MaryJC,
I was wondering if you could help me.......you were correct in your assumption a couple of years ago......John Pool was indeed married before he married Ellen Carr in 1854......
His first wife was Charlotte Jones of Whitford...they married in 1832.
I have found John Poole in the 1861 census living in Durham (St Giles, Belmont) ...the reason I could not find him previously was because they spelt his surname as Polle and not Poole.
Do you have access to the 1861 census and could you please do me a big favour and provide me with details of who was living with him.
Ps Charlotte Poole (nee Jones) died in Whitford in 1851......any information about either John Poole or Charlotte Jones would be really appreciated.
Best regards.