Researching John Pott
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 | 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. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Pott on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Pott and 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 Parish Records for John Pott at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Pott using the FreeBMD database.
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| 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 Tree Databases
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Pott Forums
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Miscellaneous Pott Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on John Pott. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Pott
John Pott (British Army officer)
Major Robert Laslett John Pott MBE MC (14 July 1919 – 23 April 2005) was a British Army officer who, during World War II, served as Commanding Officer of A Company, 156th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, in the Battle of Arnhem, part of Operation Market Garden, in September 1944. Sixty-five years after the Battle of Arnhem, John Pott's story became more widely known because of a song written about him by his grandson, Joel Pott, lead singer of the Ivor Novello Award winning indie rock band Athlete.
Source: John Pott (British Army officer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Pott
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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