POOLEY RESEARCH RESOURCES

The following records of Pooleys found during the course of my researches have been taken from my notebooks which go back to 1987. The early notes were not always complete (I was still learning the importance of what should be recorded) e.g. I did not often note down people with the Powley surname until I realised that there could be a connection with the Pooley name.


KENT INDEX
(Click on link to go to data)

Rochester Census 1871
Rochester Cathedral marriage index 1669-1754
Strood marriage index 1700-1812
Strood Cemetery

NORFOLK INDEX
(Click on link to go to data)

CENSUS PARISH OTHER
Beeston 1841
Bodney 1841
Caldecot 1841
Cockley Clay 1841
Croxton
Didlington 1841
East Bilney
East Bradenham 1841
Gooderstone 1841
Grassenhall inc Workhouse 1841
Great Dunham 1841
Great Fransham 1841
Great Grassingham 1841
Holme Hale 1841 Holme Hale
Houghton on the Hill 1841
Langford 1841
Litcham 1841
Little Dunham 1841
Little Fransham 1841
Little Gressingham 1841
Longham 1841
Oxborough
Necton1841 Necton
Necton 1851
Necton 1861
Necton 1871
Newton by Castleacre 1841
North Pickenham 1841 North Pickenham
Northwold
Santon
Scarning 1841
Scarning 1851
Scarning 1861
South Acre 1841
South Pickenham 1841 South Pickenham
Sporle with Palgrave 1841
Wendling 1841
Wendling 1851
West Bradenham 1841

Other Norfolk Sources

Boyds Marriage Index for Norfolk 1776-1837
IGI Notes for Norfolk
Kelly’s Directory for Cambs, Norfolk & Suffolk 1869
PRO births 1837-1841
PRO marriages 1846-1850


NORFOLK PARISH NOTES

EAST BILNEY

No Pooley/Powley in Church register between 1790 and 1800


CROXTON BY THETFORD

Note: Many periods missing in register

Christening

DATE NAME PARENTS OTHER INFO SOURCE
1 Jun 1788 Mary Francis & Mary Pooley
(late Mary Pammon)
Church Records
20 Dec 1795 Sarah Francis & Mary Pooley Church Records

Burial

DATE NAME AGE OTHER INFO SOURCE
9 Mar 1807 Joseph Pooley Church Records


HOLME HALE

Christenings

DATE NAME PARENTS OTHER INFO SOURCE
26 Jun 1791 Peregrine Samuel & Martha Powley Church Records
16 Dec 1792 Providence Phillis Powley Base born Church Records
7 Apr 1793 Samuel Samuel & Martha Powley Church Records

Marriages

No Pooley/Powley marriages in Church records 1783-1800


NECTON - ALL SAINTS

Christenings

DATE NAME PARENTS OTHER INFO SOURCE
7 Oct 1770 Francis Hill Anne Pooley Base born Church Records
30 Mar 1779 Bernard John & Mary Pooley Church Records
4 Mar 1781 Mary John & Mary Pooley Church Records
19 Jan 1783 Daniel John & Mary Pooley Church Records
10 Jan 1785 Anne John & Mary Pooley Church Records
28 May 1787 Johnathan John & Mary Pooley
12 May 1788 William John & Mary Pooley Twins Church Records
12 May 1788 Elizabeth John & Mary Pooley Twins Church Records
12 Nov 1790 Richard Mary Powley Base born Church Records
23 Nov 1793 John Oakley Mary Powley Base born Church Records
18 Aug 1819 Marianne James & Charlotte Pooley Church Records
20 Nov 1821 William James & Charlotte Pooley Church Records
1 Mar 1824 Deborah James & Charlotte Pooley Church Records
7 May 1826 James James & Charlotte Pooley Church Records
26 Aug 1827 James James & Charlotte Pooley Church Records
31 May 1829 Ann James & Charlotte Pooley Church Records
9 Mar 1832 John James & Charlotte Pooley Church Records
20 Dec 1836 Frances James & Charlotte Pooley Church Records

