Thomas Patterson Poor

Brief Life History of Thomas Patterson

When Thomas Patterson Poor was born in 1805, in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, Edward Poor, was 33 and his mother, Ann Quick, was 34. He married Elizabeth Ball on 19 January 1831, in Plymouth St Andrew, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. In 1851, at the age of 46, his occupation is listed as brush maker in Devonport St Mary, Devonport, Devon, England, United Kingdom. He died in December 1862, in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 57.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Patterson Poor
1805–1862
Elizabeth Ball
1810–1893
Marriage: 19 January 1831
Thomas Poor
1832–1832
Elizabeth Ann Poor
1834–1914
Edward Poor
1837–1892
Thomas Patterson Poor
1838–1839
Thomas Poor
1840–
William Poor
1842–1884
John Patterson Poor
1844–1845
Charles Henry Poor
1845–1903
Emily Poor
1847–
Alfred Patterson Poor
1851–1854

Sources (15)

  • Thomas P Poor, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Patterson Poor - Church record: Christening record or certificate: birth: about 1805; Plymouth, Devonshire, England
  • Thomas Patterson Poor, "England and Wales, Index to Death Duty Registers, 1796-1903"

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Name Meaning

English (southeastern): variant of Power . Compare Poer .

Hungarian (Poór): status name from pór ‘peasant, lower class’. Compare Por 2.

Iranian: variant of Pour .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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