The Holman Family

Francis John Holman

Birth: 1861, in Plymouth, Devon, England

Father: James Holman

Mother: Emma (Foaden) Holman

Death: 1863, in Plymouth district, Devon, England

Burial: 29 March 1863, in Ford Park cemetery, Plymouth, Devon, England.
The grave is in Section E, no. 23, row 8

Census & Addresses:
1861: Cambridge Street, Plymouth St Andrew, Devon
1863: Morley Lane Ply, Plymouth St Andrew, Devon

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (2Q1861 Plymouth vol 5b p278); exact place from 1861 census
Parents: 1861 census
Death: England Death Index (1Q1863 Plymouth vol 5b p221)
Burial: Ford Park Cemetery and Torquay Cemetery Burials ref 1015/7 #157
FamilySearch Family Tree: Francis John Holman

James Holman

Birth: 1808-10, in Drewsteignton, Devon, England

Married (1st): Sarah Smith in 1841, in Stoke Damerel district, Devon, England
Sarah was born in 1809/10, in Ashburton, Devon. She was a dressmaker. Sarah died in Exeter district, Devon, in 1855.
Census:
1841: Mary Arches Street, Exeter St Olave, Devon
1851: King William Terrace, Exeter Saint Sidwell, Devon

Children:

Frederick Holman (1841 - ? )
Edwin Holman (1843 - ? )
Emma Holman (1846 - ? )
James Holman (1849 - ? )

Married (2nd): Emma Foaden in 1858, in Plymouth district, Devon, England

Children:

William Thomas Foaden Holman (1857 - ? )
Mary Ann Holman (1858 - ? )
Francis John Holman (1861 - 1863)

Occupation: Plasterer

Death: 1889, in Newton Abbot district, Devon, England, aged 79

Census:
1841: Mary Arches Street, Exeter St Olave, Devon
1851: West Street, Ashburton, Devon
1861: Cambridge Street, Plymouth St Andrew, Devon
1871: Ashburton, Devon
1881: Ashburton, Devon

Sources:

Birth: Aged 52 in 1861 census; aged 61 in 1871 census; aged 69 in 1881 census
Marriage (1st): England Marriage Index (1Q1841 Stoke Damerel vol 9 455; Sarah birth, occupation from 1851 census; Sarah death from England Death Index (1Q1855 Exeter vol 5b p99)
Marriage (2nd): England Marriage Index (1Q1858 Plymouth vol 5b p436)
Occupation: 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 census
Death: England Death Index (2Q1889 Newton A. vol 5b p83)
FamilySearch Family Tree: James Holman

Mary Ann Holman

Birth: 1858, in Plymouth, Devon, England

Father: James Holman

Mother: Emma (Foaden) Holman

Occupation: Worsted Weaver (1881)

Census:
1861: Cambridge Street, Plymouth St Andrew, Devon
1871: Ashburton, Devon
1881: Ashburton, Devon

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (2Q1858 Plymouth vol 5b p249); exact place from 1861 census
Parents: 1861 census
Occupation: 1881 census
FamilySearch Family Tree: Mary Ann Holman

William Thomas Foaden Holman

Birth: 1857, in Plymouth, Devon, England

Father: James Holman

Mother: Emma Foaden

Married: Mary Webber in 1886, in Newton Abbot district, Devon, England
Mary was born in 1858, in Exeter, Devon, the daughter of Elizabeth (_____) Webber. She was a dressmaker.
Census:
1881: East John Street, Exeter St Sidwell, Devon
1891: Ladwell, Ashburton, Devon
1901: Victoria Street, Plymouth, Devon
1911: Plymouth, Devon

Children:

Florence May Holman (1896/7 - ? )

Occupation: Stonemason (1881, 1891, 1901); Labourer in Brewery Depot (1911)

Notes: William was born about a year before his parents married, but his birth registration has the name "William Thomas Holman", using his father's surname. Some later census entries show his name as "William Thomas Foaden Holman".

Census:
1861: Cambridge Street, Plymouth St Andrew, Devon
1871: Ashburton, Devon
1881: Ashburton, Devon
1891: Ladwell, Ashburton, Devon
1901: Victoria Street, Plymouth, Devon
1911: Plymouth, Devon

Sources:

Birth: England Birth Index (1Q1857 Plymouth vol 5b p250); exact place from 1861 census
Parents: 1861 census
Marriage: England Marriage Index (1Q1886 Newton A. vol 5b 263); Mary birth from England Birth Index (1Q1858 Exeter vol 5b p100) and 1881, 1901 census; Mary mother, occupation from 1881 census
Occupation: 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911 census
FamilySearch Family Tree: William Thomas Foaden Holman

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