Researching William Pocock
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3155 people with the Pocock surname? In that year Pocock was ranked number 1297 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Pocock and the Pocock Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 3318 people with the Pocock surname in the UK? Pocock is now ranked number 1682 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called William Pocock
William Willmer Pocock
William Willmer Pocock (8 May 1813 – 18 September 1899) was a British architect.
He was born in Knightsbridge in Middlesex, the son of the architect William Fuller Pocock (1779–1849) and his wife Fanny née Willmer. In 1865 he stood unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate in the 1865 General Election in Guildford in Surrey and unsuccessfully again as the Liberal candidate against Conservative Richard Garth in the 1866 by-election in again Guildford. In 1883 Pocock was the Master of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters.
On 6 November 1840 he married builder's daughter Sophia Archbutt (1815–1889) at St Luke's church in Chelsea in London. Their children were: William Archbutt Pocock (1842–1901); Sophia Elizabeth Pocock (1844–); Alfred Willmer Pocock (1847–1906); Alice Mary Pocock (1851–1934); Lucy Maude Pocock (1852–); Maurice Henry Pocock (1854–1921), and Emma Clare Pocock(1856–1866). His great-grandson was the author H. R. S. Pocock.
In 1877 the architect Joseph Lancaster Ball was articled to Pocock.
W W Pocock died at his home in Tunbridge Wells in 1899. There is a stained glass window memorial dedicated to Pocock at Wesley's Chapel on the City Road in London.
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