Sir & Lady Pollen, and "their" (Jackson's) Francolin ssp. (1 Viewer)

[Björn Bergenholtz]

Here's some (hopefully) additional info (or at least some clues for anyone keen, or keener, to search onwards), regarding one part in the seemingly mutual eponym ...

pollenorum as in:
• the invalid ssp. "Francolinus jacksoni pollenorum" MEINERTZHAGEN 1936 (here), no dedication, no explanation, nothing ... only "In my collection ... from Mt. Kenya."

Either way, today's Key explain this (shared) eponym as:

pollenorum
Capt. Sir Walter Michael Hungerford Pollen (1894-1968) British colonial administrator in the Sudan and his wife Lady Rosalind Frances Pollen née Benson (fl. 1930) (syn. Pternistis jacksoni).

According to Ancestry's entry for Mr Pollen (here) his wife was "Lady Rosalind Frances Benson Pollen" (1899–1982), "Born in St George Hanover Square, London, England ..."

However, in WikiTree we find her as: "Rosalind Frances (Benson) Pollen" (here): "married 2 Dec 1925 [location unknown]", but also as: "Rosalind Frances Pollen formerly Benson" (here): "Born about 1895", "Daughter of Robert Henry Benson and [mother unknown]"

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Which version of her full (married) name is the most accurate one I cannot tell, neither do I know if she truly was; "born about 1895", or in "1899" ... ?!?

Maybe a case for BirdForum's own Geni-sleuth-hounds?

Who knows?

Björn

 

[PScofield]

No doubt. Person who entered wikitree data just was to busy to add details:

Rosalind Frances Benson

Birth 21 Sep. 1899 at 16 South Street, Mayfair, London, England
Baptised in Christ Church, Down Street, Mayfair
Marriage 2 Dec. 1925 St Margaret's, London, England (which is as POSH as it gets - the chapel of Westminster Abbey!)
Death 2 Oct. 1982 Mickleton, Gloucestershire, England
Father Robert Henry (Robin) Benson (1850-1929)
Mother Evelyn Holford (1856-1943)
Spouse Walter Michael Hungerford (Ben) Pollen (1894-1968)