Stephen Pounds

Born in 1817/18 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England.
Married in 1839 in Wimborne Minster to Caroline King.
Died in 1880 in Holt Wood, Wimborne at age 61.

Birth	Marriage	Death
Ancestors	Brothers and Sisters	Descendants
Census	Homes and Schools	Occupation
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Birth

Born in 1817/18 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England.

Source: Death record and Census records.

Marriage

Married in Jul-Sep 1839 in Wimborne Minster to Caroline King. This index was checked and was incorrect. Need to look again.

2nd Look appears OK. Jul-Sep 1839 Wimborne Vol 8 Page 221.

Source: St. Catherine's Indexes.

Death

1879 - Death in the Sub-district of Witchampton, District of Poole, in the County of Dorset. - Entry 431.

When died	Seventeenth January 1880
Where died	Holt Wood, Wimborne, Dorset
Name	Stephen Pounds
Sex	Male
Age	61 years
Occupation	Timber Dealer
Cause of death	Malignant Disease of Stomach, Carcinoma, Exhaustion
Certified	G.W. Graham, MQCS
Informant	George Pounds, Son, Present at the Death, Hampreston, Dorset.

Source: Copy of Death Certificate.

Ancestors

...........................................Stephen Pounds (born 1759 or 1763 in Hinton Martell, died on Jan 30 1836)
...........................................Hannah Best
........................Stephen Pounds (Stephen Pounds born around 1790 in Hinton Martell, Dorset, and Elizabeth Middle/Muddle married on the 18th of May 1815 in Wimborne, and had a daughter Elizabeth christened on the 6th of September 1816)
Stephen Pounds
........................Elizabeth Middle/Muddle
...........................................unknown
...........................................unknown

Brothers and Sisters

Eliza Pounds was born on the 6th of September 1816 in Holt, Dorset and married on the 10th of October 1834 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset to Jesse Habgood (Ag. Lab., General Labourer) of Horton, Dorset. Eliza died in 1869. Jesse was born in 1811 in Horton, Dorset and died on the 28th of February 1900 in Holt, Dorset at age 89. Jesse remarried on the 22nd of August 1869 in Holt, Dorset to Hannah Cake.
- Elizabeth Habgood was born in 1835 in Poole, Dorset. Presumed to have died as a baby.
- Henry Morton Habgood (Master Mariner) was born in 1836 and married on the 27th of November 1862 in Sunderland to Mary Jane Agar.
- Elizabeth Victoria Habgood was born in 1838 in Holt, Dorset. Presumed to have died as a baby.
- George Albert Habgood was born in 1840 in Holt, Dorset.
- Mary Habgood was born in 1842 in Holt, Dorset.
- Emma Habgood was born in 1842 in Holt, Dorset. Presumed to have died as a baby.
- Elizabet Habgood was born in 1842 in Holt, Dorset.
- Emma Mary Habgood was born in 1844 in Holt, Dorset. In 1901, Emma Mary is still single and living in St. Martin in the Fields, London.
- Louisa Jane Habgood was born in 1847 in Holt, Dorset.
- Leonard Habgood (General Labourer) was born in Apr-Jun 1853 in Holt, Dorset and married on the 29th of November 1877 in Wimborne to Emily Keeping. Leonard died in 1921 in Holt, Dorset. Emily also died in 1921.
- Frederick Habgood (Police Constable) was born in 1857 in Holt, Dorset and married around 1880 to Mary Anne Fisher of Wigan, Lancashire.
Stephen Pounds (Timber Carrier, Farmer, Timber Dealer) was born in Wimborne, Dorset in 1817/18 and married in Jul-Sep 1839 in Wimborne to Caroline King.
George Pounds (Timber Hewer) was born in 1821/22 in Wimborne, Dorset and died in Holt, Wimborne on the 22nd of June 1853.
Mary Pounds was born in 1825/26 in Dorset.
Victoria Pounds was born in 1837/38 in Dorset.
Possibly a William Miles (Sawyer) born in 1823/24 in Wimborne.
Others unknown.

Source: Bishop's Transcripts for Wimborne (1239337) and Census Records.

Descendants

<<<< Emma Pounds' brothers and sisters >>>>

Census

1841 Census - Wimborne Minster, Dorset - LDS Film 0241340 2nd District ED 4 Page 3.

Holt Wood, Wimborne.

