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Occupation Interests / Re: How to find sailors?
« on: Saturday 08 June 13 20:04 BST (UK)  »
Hi, not entirely sure where he was born but Heywood has been helping me find rest of family and this record looks like a possible:
1911 free index has one in Devonport born in Bristol https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XW9K-MJR

Is the best match to date anyway!

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Occupation Interests / How to find sailors?
« on: Saturday 08 June 13 19:36 BST (UK)  »
Hi, I was told my great grandfather was a sailor. Could somebody point me in the right direction to try to find out more?

I've managed to find his name - Henry J Holloway, born about 1884 but can't find his birth.

He had four children, but there was a big gap between the two youngest from 1917 to 1923 - due to the war perhaps?

Any pointers would be welcome.
Thanks!
Jo

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The Common Room / Re: Trying to find more info on Joan Nancy Holloway
« on: Saturday 08 June 13 18:34 BST (UK)  »
Sandra - there are supposed to be Spanish Jews somewhere along the line down that side of the family - we were trying to unearth them. I know Carroll side definitely RC - grandma was aswell but not sure if rest were.

Thanks Heywood - If he was a sailor, I'm assuming he moved to Plymouth area for that reason - will do some more hunting.

Thansk!
Jo

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The Common Room / Re: Trying to find more info on Joan Nancy Holloway
« on: Saturday 08 June 13 13:47 BST (UK)  »
Thank you - it's frustrating when you come to a bit of a dead end isn't it!
Jo

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The Common Room / Re: Trying to find more info on Joan Nancy Holloway
« on: Saturday 08 June 13 12:14 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
I have done some more digging and after interrogating my mum found lots more information that I think has led me to Joan's parents! The siblings' names were the major clue!

My grandmother was the youngest of four children.
NAME:    Harry George Frederick Holloway
BIRTH:    Jul 1912  - East Stonehouse, Devon

NAME:    Edna Alice Holloway
BIRTH:    Oct 1914  - East Stonehouse, Devon

NAME:    Doris Violet Holloway
BIRTH:    Dec 1917  - East Stonehouse, Devonshire

Joan Nancy Holloway - 13th August 1923 in Coventry

With this I think their parents are:
Alice E Adams
Henry J Holloway   - mum says he was a sailor.
That would explain them living near Plymouth. I have no idea what took them to Coventry, and I do not think they were al from Plymouth either. Possibly the war took them to Coventry - there is a gap between Doris and Joan, so war and possible miscarriages/stillbirths would account for that.


Marriage record. There is a Robert Redmon attached to this record - a mistake?
Name:   Henry Holloway
Date of Registration:   Oct-Nov-Dec 1911
Registration District:   East Stonehouse
Inferred County:   Devon
Volume Number:   5b
Page Number:   680
Records on Page:   
Name
Alice E Adams
Henry Holloway
Robert Redmon

Death records for Alice and Henry (I now know they died when my grandmother was 4 and 16)
NAME:    Alice E Holloway (39)
BIRTH:    abt 1889
DEATH:    Mar 1928  - Coventry, Warwickshire, England

NAME:    Henry Holloway
BIRTH:    abt 1884
DEATH:    Jun 1941  - Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Holloway, Hernry, of 4 CASTLE-GROVE, KENILWORTH, WARWICKSHIRE DIED 16 JUNE 1941 AT the DAIMLER COMPANY LIMITED WORKS SANDY-LANE COVENTRY ADMINISTRATION bIRMINGHAM 24 JANUARY TO HARRY GEORGE FREDERICK HOLLOWAY FITTER EFFECTS £385



Now I'm trying to find their births and to trace their parents. I am struggling with this - I can't seem to find either Alice or Henry.

My family think that Alice's mother was called Elizabeth. She brought up my grandmother following Alice's death. However, Elizabeth could also be Henry's mother! She would have died AFTER 1928 that is for sure. I don't know if she survived Henry or not.

Thanks!
Jo

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The Common Room / Re: Trying to find more info on Joan Nancy Holloway
« on: Wednesday 29 May 13 12:10 BST (UK)  »
my mum didn't know their names but possibility that Joan's grandmother's name was Elizabeth - she brought her up as her mum died when she was four.

They think possibly father's name could have been Joseph (but grandad's side has lots of john josephs etc so could be confusion mixing two sides up!)

Is there anything that might match some of those details?

Thansk!
Jo

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The Common Room / Re: Trying to find more info on Joan Nancy Holloway
« on: Wednesday 29 May 13 11:36 BST (UK)  »
It's a lot, lot further than I'd have got on my own! I'll see if I can find out any info to back it up!
Thanks!
Jo

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The Common Room / Re: Trying to find more info on Joan Nancy Holloway
« on: Wednesday 29 May 13 10:50 BST (UK)  »
Yes - Joan, married to David would have been between 4-10 when either of them died.
They are my mum's parents (sadly she doesn't have much information on the family).

Thanks!
Jo

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The Common Room / Re: Trying to find more info on Joan Nancy Holloway
« on: Wednesday 29 May 13 10:39 BST (UK)  »
thanks for all this - my mum did say that her mum's dad or mum (can't remember which) died when she was young.

Am trying to piece all this together, but will start with trying to get the marriage cert of my grandparents.

Thanks again for all your helpful insights and top tips!
Jo

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