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John Poulton

b. 26 March 1830, d. 5 September 1887

Person Exhibits

John Poulton came to Australia in 1860 aboard the Fitzjames

Detailed biography

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Birth

John Poulton was born on 26 March 1830 at Broughton in Fernyhalgh.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

Parents

Father	John Robert Poulton (b. 6 April 1785, d. circa 1834)
Mother	Elizabeth Green (b. 1787, d. 30 January 1855)

Family life

John Poulton and Elizabeth Clarkson were married on 1 March 1854 in Lancashire.^4,6

Children with Elizabeth Clarkson (b. 1834, d. after 1883)

Son	Thomas Poulton (b. September 1856, d. December 1856)
Son	John Poulton (b. 1858, d. 1860)
Daughter	Alice Clarkson Poulton+ (b. 23 March 1860, d. 27 November 1927)

Residence information

On 6 June 1841 they resided with parent (Elizabeth Green, cotton weaver) in Fulwood, Lancashire.⁸ John Poulton lived at Sidles Farm in Alston, Ribbleton, Lancashire, on 30 March 1851, farm labourer. He was working on a 30 acre farm owned by James Miller who had a wife. His wife's sister and daughter also lived there.⁵ He emigrated on 13 November 1859 from Liverpool, England. SS Fitzjames¹ He immigrated on 2 February 1860 to Sydney, New South Wales.^1,9

Working life

On 11 June 1859 John Poulton was a labourer in Burnley.⁶
On 20 February 1860 John Poulton was a miner.¹
He was employed as a railway construction labourer in 1863 in Lapstone NSW. He worked on the construction of the zig zag railway¹⁰
About 1870 John Poulton was a labourer.¹¹
On 1 February 1870 John Poulton was a farmer in Penrith.¹²
On 8 July 1870 John Poulton was a timber licensee in Paterson. Other licensees in the same place were James Tattersall (whose wife sponsored the Poulton family's emigration) and William Poulton (who may have been a relation). There was also a Joseph Watson (who may have been James Tattersall's brother-in-law).¹³
On 23 January 1871 John Poulton was a timber licensee in Dungog. Another licensees in the same place was William Poulton (who may have been a relation)¹³
On 31 March 1871 John Poulton was a timber licensee in Paterson. Other licensees in the same place were James Tattersall (whose wife sponsored the Poulton family's emigration) and a Joseph Watson (who may have been James Tattersall's brother-in-law).¹³
On 1 June 1883 John Poulton was a timber licensee in Coonamble.¹³

Death

John Poulton died from acute inflammation of both lungs on 5 September 1887 at age 57 at Coonamble Hospital in Coonamble. The informant was S Howard, wardsman² He was buried on 6 September 1887 DETAIL in Coonamble. He was buried in the RC cemetery at Coonamble² He had his estate probated on 13 October 1887 in Coonamble.¹⁴

Memorial

There is a memorial to John Poulton at Coonamble Cemetery in Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia. Follow this link for information and images of his memorial.

Citations

[S388] Poulton family entry, Fitzjames, Passenger List, 20 Feb 1860; in (Kingswood: Archives Office of NSW), microfilm roll 2480.
[S398] Death Certificate, John Poulton, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1884 No 11006.
[S474] Interview with Ena Ruby Murphy (Bourke), by Halvene Therese Kessey, 1983. Fleming Family History Archive (Sydney.)
[S341] Birth Certificate Vol 1860 No 3058, Alice Clarkson Poulton, (30 April 1860), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
[S1190] John Poulton, 30 March 1851 Census UK, London, Alston, Public Record Office, p6.
[S1196] Poulton and Ashworth families, Immigration Deposit Journals, (Kingswood NSW: Archives Office of NSW), 11 Jun 1859, Series: 5264; Microfilm, 5264, 9 reels; Reel: 2669
[S1233] FamilySearch, Index to English Baptisms (FMP), (Find My Past), 26 Mar 1830, Fernyhalgh, Lancashire.
[S1191] Elizabeth Poulton, 6 Jun 1841 Census UK, London, Fulwood, Public Record Office, p11.
[S1108] Immigrants per Fitz-James, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 Feb 1860, p6.
[S472] "RR: BDM info from Bruce Fleming", Bruce Fleming; Fleming Family History Archive, Sydney.
[S458] Death Certificate, Alice Clarkson Bowen, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1927 No 22759.
[S1109] Larceny, Sydney Morning Herald, 1 Feb 1870, p2.
[S1220] Timber Licenses, Government Gazette, NSW, 1870 - 1883, various.
[S1222] John Poulton, Probate: Poulton, John NRS13660 3 17/2214 Series 3 15514 (Probate), NSW Probate Office, Sydney.

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