Henry Ashcroft Potter

[MaryA]

Sorry no it isn't all. If you don't find it on www.familysearch.org but if it has been filmed then it should be available to order at an LDS centre.

[jborrowscale81]

Hello - I have been researching a Holland family of Toxteth Park i.e. William Holland born 1777
and married Sarah Cain in Liverpool 1804. William was a Grocer - =- sadlyi he only left an Admin
but he mentioned "his very good friend Henry Ashcroft Potter - I see he was born c1776.
I have not as yet found a connection between them, or in fact I have not found parents of William Holland
William Holland and his wife Sarah and two of his children are buried in St. Mary, Edge Hill - I think William must have been born in this area - i.e. Smithdown Lane I am thinking that the Public House called
Brook House might have belonged to the Holland family. I have only today found details of a Will for William Holland - his effects were under £450 and again Henry Ashcroft Potter was one of the Executors.
But then, his Administration left everything to his wife Sarah...... b They had 5 sons and 5 daughters who were
educated in London after the early death of their father (he was only 44) The daughters became School Teachers and set up their schools in Liverpool, and the sons became Merchants in USA: Canada: India:
If anyone has any further knowledge of Henry Ashcroft Potter with regard to the Holland family I would be pleased to hear.
There is another Holland family - who are buried in All Saints Childwall.
William Holland and his wife Elizabeth Linacre they married at Farnworth Chapel 1742 - and I thought William was their son ? but they already had a son William who died at a different time. All very confusing ?
Joan Borrowscale, Gateacre, Liverpool

[MaryA]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

I hope somebody will be able to give you some assistance, indeed the original poster must have checked notifications of replies to this message as I see they have indeed logged onto this site early this morning. I hope they respond.

[Katie]

That would be me MaryA.

[MaryA]

That would be me MaryA.

I was meaning bobc


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[Tina]

A warm welcome to the Forum Joan.
I hope you make a connection here.
Well done with your info about your tree.
Not sure about pubs in Smithdown Lane, the Brook House still stands
in Smithdown Road.

[bobc]

Hi Joan,

I can't offer much unfortunately.
Henry Ashcroft Potter was born in 1776.
In 1796 he married Elizabeth Tennant , 1773, daughter of Thomas Tennant and Elizabeth.
Henry lived at the seat of Penkett Hall, Smithdown Lane, Liverpool 1824-1827
Henry was a witness at the marriage of Alexander Armstrong Day in 1806 to Hannah Bispham.
There were also a couple of references to him being an executor but nothing related to Holland, I’m afraid.
He also appear in the church sandstone carvings, as discussed earlier on this topic.
Where did you find the reference to Henry. Was it in one of William Holland’s documents?

Regards

Bob