Pollen Baronets
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The Pollen Baronetcy, of Redenham in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 15 May 1795 for John Pollen. The family descended from Edward Pollen (d. 1636), a London
merchant originally of Lincolnshire
. His son, John Pollen I, grandson, John Pollen II (c. 1642- by Nov 1719), and great-grandson, John Pollen III (c. 1702-1775), all represented Andover
in the House of Commons
. The latter was the father of the first Baronet. The second Baronet also sat as Member of Parliament
for this constituency 1820-1821 and 1835-1841. As of 13 June 2007 the presumed eighth and present Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. For more information, follow this link.
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merchant originally of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. His son, John Pollen I, grandson, John Pollen II (c. 1642- by Nov 1719), and great-grandson, John Pollen III (c. 1702-1775), all represented Andover
Andover (UK Parliament constituency)
Andover was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1307, and again from 1586, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire,...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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. The latter was the father of the first Baronet. The second Baronet also sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for this constituency 1820-1821 and 1835-1841. As of 13 June 2007 the presumed eighth and present Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. For more information, follow this link.
Pollen Baronets, of Redenham (1795)
- Sir John Pollen, 1st Baronet (c. 1731-1814),
- Sir John Walter Pollen, 2nd Baronet (1784–1863), succeeded by nephew. He was MP for AndoverAndover (UK Parliament constituency)Andover was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1295 to 1307, and again from 1586, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire,...
1820-1821 and 1835-1841. - Sir Richard Hungerford Pollen, 3rd Baronet (1815–1881), whose younger brother John Hungerford PollenJohn Hungerford Pollen (senior)John Hungerford Pollen was an English artist and writer on crafts and furniture.-Life:He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He was ordained as an Anglican priest in 1845, with a parish in Leeds from 1847, writing of his experiences.He became a Catholic convert and left the...
was ancestor of the 7th Baronet, below. - Sir Richard Hungerford Pollen, 4th Baronet (1846–1918)
- Sir Richard Pollen, 5th Baronet (1878–1930)
- Sir John Lancelot Hungerford Pollen, 6th Baronet (1884–1959)
- Sir John Michael Hungerford Pollen, 7th Baronet (1919–2003), succeeded by only son
- Sir Richard John Hungerford Pollen, 8th Baronet (b. 1946)
Descendants
- John Hungerford Pollen (senior)John Hungerford Pollen (senior)John Hungerford Pollen was an English artist and writer on crafts and furniture.-Life:He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He was ordained as an Anglican priest in 1845, with a parish in Leeds from 1847, writing of his experiences.He became a Catholic convert and left the...
(1820–1902), Catholic convert and father of ten children including eight sons - John Hungerford Pollen (Jesuit)John Hungerford Pollen (Jesuit)John Hungerford Pollen was an English Jesuit, known as a historian of the Protestant Reformation.-Life:He was one of the group of Jesuit historians restoring the reputation of Robert Persons...
(1858–1925), eldest son of above (his next brother's grandson became 7th Baronet). - Arthur PollenArthur PollenArthur Joseph Hungerford Pollen was a writer on naval affairs in the early 1900s who recognised the need for a computer-based fire-control system...
(1866–1937) inventor, 6th son of the first John Hungerford Pollen - Clare AsquithClare AsquithClare Asquith, the Countess of Oxford and Asquith is an independent scholar and author of Shadowplay: the Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare, which has posited that Shakespeare was a recusant Roman Catholic whose works contain code which was used by the Catholic underground,...
(b. 1951), scholar, great-granddaughter of above - Arabella PollenArabella Rosalind Hungerford PollenArabella Rosalind Hungerford Pollen is an English couturier and author.Arabella, nicknamed Bella, was born in Oxford, the daughter of Peregrine Michael Hungerford Pollen and Patricia Helen Barry. In 1981 she founded the fashion design company Arabella Pollen Ltd., running it until 1994. Among her...
(b. 1961) knitwear designer, now novelist, granddaughter of Sir Walter Michael Hungerford Pollen, and great-granddaughter of Robert Henry Benson art collector (d. 1929).