Brief Life History of William
When William Holley was born on 3 March 1871, in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, John Holley, was 30 and his mother, Isabella Hoskins, was 27. He married Jennet Jones on 8 March 1890, in Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Bedwelty, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1881 and Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom for about 38 years. He died in 1953, in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, at the age of 82.
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- William Holly in household of John Holly, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Holley - Government record: Census record: birth-name: William Holley
- William Holly, "Wales, Monmouthshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912"
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1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1890 · Welsh Industry Affected by U.S Tariff
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.
1900 · Strike at Penrhyn Slate Quarry
The strike at Penrhyn Slate Quarry was the longest in Wales history, lasting from November 22, 1900 to 1903. When workers in the quarry were informed that union dues were no longer being collected, they started protesting.
Name Meaning
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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