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He married Margaret.
They lived in Todmorden.
During World War II,
he served as an Able Seaman
with the Royal Navy
aboard the cruiser HMS Neptune.
He died 19th December 1941 (aged 25)
when his ship struck 4 mines and sank in the Mediterranean, off Libya.
He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England [Grave Ref 49 1],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
Son of Dr Tempest Pollard.
He wrote a number of books including
English Miracle Plays,
Select from and Annotations of Chaucer [1868],
and
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales [1886]
He was educated at St Peter's School, York and at Wadham College
Oxford.
In 1878, he was appointed
6th form master at Dulwich College.
He was
the first headmaster of the Oxford City School [1881-1887, 1888] /
vice-master at Manchester Grammar School [1889] /
headmaster at the City of London School [1890-1905] /
President of the Modern Language Association.
He never married.
He died at Bournemouth
He married Elizabeth [1793-1854].
Children:
Elizabeth died 2nd August 1854 (aged 61).
Benjamin died 2nd May 1867 (aged 70).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2003]
He was educated at Epsom and London.
He was surgeon to the North-Western Hospital for Children [1885-1897].
He was Professor of Clinical Surgery at University College, London
[1896].
He was interested in the surgery of gall stones and diseases of the
pancreas.
He edited 6 editions of Heath's textbook Minor Surgery.
He died in Bournemouth
In July 1873, she married Rev William Bishop de Moleyns
[1821-1908] from St Levans, France, in Burrington, Somerset.
They lived – and died – in Long Ashton, Somerset
After her father's death, her mother Emma married
William Crabtree.
When William became Mayor of Halifax, Elizabeth was
Mayoress.
She lived with her mother and stepfather at
48 Prescott Street, Halifax [1901, 1901]
and continued to live there after their deaths [1947].
Elizabeth was found dead [3rd April 1947].
She was last seen alive the previous day.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £7,247 0/6d.
Probate was granted to
William Pollard (assistant editor),
Richard Pollard (Café proprietor),
and Alfred Herbert Richardson
In 17??, he married Sally Mitchell [1754-1783].
Children:
Of Stannary Hall, Halifax [1844].
Son of George Pollard.
Born 17th July 1782.
He was
a Magistrate of the West Riding [1830] /
a Deputy-Lieutenant of the West Riding /
Commander of the Second West Yorkshire Yeoman Cavalry [1843] /
Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant [1844] /
a Commissioner of Land & Assessed Taxes [1845].
He married (1) Sally [1754-1783].
Sally was buried at Illingworth Church
[30th November 1783].
On 21st October 1805, he married (2) Charlotte Horton.
Children:
On 16th July 1863, at the annual dinner of the 2nd West York Yeomanry
Cavalry in the Halifax Mechanics' Hall, he was presented with a
silver salver – weighing 275 ozs – by Sir Henry Edwards on behalf
of the regiment.
The salver bore the following inscription
On the reverse of the salver was inscribed the name of every member
of the regiment, each of whom had subscribed to the testimonial.
He died 26th May 1866.
He was buried at St James's Church, Halifax.
See
Railway companies and
West Yorkshire Railway Company
Of Stannary Hall, Halifax, Hundhill, Pontefract, and Ashfield,
Cheltenham.
Son of Colonel George Pollard.
He was
a Commissioner of Land & Assessed Taxes [1845] /
a Commissioner of Property & Income Tax [1845] /
a Lieutenant in the Second West York Yeomanry Cavalry [1845]
On 31st August 1835, he married Clara Royds [1818-1896] from
Congleton, in Witton, Cheshire.
Children:
On 17th April 1866, she married Thomas Maitland Reid
[1835-1894] from Manchester, at Christ Church, Cheltenham.
Children:
She died in Cheltenham
He established Pollard's Donation
During World War I,
and he served as a Lieutenant
with the 134th Army Troops Company
Royal Engineers.
He was killed in action [26th June 1917] (aged 33).
He was buried at Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, Belgium. [Grave Ref 2 A 10]
During the South African Wars,
he served as a Private
with the 1st Volunteer Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
On 23rd December 1901, he was reported to be dangerously ill with
enteric fever at Warms Baths, South Africa.
He died presumably of the fever.
He is remembered on the Halifax Parish Church South African War Memorial,
and on West View Park War Memorial
On 18th February 1790, he married Mary Hoyle.
