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Title: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: amour on Thursday 24 November 05 23:40 GMT (UK)
Can anyone tell me how /where l can find out any information on the above of his service as a mayor of Lewes l have information of his wifes passing ie the funeral, he was 7 times mayor of Lewes
Thank you
Alison
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: Chris in 1066Land on Saturday 26 November 05 23:50 GMT (UK)
amour

Can you please give us the time frame / period for your ancestor becoming Mayor of Lewes.

It will better help identify what resources are available

Chris
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: mnmilt on Sunday 27 November 05 17:18 GMT (UK)
Alison,
As you most probably know, George Holman was mayor of Lewes, 1898-1901 and 1907-1911.  If you search www.a2a.org.uk, it shows that there is quite a bit of information (including photos and newspaper clippings collected by George Holman) that have been deposited at ESRO.  I'm assuming that you have all of the family history information related to George Holman (if not, I can point you in the right direction).  One other interesting fact that I came across regarding George was that hewas appointed Manager and Secretary of the Sussex Express newspaper in 1888 at a salary of £200 per annum.

Regards

Mark
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: amour on Sunday 27 November 05 23:23 GMT (UK)
Hi Mark. l tried email east sussex from a2a last night but it was returned. l read on there they have pictures etc of him. l do have his parents etc and his children and wifes , l have paper cuttings of 2 of his childrens funerals as his wife, and his will, but would like to know more about him and see a picture of him, did he have a big write up on his funeral do you know? if you can help?
Regards
Alison 
Quote from: mnmilt on Sunday 27 November 05 17:18 GMT (UK)
Alison,
As you most probably know, George Holman was mayor of Lewes, 1898-1901 and 1907-1911. If you search www.a2a.org.uk, it shows that there is quite a bit of information (including photos and newspaper clippings collected by George Holman) that have been deposited at ESRO. I'm assuming that you have all of the family history information related to George Holman (if not, I can point you in the right direction). One other interesting fact that I came across regarding George was that hewas appointed Manager and Secretary of the Sussex Express newspaper in 1888 at a salary of £200 per annum.

Regards

Mark
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: chung on Monday 09 February 09 13:48 GMT (UK)
Quote from: amour on Thursday 24 November 05 23:40 GMT (UK)
Can anyone tell me how /where l can find out any information on the above of his service as a mayor of Lewes l have information of his wifes passing ie the funeral, he was 7 times mayor of Lewes
Thank you
Alison
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: Roy G on Tuesday 10 February 09 11:45 GMT (UK)
I did some research into the the Sussex Holmans, and in the course of it acquired a coloured illustration of the large painting of George Holman that hangs in Lewes council chambers.  If it is of interest to you, send me a PM with your e-mail address and I will scan and send you a copy
Roy G
Incidentally, my Holmans turned out to be Kentish ones, so he was never a relative.
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: chung on Wednesday 11 February 09 09:13 GMT (UK)
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George Holman was my wifes granderfather 4times removed, and we would be very interested in any infomation you have.
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: toni* on Wednesday 11 February 09 21:29 GMT (UK)
Hi
i thought i would just look in i have a George Holman he was my grandfather he lived in Lewes but he was not your one, he was born in cornwall i just wanted to let you guys know i am trying to compile some sort of database for Holmans so far it only covers Cornwall i am trying,  if you want to contribute anything please PM me
all the best
Toni
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: Roy G on Saturday 14 February 09 19:07 GMT (UK)
Chung
Managed to snatch your e-mail address before it was quite rightly deleated.
(you should have sent a PM = Personal Message)
Have sent a photo of George and supporting text, but as I write from abroad, my responses are occasionally thought to be spam and end up in the virus vault.  If you have received nothing, check your vault out.
Roy G
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: chung on Sunday 15 February 09 09:01 GMT (UK)
Roy G 
  Thanks for the text and photo very interesting ,iam new to this game but learing all the time. 
                              chung
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: chung on Monday 16 February 09 14:45 GMT (UK)
Quote from: amour on Sunday 27 November 05 23:23 GMT (UK)
Hi Mark. l tried email east sussex from a2a last night but it was returned. l read on there they have pictures etc of him. l do have his parents etc and his children and wifes , l have paper cuttings of 2 of his childrens funerals as his wife, and his will, but would like to know more about him and see a picture of him, did he have a big write up on his funeral do you know? if you can help?
Regards
Alison 
Quote from: mnmilt on Sunday 27 November 05 17:18 GMT (UK)
Alison,
As you most probably know, George Holman was mayor of Lewes, 1898-1901 and 1907-1911. If you search www.a2a.org.uk, it shows that there is quite a bit of information (including photos and newspaper clippings collected by George Holman) that have been deposited at ESRO. I'm assuming that you have all of the family history information related to George Holman (if not, I can point you in the right direction). One other interesting fact that I came across regarding George was that hewas appointed Manager and Secretary of the Sussex Express newspaper in 1888 at a salary of £200 per annum.

