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William Pollard 1703 – 1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1703

Birth Location: Simonstone, Padiham, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Oct 1789

Death Location: Padiham, Lancashire, England

Father: Nicholas Pollard

Mother: Mary Rushton

Spouse(s): Martha Lonsdale

Children(s): Anne Pollard

In 1703, William Pollard entered the world in Simonstone, Padiham, Lancashire, England, born to Nicholas Pollard and Mary Rushton. William Pollard married Martha Lonsdale, and had children including Anne Pollard. William Pollard passed away in 1789 in Padiham, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1703, William Pollard entered the world in Simonstone, Padiham, Lancashire, England, born to Nicholas Pollard and Mary Rushton.
  • William Pollard married Martha Lonsdale, and had children including Anne Pollard.
  • William Pollard passed away in 1789 in Padiham, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Pollard
1669 – 1756
Birth Location: Simonstone, Lancashire, England
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Mary Rushton
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Martha Lonsdale
1702 – 1781
Birth Location: Padiham, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Anne Pollard
1731 – 1823
Birth Location: Padiham, Lancashire, England
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William Pollard's Ancestors

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William Pollard
1703 – 1789
Birth Place: Simonstone, Padiham, Lancashire, England
Parents
Nicholas Pollard
1669 – 1756
Simonstone, Lancashire, England
Mary Rushton
Grandparents
Johannis(John) Pollard
1634 – 1722
Altham, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Pollard
1592 – 1648
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pollarde
1572 – 1647
Isobel Whitaker
1573 – 1633

William Pollard's Descendants

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William Pollard (24 Mar 1703 – Oct 1789) m. Martha Lonsdale (about 1702 – Feb 1781)
  1. 1. Anne Pollard (7 Nov 1731 – 05 Feb 1823) m. William Waddington (1727 – Mar 1763)
    1. 1. William Waddington (1763 – 1818) m. Mary Hudson (1760 – )
      1. 1. Nanny Waddington (1788 – 14 Jun 1818) m. Edmunson Monk (1785 – 1855)
        1. 1. Francis Monk (1809 – 21 December 1849 SUDDEN DEATH)

William Pollard's Timeline

3 Records

1703
24 Mar 1703
Birth of William Pollard in Simonstone, Padiham, Lancashire, England
Simonstone, Padiham, Lancashire, England
1727
23 April 1727
Age 24
William Pollard was married in Whalley, St Mary and All Saints, Lancashire, England
Whalley, St Mary and All Saints, Lancashire, England
1789
Oct 1789
Age 86
Death of William Pollard in Padiham, Lancashire, England
Padiham, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1703
    Event Place: Simonstone, Padiham, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 April 1727
    Event Place: Whalley, St Mary and All Saints, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1789
    Event Place: Padiham, Lancashire, England
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