Brief Life History of James
When James Pool was born on 24 April 1845, in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Pool, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Parkes, was 30. He married Emily Grainger on 16 March 1874, in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Harborne, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and St Woollos, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1891. In 1874, at the age of 28, his occupation is listed as marine engineer in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom. He died on 24 August 1918, in Essex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 73, and was buried in At Sea.
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- James Pool, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- English Birth Certificate for James Pool
- England Marriage Certificate for Emily Grainger and James Pool
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1850 · Coal Fields in South Wales Developed
Like the iron and copper mines, the coal fields in South Wales were very important to the industrial revolution. Many of those that worked in the coal mines were part of the Merthyr uprising.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1867 · Great Reform Act of 1867
The Great Reform Act of 1867 gave males the right to vote. This also helped to form the Welsh Liberal Party. It was the second of three reforms that would take place.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Poole or Paul .
Jewish (from the Netherlands) and Dutch: ethnic name for someone from Poland.
Americanized form of German Puhl .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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