Marriages/Banns

DATE

MALE

FEMALE

OTHER INFO

SOURCE

30 Nov 1743

Thomas Bruckham

Mary Powley

TB from W. Bradenham

Church Records

1760

Elizabeth Powley

EP from L. Fransham

Church Records

16 Jul 1765

Thomas Hudson

Elizabeth Pooley

 

Church Records

27 Jul 1807

Nathanial Bales

Phoebe Powley

Church Records

24 Nov 1818

James Pooley

Charlotte Wix

She signed Wicks

Church Records

Burial

DATE

NAME

AGE OTHER INFO SOURCE
28 Sep 1772 Bernard Pooley Junr 27 Church Records
16 May 1788 William Pooley Infant Twin Church Records
16 May 1788 Elizabeth Pooley Infant Twin Church Records
10 Jun 1797 Thomas Powley Infant Church Records
27 Aug 1826 James Pooley 4 mths NBI
1 Jun 1828 James Pooley 9 mths NBI
1 Sep 1842 Anne Elizabeth Powley 5 Church Records
7 Feb 1846 Thomas Pooley 76? Pauper Church Records
14 Jun 1849 James Pooley 54 NBI

NBI = National Burial Index

BMD RECORDS

DATE NAME EVENT REF SOURCE
Jun 1843 Charlotte Pooley Death Thetford 13 229 Free BMD


NORTHWOLD

Christenings

DATE

NAME

PARENTS

OTHER INFO

SOURCE

18 Aug 1794 Thomas John & Frances Pooley Born 14 Aug 1794 Church Records
1 Sep 1795 Elizabeth John & Frances Pooley Born 27 Aug 1795 Church Records
16 Nov 1796 John John & Frances Pooley (formerly Frances Grimmer) Born 15 Nov 1796 Church Records
1 Jul 1798 Mary Ann Wm & Elizth  Powley (later Eliz Beales) Born 14 Dec 1797 Church Records
27 May 1799 Anna Maria Wm & Elizth  Powley (later Eliz Beales) Born 22 May 1799 Church Records

Marriages

DATE MALE FEMALE OTHER INFO SOURCE
9 Feb 1797 Wm Powley Elizabeth Beales WP of Swaffham Church Records


OXBOROUGH

No Pooley/Powley christenings, marriages or burials 1790-1800


NORTH PICKENHAM

No Pooley/Powley christenings, marriages or burials 1790-1800


SOUTH PICKENHAM

No Pooley/Powley christenings, marriages or burials 1790-1800


SANTON

No Pooley/Powley christenings, marriages or burials 1790-1800


THREXTON

No Pooley/Powley in Church records between 1790 and 1805


NORFOLK CENSUS NOTES

1841 CENSUS

BEESTON No Pooleys but some Powleys
BODNEY none
CALDECOT none
COCKLEY CLAY none
DIDLINGTON none

EAST BRADENHAM

On a Farm

John Pooley 15 Farmer? NFK
 
Place not specified
Thomas Pooley 40 Ag Lab NFK
Elizabeth 40 NFK
Robert 14 NFK
Ann 11 NFK
Mary 10 NFK
Elizabeth 5 NFK
Thomas 6 NFK
Hannah 4 NFK
Sophia 2 NFK
 
Place not specified
Thomas Pooley 65 Ag. Lab NFK
James Pooley 35 " NFK

GOODERSTONE                                     No Pooleys or Powleys

GRASSENHALL                                      No Pooleys but some Powleys

GRASSENHALL WORKHOUSE          No Pooleys but some Powleys

GREAT DUNHAM                                    No Pooleys but some Powleys

GREAT FRANSHAM                               No Pooleys but some Powleys

GREAT GRASSINGHAM

Place not specified
Clement Powley 31 Shoem NFK
Mary A 27 NFK
Robert 7 NFK
Georgina 5 NFK
Josiah 2 NFK

