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|child2 = Cecelia Pollard
 
|child2 = Cecelia Pollard
 
|child3 = Margaret Pollard
 
|child3 = Margaret Pollard
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|brother = Louisa Pollard's brother{{!}}Brother
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|father = Louisa Pollard's father{{!}}Father
 
|first = Zagreus (audio story)
 
|first = Zagreus (audio story)
|appearances = {{il|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Memory Lane (audio story)|Memory Lane]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Prologue (short story)|Prologue]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Forgotten (short story)|Forgotten]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Heroine, the Hero and the Megalomaniac (short story)|The Heroine, the Hero and the Megalomaniac]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fall of the House of Pollard (audio story)|The Fall of the House of Pollard]]''}}
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|appearances = {{il|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Memory Lane (audio story)|Memory Lane]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Prologue (ST short story)|Prologue]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Forgotten (short story)|Forgotten]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Heroine, the Hero and the Megalomaniac (short story)|The Heroine, the Hero and the Megalomaniac]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fall of the House of Pollard (audio story)|The Fall of the House of Pollard]]''}}
 
|voice actor = Anneke Wills
 
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Lady '''Louisa Pollard''' was the mother of [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]], [[Cecelia Pollard|Cecelia]] and [[Margaret Pollard]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'') She was married to [[Richard Pollard]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Memory Lane (audio story)|Memory Lane]]'')
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Lady '''Louisa Pollard''' was the wife of [[Richard Pollard]] and mother of [[Margaret Pollard|Peggy]], [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] and [[Cecelia Pollard|Sissy Pollard]].
   
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== Biography ==
Louisa was good friends with [[Lawrence Grainger|Lawrence]] and [[Mary Grainger]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Forgotten (short story)|Forgotten]]'') In [[1906]], Louisa attended a party where Mary Grainger was attacked by [[the Master]] during childbirth. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prologue (short story)|Prologue]]'')
 
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=== Life ===
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On her sixteenth birthday, Louisa was given a [[brooch]] by [[Louisa Pollard's mother|her mother]] that had been passed down the family. She later gave it to her second daughter, [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Scherzo (audio story)|Scherzo]]'')
   
 
Louisa was a good friend of [[Lawrence Grainger|Lawrence]] and [[Mary Grainger]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Forgotten (short story)|Forgotten]]'') In [[1906]], Louisa and her husband [[Richard Pollard|Lord Richard]] attended a party, during which Mary was attacked by [[the Master]] whilst giving birth to her son, [[Edward Grainger|Edward]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prologue (ST short story)|Prologue]]'') In [[1911]], the Pollards and their daughter [[Margaret Pollard|Peggy]] visited the Graingers for [[Christmas]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Echoes (ST short story)|Echoes]]'')
In the wake of Charley's departure on the ''[[R101]]'', Lady Pollard travelled out to Charley's finishing school and interrogated [[Lime (Zagreus)|Miss Lime]] on the security and efficacy of their school. She revealed there that while often disapproving of Charley, Lady Pollard considered her an exceedingly capable woman. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'')
 
   
Her brother served in World War I and was a lieutenant; he only volunteered for service to prove a point to his father. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Memory Lane (audio story)|Memory Lane]]'')
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[[Louisa Pollard's brother|Louisa's brother]] volunteered to serve in [[World War I]] solely to prove a point to [[Louisa Pollard's father|their father]]. He became a [[lieutenant]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Memory Lane (audio story)|Memory Lane]]'')
   
The [[Seventh Doctor]] informed Richard and Louisa that Charley had died in the ''R101'' crash. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Heroine, the Hero and the Megalomaniac]]'')
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The [[Seventh Doctor]] informed Louisa and Richard that Charley had died in the ''[[R101]]'' crash. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Heroine, the Hero and the Megalomaniac]]'')
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Louisa and Richard lost contact with Peggy after they were unable to afford her [[dowry]]. They also cut off contact with Sissy because of her pro-[[fascism|fascist]] views. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fall of the House of Pollard (audio story)|The Fall of the House of Pollard]]'') By the time of her [[suicide]], they had not spoken for years. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Blind Eye (audio story)|A Blind Eye]]'')
   
