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     Joe Potts married Jocasta Innes.¹ He and Jocasta Innes were divorced.¹
     He was a novelist.¹

     James Rivett-Carnac was baptised on 10 March 1759.¹ He was the son of Thomas Rivett and Anna Maria Sibley.² He married Henrietta Fisher, daughter of James Fisher.¹ He died on 16 July 1802 at age 43.¹
     He was also known as James Rivett.¹ He was member of the Bombay Government Council.¹ He was chairman of the Honourable East India Company.¹ In 1801 his name was legally changed to James Rivett-Carnac by royal licence under terms of will of his brother-in-law General John Carnac.¹

     James Fisher lived at Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.¹ James Fisher also went by the nick-name of 'Beau Fisher'.¹

     Henrietta Fisher is the daughter of James Fisher.² She married James Rivett-Carnac, son of Thomas Rivett and Anna Maria Sibley.¹
     Her married name became Rivett.

     Sir James Rivett-Carnac, 1st Bt. was born on 11 November 1784.¹ He was the son of James Rivett-Carnac and Henrietta Fisher.² He married Anna Maria Richardes, daughter of William Richardes, on 3 June 1815.¹ He died on 28 January 1846 at age 61.¹
     He was chairman of the Honourable East India Company.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Sandwich.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Rivett-Carnac, of Derby and Warborne, Hampshire [U.K.] on 12 March 1836.¹ He held the office of Governor of Bombay between 1838 and 1841.¹

     Reverend Thomas Rivett-Carnac was the son of James Rivett-Carnac and Henrietta Fisher.² He died in 1856.¹

     Admiral John Edward Rivett-Carnac was born on 28 June 1796 at Bombay, India.^1,2 He was the son of James Rivett-Carnac and Henrietta Fisher.³ He married Maria Jane Davis, daughter of Samuel Davis and Henrietta Boileau, on 15 March 1826 at All Souls Church, St. Marylebone, London, England.^1,2 He died on 1 January 1869 at age 72 at 34 Seymour Street, Portman Square, London, England.^1,2
     He gained the rank of Admiral in the Royal Navy.¹

     Maria Jane Davis was born circa 1807 at India.² She was the daughter of Samuel Davis and Henrietta Boileau.^1,3 She married Admiral John Edward Rivett-Carnac, son of James Rivett-Carnac and Henrietta Fisher, on 15 March 1826 at All Souls Church, St. Marylebone, London, England.^1,2 She died on 23 November 1882 at Berryfield House, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.^1,2
     From 15 March 1826, her married name became Rivett-Carnac.

     James Davis Rivett-Carnac was born before 6 November 1829 at Portsea, Hampshire, England.² He was the son of Admiral John Edward Rivett-Carnac and Maria Jane Davis.³ He died in 1831.¹

     John Henry Rivett-Carnac was born on 16 September 1838 at Marylebone, London, England.^1,2 He was the son of Admiral John Edward Rivett-Carnac and Maria Jane Davis.³ He married Annie Marion Durand, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Henry Marion Durand and Annie McCaskill, on 28 December 1868.¹ He died on 11 May 1923 at age 84.¹
     He was with the Indian Civil Service between 1858 and 1894.¹ He was awarded the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers' Decoration (V.D.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) in 1878.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the Ghazipur Light Horse and Rifle Volunteers.¹ He was awarded the Grand Cross, Order of the Lion and Sun of Persia.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society (F.R.A.S.)¹ He was awarded the Knight Grand Cross, North Star of Sweden.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Victoria in 1891.¹