| Name: |
John POLLARD1 |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Spouse 1: |
Mary EWINGS ( - ) |
| Spouse 2: |
Phyllis LEACH ( - ) |
| Birth |
1756 (age 58) |
Crediton , Devon, England |
| Baptism |
28 Nov 1756 (age 0) |
Crediton , Devon, England |
| Occupation |
1798 (age 41-42) |
Clock and watchmaker3 |
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Listed in the Universal British Directory |
| Occupation |
1812 (age 55-56) |
Clock and watchmaker; Stoke Damerel - Devonport, Devon, England |
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Market Street
He supplied Stoke Damerel Church Clock, which has the inscription John Pollard, Plymouth Dock 1811. Made long case clocks. |
| Death |
Nov 1814 (age 57-58) |
Devonport, Devon, England |
| Name: |
Thomas POLLARD1 |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Birth |
c. 1763 |
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| Baptism |
22 Jun 1763 (age 0) |
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| Occupation |
btw 1795 and 1844 (age 31-81) |
Clock and watchmaker; St Thomas Exeter, Devon, England3 |
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Alphington Street
He worked in partnership with his brother Jonas in Crediton. T & J Pollard
He made a clock for Alphington parish church in 1797, since replaced, and was extensively employed on church and other turret clocks. This included Broadclyst, Dunsford and Shillingford St George churches, and a turret clock for Haldon House that was installed second-hand by J.J.Hall at Talaton in 1817 |
| Occupation |
1830 (age 66-67) |
Watch and clockmaker; Exeter, Devon, England |
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Alphington Street, Exeter
He appeared in Pigots Devonshire Directory for this year. |
| Death |
6 Mar 1846 (age 82-83) |
St Thomas Registration District, Devon, England4 |
| Name: |
Jonas POLLARD1 |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Spouse: |
Dorothy BURRIDGE (1784-1830) |
| Birth |
c. 1774 |
Crediton , Devon, England |
| Baptism |
22 Jan 1775 (age 0-1) |
Crediton , Devon, England5 |
| Occupation |
1824 (age 49-50) |
Clockmaker and ironmonger; Crediton , Devon, England6 |
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High Street, Crediton
"The inhabitants of the West Town of Crediton are much indebted to the public spirit of Mr. Jonas Pollard, clockmaker and ironmonger of that place who has, at his own expense, fixed up a neat clock with the dial against the front of his house, facing the market place, which is a great accommodation to the public". At that time the market "place" was Broad Street, which ran from North Street to St Saviour's Way, Crediton - the wide part of the High Street. |
| Occupation |
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Clock and watchmaker; Crediton , Devon, England |
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High Street, Crediton
He made long case and turret clocks, by himself, and in partnership with his brother Thomas in Exeter - T&J Pollard.
The partnership made church clocks amongst others at Shillingford St George (1812-1813), Ashreigney (brass plate states Pollard Crediton Fecit, 1813), Talaton 1817, Bickleigh, inscribed Pollard Crediton Fecit 1810, Dunsford 1830, Christow St James 1831 and Broadcyst 1830.
The clock at the Cononteign estate, Christow installed in 1817 was sold in 1980 and is now in a purpose built tower in the Isle of Man. T & J made a country house clock for Great Dunsford House in 1829.
When consulted about building a clock for Tiverton Pannier Market, Jonas wrote a letter referring to the Dunsford clock, and another made for Lord Exmouth. "Mr Pollard works to low prices wrote Wasbrough Hale & Co of Bristol in a letter to one of his rivals for the contract - H.Foster of Fore Street, Tiverton. In the event the order went to W.T.Tucker. |
| Death |
1 May 1835 (age 60-61) |
Crediton , Devon, England |
| Burial |
8 May 1835 |
Crediton Churchyard Plot 1446, Devon, England |
| 1 | "Nick Heard". www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009
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| 2 | "Baillie's Book of Devon Clockmakers?". |
| 3 | Clive N. Ponsford, "Devon Clocks and Clockmakers by Clive N Ponsford" (David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1985). |
| 4 | "GRO". St Thomas Vol 10 Page 175. Cit. Date: Q1 1946.
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| 5 | "IGI". England, Births and Christenings 1538-1975," index, Family Search.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N5SS-X9N FHL microfilm 917183,917184.
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| 6 | "Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser". Cit. Date: 16 December 1824.
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