John Edward Holland
Born: Sunday, 19th December, 1909.
View the birth certificate
Address: 24 Lich Street, Worcester.
Baptised: Worcester.
Father: John Holland.
Mother: Rose Ellen (Rouse) Holland.
Married: Doris Eliza Jones
View the marriage certificate.
On: Saturday, 16th April, 1938.
At: Knightwick Church, Worcestershire.
Died: Tuesday, 28th October, 1980.
View the family bible deaths.
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John Edward Holland, photograph taken by me (his son Philip) in 1975 when we went to see his daughter and husband, Josephine and Gunvald Stenersen. We had taken a boat trip with Gunvald to some of the Islands, when I took this close up of Dad.

The following Census' will show where the Holland family originated starting in 1851. The first family I found were my great-great grandparents William and Ann Holland, who lived in Pershore. Their son John Holland was my great-grandfather, his occupation was bricklayer.

John married Jane Ingram the daughter of William and Mary Ingram View the marriage certificate. Her father's occupation was Journeyman Jeweller. John and Jane married at St. George's Church, Birmingham in the county of Warwickshire, on the 24th July, 1870. They both lived at 33 and 35 Great Hampton Row, respectively, at that time, which is not far from what is today known as the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham. They had several children and one of them was my grandfather John Holland who was born in Aston, Birmingham.

John married Rose Ellen Rouse the daughter of Edward and Rose Rouse View the marriage certificate. Rose Ellen Rouse was born at Broad Ullington Cross, Gloucestershire. John and Rose married at the Register Office in Worcester, on the 8th February 1897. At the time of marriage John lived at Lowesmoor, Worcester and Rose Ellen was living at 25 Regent Street, Worcester. They too had several children and one of them was my father John Edward Holland.

John married my mother Doris Eliza Jones View the marriage certificate. at St Mary's Church, Knightwick, Worcestershire on the 14th May, 1909. Her parents were John William and Lucy Jones. John Jones was a Journeyman Butcher by trade but when my parents married he was Sub-Postmaster of Knightwick, Post Office. Both my parents were living at the Post Office when they married.

Apart from all that is on this page, you can also explore theHolland Lineage and also marriage certificates
and census forms

	1851 Census: PRO Ref: HO/107/2062 Folio 135 Page 26 Film: 0087320 View the 1851 census 1861 census 1871 census
	Name	Title	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
	William Ingram	Head	35	Journeyman Jeweller	Clerkenwell, Midlands.
	Mary Ingram	Wife	28		Wordsley, Staffordshire.
	William Ingram	Son	5		Birmingham, Warwickshire.
		Daughter	3		Birmingham, Warwickshire.
	Thomas Ingram	Son	1		Birmingham, Warwickshire.
	James Ingram	Son	1		Aston Manor, Birmingham, Warwickshire
	Address: Wilton Street, Temperance Square, Aston, Warwickshire.
	1851 Census: Piece 2045 Folio: 280 Schedule 174 View the 1851 census 1861 census 1871 census
	Name	Title	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
	William Holland	Head	31	White Smith	Pershore, Worcester. Ref. 217092
	Ann Holland	Wife	23		Pershore, Worcester. Ref. 217093
	**John Holland	Son	2		Pershore, Worcester. Ref. 217094
	Eliza Holland	Daughter	6 m.		Pershore, Worcester. Ref. 217095
	Address: Church Street, Pershore, Worcestershire. Parish: Holy Cross.
	1881 Census: 2934-67-8-05375 View the 1881 census
	Name	Title	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
	**JohnHolland	Head	32	Bricklayer	Pershore, Worcestershire.
	**Jane (Ingram) Holland	Wife	33		Birmingham, Warwickshire.
	Jane Holland	Daughter	10		Birmingham, Warwickshire.
	Annie Holland	Daughter	8		Birmingham, Warwickshire.
	Marian Holland	Daughter	6		Birmingham, Warwickshire.
	*John Holland	Son	4		Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire
	Hannah Holland	Daughter	3		Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire
	Sarah Holland	Daughter	1		Claines, Worcester.
	Address: 6 Alma Lane, Claines, Worcester.
	1891 Census: Fiche 100 Page 19 View the 1891 Census
	Name	Title	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
	**JohnHolland	Head	42	Bricklayer	Pershore, Worcestershire.
	**Jane (Ingram) Holland	Wife	43		Birmingham, Warwickshire.
	*John Holland	Son	14		Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire
	Hannah Holland	Daughter	12		Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire
	Sarah Holland	Daughter	10		Claines, Worcester.
	Richard Holland	Son	8		Claines, Worcester.
	William Holland	Son	5		Claines, Worcester.
	Kate Holland	Daughter	3		Claines, Worcester.
	Address: 3 Milburn Street, Worcester.
	1901 Census View the 1901 Census
	Name	Title	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
	**JohnHolland	Head	52	Bricklayer	Pershore, Worcestershire.
	**Jane (Ingram) Holland	Wife	52		Birmingham, Warwickshire.
	William Holland	Son	15	Labourer	Claines, Worcester.
	Kate Holland	Daughter	3		Claines, Worcester.
	Address: 3 Milburn Street, Worcester.
	Milburn Street does not exist today and is now called Sydney Street. I used to work at Carmichaels the Bulk Fire-engine builders in Gregory's Mill Street. Sydney Street used to have a corner shop which all the workers including myself used to use.
	1881 Census View the1881 census
	Name	Title	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
	Edward Rouse	Head	42	Labourer	Blackely, Worcester, Worcestershire.
	Rose Rouse	Wife	43		Great (Hartington) Rissington.
	Ann Rouse	Daughter	12		Broad Campden, Gloucestershire.
	Emma Rouse	Daughter	10		Broad Campden, Gloucestershire.
	Edward Rouse	Son	8		Broad Campden, Mickletown, Gloucestershire.
	**Rose Rouse	Daughter	6		Broad Ullington Cross, Gloucestershire.
	John Rouse	Son	3		Worcester.
	Address: 11 Regent Street, St Martin, Worcester.
	** Although it doesn't say it, their daughter is the Rose Ellen Rouse who married John Holland my grandfather.
	1891 Census: St Martin RG12/2329 Fiche 95 Folio 22
	Name	Title	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
	Edward Rouse	Head	50	Labourer	Blackely, Worcester, Worcestershire.
	Rose Rouse	Wife	50		Great (Hartington) Rissington.
	Edward Rouse	Son	18	Sheet Maker	Broad Campden, Mickletown, Gloucestershire.
	John Rouse	Son	13	Tin Stamper	Worcester.
	Address: 11 Regent Street, St Martin, Worcester.
	The three daughters are not in the household any longer.
	8th February, 1897. *John Holland marriage to **Rose Ellen Rouse (My great grandparents)marriage certificate.
	Name	Title	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
	*John Holland	Husband	21	Time Keeper at Brickwork's	Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire
	**Rose Ellen (Rouse) Holland	Wife	21		Broad Ullington Cross, Gloucestershire.
	The wedding took place at the Worcester Register Office, in the presence of James Bishop and Mabel Hines. The registrar was, George Everton and the superintendent registrar was A. W. Knott. Fathers' of the bride and groom were Edward Rouse, Plate Layer and John Holland, Bricklayer. At the time of marriage John Holland's address was, Lowesmoor, St. Martin, Worcester and Rose Ellen Rouse's address was 25 Regent Street, Worcester. (Found in Littlebury's Worcester Street Directory, 1897: Edward Rouse living at 25 Regent Street, Worcester) Confirming this as the same address as Rose when she was married.
	1901 Census: RG13/2828 Folio 61 Page 37 View the 1901 census
	Name	Title	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
	*John Holland	Head	25	General Labourer	Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire
	**Rose Ellen Holland	Wife	25	Dress Maker (own account)	Broad Ullington Cross, Gloucestershire.
	Gertrude May Holland	Daughter	4		Worcester, Worcestershire.
	Dorothy Beatrice Holland	Daughter	9m		Worcester, Worcestershire.
	Address: 5 Ct 7 Sherborne Street, Ladywood, Birmingham. In the Parish of St. Barnabas.

