Houldings of Market Drayton area.

[rutbowmax]

I am helping someone trace their roots in the Market Drayton area of Shropshire. The family name is Houlding. THOMAS was born in 1878 (Whitchurch?) with siblings RICHARD b 1876?,GEORGE,LILLIE,ANNIE,FLORIE and NELLIE. As far as we know Richard and Lillie remained in the area but Thomas ended up in Berkshire (Windsor).Any information regarding this family would be greatly appreciated.

[crisane]

Is this the family?
1881 RG11/2669/9/10     
Weston And Wixhill? Under Redcastle Shropshire
Joseph Houlding  24  Ag Lab Market Drayton Shropshire   
 Ann Wife  25  Market Drayton Shropshire   
 Richard Son  5  Prees Shropshire   
 Thomas Son  2  Hodnet Shropshire 

 
 
 

 

[crisane]

Ok getting some background for them
1891 RG12/2128/72/7 
Church Lane, Drayton In Hales, Little Drayton  Shropshire
 Joseph Houlding Head  36  Farm Labourer Market Drayton
 Ann Wife  33  Market Drayton
Thomas Son  12  Scholar Market Drayton
George  9  Scholar Market Drayton
  Lily  7  Scholar Market Drayton
 Annie  2 Market Drayton

1901
Joseph  44  General Farm Laborer Moreton Wood Salop   
Annie  43   Betton Moss Salop   
Richard  23  Laborer At Inn Prees Salop 
Lillie  17 Prees
Annie  12  Little Drayton Salop 
Florie  4 Little Drayton
Nellie Daughter   2  Little Drayton
 RG13/2559/66/19     
 Church Lane, Drayton In Hales, Little Drayton Shropshire
 

 

   
   
   
 

[crisane]

Can't find Thomas in 1901 and think he may have been out of the country. I think he married an Emma ? who was from Berkshire but can't find the marriage on FreeBMD.

[california dreamin]

Hi

Your posting caught my eye - I have a family member who married a Joseph Houlding in November 1905 at Little Drayton Church, Market Drayton.  Is he yours?

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Death of Thomas' mother Ann
Deaths Mar 1902   
Houlding  Annie  44  Wem  6a 535   
Or this
Deaths Sep 1903 
Houlding  Annie  46  Mt. Drayton  6a 413

Joseph's remarriage
Marriages Dec 1905   
Ada Drownes Davies    Mt. Drayton  6a 1503   
Joseph  Houlding   
 

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Marriage of Lillie?
Marriages Dec 1903   
HOULDING  Lillie     Mt. Drayton  6a 1561   
Smith  James     
I have found something a little puzzling. Will pm you

I am going to hold off posting anything else until you reply and tell us just exactly what you need/want and  just in case I am on the wrong track 

[rutbowmax]

 Thank you all so much for the info....I had gleaned a little myself but nice to have it verified! I am interested in finding any living relatives of this family in the Market Drayton area. I have found Lillie's marriage and also I think Richard's.....to a Martha Leighton? I haven't yet found any more info on George and Florie. The marriage of Thomas and Emma Allen is noted on Freebmd for 1916!!!....but on the 1901 Census for Ireland it states that they were married!!! Emma was born in Newbury Berkshire but cannot trace her as yet...Allen is a popular surname!!
Thank you once again for taking an interest. As for  message re Joseph  marrying in 1905...this could well be Joseph's brother Tom's son?? The families are listed on the 1891 Census living as near neighbours!! If anyone has info on this Joseph then I would be grateful to receive it!!

[california dreamin]

Hi -

I would also be interested in finding out more about Joseph Holding myself.  My relative is Adah Drown Davies who married Joseph Holding (as I previously mentioned) in 1905.  I have always wondered about her as in 1900 she was unmarried and but had a daughter -Josephine (no father listed on her birth certificate).  I have always wondered if  Joseph was in fact Josephine's father- the name suggests as much!! However one has to wonder why they couldn't/didn't marry at the time?  Which lead me to wonder if he was still married?? Do you know what year Joseph's brother's son was born? I wonder which Joseph she married?