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Elijah Poultney

Male 1845 - 1913  (68 years)


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  • Name Elijah Poultney 
    Born 1 Mar 1845  Tettenhall, Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 21 Mar 1847  Tettenhall, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Apr 1913  Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 8 Apr 1913  Merridale Cemetery, Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I70705  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2026 

    Father Joseph Poultney 
    Mother Sarah Guest 
    Family ID F22689  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Alice Tilleman,   b. 1856, Cannock Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1891  (Age < 34 years) 
    Married 24 Jul 1876  St Mary, Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Jane Poultney,   b. Abt Aug 1877, Cannock Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Thomas Henry Poultney,   b. Abt Feb 1879, Cannock Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. William Poultney,   b. Abt Feb 1881, Cannock Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2026 
    Family ID F22688  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Eliza Johnson,   b. 1849, Wordsley, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 15 Dec 1892  St James, Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Harry Poultney,   b. 1897, Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ellen Poultney,   b. 1900, Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Elijah Poultney,   b. 1907, Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2026 
    Family ID F22687  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In 1881/9 and 1911 censuses as Pountney.
      Poltney in 1876 marriage record; Pountney in 1892.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010049] BC.

    2. [S486900] England Select Births and Christenings (Ancestry).

    3. [S242739] Find a Grave Index (Ancestry).

    4. [S010069] MC.



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