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Record #12773
Name :
: Ernest George POOLEY (1897 - 1918)
  aka : Private Pooley, Earnest


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 5 Nov 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 8 Oct 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, , London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Haynecourt
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Aug 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
: Cameron
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Ernest George Pooley. Ernest was the son of Annie Jane Pooley Blackwell, daughter of Annie Trigg and Albert Pooley.

In the Sep Quarter of 1905, Annie Jane Pooley married Walter Blackwell in Westbourne, Sussex, England. The couple went on to have at least four children together including Frances Carline, Stanley Handley, Hubert and Harold.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: POOLEY
Given Name: Ernest
Age: 8
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1906
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1906-08-03
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1906-08-11
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: Difficult film to read, see also C-4716
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-488
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records placed Ernest (Recorded Earnest) Pooley in the household of John Cameron (25). Also in residence was his widowed mother Mary (62), bother, Duncan (36), sister Margaret (28), and cousin Joseph Hooey (5). He was listed as a Domestic, born in Nov 1898 and immigrating from England in 1906. They resided in Huron, Bruce, Ontario

Attestation papers were signed 15 Jan 1916 in Kincardine, Ontario. Ernest George Pooley was born 5 Nov 1897 in London, England. His Next of Kin was his Mother, Annie Blackwell of 16 Portland Terrace, Bosham, England. 5'7" in height with grey eyes and dark brown hair. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty states he was Killed in Action by an enemy shell in the trenches South East of Haynecourt, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His Next of Kin is confirmed as Mrs. Annie Blackwell of 16 Portland Terrace in Bosham, North Chichester, Sussex, England. He was buried in Haynecourt British Cemetery, Haynecourt Nord Pas de Calais, France.
Plot: III. A. 10.

Find A Grave Memorial# 24736103 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-08-30 03:48:48 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-30 14:55:57 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
25018 POOLEY, Charles1900 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
12773 POOLEY, Ernest George1897ENG, LDN, London Aug 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17111 POOLEY, Frederick1890ENG,     Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes