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Charlotte Maitland

1861 Census: 4 Elm Grove, Portsea, Hants.
Margaret Wellington, Head, Wid, Married widow R.N., b. Plymouth, Devon
Margaret E. Wellington, Daur, Un, 17, b. Southsea, Hants.
Cecilia C. Wellington, Daur, Un, 13, Scholar, b. Southsea, Hants.
Philippa Wellington, Daur, Un, 11, Scholar, b. Southsea, Hants.
Chas E. Wellington, Son, Un, 9, Scholar, b. Southsea, Hants.
Louisa I. Wellington, Daur, Un, 5, Scholar, b. Southsea, Hants.
Charlotte Maitland, Sister, Un, 46, b. Plymouth, Devon
Isabella Maitland, Sister, Un, 32, b. Portsmouth, Hants.

Isabella Maitland

1861 Census: 4 Elm Grove, Portsea, Hants.
Margaret Wellington, Head, Wid, Married widow R.N., b. Plymouth, Devon
Margaret E. Wellington, Daur, Un, 17, b. Southsea, Hants.
Cecilia C. Wellington, Daur, Un, 13, Scholar, b. Southsea, Hants.
Philippa Wellington, Daur, Un, 11, Scholar, b. Southsea, Hants.
Chas E. Wellington, Son, Un, 9, Scholar, b. Southsea, Hants.
Louisa I. Wellington, Daur, Un, 5, Scholar, b. Southsea, Hants.
Charlotte Maitland, Sister, Un, 46, b. Plymouth, Devon
Isabella Maitland, Sister, Un, 32, b. Portsmouth, Hants.

Charles James Bridgen

Probable marriage:
Marriages Sep 1905
Bridgen Charles James Portsmouth 2b 1131
Starmore Julia Emily Portsmouth 2b 1131
Stenning Frederick C Portsmouth 2b 1131
TILBURY Charlotte Louisa Portsmouth 2b 1131

1881 census: 8 Mary Street, Portsea, Hampshire
James T. BRIDGER, Head, Mar, 56, b. Portsmouth, Hampshire, Engine Stoker (H M Dockyard)
Sarah BRIDGER, Wife, Mar, 43, b. Portsmouth, Hampshire
William BRIDGER, Nephew, Un, 13, b. Landport, Hampshire, Scholar
Charles J. BRIDGER, Son, Un, 7, Landport, Hampshire, Scholar
George T. BRIDGER, Son, Un, 5, b. Landport, Hampshire
Henry A. BRIDGER, Son, Un, 1, b. Landport, Hampshire
NOTE: Nephew, William, is probably the son of William & Lucy Bridgen

1891 Census: 3 Newcastle Street, Portsea, Hants.
Sarah L. Bridgen, Head, Wid, 53, Charwoman, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Charles J. Bridgen, Son, Un, 17, Local Board Labourer, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
George Bridgen, Son, Un, 14, Telegraph Boy, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Henry A. Bridgen, Son, Un, 11, Scholar, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Elizabeth K. Bridgen, Daur, Un, 9, Scholar, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Frederick Taylor, Son-in-law, Mar, 34, Bricklayer's Labourer, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Ellen Taylor, Daur, Un, 26, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Nellie Taylor, Granddaur, Un, 4, Scholar, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Sarah L. Taylor, Granddaur, Un, 1, Scholar, b. Portsmouth, Hants.

1901 - Possibly in Boer War (with brother, Henry)

Charlotte Louisa Tilbury

Probable marriage:
Marriages Sep 1905
Bridgen Charles James Portsmouth 2b 1131
Starmore Julia Emily Portsmouth 2b 1131
Stenning Frederick C Portsmouth 2b 1131
TILBURY Charlotte Louisa Portsmouth 2b 1131

1881 Census: 13 Buckland Place, Portsea, Hampshire
William T. TILBURY, Head, M, 25, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Painter
Charlotte TILBURY, Wife, M, 27, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Charlotte L. TILBURY, Daur, 4, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Mable W. TILBURY, Daur, 3, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Elizabeth A. TILBURY, Daur, 1, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Henry Albert Bridgen

Births Sep 1879
Bridgen Henry Albert Portsea 2b 483

Served in WW2, & possibly served in Boer War: (Tracy Hames)

It is possible that Henry & his brother, Charles, were fighting in Africa in 1901, as they were not found on the 1901 Census.

