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William Pollard 1555 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1596

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Polard

Mother: Lady Sedington

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In 1555, William Pollard entered the world in Bierley, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir George of Clifton Yorkshire Cowlles Polard and Lady Alice Sedington. William Pollard passed away in 1596 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1555, William Pollard entered the world in Bierley, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir George of Clifton Yorkshire Cowlles Polard and Lady Alice Sedington.
  • William Pollard passed away in 1596 in Yorkshire, England.

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William Pollard's Ancestors

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William Pollard
1555 – 1596
Birth Place: Bierley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir George of Clifton Yorkshire Cowlles Polard
1515 – 1563
Clifton, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Alice) Sedington
1515 – 1606
Siddington, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard Knight) Pollarde
1505 – 1542
Kings Nympton, Devon, England
Alice (Petronelle Petronilla Chudleigh) Pollard
1483 – 1552
Ashton, Devon, England
Sir (William Clydton) Sedington
1480 – 1549
Siddington, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Dinah) Barroridge
1480 – 1514
Siddington, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Girleston
1465 – 1526
Lady Hext
1475 – 1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Pollard's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of William Pollard in Bierley, Yorkshire, England
Bierley, Yorkshire, England
1596
1596
Age 41
Death of William Pollard in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Bierley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

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