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Richard John POLLARD (1880 - 1926)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Leslie Calvin POLLARD (1901 - 1965) Samuel Arthur POLLARD (1903 - 1915) Olive May POLLARD (1905 - 1906) Richard William POLLARD (1906 - 1932) John Parker POLLARD (1924 - 1981)	Richard John POLLARD (1880 - 1926) + Sarah Ann FARMER ( - 1916) Charlotte Jane PARKER (1882 - 1971)	Samuel POLLARD ( - 1915)	Richard POLLARD
			Catherine DAY
		Rachael Amy CHURCH (1863 - 1934)	William Elias CHURCH
			Unknown WILDE

b. 1880

m. (1) 1900 Sarah Ann FARMER ( - 1916) at Queenland, Australia

m. (2) 1920 Charlotte Jane PARKER (1882 - 1971) at Queensland, Australia

d. 23 Dec 1926 at Ayr, Queensland, Australia aged 46

Near Relatives of Richard John POLLARD (1880 - 1926)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Richard POLLARD
Grandmother	Catherine DAY
Grandfather	William Elias CHURCH
Grandmother	Unknown WILDE
Father in Law	John PARKER	12 Dec 1847	Mells, Somerset, England	1886	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	39
Mother in Law	Sarah Ann STANLEY	abt 1855	Ballinderry, (Ballingarry), Co. Tipperary, Ireland	12 Jan 1937	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	82
Father	Samuel POLLARD			1915	Duchess, Queensland, Australia
Mother	Rachael Amy CHURCH	1863	Victoria, Australia	1934	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	71
Self	Richard John POLLARD	1880		23 Dec 1926	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	46
Wife	Sarah Ann FARMER			1916	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Wife	Charlotte Jane PARKER	1882	Queensland, Australia	13 Oct 1971	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	89
Son	Leslie Calvin POLLARD	1901	Ravenswood, Queensland, Australia	1965	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	64
Son	Samuel Arthur POLLARD	1903	Queensland, Australia	1915	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	12
Daughter	Olive May POLLARD	1905	Queensland, Australia	1906	Queensland, Australia	1
Son	Richard William POLLARD	1906	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1932	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	26
Son	John Parker POLLARD	abt 1924		24 Dec 1981	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	57
Brother	Francis Claude POLLARD			1941	Kingsford, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Brother	James Erasmus Washington POLLARD			1937	Queensland, Australia
Sister	Katherine Daisy POLLARD			1958	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia
Brother	William Elias POLLARD	1881	Ravenswood, Queensland, Australia	1901	Mt Garnet, Queensland, Australia	20
Brother	Samuel Luther POLLARD	1883	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1961	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	78
Brother	Arthur Oliver POLLARD	1890	Ravensworth, Queensland, Australia	1946	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	56
Sister	Ada Rachel POLLARD	1892	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Sister	Cyrena Gertrude POLLARD	1893	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Brother	Gideon Gordon POLLARD	1895	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Sister	Rebecca Jessie POLLARD	1898	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1983	Mt Tamborine, Queensland, Australia	85
Sister	Miriam Willard Olive Murial POLLARD	1901	Queensland, Australia
Daughter in Law	Agnes May JOHNSTON	1904	Queensland, Australia	1969	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	65
Niece	Thelma Annie POLLARD	1910	Queensland, Australia	1929	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	19
Niece	Ellie Gertrude MCCLELLAND	1910	Queensland, Australia	1936	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	26
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Harold Henry Ivan PARKER	1913		1985	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	72
Nephew	John Stanley Gordon (Jack) PARKER	1915	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	1922	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	7
Nephew	Victor Charles PARKER	1918	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	2005	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	87
Niece	Doris Elizabeth PARKER	1916	Queensland, Australia	1975	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	59
Niece	Ruth Edna PARKER	1913	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	2011	Nanango, Queensland, Australia	98
Niece	Zena Ivy PARKER	1914	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	2010	Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia	96
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Ronald Leslie PARKER	1921	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	1995	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	74
Niece	Lorna Evelyn SMITH	bef 1926	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	1971	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	45
Niece	Edna May SMITH	06 Oct 1926	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	2014	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	88
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Mary Bobs COX	1927	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	2007	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	80
Nephew	Ralph Inkerman COX	1930	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	1983	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	53
Brother in Law	John Stanley PARKER	1878	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	04 Jul 1897	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	19
Brother in Law	Henry George (Harry) PARKER	1880	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	22 Feb 1962	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	82
Brother in Law	Frederick Francis PARKER	1884	Queensland, Australia	25 Nov 1980	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	96
Brother in Law	Albert Edward (Bert) PARKER	1885	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	10 Sep 1968	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	83
Sister in Law	Sarah (Cis) COX	1889	Queensland, Australia	26 Oct 1957	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	68
Brother in Law	John Robert (Bob) COX	18 Dec 1892	Queensland, Australia	09 Jan 1937	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	44
Brother in Law	Ralph Ernest COX	1896	Queensland, Australia	03 Jul 1896	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	0
Brother in Law	William Leslie COX	1897	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	30 May 1982	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	85
Brother in Law	Arthur (Jim) COX	10 Sep 1890	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	20 Aug 1964	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	73
Sister in Law	Rose Margaret MOORE
Sister in Law	Annie Elizabeth WILLIAMS
Brother in Law	Robert Sylvester Wilson MCCLELLAND			1939	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law	Mary Jane BRADSHAW
Sister in Law	Mary Agnes Kathleen GREEN
Brother in Law	George Frederick HILDER
Brother in Law	David Alexander ANDERSON
Sister in Law	Jessie Mabel WEST
Brother in Law	Lawrence Ernest CURTIS	1893		1961	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	68
Brother in Law	Cyril CURTIS

