William Herbert Pollitt

1889 - 1967  (78 years)

• Name	William Herbert Pollitt
  Born	21 Jan 1889	Prescot, Lancashire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  1939 Register	1939	Lyme Grove, Dunriding Lane, St. Helens, Lancashire, England   [1]
  939 Register Living in the Household Hilda B Pollitt 25 Apr 1888 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married William H Pollitt 21 Jan 1889 Male Town Clerk And Solicitor Married Edith H Nose (Thompson) 24 Dec 1913 Female Domestic Servant Single
  Occupation	1939	St. Helens, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	Solicitor, Town Clerk and A.R.P Controller for St. Helens.
  Ship Voyage	1949	Liverpool-Canary Islands-Liverpool   [3]
  Travelling with his wife. Address given as, Buxton, Derbyshire.
  First name(s) W H Last name Pollitt Title MR Gender Male Departure year 1949 Departure day 9 Departure month 2 Departure port Liverpool Destination port Round Voyage Destination ROUND VOYAGE Country Round Voyage Destination country Round Voyage Ship name Alca Ship official number 149634 Ship master's first name A Ship master's last name FRITH Shipping line YEOWARD LINE City LIVERPOOL Ship destination port CANARY ISLANDS Ship destination country CANARY ISLANDS Ship registered tonnage 2079 Number of passengers 77 Record set Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960
  Ship Voyage	1949	Southampton to Cape Town, South Africa   [3]
  Travelling with wife and 20 year old daughter.
  First name(s) W H Last name Pollitt Title MR Gender Male Age 60 Birth year 1889 Marital status M Occupation SOLICITOR Departure year 1949 Departure day 24 Departure month 11 Departure port Southampton Destination port Cape Destination CAPE Country South Africa Destination country South Africa Ship name Stirling Castle Ship official number 164576 Ship master's last name PACE Ship master's title CAPT Shipping line UNION-CASTLE-LINE City SOUTHAMPTON Ship destination port SOUTH AFRICA
  Ship Voyage	1954	Southampton to Durban, South Africa   [3]
  Travelling with his wife. Intended country of residence is England, so this is probably a visit to see his brother, Charles Ernest.
  First name(s) William Herbert Last name Pollitt Gender Male Age 64 Birth year 1890 Marital status M Occupation TOWN CLERK SOLICITOR Departure year 1954 Departure day 13 Departure month 2 Departure port Southampton Destination port Durban (Port Natal) Destination DURBAN (PORT NATAL) Country South Africa Destination country South Africa Ship name Jagersfontein Ship master's first name J Ship master's last name ZWANENBERG Shipping line HOLLAND AFRICA LINE City SOUTHAMPTON Ship destination port DURBAN (PORT NATAL) Ship destination country SOUTH AFRICA Ship registered tonnage 6308.40 Number of passengers 62 Record set Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960
  Ship Voyage	1955	London to Cape Town, South Africa   [3]
  Travelling alone.
  First name(s) William Last name Pollitt Gender Male Birth year 1889 Birth day 21 Birth month 1 Marital status M Occupation RETIRED SOLICITOR Departure year 1955 Departure day 25 Departure month 7 Departure port London Destination port Cape Destination CAPE Country South Africa Destination country South Africa Ship name Rhodesia Star Ship master's first name F T Ship master's last name HAMBIDGE City LONDON Number of passengers 0 Record set Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960
  Emigration	1958	London to Durban, South Africa   [3]
  Intended country of residence is South Africa. Travelling with his wife.
  First name(s) W H Last name Pollitt Title MR Gender Male Birth year 1889 Birth day 21 Birth month 1 Marital status M Occupation RETIRED Departure year 1958 Departure day 25 Departure month 8 Departure port London Destination port Durban (Port Natal) Destination DURBAN (PORT NATAL) Country South Africa Destination country South Africa Ship name Braemar Castle Ship master's first name ? Ship master's last name ? City LONDON Ship destination port SOUTH AFRICA Ship destination country SOUTH AFRICA
  Ship Voyage	1960	Aden, Yemen to London, England   [4]
  Name: Hilda Barlow Pollitt Birth Date: 25 Apr 1888 Age: 72 William Herbert Pollitt Birth Date: 21 January 1889 Age: 73 Country of last residence: South Africa Intended stay in the UK: 3/4 months Intended Country of Residence: South Africa Address given: C/o 113, Tarbuck Road, Huyton, Liverpool. Port of Departure: Aden, Yemen Arrival Date: 26 Jun 1960 Port of Arrival: London, England Ports of Voyage: Mombasa Ship Name: Kenya Castle Shipping line: Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd Official Number: 4948/01
  Residence	1967	603, Musgrave Heights, Durban, South Africa
  From the Grant of Probate Register
  Died	25 Jan 1967	Durban, South Africa
  Probate	6 Apr 1967	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [5]
  Probate to William Alfred Pollitt, Medical Practitioner and Roy Hammersley Latimer, Solicitor. Estate value, £28,443
  Person ID	I3328	Our Ancestral Heritage
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2022

  
  

  Family	Hilda Barlow Griffin,   b. 25 Apr 1888, St. Helens, Lancashire, England ,   d. 21 Aug 1985, 603, Musgrave Heights, Durban, South Africa  (Age 97 years)
  Married	1923	Prescot, Lancashire, England   [6]
  Children	+ 1. William Alfred Pollitt, (Doctor),   b. 1924, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 2009  (Age 85 years)  [Birth] + 2. June Edith Pollitt,   b. 23 Jun 1929, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England ,   d. 20 Jul 2019, Sydney, Australia  (Age 90 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2017
  Family ID	F974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Jan 1889 - Prescot, Lancashire, England Married - 1923 - Prescot, Lancashire, England Occupation - Solicitor, Town Clerk and A.R.P Controller for St. Helens. - 1939 - St. Helens, Lancashire, England Ship Voyage - Travelling with his wife. Address given as, Buxton, Derbyshire. - 1949 - Liverpool-Canary Islands-Liverpool Residence - From the Grant of Probate Register - 1967 - 603, Musgrave Heights, Durban, South Africa Probate - Probate to William Alfred Pollitt, Medical Practitioner and Roy Hammersley Latimer, Solicitor. Estate value, £28,443 - 6 Apr 1967 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

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  Headstones

  Headstone - William Herbert Pollitt & Hilda Barlow Pollitt St. Thomas's Church Cemetary, Durban, South Africa

  
  

  Histories

  MEMORIES OF MY POLLITT AND GRIFFIN GRANDPARENTS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS An extract from the above private publication, with the kind permission of June's son, Tony Cope who is my 4th cousin.

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] 1939 Register. [S20] BMD - Birth Index England & Wales. First name(s) WILLIAM HERBERT Last name POLLITT Birth year 1889 Birth quarter 1 Registration month - Mother's last name - District Prescot County Lancashire Country England Volume 8B Page 733 [S13] Ship Passenger Lists. [S13] Ship Passenger Lists. Source Citation The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1455; Item: 130 Source Information Ancestry.com. UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. [S129] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966. [S16] BMD - Marriage Index England & Wales. First name(s) HILDA B Last name GRIFFIN Marriage quarter 2 Marriage year 1923 Registration month - MarriageFinder? HILDA B GRIFFIN married William H Pollitt Spouse's last name Pollitt District Prescot District number - County Lancashire Country England Volume 8B Page 1207