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1881 census: 8 Mary Street, Portsea, Hampshire
James T. BRIDGER, Head, Mar, 56, b. Portsmouth, Hampshire, Engine Stoker (H M Dockyard)
Sarah BRIDGER, Wife, Mar, 43, b. Portsmouth, Hampshire
William BRIDGER, Nephew, Un, 13, b. Landport, Hampshire, Scholar
Charles J. BRIDGER, Son, Un, 7, Landport, Hampshire, Scholar
George T. BRIDGER, Son, Un, 5, b. Landport, Hampshire
Henry A. BRIDGER, Son, Un, 1, b. Landport, Hampshire
NOTE: Nephew, William, is probably the son of William & Lucy Bridgen

1891 Census: 3 Newcastle Street, Portsea, Hants.
Sarah L. Bridgen, Head, Wid, 53, Charwoman, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Charles J. Bridgen, Son, Un, 17, Local Board Labourer, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
George Bridgen, Son, Un, 14, Telegraph Boy, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Henry A. Bridgen, Son, Un, 11, Scholar, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Elizabeth K. Bridgen, Daur, Un, 9, Scholar, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Frederick Taylor, Son-in-law, Mar, 34, Bricklayer's Labourer, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Ellen Taylor, Daur, Un, 26, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Nellie Taylor, Granddaur, Un, 4, Scholar, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Sarah L. Taylor, Granddaur, Un, 1, Scholar, b. Portsmouth, Hants.

1901 - Possibly in Boer War

Eliza Caroline Steele

NOTE: Tracy Bridgen's grandmother, Gladys Ellen Bridgen, told her that she thought her mother-in-law's maiden name was Steel and that her family were from Wales. (Unconfirmed)

Probable birth:
Births Dec 1882
Steele Eliza Caroline Catherington 2c 138

Marriages Dec 1905
STEELE Eliza Caroline Portsmouth 2b 1061
BRIDGEN Henry Albert Portsmouth 2b 1061

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1891 Census: 12 Clarkes Road, Portsea, Hants.
Alfred Steele, Head, Mar, 32, Passenger Guard L.B. & S.C. Railway, b. Bishopstoke, Hants.
Sarah Steele, Wife, Mar, 32, b. Chalton, Hants.
Eliza C. Steele, Daur, Un, 8, b. Chalton, Hants.
Emily L. Steele, Daur, Un, 6, b. Havant, Hants.
Ethel M. Steele, Daur, Un, 4, b. Havant, Hants.
Alfred E. Steele, Son, Un, 2, b. Havant, Hants.
Ernest W. Steele, Son, Un, 3 weeks, b. Portsmouth, Hants.

1901 Census: 103 Cuthbert Road, Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Alfred Steele, Head, Mar, 40, Police Constable, b. Fairoak, Hants.
Sarah Steele, Wife, Mar, 40, b. Chalton, Hants.
Caroline Steele, Daur, Un, 18, General Servant Domestic, b. Havant, Hants.
Emily Steele, Daur, Un, 16, b. Havant, Hants.
Alfred Steele, Son, Un, 14, Errand Boy Port, b. Havant, Hants.
Ernest Steele, Son, Un, 10, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
William Steele, Son, Un, 8, b. Portsmouth, Hants.
Eleanor Steele, Daur, Un, 6, b. Portsmouth, Hants.

James Albert Bridgen

Believed to be a paratrooper who died in Holland during WW2: (Tracy Hames)

Name: BRIDGEN, JAMES ALBERT
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment: Dorsetshire Regiment
Unit Text: 5th Bn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 19/11/1944
Service No: 5351840
Additional information: Son of Caroline Eliza Bridgen, of Milton, Southsea, Hampshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 5.
Cemetery: GROESBEEK MEMORIAL, Gelderland, Holland.

