Lily Emily (Holley) Broomfield (1885-1970)

Lily Emily Broomfield formerly Holley

Born 16 Aug 1885 in Lymington, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Daughter of William Holley and Martha (King) Holley

Sister of Fred King Holley, William Thomas Holley, Elsie May (Holley) Simmonds, Amy Louise (Holley) Green and Edith Ruby Holley

Wife of George Broomfield — married 1911 in Lymington, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Mother of Lucy Lilian Martha (Broomfield) Mitchell and Doris Ivy Louise (Broomfield) Batchelor

Died 1970 at about age 84 in New Forest, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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1 Biography
2 Research Notes
3 Sources
4 Acknowledgements

Biography

Lily (Holley) Broomfield was born in Lymington, Hampshire, England.

Lily was born on 16 August 1885 in Lymington, Hampshire, England.^[1]^[2] She was the daughter of William Holley and Martha King.

The 1911 England and Wales Census shows Lilley living with her parents, two siblings, Aunt Lily and adopted cousin Lily in Milton, Hampshire, England.^[3] She was 25 years old.

Later in 1911 Lilian married George Broomfield in Lymington, Hampshire, England.^[4]

Lily's father William passed away in 1933 in New Forest, Hampshire, England. He was 78 years old.

Lily's mother Martha passed away in 1945 in New Forest, Hampshire, England. She was 81 years old.

Lily's husband George passed away in 1959 in New Forest, Hampshire, England. He was 79 years old.

Lily passed away in 1970 in New Forest, Hampshire, England.^[2] She was 85 years old.

Research Notes

Unconfirmed date of marriage: 07 OCT 1911.

Sources

↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 8 August 2020), database entry for Holley, Lily Emily (Mother’s maiden surname: King), GRO Reference: 1885 S Quarter in LYMINGTON, Volume 02B Page 632.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Death Entry" (https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=hTuuwnnrCh81Kpeo8VA6Vw&scan=1) FreeBMD.org; database online. Citing: Lily Broomfield, Date of birth: 16 Aug 1885, Death 1970 Sep Quarter. District: NEW FOREST Vol: 6b Page: 932. (accessed 20 Dec 2020)
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWQZ-NX3 : 4 July 2019), Lily Emily Holley in household of William Holley, Milton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "Marriage Entry" (https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=eDy%2BE0JGm2vCS2eXzDSZug&scan=1) FreeBMD.org; database online. Citing: George Broomfield and Lily Emily Holley, Marriages 1911 Dec Quarter District: Lymington Vol: 2b Page: 1531. (accessed 8 Aug 2020)

Acknowledgements

Personal recollection of events witnessed by Katherine Norris as remembered 24 Jan 2021.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lily by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lily: