NameAnna MacLean [19, Baptised on 10 Mar 1825 at Old Church, St Pancras, London], [4, HO107, piece 682, book 4, folio 19, p. 33], [4, 1851 ref: HO107, piece 1644, folio 391, p. 61], [4, 1871 ref: RG10, piece 852, folio 54, p. 33], [4, 1881 ref: RG11, piece 826, folio 31, p. 55], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 680, folio 112, p. 56], [4, 1901 ref: RG13, piece 756, folio 62, p. 5], [3, Death Q4 of 1908, Tonbridge dist, vol 2A, p. 448]
Birth31 Mar 1825, Brunswick Square, St Pancras, London
Baptism10 May 1825, Old Church, St Pancras, London
Death17 Dec 1908, Bentham-hill Tunbridge Wells Kent
General5th dau.
Spouses
1Robert Pott [3, Marriage, Q3 of 1851, St Pancras dist, vol 1, p. 418], [19, Baptism on 3 March 1825 at St Saviour, Southward, Surrey], [3, Death, Q2 of 1894, Tunbridge Wells dist, vol 2A, p. 360], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 581, folio 13, p. 19]
Notes for Anna MacLean
Her baptism, transcript by me:
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“BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Saint Pancras, in the County of
Middlesex, in the Year 1825
“May
“. . . .
“When Baptized: 10th
“No: 516
Child’s Forename: Anna
“Parents’ Forenames: Donald & Jean
“Parents’ Surname: MacLean
“Abode: Brunswick Square
“Profession: Gent
“Birth date: 31 March 1825
“Celebrant: R Mayne [Rector of Limpsfield, Surrey]
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In 1951 she was with her sister Jean Sibella in Brighton, waiting out the six months before her marriage.
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Not found in the 1861 census (odd).
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In 1871 they were with he father-in-law at Wallington House, Croydon, Surrey:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Pott Head W Male 76 1795 Vinegar maker Southwark, Surrey
Robert Pott Son M Male 47 1824 Vinegar maker Southwark, Surrey
Norbury Pott Son U Male 32 1839 Vinegar maker Southwark, Surrey
Anna Pott Daughter-In-Law M Female 46 1825 - St Pancras, Middlesex
Evelyn M Pott Granddaughter - Female 5 1866 - Paddington, Middlesex
C Stanley Pott Grandson - Male 2 1869 - St George Han Sq, Middlesex
Henry Devenport Servant U Male 24 1847 Groom Bromley, Kent
Jane Marchant Servant U Female 72 1799 Ladies maid Bromley, Kent
Agnes Hicks Servant U Female 42 1829 Cook Ilfracombe, Devon
Sarah Harrison Servant U Female 35 1836 Housemaid Drayford(?), Kent
Maria Sheather Servant U Female 18 1853 Housemaid Tilehurst, Surrey
Annie Sinkler Servant U Female 27 1844 Nurse Branstone, Leicestershire
Ellen Harrison Servant U Female 18 1853 Nurse maid Henley, Oxfordshire
Ellen Newsome Servant U Female 19 1852 Kitchen maid Sydenham, Kent
Ref:
Archive reference RG10
Piece number 852
Folio 54
Page 33
Combined: 1871 ref: RG10, piece 852, folio 54, p. 33
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In 1881 two more children were in evidence, probably boarding in 1871 I suspect her father-in-law had died and they had then moved to Riverside House, Beddington, Croydon:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Robert Pott Head Married Male 56 1825 Merchant Vinegar Southwark, Surrey
Anna Pott Wife Married Female 56 1825 - St Pancras, Middlesex
Ada M Pott Daughter Single Female 27 1854 - Southwark, Surrey
Evelyn M Pott Daughter Single Female 15 1866 - Paddington, Middlesex
Robert B Pott Son Single Male 19 1862 Clerk Stock Exchange Paddington, Middlesex
Norbury Pott Brother Single Male 42 1839 Merchant Vinegar Southwark, Surrey
Margaret Pennycuick Servant Single Female 37 1844 Cook Dom Serv Scotland
Sarah Gardner Servant Single Female 46 1835 Housemaid Serv Droxford, Hampshire
Kate Collier Servant Single Female 18 1863 Housemaid Serv Windsor, Berkshire
Sarah Hawkes Servant Single Female 20 1861 Kitchen Maid Serv Deptford, Kent
