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Elizabeth (Eliza) Watson 1840 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 AUG 1840

Birth Location: County Dublin, Ireland

Death Date: 16 Nov 1912

Death Location: Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: William Watson

Mother: Martha McGuinness

Spouse(s): John Holdam

Children(s): Annie Holdham, Elizabeth Holdham, Matthew Holden, Henry Holden, William Holdam, John (HOLDEN), Elizabeth (HOLDEN), Sarah Holdham, Joseph Holdem

In 1840, Elizabeth (Eliza) Watson entered the world in County Dublin, Ireland, born to William Watson and Martha McGuinness. Elizabeth (Eliza) Watson married John O'Connor Holdam, and had children including Annie Amelia Holdham, Elizabeth Holdham, Matthew (Matt) Holden, Henry Holden, William Holdam, John HOLDHAM (HOLDEN), Elizabeth HOLDHAM (HOLDEN), Sarah Holdham, Joseph Thomas Holdem. Elizabeth (Eliza) Watson passed away in 1912 in Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Elizabeth (Eliza) Watson entered the world in County Dublin, Ireland, born to William Watson and Martha McGuinness.
  • Elizabeth (Eliza) Watson married John O'Connor Holdam, and had children including Annie Amelia Holdham, Elizabeth Holdham, Matthew (Matt) Holden, Henry Holden, William Holdam, John HOLDHAM (HOLDEN), Elizabeth HOLDHAM (HOLDEN), Sarah Holdham, Joseph Thomas Holdem.
  • Elizabeth (Eliza) Watson passed away in 1912 in Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Watson
1815 – 1877
Birth Location: Co Down, Ireland
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Martha McGuinness
1821 – 1890
Birth Location: Co Down, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

John Holdam
1840 – 1879
Birth Location: Old Lane, Wigton, Carlisle, Cumberland, England
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Children(s)

Annie Holdham
1861 – 1887
Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, England
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Elizabeth Holdham
1863 – 1863
Birth Location: England
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Matthew Holden
1864 – 1954
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Henry Holden
1866 – 1929
Birth Location: Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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William Holdam
1867 – 1953
Birth Location: Christchurch New Zealand
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John (HOLDEN)
1869 – 1932
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Elizabeth (HOLDEN)
1872 – 1929
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Sarah Holdham
1873 – 1930
Birth Location: Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Joseph Holdem
1876 – 1920
Birth Location: Akaroa, Le Bons Bay, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Elizabeth Watson's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Watson
1840 – 1912
Birth Place: County Dublin, Ireland
Parents
William Watson
1815 – 1877
Co Down, Ireland
Martha McGuinness
1821 – 1890
Co Down, Ireland
Grandparents
John Watson
1790 – 1849
Ireland
Jane Adams
1790 –
Ireland ?
John Maginness
1790 – 1880
Dublin, Ireland
Mary McCormick
1790 –
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Watson's Descendants

