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George Holford
1815 – 1875
3rd Great-Grandfather<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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George Holford was the oldest of James Holford and Rebecca Beckett’s 3 children. James and Rebecca were married at St Mary & All Saints, Great Budworth on 16th May 1814. George was baptised at St Mary & All Saints, Great Budworth on 19th March 1815.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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George married Sarah Rowe at St Mary & All Saints, Great Budworth on 29th December 1842, a ceremony witnessed by Charles Rowe & Thomas Gough. Sarah was the daughter of John Rowe and Betty Holland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1817 – Birth & Death of Brother, James Holford<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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James Holford was born in 1817 and baptised at Great Budworth on 22nd June 1817.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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James died on 22nd July 1820 aged just 3 years old from scalding and was buried in Witton cemetery on 25th July 1820.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1820 – Birth & Death of Sister, Ann Holford<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Ann Holford was born in 1820 and died aged just 1 year old on 2nd November 1821.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was buried in Witton Cemetery on 4th November 1821.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1841 Census<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bells Brow, Barnton, Cheshire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Place<\/strong><\/td>Names<\/strong><\/td>Age<\/strong><\/td>Occupation<\/strong><\/td>Born in Cheshire<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Bells Brow<\/strong><\/td>James HOLFORD<\/strong><\/td>60<\/strong><\/td>Salt Boiler<\/strong><\/td>YES<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Rebecca HOLFORD<\/strong><\/td>60<\/strong><\/td><\/td>NO<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>George HOLFORD<\/strong><\/td>25<\/strong><\/td><\/td>YES<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Peter EATON<\/td>11<\/td><\/td>YES<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Source Citation <\/strong><\/em>
Class: HO107; Piece: 92; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Great Budworth; County: Cheshire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 5; Page: 4; Line: 19; GSU roll: 241233
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1842 – Marriage of George Holford & Sarah Rowe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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George Holford married Sarah Rowe at St Mary & All Saints, Great Budworth on 29th December 1842 and witnessed by Charles Rowe & Thomas Gough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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1843 – Death of Mother, Rebecca Holford<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Rebecca Holford (nee Beckett) died in Barnton on 2nd May 1843 aged 64. Her death was registered by her husband, James Holford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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She was buried at St Helens, Northwich on 5th May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
St Helens kept an Auxiliary burial register which stated Rebecca’s parents were Ambrose and Mary Beckett from Ightfield in Shropshire.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
1846 – Birth of Ann Holford<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The oldest of the Holford children was Ann, born on 21st August 1846 in Wincham.  She was baptised at Great Budworth on 6th September 1846.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Marriage Cert: James Hodkinson to Ann Holford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Ann married James Hodkinson on 14th October 1864 and they had 6 children together:<\/p>\n\n\n\n