Elisha "Losh" Pollock

1862 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Elisha "Losh" Pollock
  Born	Jun 1862	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Ch. of Scotland
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farm Labourer
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farm Labor
  Occupation	1911	Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1911	Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-68933
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried	Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I68933	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	John Pollock,   b. 1839, , Scotland ,   d. Bef 1891  (Age < 51 years)
  Mother	Rachel Hewitt,   b. 5 Jul 1839, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Dec 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	4 Feb 1859	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [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

  [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-1 Page 3. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 3 Page 2. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 13 Page 1. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 10. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 2. [S417] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Winterbourne Presbyterian CC#4597 Internet Link. [Footing Only] - Elisha Pollock/ [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. [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

  Born - Jun 1862 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Ch. of Scotland - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Labourer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Labor - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1911 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth