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Robert Holden

Male 1834 - 1886  (52 years)


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  1. 1.  Robert Holden was born in 1834 in Penketh; died in 1886 in Penketh; was buried on 14 Dec 1886 in Sankey Chapel.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Labourer, bargeman
    • Baptism: 23 Mar 1834, St Mary, Great Sankey

    Notes:

    Family listed as Holding in 1881 census.
    Buried on same day as son Bob - possible fatal barge accident?

    Robert married Rachel Plumpton on 23 Feb 1857 in St Mary, Great Sankey. Rachel (daughter of Peter Plumpton and Elizabeth Tidensor) was born in 1837 in Penketh; died in 1919 in Penketh; was buried on 13 Feb 1919 in St Mary, Great Sankey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. James Holden  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Nov 1857 in Penketh.
    2. 3. Drusilla Holden  Descendancy chart to this point was born about May 1860 in Penketh.
    3. 4. Medanah Holden  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Aug 1862 in Penketh; died in 1902 in Penketh; was buried on 18 Aug 1902 in Sankey Chapel.
    4. 5. Emily Holden  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Feb 1865 in Penketh.
    5. 6. Bob Holden  Descendancy chart to this point was born about May 1867 in Penketh; died in 1886 in Penketh; was buried on 14 Dec 1886 in Sankey Chapel.
    6. 7. Ernest Holden  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Dec 1869 in Penketh.
    7. 8. Clara Holden  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Sep 1872 in Penketh.
    8. 9. Sidney Holden  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Feb 1875 in Penketh.
    9. 10. Mary Holden  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1878 in Penketh.
    10. 11. Duncan Holden  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1886 in Penketh.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Holden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about Nov 1857 in Penketh.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Waterman

    Notes:

    Holding in birth record (GRO Online Index).
    In Widnes Dock with brother Ernest aboard 'Dan' in the 1891 census, recorded as single (wife and son having died 1888/9).

    James married Eliza Leather on 1 Nov 1886 in St Mary, Great Sankey. Eliza (daughter of John Leather) was born in 1863 in Penketh; died in 1889 in Penketh; was buried on 7 Apr 1889 in Sankey Chapel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Samuel Holden  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1888 in Penketh; died in 1888 in Penketh; was buried on 30 Jun 1888 in Sankey Chapel.

  2. 3.  Drusilla Holden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about May 1860 in Penketh.

    Notes:

    Holding in birth record.

    Drusilla married John Beck about 1883. John was born in 1855 in Bingley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Medanah Holden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about Aug 1862 in Penketh; died in 1902 in Penketh; was buried on 18 Aug 1902 in Sankey Chapel.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 24 May 1863, St Mary, Great Sankey

    Notes:

    Medanah in GRO birth record and 1901 census; various other spellings: Medina in baptism record and 1881 census, Deaney in 1871, Medena in marriage record, Madna in 1891 census, Madina in burial record.

    Medanah married Samuel Holden on 4 Mar 1891 in All Saints, Runcorn. Samuel (son of George Holden and Sarah Mellor) was born in 1861 in Widnes; died in 1900 in Penketh; was buried on 22 Feb 1900 in Sankey Chapel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Madena Holden  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Feb 1894 in Widnes.
    2. 14. Phillis Holden  Descendancy chart to this point was born about May 1896 in Penketh; died in 1896 in Penketh; was buried on 14 Oct 1896 in Sankey Chapel.
    3. 15. Jabal Holden  Descendancy chart to this point was born about May 1897 in Penketh.
    4. 16. Edward Holden  Descendancy chart to this point was born in May 1899 in Penketh; was buried on 5 Jun 1900 in Sankey Chapel.
    5. 17. Phillis Holden  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Aug 1900 in Penketh; died in 1901 in Penketh; was buried on 23 Apr 1901 in Sankey Chapel.

  4. 5.  Emily Holden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about Feb 1865 in Penketh.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 2 Mar 1866, St Mary, Great Sankey


  5. 6.  Bob Holden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about May 1867 in Penketh; died in 1886 in Penketh; was buried on 14 Dec 1886 in Sankey Chapel.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 4 Apr 1869, St Mary, Great Sankey

    Notes:

    Bob in birth and baptism records, Robert in 1881 census.
    Buried on same day as father - possible fatal barge accident?


  6. 7.  Ernest Holden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 6 Dec 1869 in Penketh.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Waterman, lighterman
    • Baptism: 28 Dec 1873, St Mary, Great Sankey

    Ernest married Sarah Louise Berry on 5 Sep 1897 in St Silas, Liverpool. Sarah was born in 1873 in Wavertree, Liverpool. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Clara Holden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 7 Sep 1872 in Penketh.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 28 Dec 1873, St Mary, Great Sankey


  8. 9.  Sidney Holden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 15 Feb 1875 in Penketh.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Warehouseman, paint grinder
    • Baptism: 7 Jul 1878, St Mary, Great Sankey

    Sidney married Mary Ann Prendergast about Aug 1905 in Warrington. Mary was born in 1886 in Widnes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 10.  Mary Holden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1878 in Penketh.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 7 Jul 1878, St Mary, Great Sankey


  10. 11.  Duncan Holden Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1886 in Penketh.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Labourer
    • Baptism: 21 Oct 1886, St Mary, Great Sankey



Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Samuel Holden Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1888 in Penketh; died in 1888 in Penketh; was buried on 30 Jun 1888 in Sankey Chapel.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 1 Apr 1888, St Mary, Great Sankey


  2. 13.  Madena Holden Descendancy chart to this point (4.Medanah2, 1.Robert1) was born about Feb 1894 in Widnes.

  3. 14.  Phillis Holden Descendancy chart to this point (4.Medanah2, 1.Robert1) was born about May 1896 in Penketh; died in 1896 in Penketh; was buried on 14 Oct 1896 in Sankey Chapel.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 7 Oct 1896, St Mary, Great Sankey


  4. 15.  Jabal Holden Descendancy chart to this point (4.Medanah2, 1.Robert1) was born about May 1897 in Penketh.

  5. 16.  Edward Holden Descendancy chart to this point (4.Medanah2, 1.Robert1) was born in May 1899 in Penketh; was buried on 5 Jun 1900 in Sankey Chapel.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 3 May 1900, St Mary, Great Sankey


  6. 17.  Phillis Holden Descendancy chart to this point (4.Medanah2, 1.Robert1) was born about Aug 1900 in Penketh; died in 1901 in Penketh; was buried on 23 Apr 1901 in Sankey Chapel.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 5 Feb 1901, St Mary, Great Sankey




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