HOLME HALE

Place not named
John Powley 25 Ag Lab NFK
Martha 20 NFK
John 2 NFK
Rhoda 1 mth NFK
 
On a Farm
Peter Powley 14 Ind NFK
 
On a Farm
Samuell Pooley 20 ? NFK
 
Place not named
Lois Bonham 55 Ind NFK
Jonas Powley 20 Ag Lab NFK
Elizab 20 NFK
Samuell 6 m NFK

HOUGHTON ON THE HILL No Pooleys or Powleys
LANGFORD No Pooleys or Powleys
LITTLE GRESSINGHAM No Pooleys or Powleys
LITCHAM No Pooleys but some Powleys
LITTLE DUNHAM No Pooleys but some Powleys
LITTLE FRANSHAM No Pooleys but some Powleys
LONGHAM No Pooleys but some Powleys

NECTON

Place not named
James Pooley 45 Labourer NRF
Charlotte 40 NRF
William 20 NRF
Ann 12 NRF
John 9 NRF
Frances 4 NRF
John Snele? 65 Shoemaker NRF
 
Place not named
Robert Pooley 33 Labourer NRF
Sophia 30 NRF
Frances? (female) 9 NRF
Robert 6 NRF
Charlotte 5 NRF
John 4 NRF
Hannah 3 NRF
Peter 2 NRF
William 1 NRF
Jonas? (female) 8wks NRF

NEWTON BY CASTLEACRE

Place not named
Mary Powley 55 NRF
Sami Priest 35 Miller & Farmer NRF
Frances 40 NRF
Paul 21 NRF
 
Place not named
Benjamin Pooly 25 Ag Lab NRF
Sarah 20 NRF
Mary 4 NRF
Giles 1 NRF
Thomas 70 Ag Lab NRF
Ann 75 NRF
 
Place not named
William Pooley 30 Ag Lab NRF
Ann 25 NRF
James 10 NRF
John 8 NRF
Mary 5 NRF
Martha 4 NRF
Robert 1 NRF

NORTH PICKENHAM

Place not named
Frances 35 NRF
Aleris? 16 NRF
Letitia 15 NRF
Maria 1 NRF

SCARNING                                             No Pooleys or Powleys

SOUTH ACRE                                        No Pooleys or Powleys

SOUTH PICKENHAM                           No Pooleys or Powleys

SPORLE WITH PALGRAVE                No Pooleys but some Powleys

WENDLING

Place not named
With James Taylor and wife
Sarah Pooley 6 NRF

WEST BRADENHAM                            No Pooleys or Powleys

 


1851 CENSUS

NECTON

Ivy Road
William Pooley Hd Mar 29 Farmers Labourer Necton, Norfolk
Francis Wife Mar 27 Necton, Norfolk
Deborah Dau 4 Necton, Norfolk
Mary Ann Dau 2 Necton, Norfolk
Fanny Dau 5 mths Necton, Norfolk
Elizabeth Watson Sister 60 Gentlewoman Norwich, Norfolk
George Blomfield Brother 50 Col. Aissy Rad ? Norwich, Norfolk

By Ho Common
Charlotte Pooley Wid? 53 Pauper Norwich or Necton
John Son Mar 19 Labourer Necton, Norfolk
Frances Dau 14 - Necton, Norfolk
Sarah Dau 8 Scholar Necton, Norfolk

SCARNING                        No Pooleys or Powleys

WENDLING

In house
Sarah Pooley 16 House Servant Granston?


