Nicholas Potts, Castleside about 1843

[Elliven]

Looking for any information on Nicholas Potts who was mentioned in a newspaper article  as a publican at Castleside near Shotley Bridge in 1843.  He would have been born around 1816.

[keyboard86]

Hi their is a 25 year old Nicholas Potts occ Lead Miner in 1841 with an Elizabeth 25 at Castleside, Muggleswick
In 1851 :-

Nicholas Potts 35 occ Inn Keeper b Stanhope
Elizabeth 36 b Lanchester
Residing Castleside, Healey Field
Census ref HO107/2389/303/17
He married Elizabeth Davidson/Davison 23rd June 1839 Muggleswick.

His baptism appears to be 7th July 1816 St John's Chapel Father Nicholas Mother Margaret
Keyboard86

[emeltom]

Baptism  7 July 1816 Nicholas Potts St John's Chapel, Stanhope, mother Margaret

Emeltom

[Elliven]

Hello keyboard86

I think the second one is my man.  If he was 35 in the 1851 Census, he would have been born about 1816 and that is more or less spot on with information I already had.  The intriguing thing is that he married a Davison and that is the name of the family who ran The Lane Ends Inn (later known as The Horse and Groom) for about 200 years until 1939.  So I really believe that you are absolutely right with this one!  Before you mentioned that, I had thought him likely to be a lead miner as well as a publican and that would have pointed to the Smelters Arms which was around at the time - landlord unknown!

Thanks again

[Elliven]

Thanks also to emeltom for confirmation of his baptism date and place

[keyboard86]

  The 1841 one, is also him, as Nicholas snr is also at Castle Side with children.occ Lead Miner
HO107/302/ 1/5 / 5

Burial Nicholas Potts 24th June 1842 Muggleswick aged 56
Burial Margaret Potts 5th February 1840 Muggleswick address Castleside agd 57
Keyboard86

[Elliven]

Interesting burial place for someone who lived and worked in Castleside - it may have some connection with his family rather than the local church yard.

[keyboard86]

Hi If you are only looking at the pub side of Nicholas, you may not require the apparent birth Dec qtr 1852 Durham of a Mark Potts mmn Davison, in 1861/71 he is with a Hall family, 1861 as a Friend.
Keyboard86

[Elliven]

keyboard86
I am trying to trace the families of the men who ran both pubs in Castleside but Mark would only be 9 in 1861 so not working but if he was still there in 1871 he was either living away or it was just co-incidence that he was there on both census nights.  It does seem a bit odd that the child was separated from his parents who would be quite affluent and could quite easily afford to keep him.