Children:
In [Q4] 1843, he married Elizabeth Magson [1822-1898] in Halifax.
Children:
James died 30th May 1854 (aged 36),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3619].
In [Q1] 1857, Elizabeth married Edward Baxter in Halifax.
Elizabeth died 27th February 1898 (aged 76).
She was buried at Lister Lane with James & Hannah
Maria
Born in Midgley.
He married Sarah Amy E..
They lived at 7 Liverpool Road, Fratton, Portsmouth.
During World War I,
he served as a Chief Stoker
with the Royal Navy
aboard
HMS Hampshire.
He died [5th June 1916] when his ship, on its way to Russia, struck a
German mine, and sank with heavy loss of life.
Those on board included the Secretary of State for War, Field Marshal
Lord Kitchener
and his staff who were on the way to a military meeting in Russia.
Of the 655 men and 7 passengers, only 12 men survived.
100 officers and men were recovered and buried in a common grave at
at Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Hoy, Orkney.
550 bodies were not recovered.
He died 5th June 1916 (aged 45).
He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England [Grave Ref 15]
She became a close friend of Dorothy Wordsworth.
In 1795, she married John Marshall [17??-1845] – (possibly) MP
for York.
She died at Hallsteads in Cumberland [25th January 1847]
Question:
Can anyone identify her father?
She died at Aked's Road, Halifax [26th November 1856]
He married Ann.
Children:
He is remembered on the Pollard Lea family tomb at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
He was
a piece crabber (stuff) [1851] /
a stuff piece singer [1861] /
a singer [1871].
He married Susannah / Susan [1812-1879].
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1851] were visitors: James Rothery [b
1830] (stone mason's labourer)
& Thomas Rabey [b 1826] (stuff finisher).
Living with them [in 1871] was boarder George Webster [b Leeds
1828] (mechanic).
John died 14th March 1874 (aged 62).
Susannah died 1st February 1879 (aged 67).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 107]
with
Josh B Pollard [1874-1875],
John William Pollard [1876-1877],
Alice Brearley Pollard [1845-1908],
and
William Pollard [1851-1913]
(yet to be identified)
He was a chemist [1863].
In 1863, he married Jessie Bowen [1843-1893] in Manchester.
They had no children.
They lived at
Jessie died in Halifax [26th August 1893].
Jonathan died at Milton Place, Halifax [10th July 1907].
They were buried at Coley Church
(Possibly) son of Samuel Pollard.
(Possibly) baptised at Halifax [18th September 1733].
He married Unknown.
Children:
Joseph died 31st May 1778 (aged 46).
Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax
with Hannah Birkby [1738-27th October 1820]
He was a soldier in the 23rd Foot.
He bought his release from the army and became a local Independent
preacher.
He was ordained at Booth and became Minister at Booth Congregational Church for 23 years [1802].
He married Martha Stephenson [1769-1840].
Children:
Joseph died at Booth [27th October 1825] (aged 58).
Martha died 1st April 1840 (aged 71).
Members of the family were buried at Booth Independent Church
On 30th January 1866, she married Joseph Armitage Armitage
[1841-1898] JP from Huddersfield, in Cheltenham.
She died in Long Ashton, Somerset
He was
a cotton spinner [1901] /
an employee of Firth's Carpets in Bailiff Bridge.
In [Q4] 1907, he (possibly) married Beatrice Hanson in Halifax.
The family lived at 45 Warburton Place, Wibsey.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 4th Battalion
Seaforth Highlanders.
He died 4th December 1916 (aged 29).
He was buried at Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France [Grave Ref VIII C 22].
He is remembered on Firth's War Memorial,
and on Bailiff Bridge War Memorial
In 1886, he married Ada Shackleton [1861-1932] in Halifax.
Child: Shackleton
They lived at
Lewis died 10th October 1931 (aged 67).
Ada died 5th November 1932 (aged 71).
They were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
Children:
He was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
[10th February 1806]
The chest tomb for members of the Pollard family is a
scheduled monument and stands in the churchyard at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
Born in Heckmondwike.
He was a wool comber [1916].
In 1916, he married Ruth Annie Dale in Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 7th Battalion
North Staffordshire Regiment.
He married Ruth Annie.
He died 12th November 1918 (aged 29).
