Rev. George Poole

1799 - 1853  (54 years)

• Name	George Poole
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	1799	County Wexford, Leinster Province, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Immigration-Witness	1819	Drummond-North Elmsley Twp (Drummond), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	from Ireland; arriving at Quebec
  	Role: Witness
  Immigration-Witness	20 Jun 1819	Qu?ebec, Canada   [2]
  	sailed from Dublin Ireland to Quebec on Brig Atlantic; 151 settlers; Captain Harper
  	Role: Witness Accompaning John Poole were George, Jacob, Thomas, Mrs. Frizell (?), Mrs. Tully (Ann), Mrs. Imeson (Sarah), Mary (invalid). Some records suggest that John Poole Sr. arrrive in Canada on 31 May 1819 although the ships records indicate that it was 20 Jun 1819. Atlantic (Brig) 1817 Armstrong, John 1818 Lansdown, C5 SW21 In 1817 Brig Atlantic was flying a Quarantine flag on arrival at Quebec. Passage - 75 Days 1817 From - Dublin, Ireland 1818 Brennan, James 1818 Elmsley, C1 NE22 1819 Brig Atlantic also carried rum and  molasses. Biggans?, James 1818 Kitley, C9 SW4 Arrived - 13 Aug 1817 1819 Bryan, William 1820 Beckwith, C6 NE2 At - Quebec 1818 Cannon/Camron?, James 1818 Drummond, C3 SW6 Carried - 140 Settlers 18?? Clandinon?, Arthur 1820 Bathurst, C11 SW13 In 1819 another Brig or two Brigs named Captain Richard Harper 1817 Connors, Thomas 1818 Kitley, C9 NE4 Atlantic arrived at Quebec; the first under 1817 Doyle, Samuel 1817 Oxford, C5 RH5R Captain S. Dunscombe, 22 May, from Passage - 42 Days 1820 Dro**s, William 1820 Bathurst, C11 NE6 Bermuda, and the second under Captain From - Dublin, Ireland 1818 Elliot, George 1818 Burgess, C9 SW12 Bell, 10 September, from Liverpool. Neither Arrived - 12 June 1818 1818 Elliot, Margaret (Widow) 1818 Burgess, C9 NE12 reported passengers. At - Quebec 1818 Elliot, Robert 1818 Drummond, C7 SW14 Carried - 158 Settlers 1818 Ferguson, Joseph 1818 Beckwith, C8 SW4 Captain Harper 1818 Ferguson, Samuel? 1818 Beckwith, C8, NE4 1818 Ferguson, William 1818 Beckwith, C6 SW4 Passage - ?? 1819 Gillis, Archibald 1819 Beckwith, C1 NE3 From - Dublin, Ireland 1818 Grimes/Ginnis?, Christopher 1818 Kitley, C5 R14 Arrived - 20 June 1819 18?? Hamilton, Joseph 1820 Bathurst, C11 NE10 At - Quebec 1818 Harrison, Stewart 1818 Kitley, C5 F14 Carried - 151 Settlers 1817 Hobson, John 1817 Oxford, C5 NE20 Captain Harper 1820 Johnston, Abraham 1820 Bathurst, C11 SW6 1819 Johnston, Edward 1821 Bathurst, C12 NE15 Sailed - 02 May 1820 1817 Leggitt, John 1817 South Crosby, C4 N5 From - Dublin, Ireland 1817 Leggitt, Martha (Widow) 1817 South Crosby, C4 N20 Arrived - 24 June 1820 1817 Leggitt, Robert 1817 South Crosby, C4 S20 At - Quebec 1817 Leggitt, William 1817 South Crosby, C2 N20 Carried - 160 Settlers ???? Newton/Nowlan, Manny 1820 Beckwith C12 NE12 1817 Willoughby, John 1817 Lansdown, C2 SW21 1817 Armstrong, William 1817 Lansdown, C2 NE21 Captain R. Harper 1819 Nolan, John 1819 Beckwith, C1 NE12 1819 Nolan, Luke 1819 Beckwith, C3 NE3 1819 Nolan, Patrick 1819 Beckwith, C4 SW11 1817 Parkinson?, Alexander 1817 Oxford, C3 RH30 R 1819 Pool/Poole, George 1820 Drummond, C12 SW24 1819 Pool/Poole, Jacob 1820 Drummond, C12 SW25 1819 Pool/Poole, Thomas 1820 Drummond, C12 NE24 1819 Preston, John 1819 Drummond, C10 SW11 1819 White, Thomas 1820 Drummond, C7 NE5
  		Ships List for Perth Military Settlement Settlers
  Immigration	20 Jun 1819	Qu?ebec, Canada
  	from Dublin, Ireland
  	Ships List 1816-1820; National Archives of Canada MG9, D8-27, Vol. 1, Microfilm Reel #C-4651 prepared by Christine Spencer Brig Atlantic, sailed from Dublin Ireland under Captain Harper, arrived Quebec20 Jun 1819, carried 151 settlers, brothers: Thomas Poole, Drummond C12 L24NE, 1820 Jacob Poole, Drummond C12 L25SW, 1820 George Poole, Drummond C12 L24SW, 1820
  Location	8 Mar 1820	Drummond-North Elmsley Twp (Drummond), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Concession 12 Lot 24 SW
  	On the authority of the Commissioner of  Forces he located in Drummond Twp, mar 1820 with brothers Thomas and Jacob.
