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John William Pollard

(1883 - 1951)


Father: Thomas Pollard (1862 - 1921)
Mother: Elizabeth Ann Jackson (1862 - 1929)

Siblings:

Children:

With Annie Ramsdale


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1883-03-04 Birth
  • Baptism record
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
  • 1939 register
1883-04-05 Baptism
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 396 Cog Lane, Burnley
  • Age: 8
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG12-3371-48-3:  F2  F3  T4
1901-03-21 Census
  • Abode: 404 Cog Lane, Burnley
  • Age: 18
  • Occupation: Drawer in coal mine (underground)
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG13-3872-25-42:  F4  F5  T5
1908-01-04 Marriage
Annie Ramsdale (1883 - 1969)
  • Place: St Matthew the Apostle, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 24
  • Abode: Plane Tree Inn, Rossendale Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Occupation: Collier
  • Witness: Charles Haworth
  • Witness: Catherine Howarth
  • lancashirebmd:  T6
  • lan-opc:  Link  T7
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 4 Hartley Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 28
  • Occupation: Coal miner - hewer
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG14-PN24842-RD472-SD2-ED19-SN255:  F6  F7  F8  T8
  • familysearch:  Link
1939-09-29 1939 register
  • Birthdate: 1883-03-04
  • Abode: 31 Naples Avenue, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Occupation: Coal hewer
    • Note: Incapacitated
  • 1939 register RG101-4311G-005-12:  F9  F10  T9
1951-01-22 Death
  • Burial record
  • GRO online:  T10
  • lancashirebmd:  T11
1951-01-26 Burial
  • Place: Grave 2572, Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancashire


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Birth:  POLLARD  John William  JACKSON  1883  Burnley  Lancashire  Preston  BU/148/22
        
T2
Page 33  BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Gannow in the County of Lancaster in the Year 1883
1883 5 April  No. 262  John William  Thomas & Elizabeth Ann  Bollard[sic]  2 Oak Hill Street  Collier  W.J.Gerratt
[Left margin] 4 March
        
T3
Baptism: 5 Apr 1883 St John the Baptist, Burnley, Lancs.
John William Bollard - [Child] of Thomas Bollard & Elizabeth Ann
    Born: 4 Mar
    Abode: 2 Oak Hill Street
    Occupation: Collier
    Baptised by: W. J. Gerratt
    Register: Baptisms 1879 - 1887, Page 33, Entry 262
    Source: Original Parish Register
        
T4
1891 census  RG12 Piece 3371 Folio 48 Page 3

Administrative County of Lancaster
Civil Parish of Habergham Eaves
Municipal Borough of Burnley
Municipal Ward of Healey
Urban Sanitary District of Burnley
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Burnley
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Matthews

Schedule 15   396 Cog Lane  2 Rooms

Thomas Pollard Head      M  28       Coal Miner    _X_  [Lancashire] Burnley
Eliz'th Ann [Pollard]    M     28                       [Lancashire Burnley]
John William [Pollard]      8        Scholar            [Lancashire Burnley]
Stephen [Pollard]           6        Scholar            [Lancashire Burnley]
Mary Alice [Pollard]           5mth                     [Lancashire Burnley]

Transcribed from Census-1891-RG12-3371-48-3.jpg by dh


        
T5
1901 census  RG13 Piece 3872 Folio 25 Page 42

Civil Parish of BURNLEY
Ecclesiastical Parish of Habergham Eaves St Matthew
County Borough of BURNLEY
Ward of Municipal Borough of Healey
Parliamentary Borough of BURNLEY

Schedule  263  404 [Cog Lane]  3 Rooms

Thomas Pollard      Head  M  38     Coal Hewer                   worker  [Lancs Burnley]
Elizth A [Pollard]  Wife  M     38                                       [Lancs Burnley]
John W [Pollard]    Son   S  18     Drawer in Coal Mine (under)  worker  [Lancs Burnley]
Stephen [Pollard]   Son   S  16     Drawer in Coal Mine (under)  worker  [Lancs Burnley]
Bertie [Pollard]    Son   S  5      -                                    [Lancs Burnley]

Transcribed from Census-1901-RG13-3872-25-42.jpg by dh

        
T6
Marriage:  POLLARD  John William  RAMSDALE  Annie  1908  Burnley, St Matthew the Apostle
           Lancashire  Preston  CE105/3/58
        
T7
Marriage: 4 Jan 1908 St Matthew the Apostle, Habergham Eaves, Lancashire
John William Pollard - 24, Collier, Bachelor, Plane Tree Inn
Annie Ramsdale - 24, Winder, Spinster, 20 Catlow St.
    Groom's Father: Thomas Pollard, Inn Keeper
    Bride's Father: William Ramsdale, Labourer
    Witnesses: Robert Charles Haworth; Catherine Howarth
    Married by Banns by S. Edmond Clarke
    Register: Marriages 1906 - 1920, Page 29, Entry 58
    Source: Original Parish Register
        
