Pollard family help please Accrington

[keyboard86]

Hi if he is the John Richard Pollard b Dec qtr 1878 Haslingden his mother's maiden name was Thornley
Keyboard86

[Pennines]

The soldier found by Willyam - John Richard Pollard -- his birthdate was 1.12.1878 and his address on Army records was in Rossendale, so maybe that's the one you have found Keyboard-- but I am not sure if it's the same person unfortunately.

If his name was recorded on army papers as John Richard -- you would think it would have BOTH initials on his medals wouldn't you? I am no expert though on military medals.

[Mary8]

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

[Pennines]

OK -- looking at his papers he enlisted on 29/4/1897 and was aged 18 years 1 month at that point.

He was a Collier with a mother named Alice Ann who lived at 15 Oak St Accrington.

He WAS John Richard, with a service number of 5398 in 1897. He did say he was born in Accrington - but interestingly he had a step sister whose name MAY be Emily Busburn (difficult to decipher). She was in an Industrial School in Liverpool -- but that surname may help (if it's the correct surname).

So if his age was correct when he joined - he was born in about March 1879 (is that right?!!) - but I cannot see a John Richard Pollard born at that time.

Think this needs some tracking backwards.

[jennifer c]

According to a tree on line there is an Alice Ann Pollard in Accrington with a daughter Emily Durbin and a son John Richard Cameron Durbin Pollard!

Jennifer

[keyboard86]

  That looks like the family in 1881 with a John Richard C DURBIN aged 4 b Accrington?
Census Ref RG11/4141/95/43
Keyboard86

[jennifer c]

They seem to be under the name Durbin in the 1881 census with a Jane Pollard 64 at 38 Bank Street Accrington.

Jennifer

[keyboard86]

Hi that birth registration is shown as:-

John Richard Cameron TURBIN  Pollard March qtr 1877 Haslingden v 8e page 202 No mothers maiden name on GRO Index
Keyboard86

EDIT Emily is registered as a Durbin mmn Pollard

[Finley 1]

Haven't read all the replies etc... just noticed the name Pollard 
So read a few and then when I saw it was Accrington, guessed it wasnt MY Pollards..

But then saw Royde Street and my OH's family lived in Royde Street Accrington.1901. number 37 - sorry to butt in  


 

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