Arthur
Howe
Holdsworth
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Arthur Holdsworth
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth Were (Clarke) Holdsworth
— married
8 Feb 1803 (to 1804) in Halberton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Husband of
Catherine Henrietta (Eastabrooke) Holdsworth
— married
16 Jul 1807 in Walthamstow, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Arthur Bastard Eastabrooke Holdsworth JP
Died
at about age 80
in Newton Abbot, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Mar 2020
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Biography
Arthur was born 26 Nov. 1780, the first son of Arthur Holdsworth of Widdicombe and Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Holdsworth, merchant, of Dartmouth. He was educated at Eton. [1]
His was a prosperous family. In 1725-1860 the award of 'The Waters of the Dart' from the Duchy of Cornwall entitled them to levy tolls on all goods landed between Salcombe and Torbay. The Holdsworths held most of the important posts in and around Dartmouth. The family home was Widdicombe House, near Torcross, built in 1785 and enlarged in 1820. They also owned Brooke Hall, Dartmouth."[2]
1803 He married firstly Elizabeth Were Clark on 8 Feb. 1803, daughter of Richard Hall Clarke of Bridwell, Devon with whom he had a daughter. Elizabeth died 1804 [1][3]
1807 His second marriage was to Catherine Henrietta Eastabrooke in Walthamstow, Essex. 16th July[4]
He had 3 sons and one daughter by his second marriage. [1]
He passed away in 1860. [5]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 HOLDSWORTH, Arthur Howe (1780-1860), of Mount Galpin, Dartmouth and Widdicombe, Devon. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820, ed. R. Thorne, 1986 Available from Boydell and Brewer
- ↑ The Way of a Ship in the Midst of the Sea: The Life and Work of William Froude By David K. Brown
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2QK-G6Y : 12 March 2020), Eliza Were Clarke in entry for Arthur Howe Holdsworth, 1803.
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2R8-P3V : 13 March 2020), Arthur Howe Holdsworth, 1807.
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NVM-QT6 : 31 December 2014), Arthur Howe Holdsworth, 1860; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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