John Hollings

Brief Life History of John

When John Hollings was born about 1770, in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Holling, was 58 and his mother, Anne Gardiner, was 45. He married Elizabeth Davis on 15 September 1789, in Stoke Edith, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1831, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

John Hollings
1770–1831
Elizabeth Davis
1767–
Marriage: 15 September 1789
Richard Hollings
1801–
Richard Hollings
1801–
Maria Hollings
1805–
James Hollings
1808–
Jane Hollings
1810–1836
Thomas Hollings
1811–1863

Sources (9)

  • John Hollings in entry for Richard Hollings, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"
  • John Hollings in entry for Richard Hollings, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"
  • Jno Hollings, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"

World Events (5)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): variant of Hollis .

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

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