Pollard family help please Accrington

[jennifer c]

St James Accrington 23/5/1880 borm 10/5/1880 Bapt.
Emily Durbin parents Alice Ann & John Cameron Durbin - Stone Mason address 30 Bank Street.

Jennifer

[keyboard86]

Hi again, as per Service record, Emily Durbin aged 10 is in an Industrial School in Liverpool
Census Ref RG12/2917/53/44
Keyboard86

[jennifer c]

Alice married John 9/12/1878 aged 21 , so John Pollard was born before they were married, but his fathers names were shown when he was registered.

Jennifer

[nsledden]

Out of interest, why would you buy someones medals who wasn't related to you?
Most main libraries in towns have free access to either FindMyPast or Ancestry, you may have to book to use the computer service at the library and so i would phone first.

Mary

Hi Mary if you read my o/p you will see I haven't purchased medals to someone who is not related to me , he is related to me I just wasn't sure whereabouts in the family tree he was I have now established from records I have kept from previous research he is in fact my great grand fathers cousin , I origionally thought them to be brothers but it looks to be they where cousins
Thanks all for you help
Nathan

[Pennines]

Well this has come on in leaps and bounds since I closed down last night.

Great teamwork folks! Well done.

[willyam]

Nathan,

A "Military" search on Findmypast using the surname of POLLARD & his soldier number of 5398 reveals a detailed army service record for John Richard POLLARD.

Willyam

Nathan,

Also in Findmypast is a record of his original attestation to the East Lancs militia on 18 February 1897, with his soldier number then being 7334.

Additionally, there is a further record in respect of his re-enlistment on 11 December 1915 as Gunner no. 214263 in the Royal Field Artillery.

Willyam

[nsledden]

Nathan,

A "Military" search on Findmypast using the surname of POLLARD & his soldier number of 5398 reveals a detailed army service record for John Richard POLLARD.

Willyam

Nathan,

Also in Findmypast is a record of his original attestation to the East Lancs militia on 18 February 1897, with his soldier number then being 7334.

Additionally, there is a further record in respect of his re-enlistment on 11 December 1915 as Gunner no. 214263 in the Royal Field Artillery.

Willyam

Thanks for your help but I think they are different ment the artilleryman was born 1881 ?
Thanks again
Nathan

[keyboard86]

Taken from the Accrington pals website

POLLARD, Pte. John, 15824 (11th Bn., East Lancs. Regt.); lived at 8 Ormerod Street or 78 Royd Street, Accrington; k.i.a. 1st July 1916; comm. Thiepval Memorial.

Could his service number & address been changed at some point?

Mary

Hi again, did you research this John, ( although his mother appears from his effects to have been a Jane) and also how did the John Richard end up as a cousin?
Keyboard86

[Pennines]

He didn't die in action -- John Richard Durbin Pollard died in 1953 in the Sub Registration District of Accrington. He is the one who fought initially in the Boer War.

I thought this was the correct person -- is there some doubt now?