Additional Notes & Sources
Edward Poole
Birth details
BMD Index...
Births Dec 1844
Pool Edward St.Geo.Southwark Turner 4 458
Marriage - Certificate
Date: 1868 - May 31st
Name: Edward Poole, full age
Brass moulder.
Father: Edward Poole, Carman.
Address: Castle street
Name: Harriet Catherine Leigh Hunt, 22
Father: John Hunt, Author
Witness: Edward Poole
Ruby Leigh Hunt.
Marriage - BMD Index
Marriages June 1868
Poole Edward West London 1c 74
Hunt Harriett Catherine L
Death details
Poole Edward, age 67, 1912 Mar Islington 1B 290
Extra info on Edward's children
Kate Ruby Poole
BMD Index...
Births Sep 1869
Catherine Ruby Poole Holborn 1b 625
Marriages Dec 1893
Kate Ruby Poole St.Saviour 1d 174
Charles Thomas E Thorne St.Saviour 1d 174
Deaths Mar 1957
Catherine R Thorne 86yrs Lambeth 5c 1249
For more information on Kate Ruby Poole please view her individual page.
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Edward W Poole
BMD Index...
Births Dec 1870
Poole Edward Walter St.Olave 1d 288
Marriages Dec 1893
Poole Edward Holborn 1b 1197
Moore Bridget Holborn 1b 1197
1891 Census...
Name: Edward Poole
Age: 19
Est Birth: abt 1872
Relation: Boarder
Where born: Walworth, London
Occupation: Book Binders Porter
Address: 61 Orange St.
All Hallows Boys Home
St Saviours, All Hallows, Southwark
ED: 5 Piece: 342 Folio: 112 Page: 13
NOTE: I have a really strong feeling that this is the right Edward Poole. After their father disappears, Arthur & Edward are no where to be found in 1891. But in 1893 Arthur is in Orange Street, and their mother is in Pepper St, just around the corner from them. Plus his occupation is a Porter in a Book Binders, and later his trade is a Book Binder.
Apart from the Head, a Clerk in Holy Order, & a domestic the other boarders are all around the same age as Edward.
Marriage certificate...
Date: 22 Oct 1893
Place: Saint Luke,
Old Street,
Middlesex, Islington
Groom: Edward Poole, 22
(Bookbinder)
Bride: Bridget Moore, 18
Groom's Father: Edward Walter Poole
(Brass founder)
Bride's Father: John Patrick Moore
(Brick layer)
Witnesses: Kate Ruby Poole
Robert Moore
1911 Census...
Edward Poole Head M 40 Blackfriars Yeast Labourer
Bridget Poole Wife M 36 St Pancras Artificial Flower Maker
Florence Poole Dau S 15 Southwark Leather Bag Maker
Elsie Poole Dau 7 Southwark
Ethel Poole Dau 6 Fisbury
Edward Poole Son 4 Fisbury
Frederick Poole Son 2 Fisbury
Elizabeth Moore Rel W 66 St Pancras House-Keeper
Address: 3 Royley Street, Holborn, London, Saint Luke. Married 18 years.
British Army WWI Pension Records...
Name: Edward Walter Poole
Est. Birth: abt 1876
Enlistment age: 39
Residence: 43 Peerless Street,
St Luke's London
Next of kin: Wife, Bridget Poole
Document Year: 1915
Regimental No: 14129
Regiment Name: 20th(Shoreditch) Battalion Middlesex Regiment
NOTE: Edward was born 1870, thus making him 45 years old(nearly 46). Did he lie to enlist? He was discharged later under Paragraph 392, Kings Regulations.
Para 392 (iii) (B)
(iii) Not being likely to become an efficient soldier.
(b) Recruit passed by medical officer, but rejected by a recruiting officer stationed away from the headquarters of the recruiting area, or by approving officer.
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Arthur Poole
BMD Index...
Births Mar 1873
Poole Arthur St.Saviour 1d 7
School Record...
Name: Arthur Poole
Age: 5
Birth Date: 1 Jan 1873
School: John Harvard School,
Milkwood Road
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Admission: 30 Sep 1878
Parent: Edward - brass moulder,
89 Suffolk Street
British Army Service Records...
Name: Arthur Poole
Age At Attestation: 18
Birth Year: 1874
Attestation Date: 31 June 1893
Birth Place: London, Southwark
Surrey England
Attestation Corps: East Surrey Regiment
Soldier Number: 7271
Discharge Corps: East Surrey Regiment
Regiment: East Surrey Regiment
31st & 70th Foot
Description: 5ft 3in, 118lbs,
Brown eyes &
D.brown hair.
Address: 13 Orange Street,
Gravel Lane
Box 592 Number 264 Series militia service records 1806-1915
NOTE: The original images (3) show that Arthur signed up again in 1899 & was due for permanent duty with the regular forces. He served in South Africa from the 5th June 1901 to 26th July 1902.
NOTE: 11,13,15 Orange Street was lodging Houses.
1901 Census...
Name Relation Age Birth Occupation Born
Arthur Poole Prisoner S 26 1875 Dock Labourer Southwark
Wandsworth, county London. RG13 Piece:488 Folio:47 Page:28
Wandsworth Prison Record...
Reg No: 11668
Committal: 11 March 1901 Southwark
Offence: Assaulted a Policeman
Sentence: 6 weeks hard labour
Education: IMP (?)
Age: 26 years
Height: 5' 3"
Trade: labourer
Religion: C of E
Born: London
Previous Convictions: 3
Discharged: 20 April 1901
NOTE: Obtained by Ron from the Metropolitan Archives London.
British Army WWI Pension Records...
Document Year: 1914
Form Title: Short Service Attestation
Regiment Name: Royal Field Artillery
Where: Southwark Town Hall
Name: Arthur Poole
Regimental No: 39945
Occupation: Casual Labourer
Birth Place: Southwark, Surrey
Declared Age: 31 40
Height: 5ft 3½ inches
Weight: 122lbs
Complexion: Fresh
Hair and Eyes: Brown
C of E: Yes
Enlisted: 6th Oct 1914
Discharged: 16th Nov 1914 (42 days)
Next of Kin: Mother, Catherine Poole 61 Little Surrey Place Blackfriars Road ???? address: 6 Sylvester Street Borough
Distinctive marks/scars:
Lady ? Lforearm
T.R.A Rforearm
Scar over forehead
Like his brother Edward, Arthur also lied about his age. Told them he was 31 when he was in fact 40. He was discharged later under Paragraph 392,
Kings Regulations.
Para 392 (iii) (B)
(iii) Not being likely to become an efficient soldier.
(b) Recruit passed by medical officer, but rejected by a recruiting officer stationed away from the headquarters of the recruiting area, or by approving officer.