Memorial Details: Groesbeek is located 10 kilometres south east of the town of Nijmegen close to the German frontier. The Groesbeek Memorial stands in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery which is 3 kilometres north of the village and 1.5 kilometres east of the main road to Nijmegen. On leaving the A73 motorway at the junction Overasselt-Mook-Groesbeek, follow directions to Mook. Follow direction signs towards Mook War cemetery. After passing Mook War cemetery, continue to the village of Groesbeek to a roundabout. Turn left at the roundabout onto Dorpstraat passing through Groesbeek. The road name then changes to Molenweg. A Commission direction sign indicates the right hand turning from Molenweg onto the Zeven Heuvelenweg. The Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery lies 1 kilometre after entering this road on the right hand side of the road. The memorial stands within the cemetery.

Historical Information: Allied forces entered the Netherlands on 12 September 1944. Airborne operations later that month established a bridgehead at Nijmegen and in the following months, coastal areas and ports were cleared and secured, but it was not until the German initiated offensive in the Ardennes had been repulsed that the drive into Germany could begin. Most of those buried in GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY were Canadians, many of whom died in the Battle of the Rhineland, when the 2nd and 3rd Canadian Infantry Divisions and the 4th Canadian Armoured Division took part in the drive southwards from Nijmegen to clear the territory between the Maas and the Rhine in February and March 1945. Others buried here died earlier or later in the southern part of the Netherlands and in the Rhineland. The cemetery contains 2,610 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, and nine war graves of other nationalities. Within the cemetery stands the GROESBEEK MEMORIAL, which commemorates by name more than 1,000 members of the Commonwealth land forces who died during the campaign in north-west Europe between the time of crossing the Seine at the end of August 1944 and the end of the war in Europe, and whose graves are not known.

Joseph Holdsworth J.P.

Joseph was a JP and possibly a Labour MP for Wakefield in 1841, and Mayor of Wakefield in 1849. See http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wakefield/membparl.html He was listed in Whites 1853 Directory, as a "Person of Note."

Joseph left a full length portrait of himself to his son, Thomas Holy Holdsworth. It is possible this portrait still exists, either within the family or at Wakefield Town Hall. See will for further details.

1851 Census: Bell Vue, Sandal, Yorkshire
Joseph Holdsworth, Head, Wid, 61, Dyer, Magistrate for the ----- ----- of the County of York, and Alderman for the borough of Wakefield, b. Wakefield, Yorkshire
Thomas Holy Holdsworth, Son, Un, 23, Dyer, Bachelor of Arts B--, b. Wakefield, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Holdsworth, Daur, Un, 25, b. Wakefield, Yorkshire
Maria Theresa Holdsworth, Daur, Un, 24, b. Wakefield, Yorkshire
Emily Jane Holdsworth, Daur, Un, 21, b. Wakefield, Yorkshire
Harriet Anne Holdsworth, Daur, Un, 15, b. Wakefield, Yorkshire
Martha Walker, Serv, Wid, 33, Servant, b. Stanly, Yorkshire
Susan? Pack, Serv, Un, Fem, 28, Servant, b. Ely, Cambridgeshire
Harriet Maddison, Serv, Un, 28, Servant, b. Hull, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Robinson, Serv, Un, 20, Servant, b. Wakefield, Yorkshire

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Notes from Janet Tyson suggest the Holdsworth's made their money in dying/wool manufacturing, and became very important people in the area. See following details, supplied by Janet:

Sandal Magna: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Sandalmagna/Sandalmagna22Dry.html
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades"_for CRIGGLESTONE in Baines's Directory and
Gazetteer Directory of 1822.
Gentry &c.:
Holdsworth Saml. Esq. Cliff house

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades"_for WAKEFIELD in Baines's Directory and Gazetteer
Directory of 1822.
Dyers.
Holdsworth Joseph Sons, Belle Isle

Woollen Cloth Manufacturers,
Holdsworth Richard & James, Westgate common )
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Wakefield/Wakefield22Dry.html

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" for WAKEFIELD in Pigot's Directory of 1829.
Dyers,
Holdsworth Joseph & Son, Belle Isle

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" for WAKEFIELD in Pigot's Directory of 1834.
Holdsworth the Misses Ann & Elizabeth, Westgate
Holdsworth Joseph, esq. (magistrate) Belle Isle
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Wakefield/Wakefield34Dry.html

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades"_for SANDAL MAGNA in White's Directory of 1887.

