James POTTER

Abt 1858 - 1936  (78 years)

• Name	James POTTER
  Birth	Abt 1858	Sampford Courtenay, Devon   [1]
  Baptism	4 Apr 1858	Sampford Courtenay, Devon   [2]
  Gender	Male
  1861 Census	3, Little Chapel, Sampford Courtenay, Devon   [3]
  	At 1861 Census, he is 3
  1871 Census	Sampford Chapple, Sampford Courtenay, Devon   [1]
  	At 1871 Census, he is 13, occ "Scholar"
  1891 Census	Sampford Chapple, Sampford Courtenay, Devon   [4]
  	At 1891 Census, he is 36, occ "Wheelwright"
  1901 Census	"Chapple Inn", Sampford Courtenay, Devon   [5]
  	At 1901 Census, he is 42, occ "Wheelwright"
  1911 Census	2, Lansdowne Terrace, Exeter   [6]
  	At 1911 Census, he is 52, occ "Coach Builder"
  1921 Census	104, Shaftsbury Road, St Thomas, Exeter   [7]
  	At 1921 Census, he is 63y 5m, occ "Wheelright"
  Individual Note	best match on birth is Jan qtr 1858, Okehampton vol 5b, p376
  Individual Note 2	best match on death is Jan qtr 1936, St Thomas (Exeter) vol 5b, p76, aged 78
  Death	16 Feb 1936	19, Shaftsbury Road, St Thomas, Exeter   [8]
  Person ID	I648	Webb
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	James POTTER,   b. 1816, North Wick, South Tawton, Devon d. 8 Feb 1879, North St., Okehampton, Devon (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah BENNETT,   b. 1821, Sampford Courtenay, Devon d. 28 Jan 1861, Sampford Courtenay, Devon (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	31 Dec 1841	Sampford Courtenay, Devon   [9]
  Family Note	Also at 1851 Census is Alexander JACKMAN, a20 and John BENNETT, a19, both "Apprentice" and both visitor  [10]
  Family ID	F273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1858 - Sampford Courtenay, Devon Baptism - 4 Apr 1858 - Sampford Courtenay, Devon 1861 Census - At 1861 Census, he is 3 - - 3, Little Chapel, Sampford Courtenay, Devon 1871 Census - At 1871 Census, he is 13, occ "Scholar" - - Sampford Chapple, Sampford Courtenay, Devon 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, he is 36, occ "Wheelwright" - - Sampford Chapple, Sampford Courtenay, Devon 1901 Census - At 1901 Census, he is 42, occ "Wheelwright" - - "Chapple Inn", Sampford Courtenay, Devon 1911 Census - At 1911 Census, he is 52, occ "Coach Builder" - - 2, Lansdowne Terrace, Exeter 1921 Census - At 1921 Census, he is 63y 5m, occ "Wheelright" - - 104, Shaftsbury Road, St Thomas, Exeter Death - 16 Feb 1936 - 19, Shaftsbury Road, St Thomas, Exeter  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  At his probate, the money goes to his widow "Bessie Potter". She appears in the 1939 Register at 19, Shaftsbury Rd, DOB given as 22/5/1854, and the name as "Bessie D". The only marriage that makes sense is Q3 1910 in Totnes, which gives her surname as SIMS. But I can find no realistic person born with that name, nor does James in the 1911 Census give himself as married. So it is probable that this person is indeed a widow, but it is his sister in law, who was widowed in 1920, and came to live in his house along the road. The evidence from the 1921 Census, when he is living in her house, adds weight to this.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1231] 1871 Census :- Sampford Chapple, Sampford Courtenay, Devon. [S1296] Baptism register :- Sampford Courtenay (1858). [S1197] 1861 Census :- 3, Little Chapel, Sampford Courtenay, Devon. [S1294] 1891 Census :- Sampford Chapple, Sampford Courtenay, Devon. [S1297] 1901 Census :- "Chapple Inn", Sampford Courtenay, Devon. [S1298] 1911 Census :- 2, Lansdowne Terrace, Exeter. [S2827] 1921 Census :- 104, Shaftsbury Road, St Thomas, Exeter. [S1295] Probate register :- James Potter (1936). [S1301] Marriage register entry :- James Potter - Sarah Bennett (1841). [S1196] 1851 Census :- Sampford Courtenay, Devon.