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Laura A Potten (b. 1877 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England) — Local Past

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Laura A Potten

Born about 1877 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England

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This person page was added on 27 May 2026.

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Burwash, East Sussex, England
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Etchingham, East Sussex, England
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5 April 1891
Census
Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026Admin
Census of Shopwell Farm, Etchingham, Sussex, East Sussex
Date
5 April 1891
Place
Etchingham, East Sussex
Recorded as Shopwell Farm, Etchingham, Sussex
People
Henry Potten
Head. Married. 54. Stockman, agricultural labourer. Born: Burwash, Sussex
Mary A Potten
Wife. 56. Born: Burwash, Sussex
Henry William Aldred Potten
Recorded as Henry W Potten
Son. Single. 20. Agricultural labourer. Born: Burwash, Sussex
Laura A Potten
Daughter. Single. 14. Born: Penshurst, Kent
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3 April 1895

Death

Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026Admin

Death of Mary Ann Russell

Person: Mary Ann Russell
Recorded as Mary Potten
Female. Age: 59. Wife of Henry Potten, farm labourer. Cause of death: Psoas abscess 2 years. Exhaustion. Informant: Laura Potten, daughter
Husband: Henry Potten
Date: 3 April 1895
Place: Burwash, East Sussex
Recorded as Weald, Burwash

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Henry Potten (1837 Burwash, East Sussex, England – 1898 Burwash, East Sussex, England)
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Mary Ann Russell (1835 Burwash, East Sussex, England – 1895 Burwash, East Sussex, England)
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Hope Dora Curtis (1854 Ticehurst, East Sussex, England – 1925 Rye, East Sussex, England)
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Henry William Aldred Potten (b. 1868 in Burwash, East Sussex, England)
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Mary A Potten (b. 1835)
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Florence Beatrice Mary Potten (1869 Hailsham, East Sussex, England – 1872 Ticehurst, East Sussex, England)

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Cicely Blanche Potten (1871 Burwash, East Sussex, England – 1934 Bromley, Greater London, England)

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