1861 CENSUS

NECTON
Bradenham Road
William Pooley Hd Mar 39 Pauper Necton, Norfolk
Frances Wife Mar 37 Necton, Norfolk
Mary A Dau 12 Works in Field Necton, Norfolk
Fanny Dau 10 Scholar Necton, Norfolk
Ann Dau 8 Scholar Necton, Norfolk

SCARNING                      no Pooleys/Powleys


1871 CENSUS

NECTON
Chapel Road
William Pooley Hd Widower 49 Ag Lab Necton, Norfolk
William Lease Lodger Un 22 Team Man Fransham, Norfolk


PRO RECORDS - POOLEY BIRTHS

Pooley female Aylesham 13 5 3Q 1837
Fanny Powley Swaffham 13 190 3Q 1837
Martha Powley Aylsham 13 9 1Q 1838
Bet Pooley Aylsham 13 2 3Q 1838
Peter Powley Swaffham 13 247 3Q 1838
Eliza Pooley Loddon & C 13 213 2Q 1838
James Powley Swaffham 4Q 1838
William Pooley Walsingham 1Q 1839
Frances Pooley Great Yarmouth 13 344 1Q 1839
Powley male Swaffham 13 266 1Q 1839
Frances Pooley Islington 3 172 2Q 1839
James Pooley Newmarket 14 116 2Q 1839
Sarah Pooley Thetford 13 289 2Q 1839
Abigail Powley Swaffham 13 275 2Q 1839
Charlotte Powley Swaffham 13 281 2Q 1839
Philip Powley Swaffham 13 274 2Q 1839
Thomas Josiah Powley Swaffham 13 271 2Q 1839
Giles Pooley Swaffham 13 264 3Q 1839
William Powley Swaffham 13 258 4Q 1839
Robert Pooley Swaffham 13 257 3Q 1840
Maria Pooley Aylsham 13 6 4Q 1840
Peter Powley Swaffham 13 257 4Q 1840
Samuel Powley Swaffham 13 257 4Q 1840
Frances Pooley Cockermouth 25 106 2Q 1841
Charlotte Harriet Powley Swaffham 13 280 2Q 1841
Frederick Benjamin Powley Swaffham 13 286 2Q 1841
Jonas Powley Swaffham 13 277 2Q 1841
Rhoda Powley Swaffham 13 281 2Q 1841
Powley male Swaffham 13 289 2Q 1841
Martha Elizabeth Pooley Aylesham 13 3 3Q 1841

Check also E&W Flegg - lots of Powley's.


