Author Topic: Elizabeth HOLROYD, daughter of Augustus Henry Aldborough Stratford-Henniker?  (Read 875 times)

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Augustus Henry Aldborough Henniker (1837-1906) - the surname Stratford was added sometime later - married Lillias Grant Holroyd (nee Cambpell) in Pictou on 23 August 1859 (the marriage was recorded later on 24 April 1860, Prince Edward Island).

Lillias Grant was 18 years older than Augustus Henry and a widower when they married. He was the son of Sir Augustus Brydges Henniker and Elizabeth Henniker-Major, of Thorham Magna, Suffolk. He was the only one amongst 9 siblings to marry abroad.

Lillias Grant Campbell was born in Morvern, Scotland, in 1819, the daughter of John Campbell (Royal Navy lieutenant, known as 'captain John Cambpell) and Catherine McLean (daughter of the 5th Laird of Drimnin, Allan McLean). The family emigrated to Canada around 1833-34. Capt. John Campbell died 11 May 1834, and Catherine on 2 December 1861.

Lillias had been previously married to the Hon. Joseph Holroyd, of Wither or Wyther Grange, Wyther Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, who died on 4 March 1854, P.E.I. They had at least 3 children, Hannah Sarah, Lillias Louisa, and Arthur Warburton.

The second marriage didn't last long. Augustus Henry Aldborough Henniker left Lillias Grant and apparently had 'gone off with her daughter' in June 1861, according to a private diary published in 1964.

More Gossip - June 29 1861 - Island Newspapers - Guardian - page 7A

"Henniker has run away from his wife, Holroyd, and gone off with her daughter"

https://islandnewspapers.ca/islandora/object/guardian%3A19640831

After he left Canada in 1861, he went to New Zealand as Henry Aldborough Stratford, mentioned on 15 Nov 1862 in the Otago Daily Times, issue 283, page 6.

He married Annie Penrhyn Thomas in 1867 at Cromwell, NZ and they had a son Augustus Brydges Henniker Stratford, born in 1885 at Wellington. Annie died in 1901. Augustus Brydges died in 1918, wounded in action at the Somme.

In 1901 Henry Aldborough Stratford 'officially' changed his name to August Henry Aldborough Stratford-Henniker (Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 West Coast Times, Issue 12022, 23 September 1901, Page 2)

Augustus Henry married again in 1902 to Margareta Eliza ('Daisy') Wickes.

He died in France (Mentone) on 27 August 1906.

Lillias Grant was known and buried as Lillias Grant Henniker, widow (1900, P.E.I). I couldn't find any record of a divorce, which makes me think that Augustus Henry was a bigamist when he married Annie Penrhyn Thomas.

The 1881 Canada Census lists Elizabeth Holroyd (21, born in Ontario) in the household of Lillias G. Holroyd (60, born Scotland), along with Hannah S. (34, born P.E.I.), Lillias L. (32, born P.E.I.) , Arthur (30, born P.E.I.), and Alexander McLeod (26, born P.E.I), at Lot 33, Queens, Prince Edward Island.

I haven't been able to find anything else about Elizabeth Holroyd.

What happened to Elizabeth Holroyd? Was she Augustus Henry's daughter? Did he take her to England or New Zealand? Any help finding her is appreciated, thanks.



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Re: Elizabeth HOLROYD, daughter of Augustus Henry Aldborough Stratford-Henniker?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 05 January 25 23:23 GMT (UK) »
I am wondering if she actually wasn't a Holroyd, but a Campbell.
In the 1891 census, with Lillias and family, there is a Maria C E Campbell, niece.

There is a baptism for a Maria Catherine Elizabeth Campbell in PEI, although Maria was born in Ontario.  Could this be the Elizabeth from the 1871 census?

