William R POOLE Marriage 1910

[rosie99]

It certainly sounds as though it was an interesting afternoons research    What a result having that remark in the baptism register

[Girl Guide]

Yes, if it wasn't for that remark re New Zealand it is unlikely that I would have got any further than the 1861 census that I found.

Just goes to show that you need a bit of luck in the family history saga.

I tried to find the address that Thomas and Ann had given in the baptism record which was 19 Princes Street in Southwark in the 1871 census.  It was completely missed off.  By design or by chance?  Will never know now.

Waiting now for William Robert's birth cert (1867) to check the exact date of birth.  Once I have that I can re-check the 1939 entry that you found for me at reply #38.

I have also located William's son Charles Thomas in the 1939.  The second name has been mis-read as an I instead of a T.  The year of birth is also one out, 1890 instead of 1889.  Although I haven't got the marriage cert to verify it, it appears that Charles married the widow of John South, Mary Ellen South.  John and his wife were living at the same address as Charles and his siblings in 1911 but in another room of the building.

Gradually beginning to fill in gaps for the Poole family.  Not sure yet how far I want to take this.

[rosie99]

Keep us posted 

[Girl Guide]

Hi Everyone

I have now received the birth cert for William Robert Poole and his birth date is 24th December1866.  This is the same dob that is given in the 1939 record that was found for me.

So has to be the same man.  He is down as being married in the 1939.  Is that going to be a correct or a misleading piece of information??

Could be quite difficult to pin down a marriage.  There are a potential 13 marriages for William Robert or William R countrywide between 1901, when he was last definitely on a census record, and 1939.

[rosie99]

Presumably then the 1946 death is him

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01kk4/

William Robert POOLE
Date of Burial -24/10/1946
Male
Age - 80 Years
Date of death -Unknown
Location   Richmond Cemetery
Section   1
Grave   7632

Others in grave show on the link - they all died around the same time

[Girl Guide]

I think we can assume the 1946 death is William.  He died after the lady that was at the same address as him in the 1939.

I don't know what to make of the fact that he is down as being married.  To whom?  The lady with him is down as being single.  The image very clearly shows an M rather than a W.

In the 1901 William is down as a widower.

I'll go for broke and get the death certificate.  I shall have to wait and see if it clarifies anything with regard to any possible marriage for William.  It all rides on the informant!! 

[Girl Guide]

I have now received the death certificate for William.  Unfortunately it is not of any great help.

William died on 18th October 1946 at 2 Grove Road, Richmond.  Under column five which is for occupation, there is occupation unknown but also an address of 7 Garratt Lane, Wandsworth.

The informant was an L. Danson occupier of 2 Grove Road, Richmond.

So this doesn't solve the mystery of why William appears as married in the 1939.

I'll see if I can find either of these addresses in the 1911 and on electoral rolls that go up to 1932
on FindMyPast.

Added:  No-one of the name Poole or Danson at either of those addresses in 1911.  As I can't get the hang of how to use the electoral rolls on FindMyPast for 1932, not getting anywhere with those.

[Christine53]

Arrived late to this thread , but if you check the 1939 for Danson in Richmond you will see what was at Grove Road and who L Danson was. It doesn't really help but will explain the connection.

[Girl Guide]

Oh right, so William ended up in an institution of some kind, possibly a mental one?  William died of senile decay plus gangrene of toes.  The gangrene sounds horrid!

Grove Road Institution covers four pages, so quite big then, includes staff as well as inmates.

I need to try and access electoral rolls for 7 Garratt Lane, Wandsworth to see how long William was there before he ended up at Grove Road.