Regards

Mark
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: chung on Thursday 19 February 09 14:34 GMT (UK)
Hi Alison George Holman was my wifes granderfather 4 times removed  we would be interested if you have any information about him and his family.
                                                                                       chung
                                                     









Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: amour on Saturday 18 April 09 10:43 BST (UK)
Hi sorry just seen your posting, if you are still interested please contact again
alison
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: amour on Saturday 18 April 09 10:47 BST (UK)
Quote from: Roy G on Tuesday 10 February 09 11:45 GMT (UK)
I did some research into the the Sussex Holmans, and in the course of it acquired a coloured illustration of the large painting of George Holman that hangs in Lewes council chambers.  If it is of interest to you, send me a PM with your e-mail address and I will scan and send you a copy
Roy G
Incidentally, my Holmans turned out to be Kentish ones, so he was never a relative.
sorry just seen your reply, l know its some time ago, but do you still have the picture of george holman?
regards
alison
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: mollyolly on Saturday 18 April 09 19:49 BST (UK)
Just wondered if any of your Holmans are from Ardingly. If they are I would be most interested to know which ones. thanks
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: Roy G on Sunday 19 April 09 06:13 BST (UK)
Hi Alison
"Chung" below was advised to send me a PM through Rootschat and I then sent a copy of the picture to him/her.  If you do likewise, I can also send a duplicate to you.

Chung
Managed to snatch your e-mail address before it was quite rightly deleated.
(you should have sent a PM = Privatel Message)
Have sent a photo of George and supporting text, but as I write from abroad, my responses also have parts in a foreign language addreses which are occasionally thought to be spam and end up in the virus vault.  If you have received nothing, check your vault out.

Roy G
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: chung on Monday 20 April 09 19:56 BST (UK)
Hi Alison
  I would be very pleased to have any information you have on George Holman and his wife and children.   
                                   chung
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: Roy G on Tuesday 21 April 09 05:52 BST (UK)
Send me a PM with your e-mail address then
Roy G
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: oulgundog on Monday 08 June 09 23:08 BST (UK)
Really odd .. I was about to list a Coronation cup on Ebay and was doing some research on it, and it Googled roots chat. If anyone is interested its a King George v & Mary June 22nd 1911 coronation cup.. on the reverse is the coat of arms of the borough of Lewes and underneath is the name Holman. Mayor. I don't mean to use the site to advertise , just if its of interest to anyone.
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: chung on Tuesday 09 June 09 14:33 BST (UK)
George Holman was my wifes grandfather 4 times removed,would it be possable for you to e mail a photo of the coronation cup for me to show the family.   
   
   Many thanks     
         chung   
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Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: oulgundog on Tuesday 09 June 09 18:24 BST (UK)
Hi
I,ve attached two photos, hopefully correctly!! As I said It was coincidence that I was researching the cup prior to listing on Ebay when I found your thread. I don't know wether I should enclose the Ebay link, as it may not be ethical to do so. funny thing is, I used to live in Sussex in the sixties and still have a fondness for it. Lewes is actually a lovely old town with really interesting history. I spent many happy times there, before returning to Northern Ireland.

Oulgundog
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: chung on Tuesday 14 July 09 19:14 BST (UK)
Hi   
  Thanks for the photos they were very interesting.Have you put the cup on e bay yet.   
       Chung
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: oulgundog on Tuesday 14 July 09 20:55 BST (UK)
Hi
I'm glad the photos were of interest. Yes it was sold on Ebay about 2 weeks ago for about £5 ( a fortune!!) to a person in Derbyshire although their was an initial bid from someone in Lewes and I had hoped it would go there, its home so to speak. Anyway good luck on your research.

