John Rose Holden (1810 - 1860)

Born 22 Feb 1810 in Beaminster, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Mary (Hutchinson) Holden — married 22 Feb 1834 in Sydney

Died 1 May 1860 at age 50 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

John Holden is Notable.

British military officer, company director, landowner, local government councillor (Sydney, NSW), Member of Upper House NSW, racehorse owner

John Rose Holden was born on 22 February 1810 at Beaminster, Dorsetshire, England. He passed away on 1 May 1860 at Lark Hill, Worcester.

In 1829, Holden was commissioned an Ensign with the 17th Regiment and arrived with his regiment in Sydney in February 1831. In August 1834, he retired to Retreat Farm, near Liverpool, and became a patron of horse-racing and hunting.

In 1842 he built Everleigh House, named for his mother, on part of the Hutchison Estate at Redfern.

John Rose Holden was the Foundation Councillor for Brisbane Ward, Sydney Council, 1842 to 1846.

In 1843, he became a Director of the Bank of New South Wales, and was Vice-President in 1846 and President in 1851. He became a magistrate in 1845.

Holden was a Director of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company and the Sydney Infirmary. He was elected secretary of Sydney College and of the Australian Jockey Club in 1844 and of Homebush Races in 1845.

A biography about him, concentrating on his racing achievements, with an illustration similar to that opposite, was published in the newspaper Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer in 1847.^[1]

He was elected MLC for Cumberland Boroughs, in September 1851 and served until 1856.

Marriage 1: to Mary Hutchinson (1809–1849) on 1 March 1834 at St James Church of England, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.^[2]

They had five children, and sadly four of them died in infancy. Mary died in 1849.

Marriage 2: Marriage to Susan Broadhurst (1807–1887) on 7 May 1853 at Christchurch St Lawrence (Church of England) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ^[3]

Before he left for England, he advertised for sale in November 1854, "The thoroughbred entire colt Camden ... undoubtedly the finest colonial thoroughbred that has ever appeared on the turf."^[4]

Death: John Rose Holden died on 1 May 1860 at Lark Hill, Worcester, England.

Death notice, The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 July 1860, p. 1:

On the 1st May last, at Lark Hill, Worcester, England, John Rose Holden, Esq.^[5]

Death notice, North Australian, Ipswich and General Advertiser (Ipswich, Qld. : 1856 - 1862), Tuesday 24 July 1860, page 2:

"Death.

At Lark Hill, Worcester, on the 1st May last, John Rose Holden, Esq., aged 50. Mr. Holden was formerly in the 17th Regiment, and served for some time with a detachment of that corps in Brisbane. Subsequently he retired from the service, and settled in New South Wales, where he was long known as one of the warmest supporters of the turf, and highly esteemed for his patriotic exertions to for-ward the interests of the colony, and the liberal assistance afforded to all objects of public interest."^[6]

Will and Probate John Rose Holden of Parramatta, Esquire, wrote his will in 1854: mentions son George Holden, and wife Susan Holden who are executors; mentions sister in law Emily Broadhurst; friend Andrew Hardie McCulloch of Elizabeth Street solicitor; Mary Sylvester of Clarence Street Sydney "who has ever shown an affectionate regard for my late wife myself and my children"; son Henry Augustus Holden "at present under the care of Mary Sylvester of Clarence Street Sydney". Probate was granted 16 October 1860.^[7] Probate was also proved at Worcester on 14 January 1861 by son George Holden, gentleman, of 15 Vineyards in the parish of Walcot in the city of Bath.^[8]

Research Notes

A son, Henry Augustus Holden, is mentioned in his will.

Sources

1. ↑ 1847 'PORTRAITS OF SPORTING CHARACTERS.', Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer (NSW : 1845 - 1860), 20 November, p. 3. , viewed 27 Jul 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59767132
2. ↑ NSW BDM Registration Marriage No: 1277/1834 V18341277 18,
3. ↑ NSW BDM Registration Marriage No: 661/1853 V1853661 39C
4. ↑ 1854 'Advertising', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 28 November, p. 8. , viewed 27 Jul 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12962817
5. ↑ 1860 'Family Notices', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 10 July, p. 1. , viewed 27 Jul 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13042792
6. ↑ 1860 'Family Notices', The North Australian, Ipswich and General Advertiser (Ipswich, Qld. : 1856 - 1862), 24 July, p. 2. , viewed 27 Jul 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article77434038
7. ↑ John Rose Holden in 1860, New South Wales Will Books 1800-1952 Find My Past database https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=ANZ%2FNSWWILLS%2F1845
8. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [database on-line]. https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/1904/images/31874_222530-00116?pId=145485

• Vivienne Parsons, 'Holden, John Rose (1810–1860)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/holden-john-rose-2193/text2829, published first in hardcopy 1966, accessed online 27 July 2022.
• "Mr John Rose Holden (1810-1860)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/Pages/former-member-details.aspx?pk=358
• Terri McCormack (2011), "Holden, John Rose", The Dictionary of Sydney https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/holden_john_rose
• "John Rose Holden". Sydney's Aldermen. City of Sydney https://www.sydneyaldermen.com.au/alderman/john-holden/

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See Also:

• Wikipedia contributors. (2022, July 7). John Holden (Australian politician). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 02:53, July 27, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Holden_(Australian_politician)&oldid=1096983647