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William Henry Holder 1885–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1885

Birth Location: St Olave Southwark, London, England

Death Date: 7 May 1917

Death Location: Morchies, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Father: Alfred Holder

Mother: Emma Jones

Spouse(s): Ada Dorling

Children(s): William Holder

William Henry Holder was born in 1885 in St Olave Southwark, London, England, the child of Alfred Robert Holder And Emma Eliza Jane Jones. In 1891, William Henry Holder resided in Bermondsey, London, England. In 1901, William Henry Holder resided in Bermondsey, London, England. William Henry Holder married Ada Martha Dorling, and had children including William Henry Holder. William Henry Holder passed away in 1917 in Morchies, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

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Biography

  • William Henry Holder was born in 1885 in St Olave Southwark, London, England, the child of Alfred Robert Holder And Emma Eliza Jane Jones.
  • In 1891, William Henry Holder resided in Bermondsey, London, England.
  • In 1901, William Henry Holder resided in Bermondsey, London, England.
  • William Henry Holder married Ada Martha Dorling, and had children including William Henry Holder.
  • William Henry Holder passed away in 1917 in Morchies, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alfred Holder
1858–
Birth Location: Bermondsey, London, England
AH
Emma Jones
1860–1921
Birth Location: Stratford, West Ham, Essex, England
EJ

Spouses(s)

Ada Dorling
1886–1968
Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
AD

Children(s)

William Holder
1911–1993
Birth Location: St Olave Bermondsey, London, England
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William Holder's Ancestors

Self
William Holder
1885–1917
Birth Place: St Olave Southwark, London, England
Parents
Alfred Robert Holder
1858–
Bermondsey, London, England
Emma (Eliza Jane) Jones
1860–1921
Stratford, West Ham, Essex, England
Grandparents
Job Jones
1833–1906
Rode, Somerset, England
Eliza Dunham
1834–1903
Grantchester, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John DUNHAM
1803–1877
Sarah VEALE
1801–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Holder's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Holder (Apr 1885–7 May 1917) m. Ada (Martha) Dorling (2 Aug 1886–Jan 1968)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Holder 1911–1993 m. Cicely (Violet) Read 1916–2003

William Holder's Timeline

5 Records

1885
Apr 1885
Birth of William Henry Holder in St Olave Southwark, London, England
St Olave Southwark, London, England
1891
1891
Age 6
William Henry Holder resided here in Bermondsey, London, England
Bermondsey, London, England
1901
1901
Age 16
William Henry Holder resided here in Bermondsey, London, England
Bermondsey, London, England
1911
1911
Age 26
William Henry Holder resided here in Bermondsey, London, England
Bermondsey, London, England
1917
7 May 1917
Age 32
Death of William Henry Holder in France and Flanders
France and Flanders

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1885
    Event Place: St Olave Southwark, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War
    [2] London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P71CRI012
    [3] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [4] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 376; Folio: 17; Page: 26
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 393; Folio: 16; Page: 24
    [6] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Bermondsey, London, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 376; Folio: 17; Page: 26

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Bermondsey, London, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 393; Folio: 16; Page: 24

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Bermondsey, London, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 May 1917
    Event Place: Morchies, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
    Record Source: Findagrave, Rifleman William H. Holder 7 May 1917

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Deptford
    Record Source: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1917
    Event Place: France and Flanders
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War
    [2] UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 481001-482500; Reference: 273
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, Western Front Association; London, England; WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Reference: 1000454Hol-Hol

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Morchies, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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