Looking for my 4x Great Grandfather
James Henry Pooley - according to his obituary from the US, he was born in 1810 in Northamptonshire however I have been unable to find his birth records or any trace of him until December 1836 when he marries Anne Rickett in St. Mary, Bury, Lancashire. The marriage certificate lists her of that parish but he of Chatteris, Isle of Ely. I know that doesn't mean he was born there, just where he was living when they married. I find nothing of her before this either.
I have the 1841 Census that puts he, his wife and their first two children as living in Chatteris. This census lists both as being born outside that county. He was a school master. I have then found news articles and other mentions of them living in Chatteris until late 1842 when they moved to Harleston, Norfolk county. He was a school master there as well until he immigrated to the US in May of 1844. His wife and their five children followed a year later in June of 1845.
Any information on the first 26 years of this man's life would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!