Additional Notes & Sources
John Poole
Birth Details
Born c.1770, Highworth, Wiltshire, England.
Marriage - IGI
Name: John Poole
Spouse: Mary Barret
Marriage: 02 JUL 1793, Highworth,
Wiltshire, England
NOTE: Mary Barret (c.1768)
Death - BMD Index
Mar 1851
POOLE John Swindon &c 8 256
NOTE: The district Swindon &c is an alternative name for Highworth and it is in the county of Wiltshire.
1841 Census
Sheep Street - Highworth - Wiltshire
John Poole - aged 70 - Butcher
Mary Poole - aged 72
Clarence Poole - aged 15
HO 107 / 1178 / 12
NOTE: On the 1841 census ages were rounded down to the nearest five, if person is over 15 years of age.
1851 Census
Westrop - Highworth - Wiltshire
Elizabeth Litten 56 W Head Highworth, Wilts, Governess
Mary Litten 29 S Daug Highworth, Wilts, Teacher
Mary Poole 82 W Mother Highworth, Wilts
William Puttock 7 G.son London, Middlesex
Elizabeth Puttock 4 G.dau London, Middlesex
NOTE: The 1851 Census was taken on the 30th of March.
Children and Grandchildren
Elizabeth Poole
Name: Elizabeth Pool
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 22 Sep 1794
Baptism Date: 1 Nov 1794
Baptism Place: Highworth, Wiltshire
Father: John Pool (butcher)
Mother: Mary Pool
Married James Litten in 1811. Elizabeth is a School Mistress.
Name: Elizabeth Litten
Age: 94
Birth Date: 1793
Death Date: 19 Feb 1887
Burial Date: 24 Feb 1887
Burial Place: Highworth, Wiltshire
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John Poole
c. 1796, Highworth Wiltshire.
Married Eleanor Wensley.
NOTE: See Poole family page for John & Eleanor's children.
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William Poole
Name: William Pool
Birth Date: 1798
Baptism Date: 1800
Baptism Place: Highworth, Wiltshire
Father: John Pool
Mother: Mary
Married Mary Stevens, Aug 1832.
1841, 1851, 1861 Census show William as a Butcher.
Known children:
Anne Poole (c.1835 Highworth Wiltshire. Married an Edward Hill)
William Poole (c.1840 Highworth Wiltshire. Married Ann surname unknown, & child Annie Maria, born 1863, Highworth)
Charles Poole (c.1843 Highworth Wiltshire. d.21 April 1877)
Mary Jane Poole (c.1837 Highworth Wiltshire. Married Henry Marsh b.1847 Gloucester)
Rachel Poole (c.1838 Highworth Wiltshire. Married Samuel Stanley Gibbs)
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Edward Poole
c.1800, Highworth Wiltshire.
Married Mary (surname unknown).
Known children - Sarah H Poole (c.1821 Highworth Wiltshire)
Some of the above information was obtained from Ronald Poole a descendant of the above John Poole, who kindly shared his research with me.
Ronald's father and my grandfather Sidney Thorne were first cousins.