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William Holden 1806–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 December 1806

Birth Location: Sutton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 5 October 1886

Death Location: St Helens, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England

Father: John Holden

Mother: Elizabeth (Holden)

Spouse(s): Mary (Holden)

Children(s): Mary (Lowe), Thomas Holden, William Holden, William Holden, Joseph Holden, Sarah Massingale, Catherine (Gee), James Sr, John Holden, Alice Holden, Elizabeth Holden, John Ainsworth, Sarah Holden, Sarah (Hargreaves)

The story of William Holden began in 1806 in Sutton, Lancashire, England. William Holden married Mary Whittle Holden, and had children including Alice Holden, Catherine Holden Gee, Elizabeth Holden, James Holden Sr, John Ainsworth, John Whittle Holden, Joseph Whittle Holden, Mary Ann Holden Lowe, Sarah Ellen Holden Stringer Hutton Massingale, Sarah Jane Holden, Sarah Jane Holden Hargreaves, Thomas Holden, William Holden. William Holden passed away in 1886 in St Helens, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Holden began in 1806 in Sutton, Lancashire, England.
  • William Holden married Mary Whittle Holden, and had children including Alice Holden, Catherine Holden Gee, Elizabeth Holden, James Holden Sr, John Ainsworth, John Whittle Holden, Joseph Whittle Holden, Mary Ann Holden Lowe, Sarah Ellen Holden Stringer Hutton Massingale, Sarah Jane Holden, Sarah Jane Holden Hargreaves, Thomas Holden, William Holden.
  • William Holden passed away in 1886 in St Helens, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Holden
1760–1844
Birth Location: St Helens
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Elizabeth (Holden)
1763–1848
Birth Location: St Helens Lancashire England
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Holden)
1804–1878
Birth Location: Sutton, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Mary (Lowe)
1845–1878
Birth Location: Sutton, Lancashire, England
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Thomas Holden
1834–1908
Birth Location: –
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William Holden
1850–1884
Birth Location: –
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William Holden
1828–1846
Birth Location: Sutton, Lancashire, England
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Joseph Holden
1832–1903
Birth Location: Sutton St Helens Lancs England
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Sarah Massingale
1848–1932
Birth Location: Sutton, St Helens, Lancashire, England
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Catherine (Gee)
1842–1921
Birth Location: Sutton St Helens Lancs England
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James Sr
1838–1907
Birth Location: Sutton, Lancashire, England
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John Holden
1830–1872
Birth Location: Sutton, Lancashire, , England
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Alice Holden
1837–
Birth Location: Bury, Lancashire, England
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Elizabeth Holden
1835–
Birth Location: Shropshire
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John Ainsworth
1822–
Birth Location: Great Bolton, Lancashire, England
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Sarah Holden
1843–1889
Birth Location: –
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Sarah (Hargreaves)
1843–1889
Birth Location: Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England
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William Holden's Ancestors

Self
William Holden
1806–1886
Birth Place: Sutton, Lancashire, England
Parents
John Holden
1760–1844
St Helens
Elizabeth (Alcock) (Holden)
1763–1848
St Helens Lancashire England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Holden's Descendants

