Emma Holdaway

F, b. 15 April 1832, d. 17 September 1913
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  • Emma Holdaway was born on 15 April 1832 in Lasham, Hampshire, England.
  • She was the daughter of John Holdaway and Mary Norgate.
  • Emma Holdaway immigrated in 1841 with Mary Norgate and John Holdaway. They arrived on the "Mary Ann" on 5 February 1842, along with their children William, Emma, George and James. A fifth child was born and died on the "Mary Ann" in 1841.
  • Emma Holdaway died on 17 September 1913 in Hope, New Zealand, at age 81.

Ernest John Holdaway

M, b. 29 May 1895, d. 23 November 1944
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  • Ernest John Holdaway was born on 29 May 1895 in New Zealand.
  • He was the son of Ernest Spence Holdaway and Edaline Jane Beattie.
  • Ernest John Holdaway embarked on the "Corinthic" from Wellington bound for Devonport, England, on 13 October 1917 He had joined the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 30th Reinforcements H Company. He listed his next of kin as ES Holdaway (record shows ESH Idaway), his father of Ballance.
  • At the age of 24 years, Ernest John Holdaway married Winifred Maria Jowers in 1920 in New Zealand.
  • Ernest John Holdaway died on 23 November 1944 in Palmeston North, New Zealand, at age 49. His last address was Ashurst.
  • Ernest was buried on 25 November 1944 in Mangatainoka Pahiatua Cemetery. He is buried in the Returned Soldiers section of the cemetery. His headstone inscription reads :59120 RFM, E. J. Holdaway, Rifle Brigade. Died 23.11.1944.

Ernest Spence Holdaway

M, b. 15 July 1869, d. 11 September 1947
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  • Ernest Spence Holdaway was born on 15 July 1869 in Moutere, New Zealand.
  • He was the son of Charles Holdaway and Helen Ramage Blackhall Mair.
  • At the age of 22 years, 8 months and 6 days, Ernest Spence Holdaway married Edaline Jane Beattie, daughter of John Beattie and Jane Cresswell, on 21 March 1892 in New Zealand. They were second cousins.
  • Ernest Spence Holdaway and Edaline Jane Beattie lived in Ballance, New Zealand, at the time their son Ernest John left for Devonport as a Rifleman during WWI. On the same day their eldest son Charlie embarked for Liverpool
    on 13 October 1917.
  • On 1 June 1938,his wife, Edaline Jane Beattie died in Pahiatua, New Zealand, at age 66.
  • Ernest Spence Holdaway died on 11 September 1947 in Pahiatua, New Zealand, at age 78. He was retired and living at Woodville, Ballance at the time of his death.
  • Ernest was buried in Mangahao-Ballance Pahiatua Cemetery. His headstone inscription reads:
    In loving memory of Ernest Spence Holdaway, died 11th September 1947, aged 79 years.

Children of Ernest Spence Holdaway and Edaline Jane Beattie

Ernest Walter Holdaway

M, b. 18 July 1908, d. 24 September 1978
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  • Ernest Walter Holdaway was born on 18 July 1908 in New Zealand.
  • He was the son of Walter Owen Holdaway and Elizabeth Maria Gridley.
  • At the age of 25 years, 2 months and 9 days, Ernest Walter Holdaway married Irene Rebecca Page on 27 September 1933 in New Zealand.
  • Ernest Walter Holdaway died on 24 September 1978 in Blenheim, New Zealand, at age 70.

Ethel Lillian Holdaway

F, b. 6 December 1886, d. 8 October 1969
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  • Ethel Lillian Holdaway was born on 6 December 1886 in New Zealand. She never married.
  • She was the daughter of Henry Oscar Holdaway and Jane Edwards.
  • Ethel Lillian Holdaway died on 8 October 1969 in New Zealand at age 82.

Eunice Mildred Holdaway

F, b. 21 March 1899, d. 21 June 1978
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  • Eunice Mildred Holdaway was born on 21 March 1899 in New Zealand.
  • She was the daughter of John Frederick Ernest Holdaway and Mary Ann Emma Kirby.
  • At the age of 25 years and 5 days, Eunice Mildred Holdaway married Leslie Alfred Way on 26 March 1924 in New Zealand. They had four chldren.
  • Eunice Mildred Holdaway died on 21 June 1978 in New Zealand at age 79.

