James Potter

1884 - 1954  (70 years)

• Name	James Potter
  Born	7 Mar 1884	Houston Row, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	7 Mar 1884	Houston Row, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Residence	13 Mar 1890	Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Residence	1891	Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland   [2]
  Residence	20 May 1892	Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Occupation	1901  [3]
  	Shale Miner
  Residence	1901	Dechmont House, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland   [3]
  Occupation	11 Jan 1909  [4]
  	shale miner
  Occupation	16 Jul 1909
  	shale miner
  Residence	16 Jul 1909	Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
  Occupation	26 Feb 1912  [5]
  	shale miner
  Residence	26 Feb 1912	Wester Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland   [5]
  Occupation	2 Mar 1935  [6]
  	Shale Mine Contractor
  Occupation	6 Jun 1941  [7]
  	shale miner
  Occupation	24 Mar 1950
  	Labourer
  Occupation	3 Jul 1954
  	Colliery Surface Worker (Retired)
  Died	3 Jul 1954	28 Gilchrist Crescent, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Cause: Auricular Fibrillation, Cerebral Embolism
  Occupation	16 Jul 1960
  	shale miner (deceased)
  Occupation	14 Nov 1976
  	shale miner (deceased)
  Occupation	21 Apr 1980
  	colliery surface worker, deceased
  Occupation	19 Dec 1986
  	shale miner (deceased)
  Occupation	22 Jul 1999
  	shale miner (deceased)
  Occupation	7 Nov 2007
  	shale miner (deceased)
  _UID	D31F1B723CBF4B668CE8E67AACC263D5A5DD
  Person ID	I8762	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	John Potter,   b. 26 May 1854, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 27 Mar 1934, Bush Cottage, Wester Dechmont, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Allison Dougal,   b. 3 Aug 1863, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 9 Nov 1933, The Bush, Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 70 years)
  Married	2 Feb 1883	Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Family ID	F2894	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jeannie Wright,   b. 24 Oct 1891, 23 James Nisbet Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 21 Apr 1980, Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 88 years)
  Married	16 Jul 1909	C of S Manse, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Witnesses at the wedding of James Potter and Jeannie Wright were Hugh Potter and Maggie Wright
  Children	1. Margaret Potter,   b. 11 Jan 1909, Wester Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 19 Dec 1986, Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 77 years)   2. Living   3. John Potter,   b. 26 Feb 1912, Wester Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 16 Jul 1960, 2 Jarvey Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 48 years)   4. James Potter,   b. 14 Jan 1919, Wester Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 14 Nov 1976, 16 Colinshiel Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 57 years)   5. Janet Potter,   b. 3 Dec 1921,   d. 7 Nov 2007, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 85 years)   6. Elizabeth Potter,   b. 9 May 1924, Wester Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 22 Jul 1999, St John  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F6401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Informant on the death of James Potter was his on, John Potter

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3). [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 3). [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3). [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 3). [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 4). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3).