Pollexfen family of Sligo
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The Pollexfen family of Sligo was a prominent Anglo-Irish merchant and milling family in 19th-century Sligo, best known today as the maternal family of poet W. B. Yeats.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Susan Mary Pollexfen | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Irish family
ⓘ
family ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activity |
merchant trade
ⓘ
milling ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yeats family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Sligo town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Jack B. Yeats
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lily Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ Lolly Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Sligo harbour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sligo milling industry ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | part of the background to the Irish Literary Revival through Yeats ⓘ |
| economicRole | local mercantile elite ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Anglo-Irish ⓘ |
| family | Pollexfen family of Sligo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage |
British
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 19th-century Irish commercial life ⓘ |
| industry |
grain milling
ⓘ
shipping and trade ⓘ |
| influenced | childhood environment of W. B. Yeats ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Sligo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maternalFamilyOf | W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Elizabeth Pollexfen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick Pollexfen NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Pollexfen NERFINISHED ⓘ John Pollexfen NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Pollexfen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Pollexfen NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Pollexfen NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Pollexfen NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Mary Pollexfen NERFINISHED ⓘ William Pollexfen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | autobiographical writings of W. B. Yeats ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the maternal family of W. B. Yeats ⓘ |
| notableMember | Susan Mary Pollexfen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | County Sligo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| socialClass |
commercial bourgeoisie
ⓘ
middle class ⓘ |
| spouse | John Butler Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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