Child of Eunice Mildred Holdaway and Leslie Alfred Way

Eva Aroha Holdaway

F, b. 17 December 1888, d. 6 December 1940
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  • Eva Aroha Holdaway was born on 17 December 1888 in Richmond, New Zealand.
  • She was the daughter of Albert Arthur Ernest Holdaway and Elizabeth Edwards.
  • Eva Aroha Holdaway immigrated between 1899 and 1901 to Victoria, Australia, with Albert Arthur Ernest Holdaway and Agnes Lawson Alston. Their children Eva, Isabella, May and Arthur travelled with them. Two more children were born in Australia, Gordon James in Richmond and Allan Aston in Adelaide before they returned to New Zealand where their eight and last child Winifred was born in 1908. Following Albert's death in 1913 it appears Agnes and all of the children returned to Australia.
  • At the age of 24 years, 3 months and 8 days, Eva Aroha Holdaway married Arthur Ernest Morgan on 25 March 1913 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Eva Aroha Holdaway died on 6 December 1940 in Hastings, New Zealand, at age 51.

Children of Eva Aroha Holdaway and Arthur Ernest Morgan

Flora Jean Holdaway

F, b. 16 June 1891, d. 4 July 1903
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  • Flora Jean Holdaway was born on 16 June 1891 in New Zealand.
  • She was the daughter of Henry Oscar Holdaway and Jane Edwards.
  • Flora Jean Holdaway died on 4 July 1903 in Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand, at age 12.

Francis Hedley Holdaway

M, b. 19 June 1890, d. 8 January 1967
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  • Francis Hedley Holdaway was born on 19 June 1890 in New Zealand.
  • He was the son of Thomas Holdaway and Mary Jane Ching.
  • At the age of 29 years, Francis Hedley Holdaway married Marion Waddell Muir in 1920 in Scotland. They had one daughter.
  • Francis Hedley Holdaway died on 8 January 1967 in New Zealand at age 76.

George Holdaway

M, b. 13 April 1834, d. 17 October 1918
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  • George Holdaway was born on 13 April 1834 in Lasham, Hampshire, England.
  • He was the son of John Holdaway and Mary Norgate.
  • George Holdaway immigrated in 1841 with Mary Norgate and John Holdaway. They arrived on the "Mary Ann" on 5 February 1842, along with their children William, Emma, George and James. A fifth child was born and died on the "Mary Ann" in 1841.
  • George Holdaway died on 17 October 1918 in Wairau, Blenheim, New Zealand, at age 84.

George Charles Holdaway

M, b. 2 May 1905, d. 17 July 1983
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  • George Charles Holdaway was born on 2 May 1905 in New Zealand.
  • He was the son of John David Holdaway and Edith Caroline Shute.
  • At the age of 24 years, George Charles Holdaway married Noeline Bernice Martin, daughter of Allan Martin and Mabel Evelyn Flyger, in 1930 in New Zealand.
  • George Charles Holdaway died on 17 July 1983 in New Zealand at age 78. His last address was 62 Edinburgh Terrace, Foxton Beach.
  • George was buried on 19 July 1983 in Foxton Cemetery.

George Roy Davidson Holdaway

M, b. 19 September 1891, d. 16 November 1963
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  • George Roy Davidson Holdaway was also known as Roy.
  • He was born on 19 September 1891.
  • He was the son of Edwin Holdaway and Helen Ramage Davidson.
  • At the age of 22 years, George Roy Davidson Holdaway married Emily Adeline Funnell in 1914 in New Zealand.
  • George Roy Davidson Holdaway died on 16 November 1963 in New Zealand at age 72.
  • George was buried in Flett Road Cemetery.

George William Holdaway

M, b. 13 December 1873, d. 2 November 1957
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  • George William Holdaway was born on 13 December 1873 in New Zealand.
  • He was the son of James Holdaway and Elizabeth Mary Jane Eyles.
  • At the age of 33 years, 11 months and 21 days, George William Holdaway married Eliza Ann Crowther on 4 December 1907 in Grove Road, Wanganui, New Zealand.
  • George William Holdaway and Eliza Ann Crowther lived in Blenheim, Marlborough, when their son, Noel Richard was killed in action in the Western Desert in WWII
    in 1942.
  • George William Holdaway died on 2 November 1957 in New Zealand at age 83.

Children of George William Holdaway and Eliza Ann Crowther

Gertrude Jemima Holdaway

F, b. 23 July 1874, d. 7 October 1910
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  • Gertrude Jemima Holdaway was born on 23 July 1874 in New Zealand. She remained single.
  • She was the daughter of Edwin Holdaway and Helen Ramage Davidson.
  • Gertrude Jemima Holdaway died on 7 October 1910 in Motueka, New Zealand, at age 36.
  • Gertrude was buried in Flett Road Cemetery.

