Biography:
Elizabeth Holloway
1824 –25/01/1897
Elizabeth Holloway
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Plot x100 Elizabeth Holloway (née Tappenden) (1824-1897)
Elizabeth was born in 1824 in Margate, Kent, to Eliza and William Tappenden. Her father was a carpenter and she was the oldest of their four children.
She married Thomas Holloway, a plasterer from Berkhamsted, 24 December 1847 in Thanet parish church.
In March 1851 they were living in Prospect Place with their second child Walter, aged one. Their first, Herbert, who had been born in 1849, was staying with his paternal grandparents, perhaps to help out the new mother.
Before the next census Thomas and Elizabeth were to have another seven children: Alfred (1851), Harry (1852), John (1854), Harriet J (1856), Lucy E (1858), Alice M (1859) and Hervey (1860). Young Herbert appears to have remained living with his grandparents. They were living in Grubbs Lane (now the lower part of King’s Road) and Thomas was described as “House decorator. Master. Employing 4 men.” Three more children were born to the couple, bringing the total up to twelve: Annie (1862), Albert (1863) and Ernest (1864).
Her father-in-law Stephen died in 1866 at (Dean) Incent’s House (opposite the church) and Thomas and his family moved in.
In 1871 not only was Thomas still “House decorator. Master. Employing 4 men,” he was also the Registrar of births and deaths for the town.
In 1881 six of their children were living at home. Thomas, aged 66, was still managing both jobs, but the load of his business must have been eased by both Harry and Hervey working with him and young Albert being an apprentice carpenter.
By April Thomas and Elizabeth were living alone with a servant and he was still, at the age of 75 involved in the business and as Registrar. In that year a photograph was taken of Thomas and Elizabeth and all twelve of their children, all of whom had reached adulthood, a remarkable achievement at the time. Sadly they were to lose Hervey in 1893. He is buried in plot x227 with his daughter Elsie.
Elizabeth died 25 January 1897 at Incent House, aged 73 and is buried here.
Thomas survived her until 1905, dying as the town’s oldest inhabitant, and was laid to rest with her.
Their son Harry also lies in this cemetery.
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Plot x100 Elizabeth Holloway (née Tappenden) (1824-1897)
Elizabeth was born in 1824 in Margate, Kent, to Eliza and William Tappenden. Her father was a carpenter and she was the oldest of their four children.
She married Thomas Holloway, a plasterer from Berkhamsted, 24 December 1847 in Thanet parish church.
In March 1851 they were living in Prospect Place with their second child Walter, aged one. Their first, Herbert, who had been born in 1849, was staying with his paternal grandparents, perhaps to help out the new mother.
Before the next census Thomas and Elizabeth were to have another seven children: Alfred (1851), Harry (1852), John (1854), Harriet J (1856), Lucy E (1858), Alice M (1859) and Hervey (1860). Young Herbert appears to have remained living with his grandparents. They were living in Grubbs Lane (now the lower part of King’s Road) and Thomas was described as “House decorator. Master. Employing 4 men.” Three more children were born to the couple, bringing the total up to twelve: Annie (1862), Albert (1863) and Ernest (1864).
Her father-in-law Stephen died in 1866 at (Dean) Incent’s House (opposite the church) and Thomas and his family moved in.
In 1871 not only was Thomas still “House decorator. Master. Employing 4 men,” he was also the Registrar of births and deaths for the town.
In 1881 six of their children were living at home. Thomas, aged 66, was still managing both jobs, but the load of his business must have been eased by both Harry and Hervey working with him and young Albert being an apprentice carpenter.
By April Thomas and Elizabeth were living alone with a servant and he was still, at the age of 75 involved in the business and as Registrar. In that year a photograph was taken of Thomas and Elizabeth and all twelve of their children, all of whom had reached adulthood, a remarkable achievement at the time. Sadly they were to lose Hervey in 1893. He is buried in plot x227 with his daughter Elsie.
Elizabeth died 25 January 1897 at Incent House, aged 73 and is buried here.
Thomas survived her until 1905, dying as the town’s oldest inhabitant, and was laid to rest with her.
Their son Harry also lies in this cemetery.
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