The Pollock Family included Sir Frederick Pollock (1783-1870), 1st Baron Pollock of Hatton, lawyer and Attorney-General; his brother, Field Marshal Sir George Pollock (1786-1872), 1st Baron Pollock of the Khyber Pass, commander in the Afghan campaign of 1842; and Sir Frederick's son, Charles Edward Pollock (1823-1897), an eminent lawyer. Other family members represented in the collection include Elizabeth Alexander (fl.1829-1858), Sir Frederick Pollock's niece by marriage, William Frederick Pollock (1815-1888), 2nd Baron Pollock of Hatton, eldest son of Sir Frederick Pollock, and Fanny Homera Pollock (fl.1833-1862), daughter of Sir Frederick Pollock. Arthur Powell of Clapton (d.1894) was grandfather of Ethel Powell, the wife of Robert Pollock, Charles Edward Pollock's fourth son.
From the guide to the Pollock Family: Papers, c.1802-1929, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)
