George
Henry
(Henry)
Holland
Born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Husband of
Lavinia (Cook) Holland
— married
19 Oct 1835 in Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Descendants 
Father of
John Holland, Sarah Jane (Holland) Walton, Phoebe (Holland) Rowe, Elizabeth Matthews (Holland) Worthington, Lavinia (Holland) Hough, Henry Holland, George Holland, Susan (Holland) Harrison, Ellen (Holland) Lapwood, Georgina (Holland) Baker, Charles Holland, Arthur Wesley Holland, Horatio Nelson Holland, Alma Campbell (Holland) Shea and John Holland
Died
at about age 68
in Tuakau, Franklin, Waikato, New Zealand
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Henry Holland migrated from England to New Zealand.
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Biography
Henry was Born 1807 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. He was the son of Henry Holland and Phoebe Nusser. The reference was from the England and Wales Census, 1851, [1]
He married Lavinia Cook on 19 October 1835 at Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England.[3]
They went on to have 15 children.
UK Census Date 1841: Recorded living in Union Street, Leyland, Lancashire, England with his wife and three young children. Also in the household was an Elizabeth Matthews.
UK Census Date 1851: Living with his wife and 10 children in Holland House, Leyland, Lancashire, England. Aged 37. Also in the household was his cousin William Holland who was 21yrs and born at Donington Castle, Leicestershire, and brother Robert Holland.
Occupation: His occupation was Master Bricklayer & Tile & Brick Maker Employing 50 Men & Boys.
His father died in 1853.
Financial difficulties hit the family hard – there were 15 children in the household. Their daughter Susan who was 13 years of age, plus their son George (14 years of age) were put to work and went to live with their uncle Robert Holland. Susan was employed as a Cotton Piecer in the Cotton Mill. The older siblings would have already been working – probably for Henry in the Brickworks.
He was declared bankrupt in the late 1850's in Leyland. Life would have be tough for the family, particularly the younger ones.
Henry and his wife Lavinia made the decision to emigrate from England to New Zealand with some of their children. He then departed for New Zealand in 1860 on the ship Phoenix. (The Phoenix left from Liverpool, England on October 12th, 1859 and arrived in Auckland, New Zealand on February 7th, 1860. Henry obviously left to set up home and work in New Zealand before sending for his family.)
His wife Lavinia and nine of their children followed, traveling on the ship Romulus. They departed Gravesend on June 26th, 1861, and arrived into Auckland on 17 October 1862.
Sadly his mother Phoebe passed away in November 1862 back in England, after taking her own life.
He passed away 13 years after their arrival in New Zealand, on 12 May 1875 in Tuakau. He was 68 years old. [4]
Death Notice
Holland.—On the 12th Instant, at Tuakau, Lower Waikato, Mr. Henry Holland, formerly of Leyland, W. Preston, Lancashire, England, aged 68. (NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME XII, ISSUE 4213, 15 MAY 1875)
Burial
Alexandra Redoubt Cemetery, Tuakau, North Island, New Zealand. Plot: BLOCK REDOUBT. ROW GRAVES. Plot 187[5]
Inscription:
- In Loving Memory of
- George Henry
- beloved husband of Lavinia Holland
- died 12 May 1874 [sic]
- aged 68 years
- also
- Lavinia
- wife of above
- died 21st May 1899
- aged 84 years
- The Lord gave the Lord hath taken away
- Blessed be the name of the Lord
Sources
- ↑ England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGRT-D7Z : 12 September 2019), Henry Holland, Leyland, Lancashire, England; citing Leyland, Lancashire, England, p. 32, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ Refer to the Headstone of Henry and Lavina If he died 1875 at the age of 68years then George Henry must have been born 1807 George Henry Holland Gender: Male Birth: 1807 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJRH-QNB : accessed 27 August 2015), Henry Holland and Lavinia Cook, 19 Oct 1835; citing Cathedral,Manchester,Lancashire,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 438,196, 438,197.
- ↑ NZ DEATH CERTIFICATE: DIED 12 MAY 1875 AGED 68 YEARS= BORN 1806-1807 DEATH NOTICE- AUCKLAND STAR NEWSPAPER 14 MAY 1875 On 12 May at Tuakau, Lower Waikato, Henry Holland formerly of Leyland, near Preston, Lancarshire, England aged 68 years NZ MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE OF SON JOHN HOLLAND: SHOWS JOHNS PARENTS ARE LAVINIA (COOK) HOLLAND AND HENRY HOLLAND FROM TUAKAU, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192462139/george-henry-holland
- Waikato District Council Cemetery Database Online entry for George Henry Holland, death date: 12 May 1875 (with photo)
- New Zealand, Department of Internal Affairs, "Death Search," database, Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search : accessed 25 April 2020), reg. no. 1875/3284, Henry HOLLAND (age: 68Y); death date (by searching on exact date): 12 May 1875.
- "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQLG-WPK : 30 October 2015), Henry Holland, Leyland, Lancashire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census,"
- "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGRT-D7Z : 24 July 2016), Henry Holland, Leyland, Lancashire, England; citing Leyland, Lancashire, England, p. 32, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census,"
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
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Categories: Alexandra Redoubt Cemetery, Tuakau, Waikato | Phoenix, sailed October 12, 1859
1. 1814.This ties in with the UK 1841 and 1851 census 2. 1807. This ties in with the NZ gravestone, death and cemetery records. The 1814 date, make sense form the UK records and ties in with his parents marriage in Birmingham, Warwickshire on 29 November 1812 (otherwise his mother would have been under 14 when he was born). [S. Higgins and V Goss tend to support 1814.]
Henry was also involved in the earlier Brickwork's in Auckland NZ. Archeologists plan to start a three-month investigation on the remains of some of New Zealand’s earliest brickwork sites at Hobsonville. "Limeburners Bay is one of the most significant cultural heritage sites in Waitakere and the Auckland region," Waitakere City Council heritage adviser Alina Wimmer says. The entire archaeological site is comprised of the remains of several brickworks established between the 1850s and early 1900s. This includes Carder’s heavy clay pottery works, R O Clark Ltd works, which dates back to the 1850s, and the unmarked Holland brickworks site. "Limeburners Bay is regarded as the birthplace of ceramics in Waitakere before manufacturing shifted to New Lynn," Mrs Wimmer says. "These archaeological sites are of regional significance." {{Goss-1792]]
edited by Val Goss