Janet (Brown) Pollock (1819 - 1903)

Born 1 Jul 1819 in Renfrewshire, Scotland

Wife of William Pollock — married 14 Sep 1849 in Dunedin, Otago New Zealand

Descendants

Died 18 Mar 1903 at age 83 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

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Biography

Janet (Brown) Pollock was born in Scotland.

Janet (Brown) Pollock migrated from Scotland to New Zealand in 1848.

Janet was christened 16 July 1820 at Abbey, Renfrewshire. Her parents were James Brown, a Waterloo veteran and Marion Watt. ^{[1] [2]}

The family emigrated to New Zealand aboard the Bernicia in 1848, landing at Port Chalmers. She was recorded as 22, although would have been 28. ^[3]

The family settled at Taieri. Janet married William Pollock and they removed to Invercargill in 1856 where he had bought land. They also farmed at Mataura, the Taieri and Breadalbane. In her later years she lived at Mosgiel; then moving to Invercargill with her daughter Mrs. Garrett around 1900. ^[2]

She passed away 18 March 1903 age 82 at Invercargill. ^[2] She is buried at Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQHB-F5S : 12 February 2020), Janet Broun, 1820.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 1903 Newspaper: "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
   Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8151, 19 March 1903, Page 1
   "Death of a Pioneer" (accessed 17 May 2024)
3. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDV-JRH8 : Sat Mar 09 15:23:32 UTC 2024), Entry for James Brown, 1848.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #220466262

• 1849/284 - Marriage Record - BDM Online - Dept of Internal Affairs - New Zealand - https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
• Jane Pollock 1903/2098, 82y - Death Record - BDM Online - Dept of Internal Affairs - New Zealand - https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
• Passenger arrivals at Port Chalmers, New Zealand, 1848 -1851, Ngaio Press website accessed 13 May 2024; citing Dr Hocken's 1898 lists but "expanded and corrected".
• Children of Janet and William, interesting that there were 3x Janet and only one death of a Janet Pollock (in 1860 #1860/3811 17 months old)
• 1850/952 Pollock John
• 1852/1150 Pollock Marion
• 1855/5301 Pollock Janet
• 1856/6252 Pollock Alexander
• 1858/8815 Pollock Janet
• 1861/10934 Pollock David
• 1863/18382 Pollock Janet