Family of Robert Potkins and Martha Ransome

Husband:
Robert Potkins (1805?-1861?)
Wife:
Martha Ransome (1817?-1860)
Children:
Susanna Potkins (1841?- )
Jane Elizabeth Potkins (1843?- )
Marriage:
9 Apr 1840
St. Andrew's Church, Reepham Road, Wood Dalling, Norfolk, England^1,2,3
Robert as Robert Perkins, groom's father James Perkins, bride's father William Ransome

Husband: Robert Potkins

Name:
Robert Potkins¹
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
agricultural / farm labourer^1,4,5
Birth:
1805 (app)
Framlingham, Suffolk, England^1,4,6
Census:
6 Jun 1841 (age 35-36)
Norton Corner, Wood Dalling, Norfolk, England¹
aged 34, agricultural labourer living with his wife, a daughter and a step son, not born in Norfolk
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 45-46)
Buckingham Place, St. Margaret, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁴
head of the household aged 46 married, labourer living with his wife, a step son and two daughters. Born in Framlingham Suffolk
Illness:
20 Dec 1851 (app) (age 45-46)
Ipswich and East Suffolk Hospital, Anglesea Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁷
was treated for a fractured a thigh
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 55-56)
10 Barkers Court, Norwich Road, St. Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁶
head of the household aged 57 widower, labourer living with two daughters. Born in Framlingham Suffolk
Death:
Apr 1861 (app) (age 55-56)
Ipswich, Suffolk, England^8,9
Burial:
25 Apr 1861
Ipswich Old Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁹
aged 57

Name:
Martha Ransome^10,11
Sex:
Female
Father:
William Ransome (1778?-1860)
Mother:
Mary Manthorpe (1772?-1841)
Occupation:
stay minder⁴
Birth:
1817 (app)
Wood Dalling, Norfolk, England^1,4,11
Baptism:
4 Oct 1818 (age 0-1)
St. Andrew's Church, Reepham Road, Wood Dalling, Norfolk, England¹¹
daughter of William (labourer) and Mary Ransome
Census:
6 Jun 1841 (age 23-24)
Norton Corner, Wood Dalling, Norfolk, England¹
aged 24, living with her husband and two children. Born in Norfolk
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 33-34)
Buckingham Place, St. Margaret, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁴
wife aged 34 married, stay minder living with her husband and three children. Born in Wood Dalling Norfolk
Death:
Sep 1860 (age 42-43)
Ipswich, Suffolk, England^9,12
Burial:
5 Sep 1860
Ipswich Old Cemetery, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁹
aged 44

Name:
Susanna Potkins^1,13
Sex:
Female
Occupation:
housekeeper⁶
Birth:
Feb 1841 (app)
Norfolk, England^1,13
Baptism:
8 Mar 1841 (age 0)
St. Andrew's Church, Reepham Road, Wood Dalling, Norfolk, England⁵
Susanna Folkings daughter of Robert Folkings (labourer) and Martha
Census:
6 Jun 1841 (age 0)
Norton Corner, Wood Dalling, Norfolk, England¹
aged 3 months, living with parents and a brother. Born in Norfolk
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 10)
Buckingham Place, St. Margaret, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁴
daughter aged 11 as Susannah, attending school and living with parents and two siblings. Born in Wood Dalling Norfolk
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 20)
10 Barkers Court, Norwich Road, St. Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁶
daughter aged 20 single as Susan, housekeeper living with father and a sister. Born in Woodailing, Norfolk
Princ.:
Note

Name:
Jane Elizabeth Potkins^4,14
Sex:
Female
Occupation:
book binder¹⁵
Note:
these two seem to disappear after their parents deaths, cannot seem to find marriage, death immigration or criminal records
Birth:
Aug 1843 (app)
Wickham Market, Suffolk, England^4,14
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 7)
Buckingham Place, St. Margaret, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁴
daughter aged 8, attending school and living with parents and two siblings. Born in Wickham Market Suffolk
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 17)
10 Barkers Court, Norwich Road, St. Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, England¹⁵
daughter aged 18 unmarried, boot binder living with father and a sister. Born in Wickham Market Suffolk

1.: England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:764 folio:2A page:3.

2.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Aylsham 1840 quarter:2 volume:13 page:31.

3.: Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:I07384-1 sys:England-EASy film:1596458 ref:item 3-6 p 4.

4.: England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1800 folio:614 page:11.

5.: Norfolk Baptism Project, (on-line at www.tinstaafl.co.uk/nbp/index.htm). Wood Dalling St. Andrew entry:482.

6.: England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG09 piece:1161 folio:86 page:14.

7.: FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). The Ipswich Journal Saturday 27th December 1851 page:2.

8.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1861 quarter:2 volume:4a page:369.

9.: The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy).

10.: Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:I07384-1 sys:England-EASy film:1596458 ref:item 3-6 p 56.

11.: Norfolk Baptism Project, (on-line at www.tinstaafl.co.uk/nbp/index.htm). Wood Dalling St. Andrew entry:78.

12.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1860 quarter:3 volume:4a page:200.

13.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Aylsham 1841 quarter:1 volume:13 page:14.

15.: England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG09 piece:1161 folio:87 page:15.