Hi Peter,
All I have on the Houldings is derived from the IGI & freebmd (& your postings here) and so I would be fascinated to compare notes, if possible, please.
I did not know that William Joseph and Emma Alice had a drapers business.
I believe that William Joseph and Emma Alice had twin daughters called Annie and Alice Jessie christened at Nantwich in 1877, although born in 1868 - looking at my notes today, I rather wonder if my statement is quite accurate owing to the gap between birth and christening.
I am following the line of Alice Jessie who married Henry Ray in 1890. However this line is not my own immediate ancestors, but rather those of the recent bride of one of my cousins.
I you would prefer to continue this chat offline then please email me at justforbrinnysuse at gmail.com AND please post again here if you do so since I do not regularly check that email address.
Many thanks,
Caspar