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James Holden 1779–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: Grimshaw, Darwen, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 8 Jul 1854

Death Location: Over Darwen, St Peter, Lancashire, England

Father: Timothy Holden

Mother: Ellen Grandmother

Spouse(s): Isabel Kirkham

Children(s): Thomas Holden, Betty Holden, Mary Holden, John Holden, Alice Holden, Elizabeth Holden, Ellen Holden

In 1779, James Holden entered the world in Grimshaw, Darwen, Lancashire, England, born to Timothy Holden And Ellen Duxbury 5Th Great Grandmother. In 1851, James Holden resided in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England. James Holden married Isabel Kirkham, and had children including Alice Holden, Betty Holden, Elizabeth Holden, Ellen Holden, John Holden, Mary Anne Holden, Thomas Holden. James Holden passed away in 1854 in Over Darwen, St Peter, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1779, James Holden entered the world in Grimshaw, Darwen, Lancashire, England, born to Timothy Holden And Ellen Duxbury 5Th Great Grandmother.
  • In 1851, James Holden resided in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England.
  • James Holden married Isabel Kirkham, and had children including Alice Holden, Betty Holden, Elizabeth Holden, Ellen Holden, John Holden, Mary Anne Holden, Thomas Holden.
  • James Holden passed away in 1854 in Over Darwen, St Peter, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Holden's Ancestors

Self
James Holden
1779–1854
Birth Place: Grimshaw, Darwen, Lancashire, England
Parents
Timothy Holden
1734–1816
Over Darwen, Lancashire, England
Ellen (Duxbury 5th Great) Grandmother
1736–
Darwen Lancashire England
Grandparents
William Duxbury
1679–1765
Pickup Bank, Lancashire, England
Ellen Greenhaulgh
1695–1756
Adlington, Lancashire, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Holden's Descendants

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James Holden (1779–8 Jul 1854) m. Isabel Kirkham (1783–6 Aug 1846)
  1. 1. Thomas Holden 1805–1883 m. Hannah Preston 1816–1899 m. Anne Marsden 1807–1851
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Holden 1857–1888 m. Henry Bowden 1860–1917
      1. 1. Harry Bowden 1888–1969 m. Lilian Ruffell 1885–1959 m. Ethel Warburton 1888–1922
        1. 1. Ina Bowden 1925–2018 m. Willard (F) Bliss 1920–2008
        2. 2. Elsie Bowden 1911–2002 m. James (Edward) Creamer 1908–1998
        3. 3. Wilfred (Bernard) Bowden 1921–1973
      2. 2. Alice (Hannah) Bowden 1887–1952
    2. 2. Alice Holden 1870–
    3. 3. Samuel Holden 1852–1914
    4. 4. Elizabeth Holden 1841–1881
    5. 5. Thomas Holden 1834–1878
    6. 6. Benjamin Holden 1835–1880
    7. 7. Anne (Marsden) Holden 1838–1913
    8. 8. James Holden 1826–1907
    9. 9. John Holden 1829–1905 m. Ellen Holden 1831–1888
      1. 1. Thomas Holden 1854–1917
      2. 2. Ann Watson 1856–1939
      3. 3. Elizth. Holden 1865–1907
      4. 4. John Holden 1867–1942 m. Elizabeth Wilde 1864–1938
        1. 1. Clara Holden 1892–1969 m. Charles (Edward) Gill 1890–1975
        2. 2. Bertha Holden 1888–1925
        3. 3. William Holden 1888–
        4. 4. John (Henry) Holden 1897–1988
        5. 5. Albert Holden 1899–1900
        6. 6. Alice Holden 1901–1992 m. James (B) Lindall 1899–
        7. 7. Ethel (M) Holden 1906–1999
        8. 8. Ralph (R) Colvin 1900–
        9. 9. Elizabeth (H.) Holden 1885–
      5. 5. Margaret Holden 1869–1926
      6. 6. Ellen Holden 1871–1953
      7. 7. Benjamin Holden 1859–
    10. 10. Richard Holden 1863–
    11. 11. Mary Holden 1844–1881
    12. 12. Charles Holden 1855–
  2. 2. Betty Holden 1803–
  3. 3. Mary (Anne) Holden 1818–
  4. 4. John Holden 1810–1879
  5. 5. Alice Holden 1804–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Holden 1828–
  7. 7. Ellen Holden 1808–1875

James Holden's Timeline

5 Records

1779
1779
Birth of James Holden in Grimshaw, Darwen, Lancashire, England
Grimshaw, Darwen, Lancashire, England
1779
30 Jul 1779
James Holden was baptized in Blackburn-over-Darwen, Lancashire, England
Blackburn-over-Darwen, Lancashire, England
1851
1851
Age 72
James Holden resided here in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England
Over Darwen, Lancashire, England
1854
1854
Age 75
Death of James Holden in Darwen, Lancashire, England
Darwen, Lancashire, England
1854
8 Jul 1854
Age 75
Burial of James Holden in Over Darwen, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Over Darwen, St Peter, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Grimshaw, Darwen, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Lancashire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Lancashire Archives; Preston, England; Lancashire Anglican Parish Registers; Reference: PR 3144113
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2261; Folio: 233; Page: 22; GSU roll: 87285-87286

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1779
    Event Place: Blackburn-over-Darwen, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths Surrendered to the Non-Parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 1020

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Over Darwen, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2261; Folio: 233; Page: 22; GSU roll: 87285-87286

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Darwen, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Lancashire Archives; Preston, England; Lancashire Anglican Parish Registers; Reference: PR 3144113

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1854
    Event Place: Over Darwen, St Peter, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, Lancashire Archives; Preston, England; Lancashire Anglican Parish Registers; Reference: PR 3144113

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