Charles Laurence Sutherland HOLDER

Brief Life History of Charles Laurence Sutherland

When Charles Laurence Sutherland HOLDER was born on 12 August 1873, in Bromley-by-Bow, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Sutherland HOLDER, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth HODGES, was 36. He married Eskea Minadina BERGMANN on 28 July 1902, in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1873 and Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891, at the age of 18, his occupation is listed as cord cutter (in census) - electrician (stated on his marriage certificate dated 1902). He died on 20 August 1908, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Fernwood, Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Laurence Sutherland HOLDER
1873–1908
Eskea Minadina BERGMANN
1873–1954
Marriage: 28 July 1902
Gloria Anna HOLDEN
1903–1991
Queenia Hepka HOLDEN
1905–1985

Sources (16)

  • Charles Holder in household of John Holder, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Charles Holder, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Laurence Hampden Holden, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915"

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Name Meaning

German: topographic name for someone who lived by an elder tree, Middle High German holder, or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house named for its sign of an elder tree. In same areas, for example Alsace, the elder tree was believed to be protective of a house.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Holder ‘elder tree’.

English: status or occupational name from Middle English holdere, haldere, heldere ‘tenant; servant, retainer; laborer’, an agent derivative of holden ‘to hold’ (Old English healdan). Compare Helder 3.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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