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Elizabeth ((Eliza)) Watson (14 AUG 1840 – 16 Nov 1912) m. John (O'Connor) Holdam (19 Dec 1840 – 20 Feb 1879)
  1. 1. Annie (Amelia) Holdham (14 Jul 1861 – 24 Dec 1887)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Holdham (Jan 1863 – 18 December 1863)
  3. 3. Matthew ((Matt)) Holden (2 Sep 1864 – 17 Jan 1954) m. Caroline (Louise) Crump (23 December 1868 – 6 Jan 1955)
    1. 1. Arthur Holden (7 Nov 1886 – 28 May 1960)
    2. 2. Annie (Winifred) Holden (1 September 1888 – 23rd Nov 1973)
    3. 3. Lilly Holden (1890 – 1890)
    4. 4. Alice (Elector) Holden (5 Dec 1890 – 28 Dec 1955)
    5. 5. Leonard (Matthew) Holden (Jan 1892 – 3 September 1974)
    6. 6. Lilly Holden (Oct 10 1893 – Oct 10 1893)
    7. 7. Stanley ((Stan)) Holden (5 JAN 1894 – 7 Nov 1967) m. Ada (Phoebe) Mitchell (29 Oct 1893 – 12 November 1979)
      1. 1. Harold (Stanley) Holden (24 May 1914 – 25 OCT 1993) m. Naomi (Mary) Marshall (04 May 1922 – 4 Aug 2008)
        1. 1. Rayleen Holden (07 Dec 1943 – ) m. Raymond Cole (07 Dec 1943 – 13 Sep 1972)
        2. 2. Margaret (Mary) Holden (06 Apr 1945 – )
        3. 3. Noeline (Gwen) Holden (21 Nov 1946 – )
        4. 4. Sidney (Stanley) Holden (12 May 1949 – ) m. Joanne Howell (29 Jan 1959 – )
        5. 5. Lennard (Harold) Holden (01 Nov 1950 – )
        6. 6. David (Leslie) Holden (23 Jan 1953 – )
        7. 7. Paul (Andrew) Holden (11 Aug 1955 – ) m. Tracey Wright (29 Oct 1961 – )
        8. 8. Irene (Mary) Holden (17 Mar 1957 – ) m. Unknown
        9. 9. Leslie (John) Holden (09 Feb 1962 – )
        10. 10. David (Kenneth) Holden (21 Jan 1964 – ) m. Jolinda Feenstra
      2. 2. Eva (Caroline) Holden (17 Jun 1915 – 2 Oct 2007) m. George Olson
        1. 1. Sidney (Bert) Olson (15 Jan 1934 – 16 Mar 1952)
      3. 3. Percy (Matthew) Holden (12 Sep 1916 – 15 Sep 1975)
      4. 4. William (Frank) Holden (03 Mar 1919 – 10 OCT 2004) m. Edith (Mary) Ratu (18 Feb 1924 – 5 Feb 1998)
        1. 1. Shirley (Fay) Holden (15 Mar 1944 – ) m. Lindsey (Earl) McGregor (30 Sep 1941 – 2 Feb 1993)
        2. 2. Gwendolyn (May) Holden (16 Sep 1946 – ) m. Alan (John) Nesbit m. Hendrikus (A.) Starreveld (19 Oct 1929 – 21 Jan 1969)
        3. 3. Raymond (William) Holden (25 Dec 1950 – ) m. Janie Robinson m. Kim Fisher m. Maxine Harding m. Dove
        4. 4. Robert (Keith) Holden (07 May 1959 – ) m. Donna m. Diane Newman
        5. 5. Bryan (Alan) Holden (30 Dec 1960 – ) m. Marissa Takimoana
        6. 6. Kevin (Gary) Holden (31 Dec 1963 – ) m. Jane Wattam m. Donna Cripps m. Julia unknown
        7. 7. William (Frank) Holden
      5. 5. Sidney (Thomas Burt 'Tom') Holden (1922 – 16 Mar 1957) m. Norma (May) Jury (4 DEC 1921 – 23 October 2010)
        1. 1. Linette (Doreen) Holden (1946 – )
        2. 2. Isobel Holden m. David (John) Everitt (11 Jul 1942 – 2006) m. Unknown
      6. 6. Myrtle (Phoebe) Holden (15 Jan 1924 – 16 Mar 1952) m. Sidney (Bert) Voss
      7. 7. Myrtle (Phoebe) Holden (15 Jan 1924 – 16 Mar 1952)
      8. 8. Dolly (Isabelle) Holden (1926 – )
      9. 9. Gwendoline (Joyce (Gwen)) Holden (2 FEB 1929 – 15 Aug 2018) m. William (Harry Thomas) Johnson (25 Jun 1926 – 20 Nov 2010)
        1. 1. Beverley (Anne) Johnson (Jun 1951 – 18 Oct 1951)
        2. 2. Barry Johnson m. Ann Stewart m. Unknown
        3. 3. Yvonne Johnson
      10. 10. Gordon (Ray) Holden (30 Nov 1931 – 5 June 2021) m. Isabel (Inez) Pye (20 May 1935 – 7 January 1985)
        1. 1. Linda Holden (14 Jun 1957 – ) m. James Baker (2 MAR 1956 – 30 OCT 2006)
        2. 2. Pamela Holden (12 Feb 1959 – ) m. Peter
        3. 3. Graeme (John) Holden (20 Jun 1960 – ) m. Kate Jury m. Helen
      11. 11. Niki Holden
    8. 8. Irene (May) Holden (22 February 1895 – 2 November 1978)
    9. 9. Lilly Holden (14 May 1897 – 31 Aug 1967)
    10. 10. Matthew (William Baden 'Boydie Matthews') Holden (14 August 1900 – 8 April 1981)
    11. 11. Frank (William) Holden (23 Aug 1903 – 4 Aug 1976)
    12. 12. Ida (Isabel) Holden (28 July 1904 – 5 July 1987) m. George (Fergus) Collins (19 Oct 1901 – 19 Mar 1981)
      1. 1. Isabel (Caroline) Collins (12 Aug 1924 – 14 Jun 2011)
      2. 2. Patrick (George Thomas) Collins (7 Mar 1926 – 19 Jul 1991)
      3. 3. George (Matthew Frank) Collins (5 Mar 1928 – 6 Jan 2006) m. Hannah (Maria) Wilson (5 Mar 1928 – 6 Jan 2006)
      4. 4. Maxwell (Philip) Collins (20 Dec 1929 – 25 Mar 1995)
      5. 5. Pauline (Marie) Collins (17 Dec 1931 – 8 Jun 2023)
      6. 6. Margaret (Josephine Herringe) Collins (3 Aug 1944 – 23 Apr 1970)
    13. 13. Gladys Holden
  4. 4. Henry Holden (4 Feb 1866 – 12 August 1929)
  5. 5. William Holdam (2 July 1867 – 12 Aug 1953)
  6. 6. John (HOLDHAM) (HOLDEN) (12 JUL 1869 – 20 Sept 1932)
  7. 7. Elizabeth (HOLDHAM) (HOLDEN) (07 Apr 1872 – Nov 1929)
  8. 8. Sarah Holdham (12 Sep 1873 – 18 Dec 1930)
  9. 9. Joseph (Thomas) Holdem (10 Mar 1876 – 12 Feb 1920)

Elizabeth Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1840
14 AUG 1840
Birth of Elizabeth (Eliza) Watson in County Dublin, Ireland
County Dublin, Ireland
1912
16 Nov 1912
Age 72
Death of Elizabeth (Eliza) Watson in Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 AUG 1840
    Event Place: County Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1912
    Event Place: Dannevirke, Tararua District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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