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Hi Kathi,

Alice and John Savage had Benjamin Poulson S- 1839, Thomas Crompton 1842, James Christopher 1844, Joseph Geo. 1847 John Jones 1851, Richard ? 1853,William Frederick 1857 then the three girls. Joseph G. married Jane Bryson - they had Miriam A  (?  m Charles Rimmer 1907) Ethel, Edmund D, d.WW1 and George H.  George H m Ethel Eburth 1921.  Joseph G died 1918. Benjamin P died 1840, James Christopher commercial clerk, m Isabel B Moore 1876 had Alice M and Ethel (1881 census).  James C died 1882.  I have a query bout a James Henry Savage b and d 1865 - twin of Ellen A B?.(?  Marriage for Ellen A B, your aunt Nel?) Some of these dates are based on censuses and old IGI so there may be more grandchildren for Alice and John.

I shall be most interested to hear about the family in US. Regards Gabrielle

Hi, Moira,

Great to get such a quick response.  I have only just discovered Rootschat and took a chance, so bear with me if I get in a muddle.  I am not a member of Genes Reunited.

We are connected via the Dobson family.  My gt.gt. grandmother, Joanna Poulson (b.Liverpool) was the first  daughter of George Poulson and Mary Ann Hughes.( His first wife was Ellen Pickavance as noted by your previous contacts). Her younger sister Eleanor b.1836 married Geo. Asquith Dobson, draper's assistant in Newcastle and they appear to have had five children - Anne, married Ernest Hind, Emma Louisa m. John H Maughan, Flora m. Thomas Jamieson, Lily and William Asquith (letter carrier) who married Sarah McGee (?).  children George, Matthew and Elizabeth.  Did he marry again, - Mary Potts ?.  Eleanor's sisters - Mary Ann, b.1834 joined her sister in Newcastle and married Francis Gilmour a music master from Hants who was working there, Ann, b.1835 married Thomas Murray and died young, Louisa b 1837 married George Hill Weddell an estate agent who died in 1867.  Their 2 children returned to Liverpool.

My grandmother didn't know much about her mother's family.  They were rather cagey but when my mother wanted to go on the stage (and succeeded) she was told that 'two aunts' had run away from home to go on stage which might explain why they ended up in Newcastle, although it was suggested that the Poulsons were of Danish extraction and there were mariners in the family who hailed from there.
Francis Gilmour, husband of Mary Ann may have had theatrical connections through his work. He seems to   have run away from his family whilst still married .  He was described as a printer whilst married to his first wife.

Any info about the Newcastle Poulsons would be most welcome.

I look forward to hearing from you.
Gabrielle.

Back again!

Sorry to be misleading.  Joanna Poulson ( first daughter of George and Mary Ann ) married John Henry James, a mariner and they had four children, John Henry in 1850, Mary Elizabeth in 1851, Ellen Louisa (my gt. grandmother) in 1857. (  She married a Manchester accountant - Charles Henry Thompson. ) and Florence in 1859.  All born in Liverpool. I think Mary Ann P was born in Liverpool but I would need to dig up 1851/61 censuses.

Gabrielle.

Have just come across references to this family.  I am descended from George Poulson and his second wife Mary Ann nee Hughes. (aka Marian).
The  first daughter of this marriage, Joanna, married John Henry James, a master mariner who died off  the coast of Nigeria. Their 2nd daughter Ellen Louisa married my gt. grandfather Charles Henry Thompson, an accountant in Manchester. George and Mary Ann had a number of daughters who all seem to have married - 4 in Newcastle - to Murray, Asquith Dobson, Weddell and Gilmour.

Another daughter Eliza married William Smith, a mariner and Elizabeth Ann managed to fit in 4 husbands over 10 years, Craggs, Davies, Cain and Sutherland.  His eldest daughter Alice by his first wife married a John Savage who worked for the Mersey Docks and Harbour board, as did their son.

There was a son by first marriage who appears to have died and another George who was baptised twice in Preston and L'pool.  Of him I can find no trace,  no apparent death anywhere.

George was a tobacconist (or tobacco manufacturer) in Jordan Street, and 51 Upper Harrington Street.  Also Simpson Street and New Hall Street..  In 1861 Census Mary Ann was to be found in Birmingham living with two girl lodgers and was described as a tobacconist.  No trace of George at that time altho' he is listed in directory.  He marries for a third time and dies in Amlwych, Anglesey.

Look forward to hearing from connections.

Gabrielle W