Belle Vue: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Sandalmagna/Sandalmagna87Dry.html
Holdsworth Miss Elizabeth, Ivy Cottage
*Holdsworth Richard (ironmonger), Castle Lodge
*Holsworth Thos. Holy, Esq., J.P.(dyer), Sandal Hall
Those marked * have places of business in Wakefield,

WAKEFIELD:_Geographical and Historical information from the year 1834.
The Reform Bill conferred upon Wakefield the privilege of sending one representative to the British
parliament. The present sitting member (returned at the election in 1832 without opposition) is Daniel
Gaskell, Esq. of Lupset hall. Joseph Holdsworth, Esq. was the returning officer. At Wakefield the election
of members to represent the West Riding of the county takes place. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/
YKS/WRY/Wakefield/Wakefield34.html

From the Wakefield Journal & West Riding Herald, 10 March 1848, Page 4:-__TRANSFER OF
LICENCE_On Monday last, a special sessions was held at the Court House, Wakefield,_before Joseph
Holdsworth, J F Carr, T H Marshall, Thomas Hague, Edward Tew_and T M Hepworth, Esqs., for the
transfer of licences, when the following_were transferred:- .................Thomas Smith, Robin Hood, Kirkgate,
to_Stephen Johnson...................
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WEST-RIDING/2003-06/1055616440

Joanna Mellor

Joanna is mentioned on Joseph's will.

Thomas Holy

Built and lived at Holy Green House, South Street, Sheffield.

A pamphlet published after his death, mainly concerned with his religious life, shows that he was born in Sheffield on 6th April 1752 to Thomas and Sarah Holy; he was the eldest of six children and was orphaned at 16. He died in his 79th year. His maternal uncle was a John Wilson.

A 24 page booklet, "Memoir of the late Thomas Holy, esq., of Sheffield" by Jabez Bunting, was published in 1832, Printed by James Nichols.

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Info from: http://rylibweb.man.ac.uk/data1/dg/methodist/bio/bioh.html
Thomas Holy (1752-1830) was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, the eldest son of a businessman Thomas Holy and his wife Sarah. His family had early connections with Sheffield Methodism. His maternal uncle John Wilson was closely involved with the erection of the town’s second chapel in 1746 and Holy’s mother Sarah was also a devout member of the society.

Holy was educated by Revd. John Ryland of Northampton and in 1766, just after leaving school, he joined the Wesleyan society. The well-known itinerant Matthew Mayer of Stockport, a close friend of the Holy family, was a particularly strong spiritual influence.

Holy’s father died in 1760 and his mother passed away when the boy was sixteen, leaving him in charge of the family business and with care of his brothers and sisters. Despite his youth, Holy quickly proved himself an astute and principled businessman. During the course of his life he amassed a very large fortune.

Holy remained a staunch Methodist throughout his life, although the press of business prevented him from taking on lay offices. John Wesley stayed with him during his visits to Sheffield and used to preach in front of Holy’s house. He was generous in his giving and was particularly concerned with the needs of Methodist ministers and their families. It was one of his customs for example, to present five guineas to preachers called into the itinerancy from the Sheffield circuit He was also a supporter of overseas missions and presided at one of the first public meetings of what became the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society. His greatest contribution was however the erection and maintenance of chapels. It was stated in his obituary that ‘there are few Methodist chapels…within twenty or thirty miles round Sheffield, to whose erection, or subsequent relief from debt, he did not contribute.’ His generosity was not confined to Methodist causes but encompassed all the major Protestant denominations.

Holy died after a long decline on 9 November 1830 and was buried in a family vault close to Carver Street Chapel.
Source: Arminian Magazine 1832, 1 and Revd. T. Alexander Seed, History of Norfolk Street Chapel and Wesleyan Methodism in Sheffield (London, [1907]).