Events in Richard John POLLARD (1880 - 1926)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1880		Richard John POLLARD was born
1900	20	Married Sarah Ann FARMER	Queenland, Australia	Note 1	52
1901	21	Birth of son Leslie Calvin POLLARD	Ravenswood, Queensland, Australia	Ancestry tree
1903	23	Birth of son Samuel Arthur POLLARD	Queensland, Australia	Ancestry tree
1905	25	Birth of daughter Olive May POLLARD	Queensland, Australia	Note 2	52
1906	26	Birth of son Richard William POLLARD	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	Ancestry tree
1906	26	Death of daughter Olive May POLLARD (aged 1)	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	52
1915	35	Death of son Samuel Arthur POLLARD (aged 12)	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	Note 4	60
1915	35	Death of father Samuel POLLARD	Duchess, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52
1916	36	Death of wife Sarah Ann FARMER	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	Note 6	60
1920	40	Married Charlotte Jane PARKER (aged 38)	Queensland, Australia	Cert. No. 1920/C2846	52
abt 1924	44	Birth of son John Parker POLLARD		died 1981 - age 57 = c 1924	59
1926	46	Burial	Ayr Cemetery, Queensland, Australia	Note 7	90
23 Dec 1926	46	Richard John POLLARD died	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	Note 8	52, 59, 60

Note 1: Sarah Ann Farmer in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Sarah Ann Farmer Marriage Date: 17 Sep 1900 Marriage Place: Queensland Registration Date: 1900 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Spouse: Richard John Pollard Registration Number: 001350 Page number: 7924

Note 2: Olive May Pollard in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Olive May Pollard Birth Date: 9 May 1905 Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1905 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Father: Richard John Pollard Mother: Sarah Ann Farmer Page number: 20995 Registration Number: 006264

Note 3: Olive May Pollard in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Olive May Pollard Death Date: 18 Feb 1906 Death Place: Queensland Registration Date: 1906 Registration Place: Australia Father: Richard John Pollard Mother: Sarah Ann Farmer Registration Number: 002091 Page number: 20996

Note 4: Ancestry tree Norther Miner (Charters Towers 2 Nov 1915 F U N E R A L N O T I C E. The Relatives and Friends of MR. and MRS. R. J. POLLARD are re- spectfully invited to attend the Fune- ral of their late beloved Son, SAM- UEL, which will leave their residence, corner High and Hodgkinson Streets, at 11 a.m. THIS DAY (Tuesday), 2nd November, 1915.

