When Robert Williams Holroyd was born on 10 April 1849, in Birkenhead St Mary, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Edward Holroyd, was 29 and his mother, Dinah Williams, was 34. He married Mary Emeline Eggleston on 9 January 1871, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 12 January 1897, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
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English (Yorkshire): habitational name from Howroyd in Barkisland (Yorkshire), from Old English hol ‘hole, hollow’ + rod ‘clearing’. Compare Rhodes .
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Possible Related NamesROBERT WILLIAMS HOLROYD Robert Williams Holroyd was considered a great man by his posterity. Many of his wonderful public deeds were not known, yet he was always true to his faith, kind and loving to …
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