T8
1911 census RG14 PN24842 RD472 SD2 ED19 SN255

Registration District      472
Registration Sub-District  2   West Ward
Enumeration District       19

William Pollard
4 Hartley Street  Burnley

Schedule 255 [262 struck out]

John William Pollard  Head  28    Married          Coal Miner (Hewer)                  Worker    Lancashire Burnley
Annie Pollard         Wife    28  Married 3 1 1 -  Winder              Cotton Winders  Worker    Barrow in Furness
Thomas Pollard        Son   2                                                                    Lancashire Burnley

Enumerator WJ    2 Males  1 Females  3 Persons     4 rooms. Signed John William Pollard
                                                                   No 4 Hartley St Burnley

Transcribed from rg14_24842_0508_03.jpg and rg14_24842_0507_03.jpg by dh

        
T9
NFOF    BURNLEY CB (pt)    472/2

31 Naples Ave   Schedule 48

12  1  Pollard John W   -  M  4 MAR   83  M  Coal Hewer (incapacitated)
13  2  Pollard Annie    -  F  22 MAR  83  M  Cotton Winder
14  3  Chapman John     -  M  28 MAY  12  M  Iron Moulder (Heavy Worker)
15  4  Chapman May      -  F  8 MAY   14  M  Cotton Weaver
16  5  [obscured]
17  6  [obscured]
18  7  Pollard Stephen  -  M  15 DEC  85  S  Collier Hewer Heavy Work

Transcribed from TNA_R39_4311_4311G_005.jpg by dh

        
T10
POLLARD, JOHN WILLIAM  67
GRO Reference: 1951  M Quarter in AMOUNDERNESS  Volume 10B  Page 54
        
T11
Death:  POLLARD  John William  67    1951  Fulwood  Lancashire  Preston  FUL/23/31
        
T12
Burial: 26 Jan 1951 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancashire
John William Pollard -
    Age: 67yrs
    Gender: M
    Abode: 21 Naples Avenue
    Grave Number: 2572
    Register: Burials 1948 - 1958, Page 80, Entry 123916
    Source: Original Registers Book 16
        
T13
80   BURNLEY CEMETERY   REGISTER OF BURIALS   80
1951 January
123916  26  John William Pollard  67 years  [blank]  22/1/51 21 Naples Avenue      2572  J Quirk  Albert H. Baker
                                                     Mental Hospital, Whittingham
        
T14
Burnley Cemetery grave register entries for grave 2572

Grave register book 1 page 86

86    BURNLEY CEMETERY    GRAVE BOOK    86
Closed
2572    C  1/5/-  Elizabeth Ann Pollard  Dec 30. 1921  381Q  --  8ft  90020 99253 123917 137563

Family grave register book Q page 381
Left page: not scanned

Right page:

GRANT 15773    381

1/5/-  1/8/6   90020   1921 Dec 30    Thomas Pollard         yrs 58  Jno.W.Houlden
       1/13/-  99253   1929 Jan'y 26  Elizabeth Ann Pollard  65 yrs  Albert H.Baker
       3/6/6   123917  1951 Jan 26    John William Pollard   yrs 67  Albert H.Baker
       8/12/6  137562  1969 Sept 15   Annie Pollard          yrs 86  J. Mattocks

Transcribed from BurnleyCemetery-Graves-Book-1--86.jpg and BurnleyCemetery-FamilyGraves-Book-Q-381.jpg by dh
Transcribers note: Thomas Pollard's burial register number is 90026, not 90020 as recorded here.

        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image 4225054_00063.jpg
F2 Image Census-1891-RG12-3371-48-3.jpg
F3 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3371-48-3-S15-Pollard.text
F4 Image Census-1901-RG13-3872-25-42.jpg
F5 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3872-25-42-S263-Pollard.text
F6 Image rg14_24842_0508_03.jpg
F7 Image rg14_24842_0507_03.jpg
F8 Transcript Census-1911-RG14-PN24842-RD472-SD2-ED19-SN255.text
F9 Image TNA_R39_4311_4311G_005.jpg
F10 Transcript R39-4311G-005-Pollard.text
F11 Image BurnleyCemetery-Burials-1948-1958-80.jpg
F12 Image BurnleyCemetery-Graves-Book-1--86.jpg
F13 Image BurnleyCemetery-FamilyGraves-Book-Q-381.jpg
F14 Transcript BurnleyCemetery-Grave-2572.text


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