Steve
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: amour on Friday 24 July 09 10:30 BST (UK)
Hi Chung, l dont know how to contact you other then by here, l dont know how to pm? you to send you my email address, l have information of the Holmans dating back to Geoffrey Holman born 1510 in Horsted Keynes, l still cnt get a picture of George  that was sent to you/me. George is not my direct line he is a brother , but l collect iformation on ll families where l can, can you contact me again and tell me what a pm is?
Alison
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: Chris in 1066Land on Friday 24 July 09 10:42 BST (UK)
Alison

Underneath Chungs aviator you will see a green scroll - click on it and up will come a box in which to put a PM (Private Message) to Chung

Quite simple really

Chris in 1066
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: jimqwert on Friday 29 July 11 20:32 BST (UK)
Just joined RootsChat and am interested in the same George Holman who is my cousin's great-great grandfather. I believe that he was born in Lewes in 1851 but I'm lacking information on his death. If my genealogy is right, his father was Frederick Stedman Holman (1814-1869). I believe that the family tree then includes a John Holman (1765-1855) and an Anthony Holman who was High Constable of Lewes in 1667). Can anyone help with more information?
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: Chris in 1066Land on Saturday 30 July 11 11:00 BST (UK)
Hi Jimquert

Just spotted these baptisms in my Lewes Database between 1601 and 1845 at St John Sub Castro - looks like they may match up with some of your research

1824   Nov   21   Holman   James   m      Thomas   Sarah   St Michaels   Butcher   
1842   Oct   30   Holman   Charles Alfred   m   s   Alfred Wickens   Louisa Jane   Fisher St   Attorneys Clerk   
1842   May   1   Holman   Frederick ohn   m   s   Frederick Steadman   Frances   Little East St   Cabinet Maker   
1844   Jul   7   Holman   Fanny Catherine   f   d   Frederick Steadham   Frances   All Saints   Cabinet Maker   
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: Chris in 1066Land on Saturday 30 July 11 11:04 BST (UK)
Hi again

Here are a few more HOLMAN baptisms between 1846 and 1902 from the same church - St John Sub Castro

1906   Jan   7   Holloway   Albert Joseph   m      Albert   Amy Sarah   50 Sun St   Police Constable
1846   Oct   4   Holman   Arthur   m   s   Frederick Steadman   Frances   All Saints   Cabinet Maker
1847   Mch   28   Holman   Ann   f   d   Thomas   Eliza   North St   Black Smith
1849   Jan   28   Holman   Bessie   f   d   Henry   Maria   Fisher St   Watch Maker
1849   Jan   28   Holman   Harry Frank   m   s   Henry   Maria   Fisher St   Watch Maker
1850   Feb   24   Holman   Emma Amelia   f   d   Thomas   Eliza   OTP   Labourer
1851   Jan   26   Holman   George   m   s   Frederick Stedman   Frances   OTP   Cabinet Maker
1852   Mch   7   Holman   Charlotte Anna   f   d   Henry James   Maria   OTP   Watch Maker
1852   Apr   4   Holman   Thomas   m   s   Thomas   Sophia   Precints of the Castle   Labourer
1853   Jun   12   Holman   Charles Edgar   m   s   Henry James   Maria   OTP   Watch Maker
1853   Mch   24   Holman   Edwin   m   s   Frederick Stedman   Frances   OTP   Cabinet Maker
1853   Mch   24   Holman   Emma   f   d   Frederick Stedman   Frances   OTP   Cabinet Maker
1853   Dec   25   Holman   William Henry   m   s      Ann   OTP   -
1855   Feb   25   Holman   Emma   f   d   Thomas   Sophia   Castle precints   Brewer
1855   Nov   25   Holman   Louisa   f   d   William   Jane Eliza   OTP   Brick Layer
1857   Jan   25   Holman   Jane   f   d   William   Jane Eliza   OTP   Fly Man
1858   May   30   Holman   Frederick   m   s   William   Jane Eliza   OTP   Brick Layer
1859   Aug   28   Holman   Emma   f   d   William   Jane Eliza   OTP   Porter
1861   Aug   25   Holman   Alice   f   d   William   Jane   OTP   Brick Layer
1861   Aug   25   Holman   Annie   f   d   William   Jane Eliza   OTP   Brick Layer
1863   Sep   27   Holman   Ellen   f   d   William   Jane Eliza   OTP   Brick Layer
1865   Apr   30   Holman   Fanny   f   d   William   Jane Eliza   OTP   Brick Layer
1867   Jun   30   Holman   Clara   f   d   William   Jane Eliza   St Johns   Brick Layer
1869   May   15   Holman   William   m   s   William   Jane Eliza   St Nicholas Lane   Brick Layer
1872   Feb   4   Holman   George Edward   m   s   Henry Frank   Frances Amelia   OTP   Grocer
1876   Nov   5   Holman   Frances Amelia   f   d   Henry Frank   Frances Amelia   OTP   Grocer
1878   Jun   2   Holman   Frederick   m   s   Henry Frank   Frances Amelia   OTP   Grocer
1880   Jul   4   Holman   Sydney Charles   m   s   Henry Frank   Frances Amelia   All Saints   Grocer
1884   Oct   5   Holman   Leslie James   m   s   George   Adele Alphonsine   OTP   Accountant
1889   Jul   21   Holman   Dorothy May   f   d   Arthur   Beatrice Louisa   Prince Edwards Rd   Accountant
1891   Apr   5   Holman   Arthur Francis Trayton   m   s   Arthur   Beatrice Louisa   County Hall   Accountant
1893   May   7   Holman   Frederick Robert Leonard   m   s   Arthur   Beatrice Louisa   Talbot Terr   Accountant
1895   May   5   Holman   Ethel Maud   f   d   Arthur   Beatrice Louisa   4 Talbot Terr   Accountant
1899   May   14   Holman   George Henry Frank   m   s   George Edward   Harriett   The Union   Labourer
1908   Jun   9   Holman   Adele Mary Elsie   f      Harold Frederick   Minnie   The Wallands Julian Rd Folkstone   Gentleman

