This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pollard, Collins, Mountstievens Classification: Bible Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hEBBAIB/1263 Message Board Post: A friend bought the family Bible described below at a local clearance sale. He would like to get it into the hands of descendants of the people mentioned. If you are related, please let me know. [square brackets/braces are my comments] Holy Bible, printed at Oxford University Press for the British and Foreign Bible Society: M.DCCC.LXVII [1867] Cover bears a smart impression "British and Foreign Bible Society, Two Shillings and Sixpence" [ = £ 0.125 = Euro 0.188 = US$ 0.225] [Inscriptions read:] William Pollard, Bridgwater and Sarah Mountstievens was married December 25th, 1847 at Wzoyland [Westonzoyland, Somerset, England, a few miles from Bridgwater] No 1. Henry William Pollard the first son of William & Sarah Pollard Nov 24/1848 at Bridgwater. No 2. Mary Ann pollard the daughter of William & S Pollard was born March 30/1851 at Bridgwater. No 3. George Pollard the son of William & Sarah Pollard was born June 9th/1833 at Bridgwater. No 4. Thomas john Pollard the son of William & Sarah Pollard was born May 7/1855 at Bridgwater. April 18th at Durston, Nr Bridgwater Mr J Pollard aged 63, 1871 [the '6' of '63' appears to be written over in pencil '7' to yield '73'] October 7th 1883 at Durston Mrs Ann Pollard died aged 83 years and 7 months / Wm Pollard Witness & Register** [last word unclear] Grandchildren Henry William Collins was born March 11th 1872 at Weston Super Mare [north east of Bridgwater and also in Somerset] Ann Humphries Pollard was born May 17th 1873 at Bridgwater [and in what appears to be a later addition] Wellington Rd Bridgwater Lottie Pollard was born Janry 27/1875 at Bridgwater Agnes Pollard was born December 31st, 1876 amen @ B'water (Herbert Reginald Collins was born October 11th 1877 at W.S.M. Died Aug 23. 1880) Ethel Pollard was born October 18th 1878 at B'water Emily Heziah Polard was born March 5th 1879 at Stratford, Essex Ethel Pollard was born March ['March' is struck out] Feb 23rd 1880 at Stratford [later addition in margin 'dead'] Herbert H Pollard was born May 23rd 1880 at Eastove Bridgwater 1st son Elizabeth ['Elizabeth' is struck out and, in what appears to be a later addition, 'Florence' is inserted] Pollard was born April 8. 1882 at Estover Bridgwater a son Pollard was borne July 7 1857 Bridgwater Tom, Jim, Alf, Chal and Fred baptized February 18th, 1870 Minnie Collins was born Decr 1883 at Weston Super Mare George Pollard was born 188 [sic] at West Ham Stratford E. [space] Pollard was born on July 12th, 1884, the second son of Henry & Emma Pollard of Eastover Bridgwater Bertram Tom was born at Devonshire Str BWater June 13th 1885 H.P. William Pollard was elected a member of the School Board Bridgwater ?April 21st, 1873 [Tucked into the book are five colour photographs. Four of family groups with common members. Four appear to be at a seaside resort, the fifth is a roadside picnic with a 'Primus' stove and car registration 748 KKK.]