Gladys Annie Holdaway

F, b. 29 January 1896, d. 25 January 1981
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  • Gladys Annie Holdaway was born on 29 January 1896 in New Zealand.
  • She was the daughter of John Frederick Ernest Holdaway and Mary Ann Emma Kirby.
  • At the age of 24 years, 2 months and 16 days, Gladys Annie Holdaway married Rupert Nikau Vernon Pike on 14 April 1920 in Blenheim, New Zealand. They had three children.
  • Gladys Annie Holdaway died on 25 January 1981 in New Zealand at age 84.

Child of Gladys Annie Holdaway and Rupert Nikau Vernon Pike

Gordon James Holdaway

M, b. 3 August 1901, d. 20 December 1981
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  • Gordon James Holdaway was born on 3 August 1901 in Punt's Road, Richmond, Victoria, Australia.
  • He was the son of Albert Arthur Ernest Holdaway and Agnes Lawson Alston.
  • At the age of 28 years and 5 months, Gordon James Holdaway married Ethel Jessie Douglas on 3 January 1930.
  • On 22 March 1971,his wife, Ethel Jessie Douglas died in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  • Gordon James Holdaway died on 20 December 1981 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, at age 80.

Hamish Leighton Holdaway

M, b. 19 February 1929, d. 9 August 1976
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  • Hamish Leighton Holdaway was born on 19 February 1929 in New Zealand.
  • He was the son of Charles Frederick Holdaway and Ivy Iris Zolande Moore.
  • Hamish Leighton Holdaway died on 9 August 1976 in Palmeston North Public Hospital, New Zealand, at age 47. He was a farmer of SPRINGSBANKS PAHIATUA at the time of his death.
  • Hamish was cremated on 11 August 1976 in Kelvin Grove Cemetery and Cremetorium, Palmeston North, New Zealand, His ashes were interrred in the Mangahao-Ballance Pahiatua cemetery near his parents. The headstone reads: In loving memory of a dearly loved husband and father Hamish Leighton Holdaway, passed away 9th August 1976, aged 47 years.

Harold James Norman Holdaway

M, b. 29 July 1914, d. 10 May 2003
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  • Harold James Norman Holdaway was born on 29 July 1914 in New Zealand.
  • He was the son of George William Holdaway and Eliza Ann Crowther.
  • At the age of 33 years, 10 months and 12 days, Harold James Norman Holdaway married an unknown person on 10 June 1948.
  • Harold James Norman Holdaway died on 10 May 2003 in Blenheim, New Zealand, at age 88.

Harold Raynor Holdaway

M, b. 4 July 1888, d. 1975
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Children of Harold Raynor Holdaway and Agnes Shaw Pollock

Harry Vincent Holdaway

M, b. 15 April 1901, d. 28 March 1958
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  • Harry Vincent Holdaway was also known as Dick.
  • He was born on 15 April 1901 in New Zealand.
  • He was the son of Ernest Spence Holdaway and Edaline Jane Beattie.
  • At the age of 25 years, Harry Vincent Holdaway married Emily Ysobel Cotter in 1927 in New Zealand.
  • Harry Vincent Holdaway died on 28 March 1958 in New Zealand at age 56.

Helen Amelia Holdaway

F, b. 14 May 1878, d. 5 August 1966
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  • Helen Amelia Holdaway was also known as Nellie.
  • She was born on 14 May 1878 in Masterton, New Zealand.
  • She was the daughter of Charles Holdaway and Helen Ramage Blackhall Mair.
  • At the age of 28 years, 3 months and 21 days, Helen Amelia Holdaway married James Alexander Woodley on 4 September 1906 in New Zealand.
  • On 24 February 1956,her husband, James Alexander Woodley died at age 74. He was a farmer and lived at Aokautere at the time of his death.
  • Helen Amelia Holdaway died on 5 August 1966 in Palmeston North, New Zealand, at age 88. She was living at AOKAUTERE at the time of her death.
  • Helen was buried on 8 August 1966 in Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Children of Helen Amelia Holdaway and James Alexander Woodley

Helen Amelia Constance Holdaway

F, b. 27 January 1870, d. 5 May 1922
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  • Helen Amelia Constance Holdaway was also known as Connie.
  • She was born on 27 January 1870 in New Zealand.
  • She was the daughter of Edwin Holdaway and Helen Ramage Davidson.
  • At the age of 22 years, 5 months and 1 day, Helen Amelia Constance Holdaway married Edwin Walker on 28 June 1892 in Lower Moutere, New Zealand.
  • On 1 November 1918, at the time of their son Roy Douglas' death in France during WWI, Helen Amelia Constance Holdaway and Edwin Walker lived in Pakarak, a, Bay of Islands.
  • Helen Amelia Constance Holdaway died on 5 May 1922 in New Zealand at age 52.

