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Births Apr to Jun 1905
Potter Violet Ivy Portsmouth 2b 478
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* Birth: "FreeBMD Search", online database. GRO Index of Births, Apr to Jun 1905, Portsmouth Registration District, Volume 2b Page 478 [https://www.freebmd.org.uk/entry-information/a6ALys4qQEZg8IUyLs50BQ/hash Birth of Violet Ivy Potter ]. Viewed 3 Jun 2026
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<ref>"FreeBMD Search", online database. GRO Index of Births, Apr to Jun 1905, Portsmouth Registration District, Volume 2b Page 478 [https://www.freebmd.org.uk/entry-information/a6ALys4qQEZg8IUyLs50BQ/hash Birth of Violet Ivy Potter ]. Viewed 3 Jun 2026 </ref>
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FreeBMD - "GRO Index of Births" database (https://www.freebmd.org.uk/entry-information/a6ALys4qQEZg8IUyLs50BQ/hash : accessed 3 Jun 2026), entry for Violet Ivy Potter, Apr to Jun 1905, Portsmouth, Vol.2b/478, citing General Register Office, Southport
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{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/entry-information/a6ALys4qQEZg8IUyLs50BQ/hash|title=FreeBMD - "GRO Index of Births" database|accessdate= 3 Jun 2026|work=FreeBMD|publisher=Free UK Genealogy}}
Violet Ivy POTTER's birth record
| Surname | Potter |
|---|---|
| Given Name | Violet Ivy |
| Record Type | Birth |
| Registration Date | Apr to Jun 1905 |
| Mother's Maiden Name | No data (We are afraid, we do not have this information yet.) |
| District | Portsmouth [district query] potential issue with this District name |
| Volume | 2b |
| Page | (View other entries on this page.) |
| Transcriber | CooksonR, tamarack1 |
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