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Herbert Sydney Holdsworth

(1914 - 1982)


Father: Hargreaves Holdsworth
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Ashworth

Siblings:

Children:


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1914-08-20 Birth
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
  • freebmd:  T2
  • Death record
  • 1939 register
1939-09-29 1939 register
  • Birthdate: 1914-08-20
  • Abode: 115 Oxford Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Occupation: Butcher's assistant
  • 1939 register RG101-4308E-019-38:  F1  F2  T3
1940-04-20 Marriage
Amy Thornber (1920 - 2004)
  • Place: St Cuthbert, Burnley
  • lancashirebmd:  T4
  • lan-opc:  Link  T5
abt.1982-08 Death
  • GRO index:  F3  T6


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1914
HOLDSWORTH  Herbert Sydney  Burnley West  Preston  ASHWORTH  BUW/48/68
        
T2
Births Sep 1914
Holdsworth  Herbert S  Ashworth  Burnley  8e 403
        
T3
NFNE    Burnley CB (pt    472/2

115 Oxford Road   Schedule 259

37  1  Holdsworth  Mary E    -  F  27 June  75  W  Unpaid Domestic Duties
38  2  Holdsworth Herbert S  -  M  20 Aug   14  S  Butchers Assistant
39  3  Holdsworth Harold     -  N  11 Mar   17  S  Wood Machinist

Transcribed from TNA_R39_4308_4308E_019.jpg by dh

        
T4
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1940
HOLDSWORTH  Herbert Sydney  THORNBER  Amy  Burnley, St Cuthbert  Preston  CE109/2/455
        
T5
Marriage: 20 Apr 1940 St Cuthbert, Burnley, Lancs.
Herbert Sydney Holdsworth - 25, Butcher, Bachelor, 115 Oxford Road
Amy Thornber - 19, Shop Assistant, Spinster, 9 Walpole Street
Groom's Father: Hargreaves Holdsworth, Deceased, Weaver
Bride's Father: Hargreaves Thornber, Coal Dealer
Witness: Clifford Holdsworth; Elsie Clayton; Hargreaves Thornber
Married by Banns by: P. A. Lee, Vicar
Register: Marriages 1914 - 1942, Page 228, Entry 455
Source: Original Parish Register
        
T6
Deaths registered in July August September 1982
Holdsworth Herbert Sydney   20 Au 1914   Burnley/Pen   40 0955
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image TNA_R39_4308_4308E_019.jpg
F2 Transcript R39-4308E-019-Holdsworth.text
F3 Image 1982D3-H-0383.jpg


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