Tracing my Holdsworth family beyond 1800! Can someone please help?

[veryoldgal]

Hi Brian,  I know you from Calverley.info

this is what I have found for my line:
William Littlewood Holdsworth [my dad] deceased
Charles Holdsworth b. 1874 and Mabel Blomfield b. 15 Jan 1879 [my grandparents]
Kellett Holdsworth b.5 Dec 1852 and Mary Littlewood b. 16 May 1851 [my g. grandparents]
John Holdsworth b. 1823 and Faith Kellett b. 29 Dec 1819[my g.g. grandparents]

Faith's parents were Joseph Kellett 1794 and Mary Pratt 1795

Mary Littlewood's parents were John Littlewood born 28 Jun 1809 and Hannah Holdsworth born 13 June 1827.  I think that is correct .

All either Calverley, Eccleshill, Woodhall Hills areas.

All the best,
Lesley

[Calverley Lad]

Seems strange that I can't find specific named people on the data base?
Event not taking place within the logistic area or simply left off?
Very strange if as you say they lived/married or died within the area.
 Brian

[veryoldgal]

in 1881 Census
Carr Littlewood Farm, Calverley cum Farsley
William Littlewood [head] age 63 born Calverley occupation farmer of 30 acres
Kellett Houldsworth [nephew] married age 30 born Calverley occupation farm labourer
Mary Houldsworth [niece] married age 30 born Calverley
John William Houldsworth  [son, nephews] age 9 born Calverley
Charles Houldsworth [son, nephews] age 7 born Calverley - my grandfather
Littlewood Houldsworth [son, nephews] age 2 born Calverley
1891 Census
Woodhall Hills
Kellett Holdsworth [spelt correctly this time] age 38 born Calverley my g.g. grandfather
Mary Holdsworth [wife] age 39
Charles Holdsworth [son] age 17 occupation wool warehouseman
Littlewood [son] age 12
Mary [dau] age 9
Francis [dau] age 6
Fred [son] age 1
1901
The family is at Mount Road Eccleshill
1911
Charles Holdsworth is Married to Mabel Blomfield and they are living North Bierley with
two daughters

In some records the Blomfield family's name has been mistranscribed as Bloomfield

I am surprised that you couldn't find them in the database.  I shall go now and have a good look.

[veryoldgal]

I just went back and found the marriage for one of my cousins Alan Charles Holdsworth at St John Farsley.  My other cousin David was one of the witnesses.  It has been a while since I have checked the database. 

[Calverley Lad]

Noticed when using your information 'Houldsworth' some are called as Houldsworth whilst others are recorded as Holdsworth.
 Brian

[Malcolm33]

   I have been searching for a Holdsworth connection to my Huttons for many years.   The 1841 census shows the family of Charles Hutton and his wife Maria Holdsworth next entry but one to my gt.gt.gt.grandmother Mary Hutton in Moorside Road Eccleshill.     That means that Charles and Maria would almost certainly have been living in one of the half dozen Hutton Cottages.   The property extended back all the way to Fagley Lane and included The Smiling Mule Pub.
  Charles's first wife Mary Holdsworth had died in August 1838 and he then married her sister.  The Holdsworth girls were daughters of William Holdsworth and Phoebe Beck who married in 1802 in Baildon.
   My gt.gt.gt.grandfather William Hutton married the above Mary Hutton nee Barron in 1807 and one of the witnesses was a Hannah Holdsworth.   So there has to be some close connection, but I haven't been able to find out who this Hannah Holdsworth was.
   Charles and Maria and their children migrated to Melbourne in the 1850's and I am in touch with a number of their descendants.
    This map of the property shows who was living there in 1841.

[veryoldgal]

Hi, my Holdsworths come from the Eccleshill, Calverley area.  It is such a common name in that part of the country.  Have you tried looking for Houldsworth in the Calverley website database.  Sometimes mine are misspelt that way.  I have two branches of Holdsworths in my tree - one is the direct line from my Father William Littlewood Holdsworth and the other is a line from John Littlewood who married Hannah Holdsworth, who was the daughter of Thomas Holdsworth.

Sometimes I find the search from my Holdsworths totally overwhelming and I have to take a very long break to clear my head.

Please feel free to contact me if you think that we might be able to share information.

Good hunting, Lesley

[Malcolm33]

Thank you Lesley.    I did have another look at the Calverley records the other day but as you have found, lots of Holdsworths and hard to differentiate the different Hannah's.   When was your Hannah daughter of Thomas born?    I guess the one I'm searching for would have to be in twenties or thirties when a witness in 1807.    Malcolm

[Malcolm33]

   I have just come across some Holdsworth's in this record of Idle Upper Chapel - http://archive.org/stream/idleupperchapelb00idle/idleupperchapelb00idle_djvu.txt

   I would also think a search in the land memorial books at Wakefield would be rewarding as I did with my Hutton's in the past.    Some records list the names of numerous people living in Eccleshill.