 
Charley was briefly reunited with her parents in [[1936]]. However, she was found and taken prisoner by the [[Viyran]]s, while her parents' memory of her ever existing was erased. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fall of the House of Pollard (audio story)|The Fall of the House of Pollard]]'')
 
Charley was briefly reunited with her parents in [[1936]]. However, she was found and taken prisoner by the [[Viyran]]s, while her parents' memory of her ever existing was erased. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fall of the House of Pollard (audio story)|The Fall of the House of Pollard]]'')
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=== Projections and copies ===
 
In a projection created by [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], Louisa travelled out to Charley's finishing school and interrogated [[Lime (Zagreus)|Miss Lime]] on the security and efficacy of their school. She revealed there that while often disapproving of Charley, Lady Pollard considered her an exceedingly capable woman. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'')
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In an attempt to turn Charley against the Doctor, [[Rassilon]] and the [[Kro'ka]] used a hallucination of Louisa, with whom she encountered [[Simon Murchford]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'')
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A copy of Louisa was created from Charley's memories on [[Lucentra]] in the [[23rd century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Memory Lane (audio story)|Memory Lane]]'')
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== Personality ==
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Louisa believed that reading a [[newspaper]] during a [[meal]] was impolite. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Raincloud Man (audio story)|The Raincloud Man]]'') She was wary of [[gypsy|gypsies]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Memory Lane (audio story)|Memory Lane]]'') and disapproved of [[Cecelia Pollard|Sissy]]'s [[fascism|fascist]] views. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Blind Eye (audio story)|A Blind Eye]]'')
   
 
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Lady Louisa Pollard was the wife of Richard Pollard and mother of Peggy, Charley and Sissy Pollard.

Biography

Life

On her sixteenth birthday, Louisa was given a brooch by her mother that had been passed down the family. She later gave it to her second daughter, Charley. (AUDIO: Scherzo)

Louisa was a good friend of Lawrence and Mary Grainger. (PROSE: Forgotten) In 1906, Louisa and her husband Lord Richard attended a party, during which Mary was attacked by the Master whilst giving birth to her son, Edward. (PROSE: Prologue) In 1911, the Pollards and their daughter Peggy visited the Graingers for Christmas. (PROSE: Echoes)

Louisa's brother volunteered to serve in World War I solely to prove a point to their father. He became a lieutenant. (AUDIO: Memory Lane)

The Seventh Doctor informed Louisa and Richard that Charley had died in the R101 crash. (PROSE: The Heroine, the Hero and the Megalomaniac)

Louisa and Richard lost contact with Peggy after they were unable to afford her dowry. They also cut off contact with Sissy because of her pro-fascist views. (AUDIO: The Fall of the House of Pollard) By the time of her suicide, they had not spoken for years. (AUDIO: A Blind Eye)

Charley was briefly reunited with her parents in 1936. However, she was found and taken prisoner by the Viyrans, while her parents' memory of her ever existing was erased. (AUDIO: The Fall of the House of Pollard)

Projections and copies

In a projection created by the Doctor's TARDIS, Louisa travelled out to Charley's finishing school and interrogated Miss Lime on the security and efficacy of their school. She revealed there that while often disapproving of Charley, Lady Pollard considered her an exceedingly capable woman. (AUDIO: Zagreus)

In an attempt to turn Charley against the Doctor, Rassilon and the Kro'ka used a hallucination of Louisa, with whom she encountered Simon Murchford. (AUDIO: The Next Life)

A copy of Louisa was created from Charley's memories on Lucentra in the 23rd century. (AUDIO: Memory Lane)

Personality

Louisa believed that reading a newspaper during a meal was impolite. (AUDIO: The Raincloud Man) She was wary of gypsies (AUDIO: Memory Lane) and disapproved of Sissy's fascist views. (AUDIO: A Blind Eye)