Carver Street Methodist Church.
Opened in 1805, it contains Wesley memorabilia and a bust of Thomas Holy who entertained John Wesley on his last visit to Sheffield when he stayed at his house in Holy Green. Open by appointment.
See Website: here

Brightholmlee Methodist Chapel Deed of sale for the 440 sq yards of land known as The Great Horse Close from Mr. John Helliwell to Mr. Thomas Holy (a personal friend of John Wesley) and others was signed 2nd January 1610* and measures 2'x2.5' .The price for the land was £6 13s 4d. In 1937 Mr. Platts, a builder, gave by deed of gift. a further 246 sq yards of Freehold land at the rear of the Chapel for future development. With the exception of Carver Street Chapel in Sheffield, Brightholmlee is the oldest in the Sheffield district in continious use.
* The date 1610 must be incorrect as John Wesley lived from 1703-1791.
See Website: here

Agents, (See also Fire, & C. Office Agents.)
Foote Joseph (to T. Holy, esq.) 28 South street, Sheffield moor
See Website: here

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" for SHEFFIELD in Baines's Directory and Gazetteer Directory of 1822.

Holy D. G. and Co. merchants, silversmiths and platers, Mulberry st.
Holy Thomas, Esq. 80, South st.
Holy, Suckley, Co. merchts. South st.
See Website: here

Reference to land owned by the Holy family.
The real beginning of Broomhill was when the turnpike road to Glossop was opened in 1821. Terraces as well as bigger houses followed the road and the first back-to-back houses were built in Peel Street in 1827. Houses also crept down from Crookes as far as Hoole Road, this area being known as Mount Pisgah, a pun on the biblical reference of Moses viewing the holy land from there, since all the land that could be seen to the east was owned by the Holy family.
See Website: here

Elizabeth Beard

Probable christening, although bap date is after birth date: LDS
ELIZABETH BEARD
Christening: 23 AUG 1762 Hayfield, Derby
Father: JAMES BEARD

NOTE: Hayfield is only 3 miles from New Mills

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Possible links:
Articles about Rev. James Beard, whose sister, Martha, married John Clayton at Glossop, Derbyshire in 1733
http://genforum.genealogy.com/armitage/messages/504.html
http://www.marple-uk.com/guest01.htm

Sarah Holy

Probably married James Fernley of Plat Hall, near Manchester

Stephen Holdsworth

LDS: Alternate Date of birth
Birth: About 1705, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Death: 27 SEP 1763

Hannah Hulme

Alternate LDS Information:
Birth/Christening: 19 AUG 1720, Wakefield, Yorkshire
Death: 14 MAR 1805

Mr Wright (See Notes)

Whitaker and Elizabeth are claimed, on the LDS website, to be the parents of Elizabeth Wright (husband of Joseph Holdsworth). However, other reports suggest her father was Thomas Wright.

Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas) was christened 1762 at St Peter's Cathedral, Sheffield, which is where she married Joseph Holdsworth. This would give some credibility to her father being Thomas, and also that their second son was named Thomas Holy Holdsworth.

Confirmation of either would be appreciated.

LDS Data:
ELIZABETH WRIGHT
Christening: 10 (or 25) FEB 1762 Cathedral St Peter, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Father: THOMAS WRIGHT

or

Elizabeth Wright
Birth: About 1767 Macclesfield, Cheshire
Death: 22 MAY 1832

Father: Whitaker Wright
Mother: Elizabeth Huxley

Spouse: Joseph Holdsworth
Marriage: 1788

Elizabeth (Huxley? See Notes)

Whitaker and Elizabeth are claimed, on the LDS website, to be the parents of Elizabeth Wright (husband of Joseph Holdsworth). However, other reports suggest her father was Thomas Wright.

Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas) was christened 1762 at St Peter's Cathedral, Sheffield, which is where she married Joseph Holdsworth. This would give some credibility to her father being Thomas, and also that their second son was named Thomas Holy Holdsworth.

Confirmation of either would be appreciated.

LDS Data:
ELIZABETH WRIGHT
Christening: 10 (or 25) FEB 1762 Cathedral St Peter, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Father: THOMAS WRIGHT

or

Elizabeth Wright
Birth: About 1767 Macclesfield, Cheshire
Death: 22 MAY 1832

Father: Whitaker Wright
Mother: Elizabeth Huxley

Spouse: Joseph Holdsworth
Marriage: 1788

Thomas Holy

One of Thomas' daughters married James Vickers, the silversmith who started the white metal business in Sheffield. Probably after their 1st husband died.