	The following are details found on fiche at Worcester Records Office. (I now have1911 and 1921 Census Forms)
	Name	Title	Born	Place of Birth
	*John Holland	Father	b. September, 1876.	Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire
	**Rose Ellen Holland	Mother	b. Circa 1875	Broad Ullington Cross, Gloucestershire.
	Their Children:-
	Gertrude May Holland	Daughter	b. 26th May, 1897.	Worcester, Worcestershire
	Gertrude (Gerty) married George James Hayes, 29th November, 1915. View the marriage certificate.
	Dorothy Beatrice Holland	Daughter	b. 19th July, 1900.	Worcester, Worcestershire
	Dorothy (Dolly) married Richard Harvey Obrey, on the 22nd May, 1920. Use this link to View the marriage certificate.
	At this point there is a 5 year gap between children.
	William Holland	Son	b. 1905	Worcester, Worcestershire.
	William died in October 1923, at 18years old and was buried at Astwod Cemetery, on the 29th October, 1923.
	Lillian Irene Holland	Daughter	Circa 1907	Worcester, Worcestershire.
	Lillian died at 4 years of age and was buried on the 12th May, 1911. Her address was given as 2 Beaver Row, Wyld's lane, Worcester. Fiche: 308/3 St Paul's, Burials, Page No.63 The Vicar was L. Gregory.
	Maud Holland	Daughter	March qtr. 1909	Worcester, Worcestershire
	Maud was baptised on the 7th March, 1909. Fiche: 308/3 St. Paul's, Baptisms' Page 15 No. 119 The Vicar was T. F. Stewart. Father: John Holland, Occupation: Stoker. Mother: Rose Ellen (Rouse) Holland. Address: 37 Carden Street, Worcester. Maud died at 11 months and was buried on the 11th March, 1909. Fiche: 308/3 St. Paul's, Burials Page 49 No. 338. The Vicar was T. F. Stewart.
	John Edward Holland	Son	19th December, 1909.	Worcester, Worcestershire
	This is my father, his first name was never used and he was always known as Ted Holland.View the birth certificate. His address when registered was, 24 Lich Street, Worcester. This street no longer exists but ran parallel between Pump Street and College Street, close to the Cathedral. He married Doris Eliza Jones (my mother) View the marriage certificate Use the following link to View their family page.
	Hilda Irene Holland	Daughter	b. 2nd March, 1912.	Worcester, Worcestershire
	Hilda married Samuel George Wilde, on the 9th July, 1932. Use this link to View the marriage certificate.
	Minnie Holland	Daughter	b. 10th November, 1914.	Worcester, Worcestershire
	Minnie married Sidney Arthur Cox, on the 12th November, 1932. Use this link to View the marriage certificate.
	Ivy Florence Holland	Daughter	b. 24 Februry, 1915.	Worcester, Worcestershire
	Ivy married George William Perry, on the 12th May, 1934. Use this link to View the marriage certificate.
Many of the family lived in Carden Street, Worcester and you can visit what it once looked like. Dorothy and Hilda, were living at No. 20, Carden Street, when they married and Hilda, Minnie and Ivy were living in No. 38, Carden Street when they married View five photos of Carden Street
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