Sarah Ann Potter was born in the Norwich parish of St. Peter Permountergate in 1837 and was the daughter of James Potter (1807) and Jane. In 1851 and 1861 she was living with her parents in Rockland St. Mary. She married James Broughton (1834) on 17th November 1861, probably in Edgefield. In 1871 she was living with her uncle, John Ellis, in Green Road, Edgefield. In 1881 she was living in Holt. She died in 1881.

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• 1. Ralph Broughton's Data. Sarah Ann Potter married James Broughton on 17 November 1861. • 2. Grace King's Data. Sarah Ann Potter. Married James Broughton, Edgefield, 17 Nov 1861. • 3. 1851 Census. Rockland St. Mary. Sarah Ann Potter. Daughter. Age 14. At Home. Born St. Peter Per-Mountergate, Norwich. • 4. 1861 Census. Rockland St. Mary. Sarah Ann Potter. Daughter. Age 22. Born Norwich. • 5. Death Registers. Broughton, Sarah Ann. Dec. 1881. Erpingham. 4b. 49. Age 42. • 6. 1871 Census. Green Road, Edgefield. Sarah Ann Broughton. Nephew’s Wife. Age 30. Born Edgefield.