Possible marriage of Thomas' daughter:
JAMES VICKARS
Spouse: ANN WILSON
Marriage: 11 DEC 1788 Bowes, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Wilson

Will dated 16 Apr 1768, Proved 12 Jul 1769.
Names her sons; Thomas & Daniel, & daughters; Ann Wilson, Sarah, Mary & Lydia

Mary Holy

Pedigree chart has birthdate as 30 Jan 1750, but LDS has bap in Feb 1749.

Thomas Broadbent

Probable details of Thomas: (LDS)

Marriage: 07 APR 1825 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire
Husband: Thomas Broadbent Birth: 1800 Of Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire

Wife: Mary BOYD Birth: 1804 Of Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire

Deaths Jun 1875 - Thomas Broadbent, aged 81, Chorlton (includes Ardwick) 8c 401

Wills & Admon: 20 Apr 1875
Thomas Broadbent esq., Effects under £180,000
The will with a codicil of Thomas Broadbent esq., late of Grove House, Ardwick, nr Manchester, Lancaster, who died 27 Mar 1875 at Grove House, was proved by Thomas Broadbent esq., of Tadcaster, Yorkshire, the son, and Thomas Garfit of Boston, Lincs., Banker, two of the executors.

The Times - 4 Jun 1875
WILLS & BEQUESTS:- The will and codicil, dated March 24, 1868, and December 15, 1870, of Mr. Thomas Broadbent, late of Grove-house, Ardwick, Lancashire who died on March 27 last, were proved on April 20 last, at the Manchester district registry, by Thomas Broadbent, his son, and Thomas Garfit, his son-in-law, the acting executors, the personal estate being sworn under £180,000.

After a few pecuniary legacies to servants and others, the bequest to his son of a painting of King Charles by Vandyke, and making a disposition of his other paintings, plate, and books equally between his son and daughter, the testator settles three-eighth parts of all his real and personal estate on his daughter, Mrs Elizabeth Boyd Garfit, and five-eighth parts on his son, the said Thomas Broadbent.

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1841 Census: Grove House, Ardwick, Manchester
Thomas Broadbent, 45, Merchant, b. Not in Lancashire
Ann Broadbent, 40, b. Not in Lancashire
Elizabeth Broadbent, 13, b. Lancashire
James Fernley, 40, Cotton Spinner, b. Not in Lancashire
Maria Fernley, 40, b. Not in Lancashire
William Jones, 25, Male Servant, b. Not in Lancashire
Richard Hawkins, 25, Male Servant, b. Not in Lancashire
Emma Sturcliff, 25, Female Servant, b. Not in Lancashire
Martha Thompson, 25, Female Servant, b. Not in Lancashire

1861 Census: Grove House, Ardwick, Manchester
Thomas Broadbent, Head, Mar, 70, Gentleman, b. Halifax, Yorkshire (c.1791)
Ann Broadbent, Wife, Mar, 64, b.Sheffield, Yorkshire (c.1797)
John Metcalf, Butler, Un, 28, Servant, b.Durham?
Harriet Loudkin?, Cook, Un, 29, General servant, b.Rotherham?, Yorkshire
Maria Loudkin?, Housemaid, Un, 40, General servant, G------, Derbyshire

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Item found at: http://www.a2a.org.uk
YOUNGE WILSON DEEDS: Catalogue Ref. YWD
Creator(s): Younge Wilson, solicitors of Sheffield
Taylors, solicitors of Sheffield

FILE - Marriage settlement (lease and release) - ref. YWD 1538/2a-b - date: 1840-1877
[from Scope and Content] Ann Holy of West Lodge in Sheffield, spinster, to Thomas Beard Holy of Norton House, Derbyshire, esquire, Samuel Lea Brodbent of Manchester, silk merchant, and William Cadman of Handworth Grange in the parish of Handsworth, Sheffield, Yorkshire, esquire. All the estate (in the West Street - Broomhall area, Yorkshire) in trust to uses, in consideration of her intended marriage to Thomas Broadbent of Manchester. 2 and 3 June, 1840.