From the index of her PEI baptism:
Child's Full Name    Maria Catherine Elizabeth Campbell
Birth Date    28 March 1859 
Place of Birth    Kingston, Canada West
Baptismal Date    16 December 1868
Father's Name    Donald Campbell
Mother's Name    Marie
Church Name    St. John's Anglican
Church Location    Milton

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Re: Elizabeth HOLROYD, daughter of Augustus Henry Aldborough Stratford-Henniker?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 06 January 25 00:03 GMT (UK) »
That's certainly a possibility, but who would be the daughter who Henniker got off with? Hannah Sarah and Lillias Louise remained in Canada.

I couldn't find any other records of Maria Catherine Elizabeth Campbell apart from her baptism and the 1891 census. Her father, Donald McLean Campbell died in Birkenhead, England, in 1896, of influenza.

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Re: Elizabeth HOLROYD, daughter of Augustus Henry Aldborough Stratford-Henniker?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 06 January 25 01:35 GMT (UK) »
The date of the diary entry is 29 Jun 1861;  there must be another daughter born well before Hannah and Louisa?  Very confusing! 


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Re: Elizabeth HOLROYD, daughter of Augustus Henry Aldborough Stratford-Henniker?
« Reply #4 on: Monday 06 January 25 01:48 GMT (UK) »
Lillias married Joseph Holroyd in 1839. Hannah was born in 1846, Lillias Louisa in 1848, and Arthur in 1849. It's possible that there was another child, but I haven't found any evidence of that.

I wonder why a 22 year old man from the English aristocracy would marry a Scottish widow, 18 years older than him, in Canada!

In his will and testament, Augustus Henry left money for Hannah, Lillias Louisa and Arthur.

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Re: Elizabeth HOLROYD, daughter of Augustus Henry Aldborough Stratford-Henniker?
« Reply #5 on: Monday 06 January 25 02:39 GMT (UK) »
This is probably a stupid question but I'm not a native English speaker so bear with me.

If "gone off with her daughter" was referring to an adult woman, I know exactly what it means, but what if he meant gone off with her baby daughter, as in stealing her from her mother? In this case, a child born out of the wedlock just before they had married. Would it make sense or am I wrong?

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Re: Elizabeth HOLROYD, daughter of Augustus Henry Aldborough Stratford-Henniker?
« Reply #6 on: Monday 06 January 25 03:31 GMT (UK) »
I was also wondering if the diary was referring to an infant, but the interpretation to an English speaking person, would mean they ran off as a couple.

That said, that part of the diary is listed under "gossip".  It could be that Henniker left his wife, and someone started a rumour that he ran off with a daughter, which spread like wildfire around town.

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Re: Elizabeth HOLROYD, daughter of Augustus Henry Aldborough Stratford-Henniker?
« Reply #7 on: Monday 06 January 25 06:29 GMT (UK) »
https://islandnewspapers.ca/islandora/object/examiner%3A19000804-05
Her obituary lists only the three children.

I would presume he married her for money. If you look at the far bottom right here, it looks like he was in debt, which is likely why he exited again:
https://islandnewspapers.ca/islandora/object/examiner%3A18610520-03

And also this August entry for a Mrs Henniker and Miss Holroyd coming in from Pictou - perhaps she did have to go fetch a teenage daughter from somewhere?
https://islandnewspapers.ca/islandora/object/examiner%3A18610826-03
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Re: Elizabeth HOLROYD, daughter of Augustus Henry Aldborough Stratford-Henniker?
« Reply #8 on: Monday 06 January 25 08:09 GMT (UK) »
Good find, Jorose!  I note that on the article that he was leaving for England, he signed it in Pictou. 

Sadly, there is no dates for the 1861 PEI census, and it's only a population census.
There is only headcounts for male/females in various age brackets, but I don't see any spare teenage girls!

http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=census&id=44696439&lang=eng
Edit: On above link, below image, enter page 9..... the redirect app is doing bunches of pages at a time.

Augustus is transcribed as Honaker on the above government website, and as Manasker on Ancestry.