He is remembered on the Tehran Memorial, Iran [Grave Ref 4 2],
and on Southowram War Memorial.
In [Q4] 1919, Ruth Annie married Robert T. Sykes in Huddersfield.
They lived at 12 Marsh Lane, Southowram
Children:
Richard died in 1874.
In [Q3] 1885, Emma married William Crabtree.
When William became Mayor of Halifax,
Elizabeth was Mayoress
He married Susanna [d 1722]
Son Lewis Pollard.
He was
organist at All Souls' Church, Halifax [1904] /
organist at the Victoria Hall, Halifax [1904] /
a fellow of the Royal College of Organists /
accompanist for the Halifax Choral Society /
conductor for the Halifax Choral Society [1940] /
organist at Halifax Parish Church [1941-April 1963] /
organist at St Andrew's Methodist Church, Huddersfield Road [1963] /
professor of organ and harmony at the Royal Manchester College of
Music.
In December 1920 he married Elsie Mitchell [18??-1953] at All Soul's Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Elsie died 9th April 1953.
She was buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
alongside her husband's parents.
Shackleton died in Bristol in 1984
Born in Leicester [Q4/1872].
He qualified at Cambridge and St Bartholomew's, London [1898], and
became
St Bart's Hospital [1900] /
Senior House Physician at the Metropolitan Hospital [1905] /
House Surgeon & External Midwifery Assistant at St Bart's Hospital
[1905] /
Assistant Resident Medical Officer at the Royal National Hospital for
Consumption, Ventnor [1905] /
a medical practitioner [1911] /
retired (travelling) [1930].
He lived at
Knighton Park Rd, Stoneygate, Leicester [1905],
West Royd, Birchcliffe Road, Hebden Bridge [1907-1926],
and
Pound Hill, Framfield, Sussex [1935-1952].
Living with him [in 1911] was his unmarried sister Gertrude
Elizabeth Ann Pollard [b 1869].
Sidney died 3rd September 1952
On Sunday 21st February 1897, Sarah [1846-1897] went to bed
after attending Harley Wood Church.
Early on the following morning
and was found by her son.
Stephen died 2 years later
Born in Pontefract.
He was a surgeon at
Rastrick Common [1851]
and
Commercial Street, Brighouse [1861].
In [Q1] 1846, he married Sarah Bilton [1823-1893]
in Selby.
Children:
His wife died in Harley Street, London
He was
a dyer [1871] /
landlord of the Fleece, Halifax [1881] /
landlord of the Golden Plough, Halifax [1885, 1887] /
a pork butcher [1891].
On 1st March 1870, he married (1) Tamar Sladdin [1850-1883] at
St Thomas's Church, Halifax.
On 4th March 1884, he married (2) Elizabeth, daughter of John Bradley at Coley Church.
The family lived at
He was an asphalter lodging at 19 & 21 Winding Road, Halifax [1911].
During World War I,
and he served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action near Zillebeke [19th March 1915].
He is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 6],
and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Baptised at St John the Baptist, Coley [13th October 1799]
He married Sarah [1794-18??].
In 1851, Sarah was a lodger at the Malt Shovel with Samuel Cooper who took over from William
He was a relative of William Pollard.
He was a bookkeeper to John Royds.
He was a partner in Hainsworth, Holden, Swaine & Pollard Bank.
By 1802, he had withdrawn from the firm, which was then Swaine Brothers & Company.
He married Unknown.
Children: 2.
He joined the Connaught Rangers when they were recruiting in
Halifax in 1796.
He was killed at the Battle of Busaco, in the Peninsular
War, on Sept 27th 1810.
His death is described by Lieutenant William Grattan, in
his Adventures with the Connaught Rangers
He was
a merchant /
occupant of Room 17 on the Arcade gallery at the Piece Hall [1787] /
(probably) a member of John Pollard & Company [1780s] /
one of the founders of the Halifax Circulating Library /
a trustee of Northgate End Chapel /
a founder member of Square Independent Chapel.
He had an interest in the Calder & Hebble Navigation.
He married Ann Leach.
Children:
The family lived at
He was buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax.
There is a memorial to him in Halifax Parish Church.
See
Sod House Green
He married Mary [1744-1783].
Children:
Mary died 13th January 1783 (aged 39).
William died 26th January 1796 (aged 59).
Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax
He married Mary [1768-1821].
