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Jacob POULSOM

Jacob POULSOM[1]

Male 1790 - 1847  (~ 56 years)

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  • Name Jacob POULSOM 
    Christened 31 May 1790  Melksham, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 067E3EFA7E681341B2A546F1A213FB7EB2E0 
    Died 8 Feb 1847  Atworth, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I1744  Chamberlain Family
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2017 

    Father Samuel POULSOM,   c. 4 Sep 1763, Melksham, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 22 Nov 1803, Melksham, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Mother Sarah VAUGHAN,   b. Abt 1746/1758,   d. Oct 1807  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 1 Mar 1785  Melksham, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    _UID D8F9617EB179334690BD03276321A37162E4 
    Family ID F691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth HALE 
    Married 3 Aug 1812  Melksham, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID DDD066695BE02342B7AF47194422703AF2B5 
    Children 
     1. Jemima POULSOM,   b. 23 May 1813, Atworth, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Joseph POULSOM,   c. 22 Jan 1815, Atworth Independent, Atworth, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Mary Anne POULSOM,   c. 12 May 1816, Atworth Independent, Atworth, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Elizabeth POULSOM,   c. 26 Apr 1818, Atworth Independent, Atworth, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Matilda POULSOM,   c. 5 Feb 1820, Atworth Independent, Atworth, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Jacob POULSOM,   c. 16 Sep 1821, Atworth Independent, Atworth, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Caroline POULSOM,   c. 28 Aug 1825, Atworth Independent, Atworth, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Sarah POULSOM,   c. 28 Aug 1825, Atworth Independent, Atworth, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. John POULSOM,   c. 30 Sep 1827, Atworth Independent, Atworth, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Maria POULSOM,   c. 13 Dec 1829, Atworth Independent, Atworth, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Marianne aka Mary POULSOM,   c. 13 Aug 1837, Atworth Independent, Atworth, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. William POULSOM,   b. Abt 1830, Atworth, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     13. Ambrose POULSOM,   b. Abt 1831, Atworth, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 15 May 2022 
    Family ID F694  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S119] Will, Testator/Testatrix named therein, (Name: Not published;), Diocese of Salisbury, Grant of Probate 2 June 1847, WCR (Trowbridge) P2/1847/32.
      This is the last Will and Testament of me, JACOB POULSOM, of Atworth, otherwise Atford, in the County of Wilts [sic], Butcher. After payment of all my just debts and funeral and testamentary expenses I give, devise and bequeath all my freehold and leasehold houses and land, subject to the mortgage debts thereon, and all my household goods and chattels, stock in trade, monies and debts due and owing to me at the time of my decease and all other my estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever to my dear wife, ELIZABETH POULSOM, for her own sole and absolute use and benefit during her life if she so long continue my widow and from and after her decease or marriage, I give and bequeath the same to my sons, WILLIAM POULSOM, AMBROSE POULSOM and my daughter, MARY ANN POULSOM, equally between them share and share alike as tenants in common. I constitute and appoint my said wife, ELIZABETH POULSOM and my said sons and daughter, WILLIAM POULSOM, AMBROSE POULSOM and MARY ANN POULSOM, joint Executors and Executrices of this my Will and hereby revoking all former and other Wills by me at any time heretofore made I declare this to be my last Will and Testament. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I the said Testator have to this my last Will set my hand this nineteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five.

      Signed by the Testator JACOB POULSOM in the presence of us present at the same time who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto set our names as witnesses thereto.

      Edward Daniel, Barrister at Law, Edw. M. Daniel, Solicitor, Melksham
      Archived in Salisbury Diocesan Probate Collection at Wiltshire County Record Office, at Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England under number P2/1847/32.

    2. [S118] Grant of Probate, Salisbury Diocese, Wiltshire, England, (Name: Not published;), P2/1847/32.
      Filed in Salisbury Diocesan Probate Collection P-R. See "Individual Sources" for transcript of Will.

    3. [S5] Parish Register, Church of England, (Name: U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah;), GSU Film #1279377 (items 1-14).
      Sarah Poulsom recorded as being a widow, but both being "of the parish". Witnesses were Edward Pearce and Walter Jones.

      Microfilm of original records in the Wiltshire County Record Office at Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. Wiltshire Record Office archival number: 2619/1