Genealogy Chat

I have a William Poole marriage certificate in 1871 states he was 24 married parish church Haverhill Suffolk fathers name George, in the 1881 census I found him and his family but it says he is then 44?? born Haverhill, now the only William Poole with a father George that I can find was in 1831 which means he was 39-40 when he married not 24 what are the odds that this is the same William, I can't find him anywhere else not even a death certificate, in 1881 they were living in Edmonton Middlesex with daughters Emma and Kate. three years I have been at this nothing makes sense. Any ideas Thank you Margaret

have you looked at the actual images and read the ages?

Can you view the image? I found one who was supposed to be 44 but it said 86!! When I looked at the image it was definitely 44! Give us the details and I can ake a look for you.

I have only seen the family search 1881 census I don't know about the image on the 1881 census and I know for sure his wife was a widow by the 1891 census. thank you Margaret

The image says 44 Debby

Yes the image is 44 though the bloke writing it had already made the mistake of putting it in the female column first. I take it that the wifes details all match up with the marriage? There was another William Poole on the 1881 who I think was 10 years younger but still living in Haverhill.

Definitely says 44 on the image! Maybe he lied about his age so it wouldn't look too different from his brides on the wedding cert? Perhaps he didn't want her to know he was 13 years older than her!

HI to you all so then he aged 20 years in 10 years, and the marriage certificate is plainly 24 so do you think he was a lot older at least 15 years older when he married Margaret

Or maybe he's lied about his dads name? Have you found him on a census with his dad? Debby

Hi yes his wifes details are all the same and have gone back some way on her family, they had a baby born Edmonton in 1889 which I have the certificate for that is how I know he died between her having the baby and the 1891 census when she is a widow Margaret

Hi Debby no I have not found him on a census with his father there is one census the 1841 census that has a Father George mother Maria and son William age 9 thats whom I though he was ant the mother died before the 1851 I even bought that death certificate but I can't think someone would lie for that amount of years Margaret

Hi, How many census do you definatley have him on? and what was his age on each of them? Pat

The only other William Poole born Haverhill I can find in the 1871 is in a workhouse with his mum and bros and sisters and he is aged 14. So I guess we can discount that one.

Margaret Are you sure Williams father was called George? Also, have you checked 1837 for his death ? Debby

Hi how old was the William Poole in the workhouse because he did not get married until the November 1871 of that year so that was after the census , if he is the one I found on the 1841 census there was a George and James and Hannah siblings Margaret

I have been to the records office many times to find his death have also had a search done at the local office and phoned cemetrys but can't find no record of hos death the only census I have foound him on is the 1881 census age 44 I can't check it with anything else Margaret

Is he a batchelor on his marriage cert in 1871? Pat

Hi Pat yes he was single on his 1871 marriage cerificate and the 2 girls born on Haverhill Emma and Jate born 1872 and 1874 plus marriage certificate have no address on them just in the Paeish of Haverhill his fathers occupation was a weaver and William a cutter. Margaret

What about witnesses on the marriage cert? Any clues there? Pat

No clues there it was a James Smith and a rebbeca Lloyd Margaret