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Pullan

Pullan Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): variant of Pullen.
Pullen Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English polein Old French poulain Anglo-Norman French pulein ‘foal colt’. English: variant of Pullum . Dutch and German: patronymic from Pul a variant of Pol
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Fullen, Mullen, Cullen, Puller, Bullen, Pollen, Pulley, Gulley
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Plot No. 2004

Mary Pullan 1809
Thomas Pullan 1883

Mary PULLAN Plot 2004

Inscription

In Memory Of
Mary Pullan
Born At Deering House Dacre
January 5th 1809
Died At Levens Hall, Killinghall
August 18th 1874
.........................
Also Of Thomas Pullan
Husband Of The Above
Who Died Sept 16th 1883 Aged 81 Years

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Plot No.	Name	Burial Date	Age
#	Alice PULLAN	10 November 1843	82
#	Elizabeth PULLAN	13 June 1811	29
#	George PULLAN	9 August 1860	0
#	Hannah PULLAN	20 July 1836	20
#	Isabella PULLAN	27 May 1795	1
#	John Barker PULLAN	12 October 1896	< 1
#	Mary PULLAN	31 December 1808	55
2004	Mary PULLAN	22 August 1874	65
#	Mary Ann PULLAN	3 February 1819	< 1
#	Robert PULLAN	30 January 1842	82
#	Robert PULLAN	20 July 1845	1
#	Robert PULLAN	16 July 1884	79
#	Sarah PULLAN	12 August 1795	54
#	Sarah PULLAN	11 April 1832	14
#	Susanna PULLAN	1 August 1867	75
#	Thomas PULLAN	19 June 1828	1
#	Thomas PULLAN	14 May 1845	63
2004	Thomas PULLAN	16 September 1883	81
#	William PULLAN	12 April 1799	46
#	William PULLAN	3 January 1812	89

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