PRO RECORDS - MARRIAGES 1846-1850

William Pooley, 1Q 1846, Swaffham


BOYD'S MARRIAGE INDEX FOR NORFOLK 1776-1800 AND 1801-37

AT SOCIETY OF GENS

1776 Mary Powly Rob Webb Snettisham
1776 Rob Powly An Bush Martham
1777 Eliz Powly Rob Pointer Docking
1778 Fran Powly Hum Skerry Docking
1778 Wm Powly Eliz Stokes Docking
1778 Ann Powly Jn Davy W Rudham
1778 Jonathan Pooly Ann Palmer Topcroft
1779 Cath Powly Tim Baker E Walton
1779 Wm Powly Jane Hunt Martham
1780 Sim Pooly Sus Rickard or R'wood Hockwold
1780 Wm Powly Hannah Gown Martham
1782 Xmas Powly Eliz Croxen Martham
1785 Pleasance Powly Noah Mowten Gaywood
1787 Jos Powly Einr Brown Stokesby with H'by
1788 Cath Powly Sam Meek Fakenham
1788 Hannah Pooly Wm Nockew Castleacre
1790 Thos Pooly Ann Walker E Lexham
1790 Benj Powly Sarah Harris Thurne with Oby and Ashby
1790 Ric Powly Eliz Cully Mautby
1790 Jonathan Powly Berry Cudden Stokesby with H'by
1791 Ann Powly Rob Ellis Swaffham
1791 Pleasance Powly Jn Reeve Holrne Hale
1791 Hannah Powly Jn Moor Martham
1792 Fran Powly Ann Bird E Winch
1793 Wm Powly Eliz Constant Stokesby with H'by
1793 Anne Powly Wm Barber Swaffham
1794 Abra Powly Mary Smith W Bilney
1794 Fran Pooly Eliz Pain Sandringham
1795 Eliz Pooly Thos Dent Weeting AS+SMary
1795 Benj Powly Ann Greenacre Thurne with Oby and Ashby
1796 Wm Pooly Lettice Cock Wolverton
1797 An Pooly Jn Harper Wilton
1797 Jn Pooly Jane Jee Weeting AS+SMary
1798 Ann Pooly Thos Keteringham Middleton
1798 Phyllis Powly Jn Frost Holme Hale
1798 Rob Powly An Noby Martham
1798 Wm Powly Hannah Nuton Westacre
1799 Chas Powly Mary Smith Horningtoft
1799 Jn Powly Rach Rix Swaffham
1799 Mgt Powly Geo Castle Swaffham
1799 Sus Powly Sam Shenton Swaffham
1799 Wm Powly Reb Burk Martham
1799 Jos Powly Honor Wite Stokesby with H'by
1799 An Powly Jn Davis Docking
1800 Patience Powly Thos Nook Holme Hale
1800 Ein Powly Wm Spurrell Kidall Swaffham
1801 Silvester Pooly Mary Richards Wilton
1801 Paul Powly Lois Thorold Holme Hale
1801 Fran Pooly Jacob Slipper Wilton
1802 Wm Powly Ann Hudson Swaffham
1802 Rob Pooly Eliz Bates Grimston
1803 Thos Powly Sus Tuck E Winch
1803 Penelope Powly Ric Parfrey Hoime Hale
1803 Mary Powly Edw Grimer Stokesby with H'by
1804 Sarah Powly Wm Keridge Caister on Sea
1804 Edw Powly Sus Burrel Swaffham
1805 Mary Powly Thos Goold? Swaffham
1805 Mary Powly Jas Moor Stokesby with H'by
1806 Phil Powly Ann Parfry Hoime Hale
1807 Hains Powly Sus Milegan Swaffham
1808 Ste Powly Sarah Youngman Swaffham
1808 Wm Powly Mary Gathergood Swaffham
1808 Prud Powly Ric Hales Swaffham
1809 Crispen Powly Eliz Bunkel Westacre
1810 Benj Powly Sophia Frances Swaffham
1810 Eliz Powly Jos Whitby Priest Swaffham
1810 Gals Powly Bridget Coxford Docking
1811 Phillis Powly Rob Shornton Norw St Mary Cos
1811 Jn Powly Sus Buck Holme Hale
1812 Phil Powly Eliz Die Holme Hale
1812 Ann Powly Jn Long Swaffham
1812 Eliz Powly Jas Rust Martham
1812 Mary Powly Jn Maiel Filby
1813 Wm Powly Mary Postel Ormsby St Mgret
1814 Math Powly Mary Wacy Ormsby St Mgret
1816 Ric Powly Mary Tuck Fakenham
1816 Rob Powly Ann Parsons Swaffham
1816 Sarah Powly Wm Maning Swaffham
1817 Bartle Powly Reb Alcock Swaffham
1817 Fran Powly Rob Crisp Swaffham
1817 Hannah Powly Rob Grange Gt Massingham
1818 Benj Powly Fran Pain Martham
1819 Wm Powly Barb Griffen Swaffham
1819 Sarah Powly Mark Tomas Westacre
1819 Thos Powly Eliz Allen Ormsby St Mgret
1820 Ann Powly Jas Bond Gt Massingham
1821 Mary Powly Wm George Winterton/ E Somerton
1822 Lois Powly Phil Burham Holme Hale
1822 Jn Powly Sarah Sutton Caister on Sea
1822 Jos Powly Sus Dye Swaffham
1823 Mary Powly Rob Vout Swaffham
1823 Eliz Powly Jn Melton W Bilney
1823 Ann Powly Jn Sutton Burgh St Mgret
1824 Harriet Powly Wm Castle Brown Swaffham
1825 Jn Pooly Harriet Bun Marsham
1826 Math Powly Ein Hollis Burgh St Mgret
1826 Edw Powly Esther Wilkinson Thurne with Oby and Ashby
1827 Jos Powly Ann Gunton Swaffham
1827 Sarah Powly Jn Cater Thurne with Oby and Ashby
1827 Mary Pooly Jn Palmer Grimston
1828 Rob Powly Eliz Green E Walton
1829 Jonathan Powly Judith Yalop Burgh St Mgret
1829 Thos Powly Ann Wright Swaffham
1830 Fran Powly Wm Disciplin Swaffham
1830 Ein Powly Wm Stebbings Hoime Hale
1830 Pet Powly Mary Lawrence Roughton
1830 Sara Powly Wm Starkings Martham
1831 Mary Powly Jn Stacy W Bilney
1831 Cath Powly Wm Feadus als Feetham Swaffham
1831 Jn Powly Mary Hows Burgh St Mgret
1831 Mary Pooly Chas Godry Ingoldisthorpe
1832 Rob Powly Sus Ames Hemsby
1832 Thos Powly Mary Graver E Winch
1833 Sarah Powly Rob Adams E Winch
1834 Pleasance Powly Geo Seel W Bilney
1834 Harriet Powly Chris Dickinson Wildmore Swaffham
1834 Rob Pooly Ann Keteringham Grimston
1835 Sarah Pooly Jas Tailor Hamond Grimston
1836 Thos Powly Ann Pinock E Winch
1836 Ric Powly Caroline Warant Ormsby St Mgret


