Robert POLLOCK born abt. 1785 - Looking for information.

[Kris Nugent]

Hi,

I am looking for any information regarding Robert Pollock. What I have so far:

Robert was born about 1785 in Scotland.

Robert married Agnes Shaw in Irvine, Ayrshire, on 29th November, 1811.

Agnes Shaw was born about 1790 in Scotland.

Robert and Agnes' son, Alexander Pollock, was born in Irvine, Ayrshire in 1822.

Information regarding Robert and Agnes' place and date of birth, their date of death, the name of their parents, and if they had other children besides Alexander, would be really appreciated. Actually, I would be grateful for any information.

Warm regards,

Kris

[CaroleW]

Do you have Robert & Agnes on any census?

[Kris Nugent]

Not that I can find, Carole.

[CaroleW]

I thought from the info given re: birthyears and birthplace that you had them on the 1841 census.

So what info do you have to gauge their respective birthyears?  Is it from marriage or death records?

How do you know they were both born in Scotland? 

[Annette7]

You are correct with marriage of Robert Pollock and Agnes (Ann) Shaw but Alexander was born 1819 not 1822 - the only baptism entries I can find are:

Thomas 13/2/1815
Mary 29/1/1817
Alexander 11/2/1819
Agnes 16/10/1820
Sarah Shaw 16/10/1825

Annette

[Kris Nugent]

Carole, the information I acquired about Robert and Agnes' DOB and place of birth is from other Family Tree matches on Ancestry.com. However, this information could be completely inaccurate.

Annette, thanks for the information. Where does '(Ann)' come from?

I have attached a family genealogical file I acquired from my Grandfather's estate that may help in gathering the information that I seek.

Warm regards,

Kris

[Kris Nugent]

Annette,

Regarding the baptism entries that you have posted, I am assuming that they are all the children of Robert and Agnes Pollock? Was there any other information from the baptism entries?

Thanks,

Kris

[Annette7]

I found the entries on Scotlands People - a search is free but you have to pay to view details of any entry.  The marriage 29/11/1811 simply states Robert Pollock and 'Anne' Shaw and that 'both of this parish'.   Nothing else.

A free search on baptisms revealed the 5 I mentioned but have just found 2 more, this time searching with 'phonetic matching':

Polloch - John 10/7/1813, son of Robert Polloch and Agnes Shaw
Pollock - Thomas 13/2/1815, son of Robert Pollock and Agnes Straw (believe this should be Shaw)
Pollock - Mary 29/1/1817, dau. of Robert Pollock and Agnes Shaw
Pollock - Alexander 11/2/1819, son of Robert Pollock and Agnes Shaw
Pollock - Agnes 16/10/1820, dau. of Robert Pollock and Agnes Shaw
Pollack - Catharine 19/10/1822, dau. of Robert Pollack and Ann Shaw
Pollock - Sarah Shaw 16./10/1825, dau. of Robert Pollock and Ann Shaw.

So, when marrying Robert Pollock she was 'Anne' Shaw. first 5 baptisms show her as Agnes and last 2 as Ann.   Nothing unusual really - a frequent occurrence in Scottish records.

Afraid no other details from the baptisms, just the bare facts.

None of the family seem to be in Irvine on 1841 census so perhaps the whole family moved to Lanarkshire before 1841.

Certainly, Alexander married there and it looks like his sister Mary married a Hugh Bunten 7/12/1847 Barony, Lanarkshire and in 1851 census they have 2 children, Agnes 2 and James 11mos as well as Mary's sister Sarah Pollock.  (ages couple of years adrift).

Sarah Pollock married a Donald Brock 1/6/1855 Blythswood, Glasgow and 1861 they have a niece Agnas Bunten living with them.   Looking at SP deaths it looks like Hugh Bunten died 1859 Blythswood which could explain why his daughter Agnes living with his maternal aunt in 1861.   He and Mary had at least 2 more children, William 6/9/1855 Govan and Hugh 24/3/1858 Blythswood.  Aside from Agnes I cannot find either her mother or siblings in 1851.

If the whole family moved to Lanarkshire it's possible Robert and Agnes died there.  Who knows?   Unfortunately, burials on SP before civil registration in 1855 are few and far between.

Annette
 

[Kris Nugent]

Dear Annette,

Thank-you so much for going the extra mile and acquiring this fascinating information for me. Your generous nature is really evident in the way that you selflessly help people like me. Please know that I really appreciate your kindness and your giving nature. Such people can be rare these days.

Warm regards,

Kris