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 504 POCOCK—POLE. POCOCK, Sir George Frajs'cis Coventry (1821, U.K.), lieut.-col. in the army, served with the 30th regt. in the Crimea, was twice severely wounded, lost his left arm at the storming of the Eedan, Crimean medal and clasp, Turkish war medal, order of medjidie (5th class) ; s. his father as 3rd Baronet in 186G; b. 21 Dec. 1831 ; m. 9 Oct. 1850, Honora Harriet Alicia, dau. of late Rev. E H Ravenhill of Leominster (Harvey — Bart.), and has 3 daus. (1) Beatrice Honora. (2) Ida Maiul. (3) Evelyn Augusta Sophia. Note— Heir presumptive, Charles G. C. Pocock, Esq. Arms — Chequy arg. and gu. a lion rampant-guardant or and (for honourable augmentation) a chief wavy az. thereon a sea- horse sejant ppr. between two Eastern crowns or and above the word " Havannah " in gold letters. Crest — Out of a naval crown or an antelope's head ppr. attired gold. Supporters— Two sea-horses each resting his exterior paw on an anchor all ppr. granted by R.L. 15 Dec. 1821, being identical with those granted to Sir George Pocock, K.B. Motto — Regi renoque fidelis. Seat— The Priory, Christchurch, Hants. Hineage. SIR GEORGE POCOCK, K.B. adm. of the blue (eldest son of Rev. Thomas Pocock, d.d. rector of Danbury, Essex, and of Long Ditton, who was great-grandson of Richard Pocock), entered the navy when eleven years of age, under the auspices of his uncle Viscount Torrington, capt. 1738, com- manded on the Leeward Island station 1748, blocked up the French fleet in Martinico, commanded the fleet in the East Indies 1757, thrice defeated the French fleet under Count D'Ache. receivefl the thanks of the East India Company, who erected his statue in the India House, invested with the order of the bath, 6 May, 1761, master of the Trinity house, M.l'. Plymouth; b. 21 Feb. 1705/6 ; d. 3 April, 1792, having m. 28 Kov. 1763, Sophia Pitt, youngest dau. of Adm. Francis George Drake (Bart.), sometime governor of Madras (widow of Com- modore Digby Dent, and uterine sister of Harriett, Duchess of Ancaster); she d. 7 Jan. 1768, having had an only son, SIR GEORCiE POCOCK, Baronet, so created at the corona- tion of George IV. patent dated 18 Aug. 1821, M.P. Bridgewater 17a6/1806; b. 15 Oct. 17C5; d. 14 July, 1840, having m. 6 June, 1791, Charlotte, 2nd dau. of Edward Long, Esq. judge of the admiralty court, Jamaica; she d. 4 Feb. 1846, having had with other issue 4 sons and 4 daus. (1) Sir George Edward, s. as 2nd Baronet. (2) Augustus, b. 6 Mar. 1799; d. 1872. having m. 25 Aug. 1825, Julia Catherine, dau. of Hon. Thomas William Coventry (E. COVENTRY) ; she d. 9 Oct. 1826, leaving a son, George Morley, d. unm. 4 July, 1867. (3) Charles Samuel, rector of Eouslench. Wore; b. 5 June, 1805; m. 30 Sept. 1851, Lydia Louisa, youngest dau. of Rev. Henry Dannett, incumbent of St. John's, Liverpool, s. p. (4) Henry Charles, 74th regt.; d. 13 June, 1844. (5) Mary Anne Sophia, d. May, 1873. (6) Cliarlotte Elizabeth Catherine, d. Nov. 1873. (7) Sophia Louisa Henrietta, d. s. p. 27 May, 1851, having m. 22 June. 1833, to John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins, Esq. of Pen- nojTe, Brecon, lord-lieut.; he d. (8) Emma, m. 26 May, 1831, to Sir Charles Francis Ejiowles, Bart. SIR GEORGE EDWARD, 2nd Baronet; b. 2 April, 1792; d. 3 Sept. 1866, ha-ing m. 1 Mar. 1830, Augusta Ellinor, eldest dau. of Hon. Thomas William Coventry aforesaid; she d. 30 April, 1868, having had 3 sons and a dau. (1) Sir George Francis, 3rd and present Baronet. (2) Edward Poulett, R.N.; d. 17 Sept. 1862, aged 30. (3) Alfred George Drake, capt. 22nd regt.; b. 1838; d. 28 July, 1879, having m. 1st— 27 Jan. 1866, Mary. dau. of Charles Culverhouse, Esq. whom he divorced 1866. He m. 2ndly — 23 April. 1868, Caroline Wentworth, youngest dau. of Thomas Wickkain, Esq. of Ham, Somerset; divorced 1874. He m. Srdly —12 Feb. 1877, Miss Susan Howell Morris Fox, of Pittsville Manor, Cheltenham. By his 1st wife he had a son. Charles Guv Coventrv, heir presumptive to the Baro- netcy ; b. 3 Nov. 1863. (4) Alice Sophia Elizabeth, d. 3 Sept. 1878, having m. 18 Oct. 1859, to Robert Ashworth (Jodolphin Cosby, of Stradbally Hall, Queen's co. high sheriff 1863, capt. Queen's co. rifles, late lieut. 6th InniskilUng dragoons, and had 2 sons and 5 daus. Dudley Sydney Ashworth Cosbt, b. 12 Jan. 1862.— Sydney George Coventry, b. 23 July, 1864.— Edith Augusta Emily.— Mary Powlett. — Aline Islay. — Lilian Alice. — Violet Grace. POLE, Sir William Edmund, of Shute, Devon (1628, E.), M.A. Oxon. bar.-at-law L.I.; s. his half-brother as 9th Baronet in 1874 ; b. 3 July, 181fi ; m. 2G April, 1841, Margaret Victoriosa, 2nd dau. of Admiral the Hon. Sir John Talbot. G.C.B. (B. Tal- bot), and has 3 sons and 3 daus. (1) Edmund Reginald Talbot de la Pole, b. 22 Feb. 1844; m. 2.') Sept. 1877, Mar)- Ann Margaret, only child of late Hastings IJ. Sands, cajit. 3ril (King's) dragoon guards, and widow of John Ormsby Phipps, capt. 3rd (K.O.) hussars ; she d. 10 ilav, 1878. (2) Frederick Arun<lell, b. 25 Dec. 1850. (3) Arthur Lionel, b. 10 Jan. 1854. (4) Emily Charlotte Augusta, m. 22 May, 1878, to Richard Hake Bush, M.D. (5) Edrica Blanche. (6) Ger.ildine Eleanor. Arms — Az. semee of fleurs-de-lis and a lion rampant arg. MOTTO— PoUet virtu-s. Seat — Shute House, Axminster. Residence— Colcombe, Streatham.