When Elizabeth Holley was born on 4 May 1856, in Orcop, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Edwin Holley, was 24 and her mother, Elizabeth Prosser, was 24. She married Thomas Green in 1878, in Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1891 and Bedwelty, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1901.
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The Great Reform Act of 1867 gave males the right to vote. This also helped to form the Welsh Liberal Party. It was the second of three reforms that would take place.
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
In 1890, President McKinley and Congress passed the McKinley Tariff, which have had direct effect on Southern Wales. All foreign exports were taxed, including tinplates from the iron and copper mines in Wales.
English:
nickname from Middle English hol ‘hollow’ + eie, egh(e) ‘eye’ (Old English hol + ēage), perhaps a nickname for someone with a missing eye.
topographic name for someone who lived by a ‘clearing in a hollow’, from Middle English hol ‘hollow’ + lei(e) ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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