Waterloo Region Generations
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Elisha "Losh" Pollock

Male 1862 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Elisha "Losh" Pollock 
    Born Jun 1862  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Ch. of Scotland 
    Occupation 1881  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farm Labourer 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farm Labor 
    Occupation 1911  Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Laborer 
    Residence 1911  Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-68933 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Buried Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I68933  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father John Pollock,   b. 1839, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1891  (Age < 51 years) 
    Mother Rachel Hewitt,   b. 5 Jul 1839, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 4 Feb 1859  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Family ID F4414  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Eleanor Springer Put Under Arrest
      Eyewitness of Killings Charged As Incorrigible; Joint Funeral


      Eleanor Springer, 19-year-old West Montrose district girl who was the sole survivor and an eyewitness of the weekend shooting fatalities there, was last night taken into custody and placed in the county jail. She is being held on a charge under the Female Refugees Act, gist of the charge being that she is an incorrigible, [incorrigible: not able to be corrected or reformed] Crown Attorney Clement said today. She has been remanded until tomorrow morning and will appear in court before Magistrate Polson.

      May Amend Charge
      Crown Attorney Clement said this afternoon that there was a possibility the charge against Miss Springer would be amended when she appears tomorrow. He emphasized that any action taken by the crown in the case was intended to be helpful for the young woman. Mr. Clement said that no definite decision has yet been made about an inquest into the death of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Letson, Wilson, Percy and Walter (Pat) Letson, but that it was unlikely any further investigation would be made. The five bodies were released to the Dreisinger funeral parlor in Elmira where the service for all five will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Letson, Wilson and Percy, slain by their cousin, Pat Letson, will be buried in a single grave at Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery. Pat Letson will be buried in the United Church Cemetery at West Montrose. Provincial Police said today that Eleanor Springer was recovering from nervous shock and is able to give a better story of what happened during the fateful night.

      Grim Suggestion

      Her own escape from death is almost certainly the result of the unwitting intervention of Elisha (Losh) Pollock, 87, Provincial Constable Scherer said today. Pat Letson, on the Sunday morning, had asked the girl in menacing tones if she wanted to "join Mary." Mary was Mrs. Hugh Letson who was shot down in the living room of the home about Saturday midnight with her husband and her brother-in-law Percy. Before anything could happen Mr. Pollock came in from doing some chores in the barnyard and the girl seized the opportunity to run away from the home and reached her home, three miles away, more than an hour later.


      Kitchener Daily Record, Tuesday, December 30, 1947, Pg 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-1 Page 3.

    2. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 3 Page 2.

    3. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 13 Page 1.

    4. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 10.

    5. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 2.

    6. [S417] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Winterbourne Presbyterian CC#4597 Internet Link.
      [Footing Only] - Elisha Pollock/

    7. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 8 Feb 1859.
      4 Feb 1859 On the 4th instant, by the Rev'd James Thom. St. Andrews Church, Woolwich, John Polloch, to Rachel Huet, daughter of Elisha Huet, Esq.

    8. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      John Pollock Born: Scotland Res: Woolwich Township Age: 19 Father: Will Mother: Helen Watson Born: 1840 Spouse: Rachel Hurt Age: 19 born: Woolwich Township Res: Woolwich Township Born: 1840 Father: Elisha Mother: Rachel Cass married 4 Feb 1859

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Jun 1862 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ch. of Scotland - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farm Labourer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farm Labor - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1911 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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