Looking for Giles Poole's death

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Giles Poole was one of my 3x great grandfather's younger brothers.
He was born in 1772, baptised in Seavington St Michael in January 1773.
He married Betty Will(e)y 1796 in Kingsbury Episcopi.
Their 6 children were all baptised at Middle Lambrook Meeting House between 1797 and 1806 and the parents are recorded as "Giles Poole and his wife Betty of Seavington St Michael" - but I have perhaps wrongly assumed that they settled in Kingsbury Episcopi since Middle Lambrook is part of that parish.

I am fairly sure they stayed in Somerset but I can find no record of Giles' death anywhere, nor any census record so presumably he died before 1841.

I don't know much about Betty, yet. An Elizabeth Poole aged 76 is recorded in the 1851 census as a widow living in Kingstone, and born Stocklinch Magdalen. Could be Betty or any number of other married Poole wives/widows in the area.

I suspect that MY Betty is the daughter of George and Sarah Willey baptised at Drayton in 1778 but haven't confirmed it.
Giles and Betty's second child was called George. (Their first was Mary possibly named after an aunt/godmother/maternal great grandmother, the third was Betty (after mother) then came Thomas (after paternal grandfather) then Giles (after father) and lastly John (after an uncle perhaps)

Can anyone find a reliable death or burial for Giles?

Thanks in advance.

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I don't know much about Betty, yet. An Elizabeth Poole aged 76 is recorded in the 1851 census as a widow living in Kingstone, and born Stocklinch Magdalen. Could be Betty or any number of other married Poole wives/widows in the area.

There is an Elizabeth Poole with a Robert Poole in 1841 that would match that record living at Seavington St Mary.  There is a possible burial for Robert at Kingstone  07 Apr 1849 age 78

1841 reference
HO107
Piece  954
Book  13
Folio  10
Page 26

Burial for that Elizabeth 03 Aug 1865 at Kingstone

Roberts will available to download.
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D37684

ADDED. Robert Poole married Elizabeth Cooper 11 September  1800 at Stocklinch Magdalen

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Back to Giles 

What was his occupation

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Baptism 27 October 1776 Elizabeth daughter of Mary Willy, base born

St. Michael, Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset

It would explain first daughter named Mary.

Betty is an alternate name for Elizabeth.

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ref: The Genealogist  all at Seavington St Mitchel  (non conformist)

John Pool baptized 2 October 1806 born 10 September 1806

Mary bap. 15 August 1797 born 23 July
George bap. 5 April 1799 born 5 February
Betty bap. 7 January 1801 born 29 October 1800
Thomas bap. 19 March 1804 born 22 October
Giles bap. 27 February 1805 born 13 October 1804

ADDED
Images on ancestry corrected entry for John Pool

Mary and George father Giles is a Farmer of Seavington
Betty, Thomas, Giles and John they are of Hardington

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Thanks for your replies rosie99 and amondg.

Robert Poole was Giles elder brother who indeed married an Elizabeth (Cooper) So the burial at Kingstone is definitely that Elizabeth Poole. It fits with her being baptised in Stocklinch Magdalen.

Giles occupation: he was a "linman and farmer" (linman = grower of flax)

<<Baptism 27 October 1776 Elizabeth daughter of Mary Willy, base born

<<St. Michael, Kingsbury Episcopi, Somerset

<<It would explain first daughter named Mary.>>

It certainly would. Thank you for finding that amondg.

<Mary and George father Giles is a Farmer of Seavington
Betty, Thomas, Giles and John they are of Hardington>

Yes I had seen that too. Seavington was Giles' home village and most of his brothers farmed round about. Perhaps he married at Kingsbury Episcopi (the bride's village) lived there a while and baptised his children at Middle Lambrook but moved on to one of the Hardingtons. Still no burial I can find though.

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Are there any wills or land purchases at the Somerset Archives that can help?

I've looked at some of the PCC Wills on ancestry and none mention Giles.

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It may be worth downloading Roberts will that I mentioned earlier, free on TNA website if you register with them

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Will of Robert Poole on ancestry Probate 1850
son George Poole of Whitlackington, Thomas Pearse, William Long executors

Daughter Mary wife of William Wheason (married William Wheadon 20 October 1827 witness Catherine Poole and William Long)
Daughter Catherine wife of William Long (married 19 February 1828 of Devon  by  license  witness Sophia Poole John Sellwood)
Daughter Sophia Pearse wife of Thomas Pearse  (married 12 July 1831 by license with consent of father Robert Poole she was 20)
Wife Elizabeth Cowper? Poole
Grand daughters, Sury, Elizabeth, Susan, Thurza daughters of William Pearse.