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Can anyone find George Poldon and father George Poldon before 1911

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1911 Census on Ancestry shows him as born Netherton Worcs. but original states Shapbury

Marriage looked up by RF
24 Oct 1909 St Thomas Dudley
George POLDON 22 B Labourer New Hall Street Father George Poldon Labourer
Sarah Ann SKELDON 21 S New Hall Street Father Joseph Skeldon Labourer
After Banns The X Of George Sarah Signed
Wit; Thomas Edward Cotterill / Ruth Eliza Cotterill

1911 Census 2 Round Street Dudley Worcs.
Joseph Skeldon Head 54 Unemployed
Sarah Skeldon wife 56
Married 35 years, 13 children,6 living
Lizzie Skeldon dau 19 Pottery Girl
Florrie Skeldon dau 13 School
George Polden son.in.law 21 General Labourer born Shapbury
Sarah Polden dau 21
George Polden grd.son 1
Rest born Netherton Worcs.

May have been born 1887 not 1890 as age on marriage differs from Census

I see its recorded as Netherton on the census transcript, but doenst say that on the record, I havent heard of a place Shapbury? Could it be Shafetsbury in Dorset?

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1901. Jugs Green Farm Shed? Ledbury.
George Polden, head, 32, Farm labourer, Fieldworker
Annie, wife,
Samuel G, son, 11,
May E, daur, 9,
All born Shaftesbury

I think it may be is mumbles,

UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 about George Polden
Name: George Polden
Birth Place: Shaftesbury, Dorset
Residence: Netherton, Worcs
Death Date: 29 Jun 1916
Death Place: Mesopotamia
Enlistment Place: Dudley, Worcs
Rank: Private
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion: 9th Battalion
Regimental Number: 19465
Type of Casualty: Died
Theatre of War: Asiatic Theatres

CWGC

Rank:PrivateService No:19465Date of Death:29/06/1916Regiment/Service:Worcestershire Regiment 9th Bn. Panel Reference: Panel 18 and 63. Memorial:BASRA MEMORIAL

Looks like she remarried


POLDEN Sarah A WHITEHOUSE James 1919 Dudley, St Andrew West Midlands Dudley Register Office 205/014/479

poss kids

Births Dec 1920
Whitehouse Beatrice M Skeldon Dudley 6b 1941

Births Mar 1924
Whitehouse Eva R Skeldon Dudley 6b 1732

Thanks grangers14 & peterd
that all looks right I will add tommorrow