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Cornwall: Allen, Bevan, Bosisto, Carnpezzack, Donithorn, Huddy, James, Retallack, Russell, Vincent, Yeoman
Cards: Thomas (Llanbadarn Fawr)
Glam: Bowler, Cram, Galloway, James, Thomas, Watkins
Lincs: Coupland, Cram
Mon: Cram, Gwyn, John, Philpot, Smart, Watkins
Pembs: Edwards (St. Dogmael's)
Yorks: Airey, Bowler, Elliott, Hare, Hewitt, Kellett, Kemp, Stephenson, Tebb

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Re: James and Grace HOLMAN
« Reply #19 on: Sunday 14 November 10 10:49 GMT (UK) »
Hi Toni

I had thought that James may have married Grace Eustice, but I now believe she married a different James Holman, and so I think I am going down the wrong track  with the Eustice connection- surprising they both had sons named Josiah ( maybe a popular name of the time?)

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Re: James and Grace HOLMAN
« Reply #20 on: Sunday 13 December 20 04:41 GMT (UK) »
Hi Blacky55. Been a while, how did you get on with your search?

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Re: James and Grace HOLMAN
« Reply #21 on: Sunday 13 December 20 06:34 GMT (UK) »
Hi Heritage 101

The Eustice link was wrong, and I found that my James Holman married Grace Trenwith.

I visited Cornwall to look for maybe a headstone, but I think in the mining boom of the time that he and his wife did not end up with a headstone.

I was trying to find out if James's brother started teh mining company Holman and Sons, but I didnt really prove much with that.

I did however find a photo of them both in a magazine about the Cadia Gold mine in Australia wher his son Josiah was the mine captain.

So Ive basically hit a block at James and Grace.

I did find a Trenwith Street  in Cornwall, not that it helped.

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Blacky55


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Re: James and Grace HOLMAN
« Reply #22 on: Thursday 17 December 20 01:52 GMT (UK) »
You're right of course, James married Grace Trenwith in 1804 at Mary Tavy, Devon. 
Grace was born at Redruth in 1787. Her parents were William and Elizabeth Trenwith. She died on 18 November 1867.

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Re: James and Grace HOLMAN
« Reply #23 on: Thursday 15 February 24 05:12 GMT (UK) »
Hi Had any luck with your research? Interesting Josiah Jnr was sent to Newington Boarding School, Annie to Petersham, but what of Charles???? Spider

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Re: James and Grace HOLMAN
« Reply #24 on: Thursday 15 February 24 10:33 GMT (UK) »
Hi

I haven’t really made much headway on my Great Grandfather Charles.

I know he found a large gold nugget near Cadia, he moved to North Sydney, maybe renting a house in Union St.

His wife died unexpectedly and he seemed to fall on hard times.

There was a letter from him to the defence dept to get money from his sons WW1 pay.

I’m hoping to visit his grave in Orange in a few months that may shed a little more info.

My mother said he lost his money on some dodgy investment scheme.

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Re: James and Grace HOLMAN
« Reply #25 on: Thursday 15 February 24 22:03 GMT (UK) »
Charles funeral was 19 April 1941 in Orange. He died, perhaps a few days/week earlier living in Union Street Manly, but I believe he mover from Cadia, when he sold up the property, to North Sydney. As you probably know, he and Ada had 10 children, Ruby the eldest my Grandmother. I often wondered how he handled the transition moving from Cadia to the "Big Smoke"?

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Re: James and Grace HOLMAN
« Reply #26 on: Friday 16 February 24 00:50 GMT (UK) »
My Grandmother was Muriel Ada Holman.