Of course, I need to verify before I add him to my tree, thank you for your help.