John
Pollard
Born [location unknown]
Son of John Pollard
and Jane (Collins) Lewis
Brother of
Elizabeth (Pollard) Fairbairn, Mary Anne (Pollard) McLarty, William Pollard, George Pollard, Jane Pollard, Thomas Henry Pollard and Michael Pollard
Husband of
Anne (Connor) Pollard
— married
6 Mar 1851 in Pinjarra, Western Australia, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Anne Pollard, William Pollard, Jane Isabella (Pollard) Watts, Edward Pollard, George Pollard, Louisa Lydia (Pollard) Cowcher, Louisa Pollard, John Thomas Pollard, Reuben Pollard and Michael Albert Pollard
Died
at about age 56
in Arthur River, Western Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Oct 2019
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Biography
He arrived in the colony in October 1841 age 19 on the Ganges with his parents and four siblings. His occupation was Ploughman and his religion was Protestant.
In May 1846 he possibly married S Wood b 1821.
In 1851 he married Ann Connor in Pinjarra.
In April 1878 he was farming on the Collie River near Williams when he had a beast stolen and butchered.
In August 1878 he drowned while trying to cross Williams River on horseback at night after attending a District Roads Board meeting at Williams. His body was not recovered until 19/8/1878.
Sources
- West Australian BDM records. Marriage reg 346/1851, Death reg 9817/1878.
- Articles. The Inquirer and Commercial News 28/8/1878, 4/9/1878.
- Ganges Passenger list. http://perthdps.com/shipping/ganges.htm
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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Ann (Horley) Wheeler
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Categories: Ganges, Arrived 15 Oct 1841