Owen Chester Holliday

[R.H.H.]

Born out-of-wedlock in Northamptonshire in 1855, Owen Chester Holliday was apparently left with his grandparents when his mother and her eventual husband, and the children from this marriage, emigrated to New Zealand in about 1870.
Owen married Mary Ann Wheeler in 1876 in Culworth, Northants, and they had two children: William (1878) and James (1880), both born in Leicestershire. None of them appear in the 1901 census. Might they have also emigrated to New Zealand, or perhaps Australia? To pursue this further would welcome help and guidance.

[carol8353]

In 1871 Owen was indeed with his grandparents at 'Cottage' Culworth Northants

Source information:    RG10/1469
ED, institution, or vessel:    3 
Folio:    25   Page:    11 


Ann Holliday 60  Bubnell, Warwickshire, England Wife  Culworth  Northamptonshire   
Emma Holliday 20  Culworth, Northamptonshire, England Daughter  Culworth  Northamptonshire   
John Holliday 50  Culworth, Northamptonshire, England Head  Culworth  Northamptonshire   
Owen Holliday 16  Culworth, Northamptonshire, England Grandson  Culworth  Northamptonshire   

and 20 year old lodger Eliza Gascoigne

John and Owen both Ag Labs.

Hope this helps,

Carol

[carol8353]

In 1881 they are in Derbyshire

James Holiday abt 1880  Bittersworth, Leicestershire, England Son  Long Eaton   
Mary A. Holiday abt 1855  Appelnorth, Northamptonshire, England Wife  Long Eaton   
Owen Holiday abt 1855  Culworth, Northamptonshire, England Head  Long Eaton   
William J. Holiday abt 1878  Welbey, Leicestershire, England Son  Long Eaton   

[sna]

I think Owen Chester Holliday emigrated to Cleveland City, Cuyahoga, Ohio in 1888 and he died in Cleveland in 1902 aged 47 years. 

[sna]

I am still plugging away at the Holliday family tree!  I know Owen Chester Holliday was the son of Mary Holliday - born out of wedlock in 1855.  Someone has said that Mary subsequently remarried and could have emigrated to New Zealand.  I did think she was the Mary Saunders that emigrated in 1859 but having looked at the passenger list for that ship realise that it was nothing to do with my Mary.
Does anyone know who Mary Holliday married?  I seem to be drawing a blank with the marriages I have found and don't think any are the correct one.  Did they get married in Register Offices in those days?  Wonder if Mary was unable to marry in church because she had a child.
Any help would be appreciated.

[carol8353]

Hi again

The Mary Holiday that I found for you in 1881 must also have emigrated to America as he did. In 1900 they are in  Cuyahoga Ohio,with loads of kids 

They are both 43 and born in England- oldest son William J 22 and next James 21.Last child to be born in England was Harry 1888-the rest all born Ohio.

She seems to die there in 1928.

Carol

[carol8353]

The family are in Culworth  in 1861

John Holliday 50 head Ag Lab b Culworth
Ann Holliday 50 wife b Bubnell? Warwickshire
Caleb Holliday 17 son Ag Lab ,all kids born Culworth
Emma Holliday 10 dau
Jesse Holliday 7 son
Sarah A Holliday 5 dau
Owen C Holliday 5 son in law ( ie step son)

RG9/923 Folio 25 Page 11
 

[sna]

Thank you for your messages.  It is Owen Chester Holliday's mother I am trying to trace.  She married shortly after his birth and I am trying to find out who she married.  She may then have emigrated to New Zealand - but I can't look further into this paet of her life without knowing her married surname.

[mgeneas]

Might be this marriage

John SANDERS of Claydon, Oxfordshire, bachelor, age 20. labourer, father Thomas
Mary HOLLIDAY of Culworth, spinster, age 27, father John a labourer
July 31 1859 in Culworth