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Robert Holden

Male 1834 - 1886  (52 years)


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  • Name Robert Holden 
    Born 1834  Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 23 Mar 1834  St Mary, Great Sankey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Labourer, bargeman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1886  Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 14 Dec 1886  Sankey Chapel Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I36573  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 

    Father James Holden,   b. 1807, Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth Ashley,   b. 1807,   d. Jan 1841, Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Married 3 Aug 1828  Warrington Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F11645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rachel Plumpton,   b. 1837, Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1919, Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 23 Feb 1857  St Mary, Great Sankey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. James Holden,   b. Abt Nov 1857, Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Drusilla Holden,   b. Abt May 1860, Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Medanah Holden,   b. Abt Aug 1862, Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1902, Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     4. Emily Holden,   b. Abt Feb 1865, Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Bob Holden,   b. Abt May 1867, Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1886, Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
     6. Ernest Holden,   b. 6 Dec 1869, Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Clara Holden,   b. 7 Sep 1872, Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Sidney Holden,   b. 15 Feb 1875, Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Mary Holden,   b. 1878, Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Duncan Holden,   b. 1886, Penketh Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F11655  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Family listed as Holding in 1881 census.
      Buried on same day as son Bob - possible fatal barge accident?

  • Sources 
    1. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.

    2. [S010067] IGI.



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