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William Pollitt

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1899.

Sir William Pollitt (1842-1908) was a railway manager and general manager of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway under Edward Watkin

1862 Married Esther Crompton

1869 Appointed accountant for the company having previously served as chief clerk

1885 Assistant General Manager

1891 Living at Fernlea, Dunham Road, Altrincham:William Pollitt (age 49 born Ashton-under-Lyne), Director and Manager of Railway. With his wife and their five children; Esther Pollitt (age 50 born Ashton-under-Lyne); James Burton Pollitt (age 29 born Ashton-under-Lyne), Solicitor; Jane Pollitt (age 27 born Ashton-under-Lyne); Harry Pollitt (age 25 born Ashton-under-Lyne), Railway Mechanical Engineer; and Margaret Ellen Pollitt (age 23 born Ashton-under-Lyne). Three servants.[1]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 1891 Census

Chris de Winter Hebron, 50 Famous Railwaymen, 2005

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