George William Pollard

1913 - 2006  (92 years)

• Name	George William Pollard
  Born	23 Nov 1913	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2 - Highland Light Infantry
  Residence	1975	Cobourg, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-385422
  Died	17 Sep 2006	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I385422	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Pollard,   b. 1889, , England ,   d. 1965  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Catherine Ada Gatehouse,   b. 3 Jan 1892, Shoreditch, London, England ,   d. 24 Jul 1975, Cobourg, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario  (Age 83 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1912	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F259950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	May Roche,   b. Abt 1920
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F261424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  POLLARD, George William (1913 -2006). Passed from death into life, at Riverbend Place, Galt, September 17, 2006. Beloved husband for 69 years of May (nee Roche), also of Riverbend Place, Galt. Beloved father of Brian (Gail) of Ibiza, Spain, Judith (Rev. John Smith), Hamilton, Ont., and Janice (Robert Rowe), Kingston, Ont. Dear brother and brother-in-law of the late Ernest Pollard and his wife Bessie, the late Gladys and the late Walter Bast. Grandfather and great-grandfather to Nieves Pollard (Gaston Deza) and their daughter, Jazmin, of Ibiza, Spain, Hayley Smith Post (Isaac), of Washington, D.C., Drew Smith, Hamilton, Jock Smith, Hamilton, Travis (Susan) Rowe and their sons, Miles and Everett of Aurora, Ben (Col-leen) Rowe and their daughters, Peyton and Katie of Belleville, Olivia and Jeff Ovens of Kingston. George was born in Preston, Ont., in 1913 to Catherine (nee Gatehouse) and George Pollard. In his infancy, the family returned to England (Fenny Stratford, Bucks) and returned to Preston ten years later. He was well known as a middle distance runner in his young years, in Waterloo County. He served with the Highland Light Infantry, during the Second World War, as an Officer (The Battle of the Scheldt). After the war, he joined the Ministry of Correctional Services. He served as one of Ontario's first ,Adult Probation Officers, then institutions in Galt, Guelph Reformatory and was Superintendent of Brookside School in Cobourg for 20 years. They retired in Preston. He was a lifelong member of King Street Baptist Church, in Preston and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Cobourg for many years. His was a life well-lived. Our dad and grandfather, will be greatly missed. "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." H Timothy 4: 7 A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, September 20, 2006, at Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Ont., at 1 p.m., with a reception to follow at Riverbend Place, with May and her family. The Record Newspaper 19 Sep 2006 pg B5

  
  

• Sources

  [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 059403 (1913). Name:George William Pollard Date of Birth:23 Nov 1913 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:George Pollard Mother's name:Catherine Catehouss [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 019985 (1912). Name:George Pollard Age:23 Birth Year:abt 1889 Marriage Date:11 Dec 1912 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Harry Pollard Mother:Elizabeth Wilmer Spouse:Catherine Ada Gatehouse

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Nov 1913 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1975 - Cobourg, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario Died - 17 Sep 2006 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth