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Robert POTTS (1796 - 1866)
Stone mason
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Barbara POTTS (1821 - 1844)
John POTTS (1823 - 1849)
Thomas POTTS (1825 - 1890)
William POTTS (1825 - 1884)
Agnes POTTS (1829 - 1863)
Grace POTTS (1831 - 1916)
James POTTS (1836 - )
Margaret POTTS (1838 - 1934)
 Robert POTTS (1796 - 1866)

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Mary Margaret PLENDERLEITH (1800 - 1844)
 Robert POTTS











Barbara MARTIN











b. 1796 at Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
m. 1816 Mary Margaret PLENDERLEITH (1800 - 1844) at Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
d. 02 Jun 1866 at Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, Australia aged 70
Near Relatives of Robert POTTS (1796 - 1866)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law John PLENDERLEITH
Mother in Law Isabella SHARP

Father Robert POTTS
Mother Barbara MARTIN

Self Robert POTTS 1796 Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 02 Jun 1866 Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, Australia 70

Wife Mary Margaret PLENDERLEITH 1800 Castleton, Roxburgh, Scotland 12 Jan 1844 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 44

Daughter Barbara POTTS 1821 Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 01 May 1844 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 23
Son John POTTS 1823 Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 12 Sep 1849 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 26
Son Thomas POTTS 1825 Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 20 Oct 1890 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 65
Son William POTTS 1825 Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 13 Mar 1884 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 59
Daughter Agnes POTTS 1829 Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 01 Oct 1863 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 34
Daughter Grace POTTS 1831 Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 21 Jan 1916 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 85
Son James POTTS 1836 Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Daughter Margaret POTTS 1838 Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 30 Jan 1934 Tocumwal, New South Wales, Australia 96

Daughter in Law Mary MCMANUS 1842 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 26 Oct 1878 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 36
Son in Law James MCDEVITT 1807 Co Derry, Ireland 1896 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 89
Son in Law Thomas BUDD 1824 England 26 Oct 1859 Condoblin, New South Wales, Australia 35
Son in Law Thomas Joshua GRACE abt 1838 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 1901 White Cliffs, New South Wales, Australia 63
Son in Law Andrew MCMANUS 1815 Fermanagh, Co Cavan, Ireland 07 Dec 1885 Coolamon, New South Wales, Australia 70

Granddaughter Mary POTTS 1860 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson John POTTS 1862 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Andrew POTTS 1865 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Isabella POTTS 04 Jul 1867 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Thomas POTTS 1868 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson James POTTS 1869 Wantabadgery, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Robert George POTTS 1871 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Martha POTTS 1875 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Christine POTTS 1876 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Archibald Joseph POTTS 1877 Wantabadgery, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson John MCDEVITT 1848 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Hannah MCDEVITT 1850 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Mary Jane MCDEVITT 1852 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Agnes MCDEVITT 1854 Millbank, New South Wales, Australia 1948 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 94
Granddaughter Margaret MCDEVITT 1856 Millbank, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Thomas MCDEVITT 1858 Mulbilly, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson James Frederick MCDEVITT 1861 Mulbilly, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Edward Joseph MCDEVITT 1863 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson William MCDEVITT 1863 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson William BUDD 1849 Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Thomas BUDD 1851 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Agnes BUDD 1853 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Isabella BUDD 1856 Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Amelia BUDD 1858 Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Barbara Elizabeth GRACE 1865 Balranald, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson George GRACE 1867 Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Edith GRACE 1871 Menindee, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Adelaide GRACE 1874 Menindee, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Adeline May GRACE 1875 Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Agnes MCMANUS 1855 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Margaret MCMANUS 1857 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Hannah MCMANUS 1858 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Andrew Joseph MCMANUS 1860 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1860 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 0
Grandson Andrew MCMANUS 1863 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson James MCMANUS 1865 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia

Events in Robert POTTS (1796 - 1866)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1796 Robert POTTS was born Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 6
1816 20 Married Mary Margaret PLENDERLEITH (aged 16) Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 6
1821 25 Birth of daughter Barbara POTTS Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 6
1823 27 Birth of son John POTTS Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 6
1825 29 Birth of son Thomas POTTS Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland twin 6
1825 29 Birth of son William POTTS Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland twin 6
1829 33 Birth of daughter Agnes POTTS Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 6
1831 35 Birth of daughter Grace POTTS Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 6
1836 40 Birth of son James POTTS Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 6
1838 42 Birth of daughter Margaret POTTS Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 6
10 Jan 1844 48 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per 'Herald' 6
12 Jan 1844 48 Death of wife Mary Margaret PLENDERLEITH (aged 44) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Note 1 6
01 May 1844 48 Death of daughter Barbara POTTS (aged 23) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
12 Sep 1849 53 Death of son John POTTS (aged 26) Yass, New South Wales, Australia 6
01 Oct 1863 67 Death of daughter Agnes POTTS (aged 34) Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
02 Jun 1866 70 Robert POTTS died Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, Australia 6
Note 1: Sydney harbour on board ‘Herald’
Personal Notes:
Believed to have built many churches and homes in Duntroon/Queanbeyan area
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
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- Reference = 260 (Marriage)
- Reference = 260 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 260 (Birth)
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