Eliza F Bales Servant Single Female 30 1851 Ladies Maid Serv Cray, Kent
Samuel Phillips Servant Married Male 54 1827 Butler Serv Randwick, Gloucestershire
Albert Gribble Servant Single Male 20 1861 Footman Serv Dartington, Devon
REf:
Archive reference RG11
Piece number 826
Folio 31
Page 55
Combines: 1881 ref: RG11, piece 826, folio 31, p. 55
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In 1891 another child has appeared, probably boarding also in earlier censuses. They had moved to a ‘Gardeners Cottage’ which was enough to accomodate the family of 4, 2 visitors and 7 live-in servants, all at Bentham Hill, Tunbridge, Tonbridge, Kent:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Robert Pott Head Married Male 66 1825 Vinegar Brewer Spice Southwark, Surrey
Anne Pott Wife Married Female 66 1825 - London, Middlesex
Ada M Pott Daughter Single Female 37 1854 - Southwark, Surrey
Evangeline M Pott Daughter Single Female 25 1866 - London, Middlesex
Robert B Pott Son Single Male 29 1862 Stock Jobber London, Middlesex
Annie Wanklyn Visitor Single Female 26 1865 - -
Ida Wanklyn Visitor Single Female 20 1871 - -
John Pearce Servant Single Male 36 1855 Butler Domestic Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Alfred Ranee Servant Single Male 21 1870 Footman Domestic Monks Kirby, Warwickshire
Margaret Cameron Servant Single Female 38 1853 Cook Domestic Scotland
Martha Redrap Servant Single Female 30 1861 Ladys Maid Domestic Buckinghamshire
Sarah Gardiner Servant Single Female 55 1836 Housemaid Domestic Droxford, Hampshire
Christiana Sutherland Servant Single Female 24 1867 Housemaid Domestic Fern, Scotland
Kate Weller Servant Single Female 19 1872 Kitchenmaid Domestic Hawkhurst, Kent
Ref:
Archive reference RG12
Piece number 680
Folio 112
Page 56
Combined: 1891 ref: RG12, piece 680, folio 112, p. 56
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In 1901 Robert had died abut no more children had appeared. They had moved again, to Bentham Hill, Southborough, Tonbridge, Kent:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Anna Pott Head Widow Female 76 1825 - Bloomsbury, Middlesex
Ada Mary Pott Daughter Single Female 47 1854 - Southwark, Surrey
Evelyn Mabel Pott Daughter Single Female 35 1866 - Paddington, Middlesex
John Brewter Servant Single Male 31 1870 Domestic Butler Lingfield, Surrey
Harriet Rogers Servant Single Female 43 1858 Domestic Cook Rochester, Kent
Kate Fishlock Servant Single Female 30 1871 Lady's Maid Sissinghurst, Kent
Elizabeth Dobell Servant Single Female 44 1857 Housemaid (Domestic) Capel, Surrey
Fanny Pearse Servant Single Female 18 1883 Housemaid (Domestic) Poplar, Middlesex
Edith Miller Servant Single Female 19 1882 Kitchenmaid (Domestic) Ely, Cambridgeshire
Ref:
Archive reference RG13
Piece number 756
Folio 62
Page 5
Combined: 1901 ref: RG13, piece 756, folio 62, p. 5
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The sum of their childres on the censuses is:
Birth Forenames
1854 Ada Mary
1862 Robert Bertram
1866 Evelyn Mabel (once was Evangelene M)
1869 (Charles) Stanley
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Only one of the above children had children themselves and they only had two daughters, neither of whom married. So Anna’s line has died out.
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Her death index:
First name(s) Anna
Last name Pott
Gender Female
Birth year 1825
Age 83
Death quarter 4
Death year 1908
District Tonbridge
County Kent
Volume 2A
Page 448
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Will notes for Anna MacLean
Hedr probate index:
1909
POTT Anna of Bentham-hill Tunbridge Wells Kent widow died 17 December 1908 Probate London 12 February to William Hamilton Pott esquire and Rover Bertram Pott a member of the London Stock Exchange.
Effects £3460 0s. 4d.
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