FILE - Two deeds of gift from Thomas Beard Holy to his sister Ann Holy of the property in 1538 marriage settlement - ref. YWD 1540a-b - date: 1831, 1838

Found at LDS:
THOMAS BROADBENT
Spouse: ANN HOLY
Marriage: 04 JUN 1840 Sheffield, Yorkshire

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Possible christening: LDS
THOMAS BROADBENT
Christening: 25 DEC 1790 Sowerby Near Halifax, Yorkshire
Father: JOHN BROADBENT

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The Lancashire strays index 1851, also shows a Maria Broadbent aged 22, born Harrogate, Yorkshire, lodging in Lancashire.

Ann Holy

1841 Census: Grove House, Ardwick, Manchester
Thomas Broadbent, 45, Merchant, b. Not in Lancashire
Ann Broadbent, 40, b. Not in Lancashire
Elizabeth Broadbent, 13, b. Lancashire
James Fernley, 40, Cotton Spinner, b. Not in Lancashire
Maria Fernley, 40, b. Not in Lancashire
William Jones, 25, Male Servant, b. Not in Lancashire
Richard Hawkins, 25, Male Servant, b. Not in Lancashire
Emma Sturcliff, 25, Female Servant, b. Not in Lancashire
Martha Thompson, 25, Female Servant, b. Not in Lancashire

1861 Census: Grove House, Ardwick, Manchester
Thomas Broadbent, Head, Mar, 70, Gentleman, b. Halifax, Yorkshire (c.1791)
Ann Broadbent, Wife, Mar, 64, b.Sheffield, Yorkshire (c.1797)
John Metcalf?, Butler, Un, 28, Servant, b.Durham?
Harriet Loudkin?, Cook, Un, 29, General servant, b.Rotherham?, Yorkshire
Maria Loudkin?, Housemaid, Un, 40, General servant, G------, Derbyshire

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Item found at: http://www.a2a.org.uk
YOUNGE WILSON DEEDS: Catalogue Ref. YWD
Creator(s): Younge Wilson, solicitors of Sheffield
Taylors, solicitors of Sheffield

FILE - Marriage settlement (lease and release) - ref. YWD 1538/2a-b - date: 1840-1877
[from Scope and Content] Ann Holy of West Lodge in Sheffield, spinster, to Thomas Beard Holy of Norton House, Derbyshire, esquire, Samuel Lea Brodbent of Manchester, silk merchant, and William Cadman of Handworth Grange in the parish of Handsworth, Sheffield, Yorkshire, esquire. All the estate (in the West Street - Broomhall area, Yorkshire) in trust to uses, in consideration of her intended marriage to Thomas Broadbent of Manchester. 2 and 3 June, 1840.

FILE - Two deeds of gift from Thomas Beard Holy to his sister Ann Holy of the property in 1538 marriage settlement - ref. YWD 1540a-b - date: 1831, 1838

Details from marriage certificate:

Married 4 Jun 1840 in the parish church at Sheffield, Yorkshire
Officiated by Henry Holdsworth, Rector of Fishtoft
NOTE: Henry was a brother-in-law of the bride, and uncle of Maria Theresa Holdsworth, who married Thomas Broadbent, a son of the groom.

GROOM: Thomas Broadbent, 48, Widower, Merchant, of Manchester
Father: Colin Broadbent, Gentleman

BRIDE: Ann Holy, 38, Spinster, of West Lodge
Father: Thomas Holy, Gentleman

WITNESSES:
C. Holdsworth
James Fernley

NOTE:
James Fernley may have married a Maria Holy or Holdsworth. See below

JAMES HOLEY FERNLEY
Christening: 26 OCT 1827 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Father: JAMES FERNLEY
Mother: MARIA

JOSEPH HOLDSWORTH FERNLEY
Christening: 25 AUG 1829 Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Father: JAMES FERNLEY
Mother: MARIA

Joseph married in 1869 (Stratton, Cornwall) and died in 1874 (Brentford, Middlesex)

Colin Broadbent

Probable marriage of a son, or possibly a 2nd marriage for Colin: LDS
COLIN BROADBENT
Spouse: MARY ANN ROEBUCK
Marriage: 04 JUN 1840 Sheffield, Yorkshire

NOTE: This marriage took place on the same day and place, as Colin's son, Thomas, married Ann Holy.
Mary Ann Roebuck is probably connected to the Roebuck family who owned banks in Sheffield. See: http://www.omnesamici.co.uk/MemoriestRELeaderChapter05.html