Note 5: Burial info Samuel Pollard in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Samuel Pollard Death Date: 1 Jan 1915 Death Place: Queensland Registration Place: Australia Father: Richard Pollaid Mother: Catherine Day Registration Number: 000748 Page number: 1620 S. Pollard in the Queensland, Australia, Mining Accident Index, 1882-1945 Name: S. Pollard Employment Date: 1 Jan 1915 Employment Place: Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia Employer: Duchess Death Date: 1 Jan 1915 Death Place: Cloncurry, Australia, Queensland Notes: Killed. When working an old stope the timber came away, letting the ground fall on him.

Note 6: Northern Miner (Charters Towers) 4 Nov 1916 F U N E R A L N O T I C E. The Friends of MR. R. J. POLLARD and Family are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of his beloved WIFE and their MOTHER, which will leave his residence, High-street, at 10 a.m. TO-DAY (SATURDAY), 4th November, 1916. The Friends of MR. and MRS. W. FARMER, of Ravenswood, are re- spectfully invited to attend the Fune- ral of their late beloved Daughter, to leave as above.

Note 7: Richard John Pollard Birth unknown Death 23 Dec 1926 Burial Ayr Cemetery Ayr, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia Plot Grave 827

Note 8: Burdekin Cemetery records - Richard John POLLARD - age 46 - died and buried 23/12/1926 at Ayr - accidentally killed Reg no 1927/001200 - page 1424 - 23 December 1927? - parents Samuel Pollard and Rachael Amy Church Townsville Daily Bulletin 24 Dec 1926. AN AYR FATALITY AYR, December 23 The district was greatly shocked this morning by the news that one of our well known residents, Mr. R. J. Pollard, farmer, of Klondyke, was accidentally killed at about six o'clock. He was out mustering some cattle when through his horse stumbl ing he was thrown violently to the ground. His little girl who was with him ran to the house for her mother, but by the time Mrs. Pollard reach ed her husband he was dead. It subsequently transpired that the un fortunate man had broken his neck. Deceased had formerly been a miner at Charters Towers, His people being well known Charters Towers resi dents. For some years past he has carried on farming operations on the Burdekin. His wife was Miss Parker, daughter of Mrs. H. Cox, of Gains ford, Ayr. Deceased was a prominent mason and a man generally respect ed and liked in the district. His funeral will leave the Masonic Hall this afternoon at 4.30. Great Sym pathy is felt for his sorrowing wife and children.

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Death)

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Sarah Ann Farmer in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Sarah Ann Farmer Marriage Date: 17 Sep 1900 Marriage Place: Queensland Registration Date: 1900 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Spouse: Richard John Pollard Registration Number: 001350 Page number: 7924

59. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Burdekin Burial Register, Title: Burdekin Burial Register, Auth: Burdekin Shire Council

- Reference = (Death)

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Townsville Daily Bulletin 24 Dec 1926. AN AYR FATALITY AYR, December 23 The district was greatly shocked this mornig by the news that one of our well known residents, Mr. R. J. Pollard, farmer, of Klondyke, was accidentally killed at about six o'clock. He was out mustering some cattle when through his horse stumbl ing he was thrown violently to the ground. His little girl who was with him ran to the house for her mother, but by the time Mrs. Pollard reach ed her husband he was dead. It subsequently transpired that the un fortunate man had broken his neck. Deceased had formerly been a miner at Charters Towers, His people being well known Charters Towers resi dents. For some years past he has carried on farming operations on the Burdekin. His wife was Miss Parker, daughter of Mrs. H. Cox, of Gains ford, Ayr. Deceased was a prominent mason and a man generally respect ed and liked in the district. His funeral will leave the Masonic Hall this afternoon at 4.30. Great Sym pathy is felt for his sorrowing wife and children.

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Richard John Pollard Birth unknown Death 23 Dec 1926 Burial Ayr Cemetery Ayr, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia Plot Grave 827

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