IGI FOR NORFOLK

24.11.1818 James Pooley m Charlotte Wicks Necton
24.10.1825 William Pooley m Maria Rowing Shipdham
30.10.1828 Charlotte Pooley c James Pooley / Mary Reynolds Thetford


KELLY'S 1869 FOR CAMBS. NFK. SFK

Miss Pooley of Northwold, Brandon
Joseph Powley, boat owner of Tunstall, Norwich
Robert Pooley, boot & shoemaker, of Grimston, Lynn
Sami Pooley, cabinet maker, 97 Pottergate St, Norwich
Samuel Pooley, cabinet maker, St Johns St, Norwich
William Pooley, cabinet maker, Charing Cross, Norwich
Mrs Ann Pooley, farmer, of Swanton Novers, Thetford
Phillip Pooley, farmer, of Shipdam, Thetford
William Pooley, farmer, of Skeyton, Norwich
Thomas Pooly, farmer, of Northwold, Brandon
William Pooley, farm baliff to Henry Barnard, Snettisham, Lynn
Clement Pooley, hosier & glover, Burnham Sutton, Burnham Mkt, Lynn
Edward Poley, lodging house keeper, 1 Providence Place, Russell Rd, Yarm
Thomas Powley, market gardener, 39 All Saints St, Lynn
Mrs Susan Powley, milliner & dressmaker. Market Place, Swaffham
Mrs Mary M Powley, girls private school, 22 All Saints St, Lynn
Francis Pooley, shopkeeper, Skeyton, Norwich
Phillip Pooley, Smith, Methwold, Brandon
Benj Powley, tailor, Mkt Place, Swaffham
Robert Powley, tailor, London St, Swaffham
public houses not checked yet.


KENT

1871 CENSUS

ROCHESTER/STROOD

9 Bull Lane

Henry Pooley 36 Plumber Goudhurst
William H 11 Chatham
Elizabeth A 8 Rochester
 

3 Prospect Row

Ann 48 Laundress Chatham
 

8 Ball Lane

Eliza Pooley 43 Leeds
Alfred (unm) 20 Labourer Rochester
John 6 Rochester
James 4 Rochester
George 1 Rochester


ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL 1669-1754
(from indexes at SOG)

Dec 1730             Pooley (fem) m Parfect (male)
Jun 1739              Poole (fem) m Marlen (male)

STROOD 1700-1812
(from indexes at SOG)

Nov 1790              Poole (male) m Griffiths (fem)

STROOD CEMETARY

Albert Thomas Pooley, age 72, d 5.1.1983.