Children of Helen Amelia Constance Holdaway and Edwin Walker

Helen Frances Holdaway

F, b. 12 August 1883, d. 4 April 1974
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  • Helen Frances Holdaway was born on 12 August 1883 in New Zealand.
  • She was the daughter of Henry Oscar Holdaway and Jane Edwards.
  • At the age of 28 years, Helen Frances Holdaway married Andrew Watson Yuill in 1912 in New Zealand. They had three children.
  • In July 1969,her husband, Andrew Watson Yuill died in New Zealand.
  • Helen Frances Holdaway died on 4 April 1974 in New Zealand at age 90.

Children of Helen Frances Holdaway and Andrew Watson Yuill

Helen Louise Holdaway

F, b. 30 October 1908, d. December 1991
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Henry Arthur Holdaway

M, b. 9 February 1885, d. 27 May 1976
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Henry Leslie Holdaway

M, b. 21 February 1883, d. 7 July 1954
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  • Henry Leslie Holdaway was also known as Leslie Henry.
  • He was born on 21 February 1883 in Masterton, New Zealand.
  • He was the son of Charles Holdaway and Helen Ramage Blackhall Mair.
  • At the age of 26 years, Henry Leslie Holdaway married Alice Hutchings in 1910 in New Zealand.
  • On 1 July 1924,his wife, Alice Hutchings died in Pahiatua, New Zealand, at age 33.
  • At the age of 43 years, Henry Leslie Holdaway married Annie Munro Rose in 1927 in New Zealand.
  • Henry Leslie Holdaway died on 7 July 1954 in Pahiatua, New Zealand, at age 71. He was retired.
  • Henry was buried on 9 July 1954 in Mangahao-Ballance Pahiatua Cemetery.
  • Henry Leslie and Alice's headstone inscription reads:
    In loving memory of Alice, beloved wife of Leslie Holdaway. Died 1st July 1924, aged 34 years. And Leslie Henry Holdaway, died 7th July 1954, aged 71 years. "Asleep in Jesus."

Children of Henry Leslie Holdaway and Alice Hutchings

Henry Oscar Holdaway

M, b. 13 February 1851, d. 9 June 1928
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  • Henry Oscar Holdaway was born on 13 February 1851 in Maitai, Nelson, New Zealand.
  • He was the son of John Holdaway and Amelia Eyles.
  • At the age of 30 years, 6 months and 15 days, Henry Oscar Holdaway married Jane Edwards on 28 August 1881 in New Zealand.
  • Henry Oscar Holdaway died on 9 June 1928 at age 77.

Children of Henry Oscar Holdaway and Jane Edwards

Herbert Newton Holdaway

M, b. 14 July 1877, d. 30 September 1957
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  • Herbert Newton Holdaway was born on 14 July 1877 in New Zealand.
  • He was the son of James Holdaway and Elizabeth Mary Jane Eyles.
  • At the age of 33 years, Herbert Newton Holdaway married Catherine Jane Hyndman in 1911 in New Zealand.
  • On 3 December 1915,his wife, Catherine Jane Hyndman died in Wairau, Blenheim, New Zealand, at age 36.
  • At the age of 49 years, Herbert Newton Holdaway married Martha Hyndman in 1927 in New Zealand.
  • Herbert Newton Holdaway died on 30 September 1957 in Levin, New Zealand, at age 80.

Hubert Reginald Holdaway

M, b. 18 January 1896, d. 25 April 1963
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  • Hubert Reginald Holdaway was born on 18 January 1896 in New Zealand.
  • He was the son of Henry Oscar Holdaway and Jane Edwards.
  • On 26 January 1924 the following article appeared in "The Argus" Melbourne :-SCHOOL TEACHER ARRESTED.WELLINGTON (NZ), Friday, - Hubert Reginald Holdaway, a school teacher, was arrested in Nelson, charged with offences against three boys. The offences we committed during a boy's camp of which Holdaway was in charge. He took a leading part in religious work. Holdaway pleaded guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence" - and in the "Brisbane Courier" on February 4, 1924 "ASSAULTS ON BOYS. SCHOOL TEACHER SENTENCED. Wellington (NZ), February 4.
    Hubert Reginald Holdaway, who was convicted of assults on boys, while he was employed as a school teacher, in Nelson, was sentenced to five years imprisonment. Justice Salmond said that the case was one of the saddest that had come under his notice. He supposed that the time would come when an offence of the same nature would be recognised as due to disease, and dealt with accordingly."
    Hubert served only 19 months incarceration and was released in September 1926.
  • Hubert Reginald Holdaway married Marion Worsley circa 1932. They had four children.
  • Hubert Reginald Holdaway died on 25 April 1963 in New Zealand at age 67.
  • Hubert was buried in Flett Road Cemetery.

Ian Leon Holdaway

M, b. 26 September 1931, d. December 1951
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