Stephen Pounds	20	Carrier	y
Caroline do.	20	.	y
Ann do.	10 month	.	y

1841 Census - Holt, Wimborne, Dorset - LDS Film 0241340.

Holt Wood.

Not verified yet, but this may be Stephen's parents and siblings.

Stephen Pounds	50	Farmer	y
Elizabeth do.	50		y
Mary do.	15		y
George do.	16		y
Victoria do.	3		y

1841 Census - Holt, Wimborne, Dorset.

Holt Forrest.

Stephen's elder sister Eliza's family.

http://www.dorset-opc.com/WimborneFiles/1841WimborneMinsterD4&5.htm

Jefse Hapgood	25	Ag. Lab.	y
Eliza do.	20		y
Elizabeth do.	6		y
Henry do.	4		y
George do.	1		y

1851 Census - Wimborne Minster, Dorset - LDS Film 0221001 2nd District ED 7 Page 6.

Holt Wood, Wimborne Minster.

Stephen Pounds Jnr	Head	Mar	33	Farmer Employing 2 Labourers	Dorset Wimborne
Caroline Do.	Wife	Mar	29	.	Do. ; Do.
Emma Ann Do.	Daur	.	10	Scholar	Do. ; Do.
Stephen Frederick Do.	Son	.	9	Do.	Do. ; Do.
Leonard James Do.	Son	.	7	Do.	Do. ; Do.
George Do.	Son	.	5	Do.	Do. ; Do.
Giles Do.	Son	.	2	.	Do. ; Do.
George Pounds	Brother	U	29	timber Hewer	Do. ; Do.
Henry Cobb	Serv.	U	19	Agricultural Labourer	Do. ; Do.

1851 Census - Wimborne Minster, Dorset - LDS Film 0221001 2nd District ED 7 Page 10 Page 376.

Holt Wood, Wimborne Minster.

This is believed to be Stephen Jnr's father.

Stephen Pounds Snr

Head

Mar

Timber Hewer

Dorset Wimborne

1861 Census - Wimborne Minster, Dorset - LDS Film 0542797

No EDs. - Page 4 (not far into the tape)

Holt Wood, Hamlet of Holt, Parish of Wimborne.

Stephen Pounds	Head	Mar	43	Timber Dealer	Dorset Wimborne
Caroline Do.	Wife	Mar	39	.	Do. Do.
Leonard Do.	Son	Un	17	.	Do. Do.
Giles Do.	Son	.	12	Scholar	Do. Do.
Georgina Do.	Daur	.	9	Do.	Do. Do.
Henrietta Do.	Daur	.	3	.	Do. Do.

1871 Census - Wimborne Minster, Dorset - LDS Film 0830892 ED 2 Page 4.

Horse Shoes, Wimborne Minster.

Stephen Pounds	Head	Mar	53	Farm Labourer	Dorset Wimborne
Caroline Do.	Wife	Mar	49	do. do. Wife	Dorset Wimborne
Henrietta Do.	Dau	.	13	Scholar	Dorset Wimborne
Edwin Do.	Son	.	9	Scholar	Dorset Wimborne
Fanny Do.	Dau	.	6	Scholar	Dorset Wimborne

Homes and Schools

Holt Wood, Wimborne, Dorset. 1817 - 1861 (birth and marriage)
Horse Shoes, Wimborne Minster, Dorset. 1871
Holt Wood, Wimborne, Dorset. 1880 (death)

Occupation

Timber Carrier
Labourer
Farmer
Carpenter
Timber Dealer
Dealer

Hobbies and Interests

Other Comments

Holt is the old Anglo-Saxon word for wood.

Other descendants:

Val Pounds (val-mart@tiscali.co.uk )
        Stephen Pounds (1817/18) and Caroline King
        George Pounds (1845) and Selina Freeborne
        Henry Pounds (1865/66) and Ellen Knowlton
        Alfred Pounds

Maureen Rawlings (maureen@rawlings36.fsnet.co.uk )
        Stephen Pounds (1817/18) and Caroline King
        George Pounds (1845) and Selina Freeborne
        Frederick George Pounds (1878/79)

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