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I Know very little about Holyland post 1720's. I will see what I can find

However I have a Charlotte Upton  1830-1894. Desford in my tree. There are some interesting stories about her children if that is of interest to you.

Regards

C

I was intrigued to read this thread about the Hollyland family in Desford, for I have been trying to sort out my connections for years.

I am descended from an Eleanor Hollyland who married an Andrew Halford in 1733 by licence at Polesworth . This indicates a wealthy family, and Andrew was living in Wilne, Derbyshire at the time, and I believe that Eleanor was baptised at Fenny Drayton in 1722, her parents being John and Ann Holiland. Fenny Drayton is not far from Polesworth.

The interesting point here is that if my research is correct, Eleanor would have only been about age 12 at the time of marriage. The legal age for marriage at that time was age 12 for girls and age 14 for boys. There were no children that I can find for this marriage until 1737, but the family lived in Desford.

The Halfords were also prominent in Desford and two of descendants married into the Bailey family in Desford and were bakers, the Halfords being Millers. Eventually the Baileys also ran the pub and butchers and one was a school teacher . One branch of the Baileys went to Melton Mowbray and helped establish the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie.

My grandfather was a Bailey and ran a Bakers shop in Abbey Street, Nuneaton in the 1900's.

If anyone has any information on the early Holilands ( I do have copies of some of the Wills) I would be very interested.

Thanks

C