Children:
Mary died 30th June 1821 (aged 53).
William died 21st April 1832 (aged 67).
Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax
He is remembered on the Pollard family tomb at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
He married Annie Oates.
After Annie's death, he went to live at 59 Rayner Road,
Brighouse
He lived at Esps Farm, Pellon [1844]
Pollard, Mr Ref 205-65 Pollard, A. Ref 205-597
Pollard, Albert Ref 205-656 
Pollard, Alfred W. Ref 205-599 Pollard, Arthur Tempest Ref 205-92 Pollard, Benjamin Ref 205-15
Pollard, Dr Bilton Ref 205-83 Pollard, Clara Louisa Elizabeth Ref 205-933
Pollard, Elizabeth Ref 205-799
Pollard, George Ref 205-932
Pollard, Colonel George Ref 205-542
Presented to Lieutenant-Colonel Pollard on his retirement from the
command of the Second West Yorkshire Yeomanry regiment, after twenty
years' service, by the officers, non commissioned officers, and
privates, as a testimonial of their high appreciation of his conduct
as an officer and a gentleman, of his indefatigable exertions in
promoting the discipline and high standing of the regiment, and of
their affectionate remembrance of his uniform courtesy and kindness,
and of his constant endeavours to promote the welfare and happiness
of all its members.
Cui honor honorem
April 1863
Pollard, George Thomas Ref 205-762
Pollard, Georgiana Ref 205-935
Pollard, Harry Ref 205-529
Florence was the daughter of Lockwood Hall
Pollard, Henry Ref 205-379 Pollard, Herbert Edward Ref 205-7
Pollard, J. Ref 205-3
Pollard, James Ref 205-1143
Mary was the daughter of Elkanah Hoyle
Pollard, James Ref 205-14
Elizabeth was born in Southowram
Pollard, James Ref 205-4
Pollard, Jane Ref 205-3370
Pollard, Miss Jane Ref 205-6720
Pollard, John Ref 205-2
Pollard, John Ref 205-958
Pollard, John Ref 205-578 Pollard, John Ref 205-17
Susan was born in Warley
Pollard, Jonas Ref 205-566 Pollard, Jonathan Ref 205-9
Jessie was born in St Helen's
Pollard, Joseph Ref 205-13
Pollard, Rev Joseph Ref 205-522
Pollard, Julia Frances Ref 205-934
Pollard, Leonard Ref 205-803
Pollard, Lewis Ref 205-3300
Pollard, Rev Matthew R. Ref 205-1130
Pollard, Naylor Ref 205-957 
Pollard, Percy Ref 205-761
Pollard, Percy Taylor Ref 205-246
Gertrude was the daughter of Charles Edward Holt
Pollard, Richard Ref 205-798
Emma was the daughter of Elizabeth Dickenson
Pollard, Samuel Ref 205-272 Pollard, Samuel Ref 205-448 Pollard, Shackleton Ref 205-183
Pollard, Dr Sidney Pochin Ref 205-10
Pollard, Stephen Ref 205-1010
she became a corpse
Pollard, Dr Tempest Ref 205-80
Sarah was born in Selby
Pollard, Thomas Ref 205-29
Pollard, Walter Ref 205-5
Pollard, Will Ref 205-8 Pollard, William Ref 205-6 Pollard, William Ref 205-980 Pollard, William Ref 205-270
A soldier of Bury's company, of the name of Pollard was shot through
the shoulder; but seeing his captain, though wounded, continue at the
head of his men, he threw off his knapsack, and fought beside his
officer; but this brave fellow's glory was short; a bullet penetrated
the plate of his cap, passed through his brain, and he fell dead at
Bury's feet
Pollard, William Ref 205-332
Pollard, William Ref 205-11
Pollard, William Ref 205-12
Pollard, William Ref 205-959
Pollard, William Ref 205-7600
Pollard, William Henry Ref 205-16
Pollard, William Henry Ref 205-473
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George Pollard was an early member of the family.
During the 19th century, they developed the Wheatley Dye Works at
Dapper Mill, Ovenden.
In the 1800s, they specialised in the production of scarlet cloth for
military uniforms.
At the end of the 19th century, they merged with the Yorkshire Indigo, Scarlet and Colour Dyers Limited
The Pollard family of Stannary Ref 205-177
| Surname |
The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
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57
entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Pollard,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
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