Find Ancestors

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Findmypast DNA Banner

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

Holsgrove Whittle

Login to Add Reply Watch This
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Lee

Lee Report 28 Dec 2007 12:32

We are looking for any info on Robert Bradford Holsgrove born in 1870 in Crediton Devon. Lived in Burnley then Oldham, had 3 wives that we know of and also may have been known by another name - John Whittle.
Last known citing, paying for the grave of his 3rd wife Martha Ann Hall in Oldham under the name of Robert Bradford Holsgrove in 1919.
Great Grandson - Lee Holsgrove, trying to find my great grandfather.

Sam

Sam Report 28 Dec 2007 12:42

You need to search the full death indexes for his death registration, starting from 1919 when he was last known to be alive.

Sam x

Lee

Lee Report 31 Dec 2007 12:46

We have searched all death indexes, he is not listed anywhere after this date. He was 49 years old and had a 10 year old son at this time called George Holsgrove who we also cannot find in any BMD indexes.

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 31 Dec 2007 14:07


Im assuming you have found him in 1901 mistranscribed as Robert Hotsgrom 1870 Shotwick Devon. occ cotton weaver.
Son John Robert born 1893 Burnley.
address 19 Layfield St Burnley

Lee

Lee Report 2 Jan 2008 12:06

Yes, this is the correct person.
We found him in the 1901 census and after almost 12 months of research on the internet from the other side of the world. We are now stuck with him having 3 wives (all died young), 3 surviving children, 4 deceased newborns, numerous homes in Devon and Lancashire.
AND NO DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!
As we said previously, last known in Oldham in 1919 when he purchased a 2 person grave for his 3rd wife Martha Ann Holsgrove (Hall), he signed the death certificate.