Henry Poole Senior
Born 1805 (Circa)
Died 1892
Active: 1841 - 1881
Country of birth and death: England
Stonemason, bank actuary
Born in Westminster, London. He was the father of Samuel Poole (born c.1839), sculptor and grandfather of Henry Poole (1873-1928), sculptor. Two other children of Henry's also became master masons: William Church Poole (born c.1834) and Henry E. Poole (born c.1840) as both lived with their father, it seems probable that they worked for the family firm. Henry Poole Senior lived to the age of about 97 and died in Hampstead.
Locations
Address 11 Great Smith Street Westminster London | View on map
1841 (Circa) - 1851
In 1851 the address is given as 11A Great Smith Street
Address 32 Smith Square Westminster London | View on map
1871 (Circa) - 1881 (Circa)
House number given in 1881 but not 1871
Address 40 Adelaide Road London | View on map
1891 (Circa)
Personal and Professional Connections
Grandmother/grandfather/grandparent to Henry Poole
Mother/father/parent of Samuel Poole
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Mas[ter] Mason employ[in]g 9 men also actuary of a savings bank', his son William Church Poole (born c.1834) was also a 'Mason'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841
'Mason'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Mason' also his son William Church and another son, Henry E. Poole 'Mason's Clerk'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
Henry Poole Senior and his sons William Church and Henry E. Poole all 'Master Mason'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Master Mason'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Retired Master Mason'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841
2004
HO107 piece 737 folio 6/24 page 42
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
HO107 piece 1479 folio 277 page 35
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
Class: RG9; Piece: 48; Folio: 52; Page: 5; GSU roll: 542563
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
Class: RG10; Piece: 118; Folio: 68; Page: 48; GSU roll: 838768
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 111; Folio: 68; Page: 47; GSU roll: 1341025
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Class: RG12; Piece: 109; Folio 83; Page 3; GSU roll: 6095219
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
2006
Name: Henry Poole
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1805
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1892
Age at Death: 87
Registration district: Hampstead
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1a
Page: 663
Citing this record
'Henry Poole Senior', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=ann_1317077654, accessed 25 Jun 2018]
