Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Hollier was born on 20 January 1815, in Sydenham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Hollier, was 24 and his mother, Pamela Croxford, was 22. He married Mary Ann Bunce in 1834, in Sydenham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 18 August 1895, in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, at the age of 80, and was buried in Mays Hill Cemetery, Mays Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Thos Hollier, "Australia, New South Wales, Census, 1891"
- Thomas Hollier, "Find A Grave Index"
- Thomas Hollier in entry for Mary Hollier, "Australia, Sydney Branch Genealogical Library, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1800-1960"
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World Events (8)
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1837
George Grey explores Western Australia.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Clovis, Nicolle, Pierre, Vernice.
French and English: unflattering nickname from Old French holier ‘libertine, lecher’, Middle English hol(i)er ‘adulterer, fornicator; brothel keeper’.
English: probably a variant of Huller ‘roofer, tiler’ (see Hillier ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesStory Highlight
Hollier Story - Nepean Times-10 Sept 1932
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