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![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Thomas Comins Pollard b.1818 Crediton , Devon, England d.1876 Crediton , Devon, England | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Edward P. Pollard b.1855 Crediton , Devon, England d.1908 Crediton , Devon, England | Emma Adams b.1821 Crediton , Devon, England d.1883 Crediton , Devon, England | |||||
![]() | Joseph Adams Pollard b.1901 Crediton , Devon, England d. | |||||||
![]() | ![]() | Martha (Pattie) Mardon b.1867 Exeter, Devon, England d.1910 Crediton , Devon, England | ||||||
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![]() | Nora Morgan b.1903 Cheltenham, England d. | |||||||
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