Hope they help your research

Chris in 1066
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: Chris in 1066Land on Saturday 30 July 11 11:11 BST (UK)
And here are the burials between 1800 and 1993 at the same church - St John Sub Castro, Lewes

1885   May   13   Holman   Adele Alphonsibe   f      31   OTP   
1863   July   1   Holman   Alice   f      1.9      
1834   September   12   Holman   Ann   f      infant      
1895   March   2   Holman   Ann   f      60   OTP   
1904   December   1   Holman   Arthur   m   25 Friars Walk   58   All Saints   13
1892   October   19   Holman   Arthur Francis Trayton   m      1.7   OTP   28
1890   December   31   Holman   Charles Edgar   m      37   OTP   644
1912   June   13   Holman   Clarrie Florentine Else   f   died at Folkestone   53   OTP   
1853   April   3   Holman   Edwin   m      infant      
1910   October   13   Holman   Emma   f   Orleans New Barnet (Monken Hadley)   57      29
1895   April   29   Holman   Frances   f      87   All Saints   29
1869   February   14   Holman   Frances Stedman   f      55      29
1894   April   7   Holman   Frederick Robert Leonard   m      1.2   OTP   28
1932   October   28   Holman   George   m   "The Rowans", cremated at Brighton crematorium, ashes interred in St Johns churchyard   81   Lewes   30
1899   August   17   Holman   George Henry Frank   m   The Union   0.6      
1825   March   10   Holman   Harriet   f      13      
1899   December   30   Holman   Harriet   f   The Union   27                  
1853   August   1   Holman   Henry James   m      37      644   Married   watch and clockmaker   Fisher St   Lewes
1847   December   22   Holman   Herbert   m   West St   23   OTP   63            
1933   August   11   Holman   Hester   f   13 Rowlands Rd   71   Worthing   644            
1852   September   17   Holman   John   m      61                  
1911   May   17   Holman   Leslie James   f      26   OTP   30            
1857   January   8   Holman   Mary Ann   f      67   St Michaels   644   Wife, Married      Fisher St   Mayfield
1853   April   22   Holman   Rebecca   f      59   West Firle               
1897   September   29   Holman   Reginald George   m      18   OTP   30            
1826   May   11   Holman   Sarah   f      23                  
1830   January   27   Holman   Thomas Aquila   m      20                  
1839   December   25   Holman   Trayton   m      1.8                  
1840   February   5   Holman   William    m      4.5                  
1855   December   9   Holman    John   m      89      644   Head, Married   Retired watchmaker   Fisher St   Hamsey

Chris in 1066
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: Chris in 1066Land on Saturday 30 July 11 11:18 BST (UK)
And to complete the picture - here is the Headstone for Fredeick and Frances - again in St John Sub Castro

                             Memorial number 029-                             

Memorial Description :-
Number of components   2                   Memorial condition    IVY COVERED   
Memorial type      H/STONE-CURB/S      Inscription condition GOOD         
Material of gravestone                        Height/Length(mm)        0
Mason                                         Width(mm)                0
Number commemorated    3                   Thickness(mm)            0
Inscription Method     INCISED             Direction faced by memorial E

Memorial inscription :-

In/
Affectionate Remembrance/
Of/
 Frederick Steadman Holman/
Born 10th February 1814/
Died 7th February 1869/
Also of/
Frances Relict of the above/
 Born 29th February 1808/
Died 25th April 1895/
Also of/
Emma daughter of the above/
Born 24th February 1853/
Died 10th October 1910/ 
                 
Title: Re: Mayor of Lewes George Holman
Post by: jimqwert on Friday 05 August 11 22:04 BST (UK)
Chris in 1066Land

Thank you so much for all of the great information. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Jim