Pott Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Pott Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 681 people with the Pott surname? In that year Pott was ranked number 2899 for popularity in the UK. |
Pott records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Pott family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"POTT. Richard Pott in Eskdaill was charged with the theft of four cows in 1513 (Trials, i, p. 87), and Thomas Pot in Reddene and Rafe (Ralph) Pott in Kelso are in record in 1567 (Kelso, p. 522, 524). George Pott was merchant burgess of Edinburgh, 1694 ( (Inquit., 7547). Explained as a shortened form of PHTLPOT, which is a diminutive of PHUJP. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Pott ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Pott Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pott Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Pott family tree.
Check out Pott Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Pott family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Pott family records.
Look at MyHeritage for Pott family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Pott family.
Research the Pott surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Pott Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 331 people with the Pott surname in the UK? Pott is now ranked number 3730 for popularity in the UK. |
Pott Family History Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Pott family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Pott data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Pott family and people looking to contact living Pott relations.
Search GENi for Pott family records.
Find your Irish Pott relatives on findmypast.ie
Pott Forums
Research the Pott surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Pott Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Pott family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Pott surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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