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William Holden (17 December 1806–5 October 1886) m. Mary (Whittle) (Holden) (20 May 1804–14 Nov 1878)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann Holden) (Lowe) 1845–1878
  2. 2. Thomas Holden 1834–1908
  3. 3. William Holden 1850–1884
  4. 4. William Holden 1828–1846
  5. 5. Joseph (Whittle) Holden 1832–1903 m. Ann (Smythe) (Holden) 1832–1878
    1. 1. John Holden 1860–1878
    2. 2. Thomas Holden 1863–1912 m. Ann (Selina) (Holden) 1863–1930
      1. 1. Peter Holden 1884–1912
      2. 2. Joseph Holden 1887–1971
      3. 3. David Holden 1895–1948
      4. 4. Jack Holden 1899–1903
      5. 5. Ann (Selina Holden) (Greenall) 1901–1991
      6. 6. Matthias Holden 1903–1963
      7. 7. John Holden 1909–1909
    3. 3. Mary (Ellen Holden) (Bacon) 1864–1948 m. William Bacon 1865–1947
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Bacon 1887–1887
      2. 2. Edward Bacon 1889–1964
      3. 3. William Bacon 1892–1967
      4. 4. Evelyn (Bacon) (Case) 1898–1997
      5. 5. Hilda (Bacon) (Gornall) 1901–1998
      6. 6. Doris (Bacon) (Farrar) 1904–1981
    4. 4. George (James) Holden 1866–1930
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Alice Holden) (Lelyland) 1870–1920 m. James Leyland 1866–1949
      1. 1. William (Joseph) Leyland 1890–1972
      2. 2. Eva (Marion Leyland) (Derbyshire) 1892–1971
      3. 3. Isabella Leyland 1901–1901
      4. 4. James Leyland 1903–1978
      5. 5. John (Ernest) Leyland 1910–2001
    6. 6. Sarah (Ann Holden) (Sephton) 1873–1922 m. Thomas Sephton 1872–1952
      1. 1. Lilian Sephton 1894–1895
      2. 2. James Sephton 1896–1965
      3. 3. Emma (Sephton) (Kay) 1902–1939
      4. 4. Cissie (Sephton) (Hitchmough) 1905–1998
      5. 5. Thomas (George) Sephton 1907–1976
      6. 6. John Sephton 1910–1910
    7. 7. Catherine ("Kate" Holden) (Pickavance) 1874–1907 m. Samuel Pickavance 1868–1915
      1. 1. Joseph Pickavance 1897–1974 m. Ethel (Wilson) (Pickavance) 1897–1991
        1. 1. Dennis (Joseph) Pickavance 1926– m. Helen (Jean Robinson) (Pickanace) 1926–
    8. 8. Teresa (Holden) (Deton) 1877–1952 m. John Deton 1873–1948
      1. 1. Madgeline (Amelia) Deton 1901–1901
  6. 6. Sarah (Ellen Holden Stringer Hutton) Massingale 1848–1932
  7. 7. Catherine (Holden) (Gee) 1842–1921
  8. 8. James (Holden) Sr 1838–1907
  9. 9. John (Whittle) Holden 1830–1872
  10. 10. Alice Holden 1837–
  11. 11. Elizabeth Holden 1835–
  12. 12. John Ainsworth 1822–
  13. 13. Sarah (Jane) Holden 1843–1889
  14. 14. Sarah (Jane Holden) (Hargreaves) 1843–1889 m. Walsh Hargreaves 1838–1906
    1. 1. Sarah (Alice) Hargreaves 1865–1932
    2. 2. Hannah (Jane) Haregraves 1869–1942 m. James Holden 1869–1949
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Holden 1893–1975
      2. 2. John Holden 1908–
      3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Holden 1905–1975
      4. 4. Margaret (Hannah) Holden 1895–1974

William Holden's Timeline

2 Records

1806
17 December 1806
Birth of William Holden in Sutton, Lancashire, England
Sutton, Lancashire, England
1886
5 October 1886
Age 80
Death of William Holden in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 December 1806
    Event Place: Sutton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 052301-055980
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Find a Grave, Memorial page for William Holden, Memorial ID 235502935
    [5] Find a Grave, Memorial page for Joseph Holden, Memorial ID 235503166

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Prescot, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 October 1886
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 052301-055980
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Find a Grave, Memorial page for William Holden, Memorial ID 235502935
    [4] Find a Grave, Memorial page for Joseph Holden, Memorial ID 235503166

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St Helens, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Find a Grave, Memorial page for William Holden, Memorial ID 235502935
    [3] Find a Grave, Memorial page for Joseph Holden, Memorial ID 235503166
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