Leah (Brackstone) Holdway (1799 - 1855)

Born 1799 in Longparish, Hampshire, England

Wife of Henry Holdway — married 1825 in Longparish, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1855 at about age 56 in Longparish, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Leah Brackstone was born in 1799 in Longparish, Hampshire, England to Joseph Brackstone and Jane (People) Brackstone. She was christened in Longparish.^[1]

Leah Brackstone, spinster, married Daniel Young, bachelor, on 6 Feb 1823 in Upper Clatford, Hampshire.^[2][3]

Leah's husband Daniel Young passed away in 1824.

Leah Young married Henry Holdaway [aka Holdway] in 1825 in Longparish.^[4]

Leah and Henry had seven children:

1. Charles Holdway (1825-)
2. Harriet Holdway (1827-)
3. James Holdway (1830-1839)
4. Mary Anne Holdway (1832-)
5. Eliza Holdway (1835-)
6. Elizabeth (Holdway) Hatcher (1837-1880)
7. Sarah Holdway (1840-)

In 1841 Lear Holdway (age 40-44) lived at Gavel Acre Cottage in Longparish with her husband Henry (40-44) and five daughters: Harriet (13), Mary (8), Eliza (6), Elizabeth (3), and Sarah (1).^[5]

In 1851 Leah Holoway (age 52) lived in Longparish with her husband Henry (52, Ag Labourer) and four daughters: Mary Ann (19, Ag Labourer), Eliza (16, Ag Labourer), Elizabeth (13), and Sarahe (11).^[6]

Leah Holdaway passed away in 1855, aged 56 years. Her death was registered in Andover, Hampshire in the second quarter of the year.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Hampshire Baptisms" on findmypast (https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/hampshire-baptisms) Search results for Leah Brackstone [basic search results can be viewed with a free account]
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKHW-YP6 : 12 March 2020), Leah Brackstone in entry for Daniel Young, 1823.
3. ↑ "England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTW-KYF2 : 13 February 2021), Leah Brackstone in entry for Daniel Young, 6 Feb 1823; citing Marriage, , possibly other reference information Lancashire Record Office and Hampshire Record Office, England; FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ "Hampshire Marriages" on findmypast (https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/hampshire-marriages) Search results for Henry Holdaway with spouse Leah, then reverse searched with the same date and place to confirm her surname [basic search results can be viewed with a free account]
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M79Q-CPR : 6 March 2021), Lear Holdway in household of Henry Holdway, Longparish, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGBS-873 : 12 September 2019), Leah Holoway in household of Henry Holoway, Longparish, Hampshire, England; citing Longparish, Hampshire, England, p. 40, 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.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N2T-GB7 : 31 December 2014), Leah Holdaway, 1855; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Andover, Hampshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. [age at death included on the GRO Index: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp]