Researching Frederick Pollock
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4350 people with the Pollock surname? In that year Pollock was ranked number 974 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Frederick means "Peace" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Frederick Pollock on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Frederick Pollock and the Pollock Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pollock Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Pollock family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 6836 people with the Pollock surname in the UK? Pollock is now ranked number 878 for popularity in the UK. |
Pollock Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Pollock surname in the USA? Pollock is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Frederick Pollock
Frederick Richard Pollock
Major-General Sir Frederick Richard Pollock (12 January 1827 – 24 December 1899) was a British Indian Army and Indian Political Service officer and one of Henry Lawrence's "Young Men".
Pollock was born in London, the sixth son of Sir Frederick Pollock, Bt. He was commissioned into the Bengal Army of the East India Company and served under Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence in the Punjab commission. He served as Assistant Commissioner of Kohat District from October 1849 to May 1851. In 1866 he was appointed Deputy Commissioner of Peshawar. He was granted the rank of Major General on 31 May 1879. He married Adriana Nicolas in 1856, and had three sons and two daughters. He died in London in 1899 at the age of 72.
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