Person:William Pollard (50)
William Henry Pollard
b.12 Mar 1886 Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England
d.22 May 1947 Victoria, British Columbia
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Bertha Helena Pollard1884 - 1968
  2. William Henry Pollard1886 - 1947
  3. Constance Mabel Pollard1889 - 1961
Spouse and Children
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  1. Trevor William Pollard - 2006
  2. Loree Pollard1927 - 2008
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Facts and Events
Name William Henry Pollard
Gender Male
Birth[1] 12 Mar 1886 Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England
Marriage to Clara Catcheside
Death? 22 May 1947 Victoria, British Columbia
Burial? Victoria, British Columbia

William Henry Pollard was sent to a farm in Saskatchewan to learn farming by his stepmother after the death of his mother and his father. The stepmother had paid for a year in full. William had to sleep in a loft, he arrived in August and had porridge for three meals a day. He asked for his money back and was told to get off the farm. He made his way to Kamloops where he worked for the CPR. Dates please. His sister, Constance, came from Newcastle to keep house for him. She became engaged and went back to England to buy her trousseau. On the boat she met Cecil Berry who was returning to England to marry. Cecil and Constance married in Croydon? date?

William enlisted in the Canadian Army and fought at Ypres where his group was decimated. There he became a Christian Scientist. Clara Catcheside joined him in this study. Aunt Gaga lived in Kamloops and was a practitioner. Loree and Trevor were brought up in Christian Science.

The death date is from the B.C. Census Reg 1947 - 09 - 005113; Microfilm B13194 (GSU#2032478)

References
  1. ↑ General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Birth Index. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office, 1837-Present)
    Tynemouth 10b 209, Jun 1888.
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