Harriet Norris

1794–
Barnsley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Harriet

When Harriet Norris was born on 31 March 1794, in Barnsley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Michael Norris, was 36 and her mother, Mary Clissold, was 34. She married Thomas Poole on 5 May 1817. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Harriet Norris
1794–
Thomas Poole
1790–
Marriage: 5 May 1817
Hugh Poole
1806–1875
Frayton Poole
1808–
Charles Poole
1815–
Ellen Poole
1815–
Frances Anne Poole
1815–
Harriett Poole
1815–
Mary Anne Poole
1817–
Thomas Poole
1817–

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
5 May 1817
children

(8)

  • Hugh Poole

    Male1806–1875Male

  • Frayton Poole

    Male1808–Male

  • Charles Poole

    Male1815–Male

  • Ellen Poole

    Female1815–Female

  • Frances Anne Poole

    Female1815–Female

+3 More Children

Parents & Siblings

siblings

(10)

+5 More Children

World Events (8)

1801 · The Act of Union

Age 7

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815

Age 21

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1830

Age 36

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and Irish:1. regional name for someone who had migrated from the North (i.e. further north in England, or from Scotland or Scandinavia), from Old French nor(r)eis ‘northerner’. 2. topographic name for someone who lived in a house on the north side of a settlement or estate, from Middle English north ‘north’ + hous ‘house’. 3. occupational name for a wet-nurse or foster mother, from Old French nurice, norrice (Latin nutrix, genitive nutricis).

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Harriet Poole in household of Thomas Poole, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Harriett Poole in entry for Charles Poole, "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910"
  • Harriett Poole in entry for Frances Anne Poole, "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910"

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