Florence May Potter

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Background.

Florence was born 8.1.1864 St Helier, Jersey. Parents John & Mary.
She is found on 1871/81/91 & 1901 channel island census.
Arrives in New York aboard SS New York 7.8.1910. Final destination Friend H H Collins Esq, Bettws-y-Coed  ***** Manor PA
GAP
1919 She is back in the UK as a witness to her sister Lydia Jane Potters marriage
1921 census Florence Potter Jones
1939 UK war register living with her sister Lydia Jane Hood and Lydia's husband Paul
1940 dies aged 76 as Florence Potter Jones

Did she marry in the United States? , have children? when did she return to the UK

Thanks for any help

John

added--no evidence of a Uk marriage between 1910-1919

[CaroleW]

Shown as a widow in 1939

1927 marriage in Monmouth - Florence Potter to Thomas W Jones but there seems to be children born to that marriage in Monmouth whereas Florence would have been 61 in 1927

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Carole, she shows as a widow on 1921 census.

John

[CaroleW]

Missed that bit🙄

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I'm probably clutching at straws here.

In 1921 Florence was a visitor to an address in Wanstead. (So possibly London based at the time)

A 1918 electoral register has a Florence May Jones and David Jones at 4 Powis Lodge, Vicarage Park

As said she is a widow by 1921.

John

[CaroleW]

Could she have married in the Channel Islands?  Wonder why she dropped her middle name of May? 

[CaroleW]

Wanstead was Essex & came under West Ham RD.

2 deaths in 1918 in that RD   March qtr David Richard aged 62 & in Sept qtr David Jarrett also 62

[jorose]

I see in 1910 she is listed as a teacher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryn_Mawr,_Pennsylvania

Bettws-y-Coed was apparently originally a private house, although it is now part of the college:
https://kssarchitects.com/design/our-work/bettws-y-coed-department-psychology

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RKW-S18?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMG82-51V&action=view
 Probably H. H. Collins here in Bryn Mawr in 1910, aka Henry Hill Collins.

No obvious link to England but he did travel, so perhaps Florence met the Collins family in Europe. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJG-BKCP

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Many thanks for all contributing.

John