How many members of the Pollard family were living together?

In the first
pages of chapter 4, "The Cougar and the Iceman," the author talks about the upbringing
of Seabiscuit's jockey, Red Pollard. Known by his family as "Johnny," Red was one of
seven "whip-smart buoyant children" of Irish immigrants: Jim, Johnny, Bill, Edie,
Betty, Norah and Bubbles. After a while, their uncle Frank moved in, and, along with Johnny's
mother, the number of people in their household totalled to 16.

Johnny wasn't
born into poverty. His father was an Irish immigrant who made it big by discovering soil that
could be used to make quality bricks. He built a factory and a big house on the land and started
a family.

Unfortunately, when Johnny was only six years old, his father's
factory was destroyed by a flood. His father had to declare bankruptcy and take a job as a
repairman.

The author describes Johnny as exceptionally bright. He loved
literature and would often memorize and recite poetry, sometimes in competition with his sister
Edie. A lot was expected of him academically, but he proved too much of a rebel to go down that
route. After a while, he felt so cooped-up that he began to aspire to a greater life, which he
would eventually find in his career as a jockey.