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William James Holland 1785 – 1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 April 1785

Birth Location: Luddenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1858

Death Location: Fall River, 1654152, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: James Holland

Mother: Susannah Horsefield

Spouse(s): MARTHA DUTTON, Margaret Irving

Children(s): Anna Holland, Elizabeth Holland, William Holland, John Holland, Thomas Holland, Joseph Holland

William James Holland was born in 1785 in Luddenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of James Holland and Susannah Horsefield. William James Holland later married MARTHA DUTTON and Margaret Irving, and together they raised children including Anna Holland, Elizabeth Holland, William Holland, John Holland, Thomas Holland and Joseph Holland. In 1858, William James Holland passed away in Fall River, 1654152, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Parents

James Holland
1755 – 1818
Birth Location: Midgley, Yorkshire, England
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Susannah Horsefield
1765 – 1848
Birth Location: Midgley, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

MARTHA DUTTON
1790 – 1839
Birth Location: Luddenden, Yorkshire, England
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Margaret Irving
1799 – 1869
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Anna Holland
1814 – 1896
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
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Elizabeth Holland
1814 – 1896
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
EH
William Holland
1819 – 1891
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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John Holland
1823 – 1892
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
JH
Thomas Holland
1825 – 1890
Birth Location: Fall River, Nova Scotia
TH
Joseph Holland
1830 – 1840
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
JH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 April 1785
    Event Place: Luddenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1827
    Event Place: Truro Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838, Nova Scotia Archives; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives Rg 1 Vol. No. 446

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1858
    Event Place: Fall River, 1654152, Nova Scotia, Canada
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