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Sarah Ellen Potter[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1840 - 1923  (82 years)

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  • Name Sarah Ellen Potter  [3, 4]
    Birth 26 Sep 1840  Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Gender Female
    Residence 1851  Oldham Below Town, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1861  Oldham, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Emigration 1864  Lyttelton, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Emigration 1 Jan 1864  England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • On Indian Empire, 1338 ton
    Arrival 23 Mar 1864  Lyttelton, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Indian Empire - 83 days at sea
    Death 19 Apr 1923  Tinwald, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1967141628  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father Stephen Potter,   b. 1815, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1873, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Mother Sarah Smith,   b. 1816, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 1836  Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3968  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas Aaron Hickman,   b. 14 Dec 1837, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1907, McMurdo Street, Tinwald, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Marriage 07 Jul 1861  Oldham, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann ( Polly) Hickman,   b. 29 May 1862, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1941, Napier, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     2. Sarah Ellen Hickman,   b. 1 Nov 1863, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1938, Pahiatua, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     3. Lucy Elizabeth Hickman,   b. 12 Aug 1865, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1939, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     4. David James Hickman,   b. 1 May 1867, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1896, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
     5. Thomas Aaron Hickman,   b. 13 Mar 1869, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1954, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     6. Amy Jane Hickman Hickman,   b. 28 Nov 1870, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1912, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
     7. John William Hickman, (Twin),   b. 26 Sep 1872, Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1872, Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     8. Ada Emma Hickman, (Twin),   b. 26 Sept 1872, Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1872, Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     9. Susannah Hickman,   b. January 1874, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1952, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     10. Esther Eva Hickman,   b. 17 Feb 1876, Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1960, Ashburton Canterbury New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     11. Charles Henry Stephen Hickman,   b. 22 Feb 1878, Opawa, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1931, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     12. Samuel Edward Hickman,   b. 28 Feb 1880, Tinwald, Canterbury, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1954, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F4976  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

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  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.

    2. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Cited in the family tree "Dell/ Hickman Family Tree" created by "CMarchantPhillips".


    3. [S_2081531951] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from The National A), Class: RG9; Piece: 3018; Folio: 53; Page: 16; GSU roll: 543065.
      Birth date: abt 1841
      Birth place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
      Residence date: 1861
      Residence place: Oldham, Lancashire, England

    4. [S_2081531229] Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National A), Class: HO107; Piece: 2240; Folio: 326; Page: 7; GSU roll: .
      Birth date: abt 1841
      Birth place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
      Residence date: 1851
      Residence place: Oldham Below Town, Lancashire, England


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