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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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Last Modified 3 Apr 2021Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220