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Pocock, Thomas Allcot Guy, son of Guy Noel Pocock, novelist and BBC ed., and Dorothy Allcot, d. of Rt. Rev. John Phillips Allcot Bowers DD, Bishop of Thetford; b. 18 Aug. 1925; adm. Sept. 1938 (G); left July 1939; small ships and war correspondent in WW2; a journalist and author; foreign correspondent Hulton Press 1944-8; naval correspondent Daily Mail 1950-3, The Times 1953-6; Daily Express staff 1956-8; defence correspondent, Evening Standard 1959-73; travel editor, Evening Standard 1973-82; self-employed author & journalist; author, many books on naval history; d. 7 May 2007.

POCLINGTON, ---; b. ; adm. ; KS in 1644 (Chapter Muniments 32460).

POCKLINGTON, HENRY SHARPE, second son of Henry Sharpe Pocklington, Gloucester, [banker ?] and Anne Harvey; b. 29 Dec 1802; adm. 11 Apr 1817 (Best's); Christ’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 28 Jun 1819, scholar 24 Apr 1820; BA 1823; MA 1827; ordained; Curate, Chelsworth, Suffolk 18 Jun 1826; Perpetual Curate of Overton, Lancs., 13 Dec 1827; Vicar of Stebbing, Essex, from 5 Aug 1831; m. 8 Aug 1827 Amelia Georgina, dau. of Major-Gen. George Stracey Smith, Governor of New Brunswick; d. 23 Jul 1842.

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PLUNKETT, JAMES; b.; adm. (aged 12) May 1731; left 1732. [Perhaps adm. Inner Temple year 1734/5, called to bar 27 Nov 1747, left Inn 21 Nov 1783; perhaps James Plunkett, esq., Bath, will proved PCC 3 Apr 1790].

PLUNKETT, EDWARD WADDING, 14TH BARON DUNSANY (I), elder son of Randall Plunkett, 13th Baron Dunsany (I), and his first wife Margaret, widow of Edward Mandeville, Ballydine, co. Tipperary, and dau. of Edward Archdekin, co. Kilkenny; b. 5 Apr 1773; adm. 14 Nov 1787; Ensign, 2nd Foot Guards 18 Sep 1793; Capt., 16th Foot 28 Oct 1795; Lieut. and Capt., 2nd Foot Guards 11 Nov 1795; Capt. and Lieut. -Col., 16 Aug 1804; retd. 21 Dec 1808; succ. as 14th Baron Dunsany (I) 4 Apr 1821; Lord Lieut., Co. Meath, from 1835; m. 1st, 20 Jun 1803 Hon. Catherine Louisa Lawless, dau. of Nicholas Lawless, 1st Baron Cloncurry (I); m. 2nd, 23 Mar 1823 Hon. Eliza Kinnaird, eldest dau. of George Kinnaird, 7th Baron Kinnaird (S); d. 11 Dec 1848.

PLUMSTEAD, AUGUSTINE, son of Augustine Plumstead, Beccles, Suffolk, and Anne Mott (IGI); bapt. 23 Oct 1634; adm.; KS ; elected to Trinity Coll, Cambridge 1654, adm. pens. 14 Jun 1654, scholar 1655; BA 1657/8; Fellow Trinity Coll. 1659 – c. 1661, when he lost his Fellowship and was denied the degree of MA on his refusing to conform; minister of dissenting congregation at Wrentham, Suffolk (licensed 8 May 1672); began compilation of a double concordance to the Bible, never completed; d. 10 Jan 1715. [presumably m. 1st, 20 Oct 1674 Jane Stifling (IGI); m. 2nd, 29 Apr 1677 Martha Micleborough (IGI)]

PLUMPTON, JOHN; b.; adm.; QS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1568, Westminster Student to 1577; BA 26 Feb 1571/2; MA 1575; he appears to have got into trouble with the Privy Council in 1577 for “certain lewde speeches” against Queen Elizabeth I, and was bound over to appear “if nede shall require” (Acts of the Privy Council, New Series, ix, pp 300, 348).