William Holder

Married Mary BAYLIS at St. Nicholas, Gloucester 16/10/1792.
Children:

• Richard (see below)

Richard Morse Holder 1795/6 - 1852

Born 1795/6 in Bristol; Chr.25/6/1797 at St.Pauls, Bristol.

Living at 34 Westbury Village in Westbury on Severn at the 1851 census, occupation Tailor.

Married Esther WHITE (born 1794/5 at Randwick)

Children:

• Mary, christened and buried 17/3/1822
• Ann, christened 9/11/1823; married Charles HOPKINS 9/4/1844 at Newnham.
• Samuel, christened 25/4/1826, buried 24/11/1833 aged 7.
• Joseph, christened 29/6/1828 (See below).
• Harriett, christened 16/1/1831
• Mark White, christened 21/4/1833
• Emma, christened 13/12/1835, buried 7/3/1837 aged 1.
• Martha, christened 11/2/1838, buried 25/7/1838 aged 6 months.
• James, christened 17/5/1840; married Sarah Ann NEWMAN at St Peter and St Pauls, Westbury on Severn 13/8/1867 at age 20. Witnesses were Alexander SHERMAN, Joseph HOPKIN(S), Julia WILD, and Harriet SHIPMAN.
  Sarah Ann's parents George. a labourer, and Charlotte CHARLES were married 28/8/1828 at St Mary de Lode Gloucester. Sarah Ann was christened 28/2/1847.

Also in the household in 1851 was Joseph HOPKINS, grandson (6), the son of Ann.
See: 1851 census

Joseph Holder 1828/9 - 1890

Born 1828 at Westbury on Severn.

At the 1851 census. the 1861 census, the 1871 census. and the 1881 census , his occupation was Tailor.

Married Hannah TAYLOR at St Peter and St Pauls, Westbury on Severn 10/5/1858. Witnesses were John KNIGHT, Ann KNIGHT, and Mark HOLDER, presumably the groom's brother.

Children:

• Mary Ann 1859 at Blakeney, christened 5/6/1859
• Mark James 1861 at Blakeney
• Emma Esther 1862 at Blakeney
• Louisa Jane 1864 at Blakeney
• Julia 1865 at Blakeney
• William Richard 1867 (see below).
• John Arthur (Arthur John) 1868
• Kate Harriett 1871 at Chipping Sodbury
• Albert J 1875 at Chipping Sodbury
• Elizabeth H 1878 at Chipping Sodbury

Hannah was born at Westbury on Severn 1835/6 to John, a Blacksmith and Ann GANNER. They were married at Westbury on Severn 18/11/1827; the witnesses wer Albert TAYLOR and Ann HIBBERT. Hannah was christened 6/11/1836 at Westbury on Severn. Her siblings were christened John 27/4/1828, Ann 18/4/1830, Mary 26/5/1833, William 27/5/1838, and James 13/12/1840.

In 1861, Robert TAYLOR (a tailor 35, born in Bath) was boarding with the family.

They were a mobile bunch for that era:
In 1861, the family lived at 205 Awre Rd, Blakeney.
In 1871, they lived at 148 Hatters Lane, Chipping Sodbury.
In 1881, they lived at 22 Sandford St, Cheltenham.

Joseph died at Cheltenham 1890 at age 62.

William Richard Holder 1867 - 1947

Born Q2 1867 at Blakeney, Gloucestershire. An Ironfounder's labourer in 1891; A lamplighter in 1911.

In Q2 1888, Married Caroline Clara GARDNER see the Gardner family tree

Children:

• Clara Frances Alice Q2 1890 - Q1 1928 (see below).
• Ellen Louisa Q3 1892 -
  Married Edward John HARRIS 1919. Apparently no children. Ellen died in Gloucester 1981. Edward was born 1893 and died 1969.
  
• William James Q1 1897 -
  Married Ethel HALFORD 1919. Children: Kenneth John 1921, Norman James 1925.
  
• Emily Gladys Q1 1899 -
  Married Gilbert Victor Harold STANLEY 1928
  Children: Brian Hewer 1929, Mary Hewer 1932. (Hewer was Gilbert's mother's maiden name).
• Winifred May Q4 1901 -
  Married Bertram Arthur STRANGE 1930
  
• Ada Elizabeth Q2 1904 -
  Married Sidney TARPLEE 1930 Children: Christine Joy 1933.
  
• Doris Brenda Q4 1905 -
  Married George James FINCH 1931
  

See 1891 census., 1901 census., and 1911 census.
Curiously the 1911 census shows all 7 of the surviving children of the marriage but also includes William's grandson George. George William was born Q2 1907 at Stroud with no father listed - whose son was he? Just possibly Ellen's, but most likely Clara's.

Caroline died 10 January 1917 in Gloucester, aged 48 In Memoriam
William died in Gloucester January 1947, aged 80.

Clara Frances Alice Holder Q2 1890 - Q1 1928

Worked as a Machinist in a match factory. This would have been Moreland's in Bristol Road.

Clara married Charles Sidney John Close Q1 1914. See the Close family tree.