Thomas Pollock, of Fa'side

1731 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Thomas Pollock
  Suffix	of Fa'side
  Birth	1731	Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  Christening	14 Nov 1731	Neilston Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [1]
  	POLLOCK THOMAS ALLAN POLLOCK/ M 14/11/1731 572/ 10 66 Neilston
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Mearns Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Balgray House
  	Balgray House Balgray House in Newton Mearns, thought to have been built in the late 19th Century, is now a category 'B' listed building. It was one of the last of the Mearns "big houses", still standing in farmland on the western edge of the parish. The house and lands of Balgray was an ancient inheritance of a family called Park. In 1603, Alexander Park alienated these lands to David Pollock of Lee. In 1684, James Pollock was the owner of Balgray and he was fined for supporting the Covenanters. Eventually Balgray was sold to Thomas Pollock who was a wealthy merchant from Glasgow and of a branch of the Pollock family descended from a younger brother of the family from the reign of Queen Mary. In 1818, Thomas Pollock owned the lands and it is known that at this time a small bleachfield was in business in Balgray, employing twenty people. However, by the early 1850s the business had closed. In 1831, the house was unoccupied and had been so for some time, it is not clear if this is the same house that stands today. In 1905, it was the property of James C Ferguson Pollock of Pollock Castle (Upper Pollock).
  _UID	CF5A6E417C5848FB85EEF6C963FA33D283CF
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I38015	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Allan Pollock, of Craigton,   b. Craigton, Mearns Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. Abt 1696
  Mother	Margaret Warnock,   b. 1673, Eaglesham Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1666
  Family ID	F12782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Allan Pollock, of Fa'side, East Lothian   d. Abt 1800, Mearns Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  Mother	Margaret Anderson,   b. 1722, Beith Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	5 Jan 1742/43	Beith Parish, Ayr, Scotland
  Family ID	F12789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Allan Pollock, of Fa'side House,   b. 16 Nov 1775, Mearns Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 1851 (Age 75 years)   2. John Pollock, of Fa'side & Glasgow,   b. 1778, Fa'side, Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 14 Feb 1858, Broom Estate, Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age 80 years) + 3. Arthur Pollock, of Grangemouth and Glasgow,   b. 25 Dec 1780, Mearns Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 30 Jan 1870, Lismanny House, County Galway, Ireland (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F12783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] ? DC Thomson Family History, England, Shropshire Burials Transcription, ((findmypast.com)), "Church registers - Old Parish Registers Births and baptisms." Thomas Pollock, accessed 19 Apr 2020. (Reliability: 3). [S714] Book, UK, United Kingdom County Families, (London, England: Chatto and Windus, 1899.), accessed 29 Feb 2020), Mansions in Mearns, Balgray House (Reliability: 3).