William Holdaway (1829 - 1897)

Born 1 Jul 1829 in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Carter) Holdaway — married 1854 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 4 May 1897 at age 67 in Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand

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Biography

William Holdaway was born in Hampshire, England.

William Holdaway migrated from Lasham, Hampshire, England to Nelson, New Zealand.

William Holdaway lived in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand.

William Holdaway lived in Richmond, Tasman, New Zealand.

William was born in 1829 in Hampshire. He was the eldest son of John Holdaway and Mary Norgate. He came to NZ with his parents in 1841-42. He married Anna Carter in 1854^[1] He passed away in 1897.^[2]

When William was a child, his family migrated to Aotearoa New Zealand in 1841-42 to be pioneering residents of the city of Nelson, John on the Whitby and Mary and the children (William 12, Emma 10, George 8, James 5 and an infant who was born and died on board) following in the Mary Ann several months later. Sadly, William's mother Mary passed away just a few months after the migration.

There is considerably more detail about the Holdaway family's migration to New Zealand and first years there on the profile of William's father John Holdaway (1804-1888). There is also a detailed account of William's life and legacy (including photos and a full family tree up to 1991) in the chapter of The Holdaway Family: Pioneers of Nelson about him and his family, which is uploaded as an image.

Research note

Have added "needs profiles created" category as profiles are needed for two children (and spouse + children of one of them). Details are in descendancy chart in chapter in Holdaway book (uploaded as an image).
Frederick William HOLDAWAY (1857-1895), married Ellen [Ella] SAYWELL, had three children, grandchildren etc. Some sources are here:
https://ash.howison.co.nz/?name=Frederick+William+Holdaway&maiden_name=&alt_name1=&alt_name2=
https://ash.howison.co.nz/?forenames=Ellen&surname=Holdaway&maiden_name=Saywell
https://ash.howison.co.nz/?name=Vincent+Stanley+Holdaway&maiden_name=&alt_name1=&alt_name2=
https://ash.howison.co.nz/?name=Alberta+Holdaway&maiden_name=&alt_name1=&alt_name2=
Lucy Amelia Holdaway (1859-1892). Some sources are here:
https://ash.howison.co.nz/?name=lucy+amelia+holdaway&maiden_name=&alt_name1=&alt_name2=
Anderson-53301 09:10, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
   • NZ Marriage registration 1854/1544
2. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDR1-RPX : 8 August 2017), William Holdaway, 1897; citing Nelson, Numerical probated case files, 1891-1968, record number 327, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 004696228.

• "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDV-FLR2 : 10 August 2017), William Holdaway, 1841; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm
• "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-V9NN : accessed 30 September 2017), William Holdaway and Anna Carter, 1854; citing Marriage, New Zealand, New Zealand, Wellington; registration number 1854/1544.