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![]()  | ![]()  | ![]()  |  William Pocklington b.1628 d.1684  | |||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  George Pocklington b.1656 d.1601  |  Anne b. d.  | |||||
|  George Pocklington b.1729 d.  |  John Pocklington b.1704 d.1745  | |||||||
|  John Pocklington b.1733 d.  | ![]()  |  Mary b. d.  | ||||||
|  Susannah Pocklington b.1733 d.  | ![]()  | |||||||
|  Mary Pocklington b.1735 d.1761  | ||||||||
|  Joseph Pocklington b.1736 d.  |  Mary b. d.  | |||||||
|  William Pocklington b.1738 d.1788  | ||||||||
|  Thomas Pocklington b.1745 d.  | ![]()  | |||||||