Solomon Potter & Phebe Banham

[trish1120]

1851 Census Ann Potter c 1788 Gissing is with her Daug Bathsheba Algate born c 1822 Titsdale.

Her Marriage to Samuel Algate is on FreeREG 1840. Unfortunately it just says she is under age and no Father or Witnesses are named.

Familysearch has;
unnamed Male POTTER  birth 1 November 1824   
christening: 9 January 1825 Wesleyan, New   Buckenham, Norfolk to NATHAN/ANN
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ANN Potter 23 September 1821   Tivetshall-St Margaret, Norfolk with same Parents.

FreeREG has to NATHAN/ANN
BATHSHEBA 1825, birth 1824, Father a Labourer
ANN 1821, Father a Husbandman
ELIZABETH 1808 Gissing

Aaah Familysearch has;
Samuel Algate
Spouse's Name   Bethsheba Tollor
Event Date   29 Nov 1841
Event Place   Loddon, Norfolk, England
Father's Name   William Algate
Spouse's Father's Name   Nathan Potter

[nanu]

One must be careful not to assume that Potters are all of the same family. I have come across two Potters living next door to each other in Winfarthing but not related. I will check my tree but I recall Bathsheba and the Algates are not related

[Latina]

There are two Bathsheba Potters - one is the daughter of Joel and Mary Ann Potter who were neighbours of Solomon and Phoebe in Winfarthing (she was born 1828). The Bathsheba who married James Algate was born in 1824 and is, I believe, one of Solomon's little sisters - although I've yet to prove this!

[nanu]

Bathsheba Potter the daughter of Joel and Mary Ann Potter is the one I found and discounted. I do find it hard to believe they are not related at some point but have been back a couple of generations and found no links. The number of Potters in Norfolk surprised me. Are you related and if so how? 

[Latina]

Yes, it's too much of a coincidence isn't it!
My link is through Solomon and Phoebe's son Robert.

[nanu]

My great grand uncle. Solomon was my Great Great Grand father.

Solomon's sons George and Solomon junior moved up to the Northeast to find work in the coal mines and I am descended from George

[Annette7]

Since Nathan and Ann's first known child was Elizabeth bp.4/8/1808 Gissing (her mothers home parish) and then nothing until Ann at Tivetshall in 1821 and then Bathsheba 1825 in Wesleyan Methodist, New Buckenham I would suggest that the couple had other children between 1809 and 1820 who were baptised in a non-conformist church whose records are not available online with Solomon being one.

Annette

[Latina]

Since Nathan and Ann's first known child was Elizabeth bp.4/8/1808 Gissing (her mothers home parish) and then nothing until Ann at Tivetshall in 1821 and then Bathsheba 1825 in Wesleyan Methodist, New Buckenham I would suggest that the couple had other children between 1809 and 1820 who were baptised in a non-conformist church whose records are not available online with Solomon being one.

Annette

I agree Annette.
There was also a Harriet born around 1810, married James Adcock. Ann is living with her on the 1861 census. Like Solomon, Harriet gives her place of birth as Tivetshall but I can't find a baptism.
It would be useful to find Ann on the 1841 census and a death for Nathan - but no luck so far.
A

[Latina]

There are two Bathsheba Potters - one is the daughter of Joel and Mary Ann Potter who were neighbours of Solomon and Phoebe in Winfarthing (she was born 1828). The Bathsheba who married James Algate was born in 1824 and is, I believe, one of Solomon's little sisters - although I've yet to prove this!

APOLOGIES - this should read SAMUEL Algate not James!