  Religion	1832	Alfred, Prescott and Russell United Counties (Russell), Ontario, Canada
  	Minister
  Religion	Abt 1850	Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
  Census	1851  [3]
  	Canada
  	Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
  		1851 Census Brantford, Brant County George Poole.jpg
  FamilySearch ID	KCN1-JX8
  _UID	432497EA4901483695E2ED22B2BBFEBD5E5D
  Burial	1853	Mount Vernon United Church Cemetery, Brantford Twp, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
  Death	11 Sep 1853
  	Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada
  Notes	(Research):E Miller notes: DED(John), George, Thomas, Jacob Poole arrived from Ireland on the 'Atlantic' on 23 June 1819 and on the authority of the commissioner of forces they located 8 Mar 1820 in Drummond. (C 12 L SW 24, NE 24, SW 25) Suggests George was a full time minister, in 1832 he was in Alfred ON and if the same person was in or near Peterborough in 1850 when he borrowed money on a property W1/2 L6 C4 Drummond. George, b. 1800, Gorey Cty, Wexford, Ireland, to Canada abt 1820, d. Brantford 11 Sep 1853, wife Polly Purchase of C4 L7W from Paul Thomas 6 Jan 1836 Witnesses William Poole, John Poole  Price 200 pounds with mortgage Lanark Land Transaction, Book D 1851 Census Brantford Brant Co. 5th Ward, check in column for blind after his name, frame home, born 1800, Wesleyan Mininister Rev. George Poole 52 Margaret 42 Ann 21 Sarah 14 William 11 Caroline 7 George 4
  Person ID	I3441	Lanark County Origins | My Paternal Grandmother's Branch, This is my paternal Lineage, My Great Grandmother's Lineage (paternal)
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	John Poole,   b. Abt 1765, Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland d. Abt 1834, Drummond-North Elmsley Twp (Drummond), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 69 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann "Ann" Bass,   b. 31 Mar 1766, Devon, England d. Abt 1814, Kinderton, Cheshire, England (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	1787	Diocese of Cashel Ossory and Ferns, Wexford, Ireland
  Family ID	F1021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Secham "Polly" Adams,   b. Abt 1809, Hythe, Kent, England d. 25 May 1890 (Age ~ 81 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1828
  Children	1. Ann Poole,   b. Abt 1830   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Thomas Poole,   b. 1831   d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Elizabeth Ann Poole,   b. 27 May 1832   d. 21 Jan 1916 (Age 83 years)   4. Sarah Poole,   b. Abt 1837   5. William H. Poole,   b. Abt 1842   d. Aft 1851, Brant Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 10 years) + 6. Margaret Caroline "Carrie" Poole,   b. 4 Nov 1844   d. 12 Jul 1925, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States (Age 80 years)   7. George Poole,   b. Abt 1847   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1799 - County Wexford, Leinster Province, Ireland Immigration-Witness - from Ireland; arriving at Quebec - 1819 - Drummond-North Elmsley Twp (Drummond), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Immigration-Witness - sailed from Dublin Ireland to Quebec on Brig Atlantic; 151 settlers; Captain Harper - 20 Jun 1819 - Qu?ebec, Canada Immigration - from Dublin, Ireland - 20 Jun 1819 - Qu?ebec, Canada Location - Concession 12 Lot 24 SW - 8 Mar 1820 - Drummond-North Elmsley Twp (Drummond), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Religion - Minister - 1832 - Alfred, Prescott and Russell United Counties (Russell), Ontario, Canada Religion - Abt 1850 - Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Burial - 1853 - Mount Vernon United Church Cemetery, Brantford Twp, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S307] J.R.Ernest Miller & Robert Sargeantoriginal data: Library and Archives Canada; Index:, Canada, 1842 Census, Index, Records for Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, (Kingston, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, Kingston Branch, 1987), John Poole, Drummond (Reliability: 3). [S467] Civilian Settlers, Perth Military Settlement - the First Five Years., Ontario, Lanark County, Immigration, Ships List 1816-1820, Civilian Settlers to Perth Military Settlement, George Jacob & Thomas Poole Arrival (Reliability: 3). http://perthhs.org/documents/civilian-settler-shiplists-1816-1819-web.pdf [S128] Canada, 1851 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), ). (Reliability: 3). Source: 1851 Canada Census MyHeritage.com [online database]. Lehi, UT, USA: MyHeritage (USA) Inc. https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10522/1851-canada-census Record: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10522-599510/red-george-poole-in-1851-canada-census Red. George Poole Country: Canada; Province: Canada West; District: Brantford, Brant Citation: Red. George Poole Birth: Circa 1800 - Ireland (Irlande) Residence: Jan 12 1852 - Brantford, Brant, Canada West, Canada Wife (implied): Margaret Poole Children (implied): Ann Jane Poole, Sarah Poole, William Poole, Caroline Poole, George Poole