Francis Arthur Pollard
- Born: 23 Oct 1886, Mossgiel, District Of Hillston, NSW Australia
- Marriage (1): Florence Olive Kirkby on 20 Nov 1917 in Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia
- Died: 13 Dec 1948, Daughter, Marjorie's Home, Muriel St, Hornsby, Sydney, NSW Australia at age 62
- Buried: 14 Dec 1948, R.C. Northern Suburbs Cemetery, Sydney, NSW Australia
Cause of his death was within two years of suffering a stroke.
Other names for Francis were Frank and Frank.
General Notes:
Frank was a "Gentleman Drover" in the Hay region.
Info from nephew, Thomas POLLARD 2004; I remember Frank as a neat tidy dresser so the reference to him being a Gentleman Drover in the Hay district fits well. He wore riding breeches and leggings a lot and the leggings were always shined . What I do remember clearly about him was that when he and dad (Alexander Russell) were together it wasn't long before they would become involved in an argument ,and generally a heated one at that. Bit like Jack and myself . We wouldn't have to be together long before we would be arguing in loud voice. Might be a family trait although it doesn't seem to have been handed down from me. Uncle Frank and family went to Narrandera to live when I was about 11 or 12 I think. Something trivial I remember - Being a drover he naturally had sheep dogs and when the chooks would get out he would use the dogs to round them up and get them back into the fowl yard. At the time they lived in Pine Street and the back yard opened into the lane at the back of our shed but to the left. Uncle Frank would be away a lot droving. Sorry I can't offer any more.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: a drover: Western NSW Australia.
• connection. Gary Pollard's (1956) connection to Robert is as follows:
His father is Neville Pollard (1930)
His father was Francis Pollard (1886) who married Florence Kirby (1894)
Her mother was Hannah Seymour (1871)
Her father was George Seymour (1847)
His father was George Seymour (1816) & he married Hannah Roffe (1824)
Her father was Edward Roffe (1799) & he also had Mary Roffe (1826) who married Thomas Southwell (1813)
They had Elizabeth Southwell (1861) who married David Boon (1861)
They had Gladys Boon (1891) who married Arthur Lawry Firkin (1897)
His father was Caleb Firkin (1863) & he also had Caleb Firkin (1892) who married Laura Effie Landeryou Bray (1893)
Her father was Thomas Alfred Inglis Bray (1872)
His father was Thomas Alfred Bray (1848)
His father was Thomas Bray (1821) & he also had Arthur Augustus Bray (1869)
He had Albert Alan Bray (1896)
He had Robert Alfred Bray (1920)
He had Robert Arthur Bray (1947) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)
Francis married Florence Olive Kirkby, daughter of Alfred Joseph John Kirkby and Hannah Eliza Seymour, on 20 Nov 1917 in Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia. (Florence Olive Kirkby was born on 12 Jul 1894 in Urana, NSW Australia, died on 1 Oct 1995 in Lakemba, Sydney, NSW Australia and was buried in R.C. Northern Suburbs Cemetery, Sydney, NSW Australia.)
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