Robert (Pollock) Pollok (1799 - 1881)

Born 6 Oct 1799 in Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Craig) Pollok — married 12 Aug 1823 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 1881 at about age 81 in Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Robert (Pollock) Pollok was born in Scotland.

Robert, son of Robert Pollock and Jean Robertson, was born or baptised on 6 October 1799 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland.^[1]

Robert married Elisabeth Craig on 12 August 1823 in Neilston, Renfrew, Scotland.^[2]

Margaret, daughter of Robert Pollok & Elizabeth Craig, was born or baptised on 27 June 1824 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland.^[3]

In the 1861 census Robert (age 61), Landed Proprietor & Farmer of 80 Ac Employing 3 Ac 1 Boy, was the head of household in North Walton, Mearns, Renfrewshire.^[4]

In the 1871 census Robert (age 72), Farmer, was the father of Margaret Glen in Hillside Collage, Neilston, Renfrewshire.^[5]

In the 1881 census Robert (age 82), Farmer of 11 Acres Employing 1 Man & 1 Girl, was the head of household at North Walton Farm, Mearns, Renfrewshire.^[6]

Robert's death (age 81) was registered in 1881 in the Mearns district.^[7]

Robert was buried in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland.^[8] The inscription reads: Robert POLLOCK born Walton Mearns 1799, wife Elizabeth CRAIG born Auchentiber Neilston 1806, gift of their daughter Margaret POLLOCK GLEN of Carlibar Barrhead

Sources

1. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
   National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 571; Ref: 10/51; Frame: 56
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 12 August 2023)
   Robert Pollock born or baptised on 6 Oct 1799, son of Robert Pollock & Jean Robertson, in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910"
   Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1041282
   Ancestry uk Record 60144 #1975413 (accessed 12 August 2023)
   Robert Pollok marriage to Elisabeth Craig on 12 Aug 1823 in Neilston, Renfrew, Scotland.
3. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
   National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 571; Ref: 20/16; Frame: 139
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 12 August 2023)
   Margaret Pollok born or baptised on 27 Jun 1824, daughter of Robert Pollok & Elizabeth Craig, in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
4. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Mearns; ED: 8; Page: 3; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1861_79; Registration Number: 571; Household schedule number: 8; Roll: CSSCT1861_79
   Ancestry uk Record 1080 #810700 (accessed 12 August 2023)
   Robert Pollock (61), Landed Proprietor & Farmer Of 80 Ac Employing 3 Ac 1 Boy, head of household in North Walton in Mearns registration district. Born in Mearns, Renfrewshire.
5. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Neilston; ED: 10; Page: 40; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1871_101; Registration Number: 572/2; Household schedule number: 206; Roll: CSSCT1871_101
   Ancestry uk Record 1104 #1482737 (accessed 12 August 2023)
   Robert Polick (72) father, Farmer, in household of Margaret Glen (47) in Hillside Collage, Neilston, Renfrewshire in Barrhead registration district. Born in Mearns, Renfrewshire.
6. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Mearns; ED: 8; Page: 7; Line: 13; Roll: cssct1881_170; Registration Number: 571; Household schedule number: 29
   Ancestry uk Record 1119 #43297 (accessed 12 August 2023)
   Robert Pollock (82), Farmer Of 11 Acres Employing 1 Man & 1 Girl, head of household at North Walton Farm in Mearns registration district. Born in Mearns, Renfrewshire.
7. ↑ Death Registration: "Statutory Register of Deaths"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 571/39
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 12 August 2023)
   Robert Pollock death registered 1881 in Mearns (age 81).
8. ↑ Burial: "Scotland Monumental Inscriptions"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 12 August 2023)
   Robert Pollock burial in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland.