So, I went on a trip this year. Just a little one. Ended up in a very small town in KS. And ran into a Holdsworth. Yep...a Holdsworth. Strangely enough, this is my mother's maiden name. And we have been trying to do family history/geneology on her family for years.
We've had some awesome break-throughs. And then some not so great places where we are "stuck".
So, I decided after seeing success with other distant relatives and their blogs, that I would start this one for the Holdsworth Clan.
I'm also looking for information on a couple other family members. Especially my great grandmother, Mary Manson. I'd like to find out more about her teaching experiences in schools in Tazmania (sp?) Australia at the turn of the last century. And, am always interested in more information about the Girdlestones, especially relatives of Emma Girdlestone, her father Thomas, and most especially help with her mother's line, Mary Betts.
So, here we go! Will post more soon. If you are a Holdsworth, or have any other info. or hints about the other family's I mentioned, leave a comment!
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Mary Pearson: Thank you for the message through Kathy at Small World Gallery in Lindsborg. I remember you very well, and I have your email address on my list of things to do. I trust that your doctoral work at K.U. is going as anticipated, and I will contact you through email.
ReplyDeleteI will also fill in whatever I know about our particular line of Holdsworths. West Yorkshire is certainly part of the story, but my Great Grandfather was named William Holdsworth. He came to the United States in 1865 in May. He married Margaret Presho in June of that year in New York City--Episcopal Church. They then wound up farming just south of the Quad Cities (straight south of Moline, IL near a place named Preemption, IL. Another nearby town was Aledo, IL. My Great Grandfather, William, had two surviving children with his first wife, Margaret. She died. He remarried at age 47 to Phoebe Ferns. They then had eight surviving children. There were four sons, William (my Grandfather), Rob(ert), Latimer, and Clarence. My Grandfather, William, move west from Illinois. He met and married my Grandmother, Jennett Hartley, in southeast Nebraska (Superior, Pawnee City area). They moved to Dickinson County (Abilene is the county seat) and farmed first in the Navarre community, then moved to the farm in the Buckeye community on which my brother Dean now lives. William and Jennett had two sons and six daughters. My Father, Vernon, was the younger son. He and my Mother, Dorothy Gish, had a farm in the Buckey community and farmed together with my Grandfather. I was raised on that farm and graduated from Chapman High School in 1954. I met my wife, Gloria Force (from Horton, KS) when we were music majors at Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS and were married in 1958. Teaching music, graduate school at Kansas State University (Master's) and The University of Kansas (Ph.D.) brought us back to Lindsborg, where I retired in 1996 as Chair of the Department of Music. The rest, as you observed, has led to a new life as a designer/craftsman and lots of rewarding new challenges!
Gene--thanks for commenting! I'll make a post out of your comment ASAP! Great stuff!
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Hello - My name is Lynda Cowdell Holdsworth. My husband is Grant Jones Holdsworth. He is the grandson of Jonas Holdsworth, Jr., and great grandson of Jonas, Sr. According to his history, Jonas, Sr. was born in Woodhouse Carr, Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1821, the son of Thomas and Nancy Bibby Holdsworth. He married Dorothy Harriet Brook of Kirkheaton, YKS. Their first son, Thomas, was born in 1853 and died in 1855. They emigrated to America about 1864 with their two children, Elizabeth and John. They came to Lehi, Utah. Jonas was a tanner by trade, and worked in a tannery in American Fork. They had four more children after arriving in Lehi. There are many descendants of Jonas who still live in and around Lehi, Utah. Jonas, Jr. and his wife Harriet Bahr Holdsworth had four children. My husband is the son of Louis Bahr Holdsworth, their youngest son, and is a brother of William J. Holdsworth. Jonas, Jr. built his home in 1896 in Lehi, at 183 North 200 East St. We are now the proud owners of the old family home. It has been in the family for 114 years now! I have much information on the Holdsworth clan in England if you are interested. You can contact me through e-mail: lyndadee@msn.com
ReplyDeleteBy the way, my husband is a first cousin of your grandfather, Keith Holdsworth, and knew the family very well, especially Uncle William and Aunt Belle.
Lynda C. Holdsworth