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My Grandfather Jesse Holt, claimed to be a Baron. of Holt name. How do Ifind out the connection.

Hi Gerry

Can you give us more details please, dates, names and places

More details from Gerry here (last post in thread):

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1031202

The thread mentioned above is someone else's which Gerry added to

This is the full text

I am looking /searching for the brothers of JESSE HOLT, my Grandfather. He was born in 1855 in Birmingham, England. His brother WILLIAM THOMAS, was born in in 1852 and brother ALFRED was born in 1857. Their parents were; ELI HOLT and HARRIET WALKER HOLT. Eli was from Stourbridge, Kingswinford, Staffordshire. William, married MARIA REYNOLDS, who was I believe from Bedfordshire.
They had three children, William Thomas, 1874, Harriet 1876, and Sarah, 1882
I know nothing of Alfred. Jesse went into the Glass Cutting trade as his father Eli, and came to America around 1882 to 1888, and Alfred and William Thomas went in to the Walker side of the Gas-Works trade, or Brass Works. As Grandfather William Walker made candle snuffers. William Walker's father, Samuel, was in the brass trade. I have no idea where they went after 1881. I think I found them in that years census but cannot be sure. Jesse is listed living at Cromwell Street. He was married at the time to ELIZA JANE ANSELL. She died and Jesse married my Grandmother CATHERINE CONATY, from Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan, in New York City. They had one child MARY HOLT, my mother. She married William J. Flynn in Brooklyn 1916.
I am hoping that some one may have interest of both the Holt and of the Walker families from Birmingham, England
The Holt Family legend is that the men were Baron's and are related to the HOLT'S of ASTON HALL.
Gerry Flynn

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Adam Street, Aston Near Birmingham, Aston, Warwickshire, England

Print household transcription Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship to household head Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Ephriam Grace Head Married Male 30 1821 Tailor Dursley, Gloucestershire Image Transcription
Mitilda Grace Wife Married Female 28 1823 - Dursley, Gloucestershire Image Transcription
Amelia Grace Daughter Unmarried Female 3 1848 - Birmingham, Warwickshire Image Transcription
Eli Holt Lodger Unmarried Male 28 1823 Glass Cutter Stourbridge, Worcestershire Image Transcription

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Witty Moor, Old Swinford, Stourbridge, Staffordshire, England

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First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
Thomas Holt Male 50 1791 Staffordshire Image Transcription*****COAL MINER
Mary Holt Female 50 1791 Staffordshire Image Transcription
Daniel Holt Male 20 1821 Staffordshire Image Transcription
Eli Holt Male 18 1823 Staffordshire Image Transcription
Esther Holt Female 12 1829 Staffordshire Image Transcription
Squire Holt Male 10 1831 Staffordshire Image Transcription
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First name(s) Eli
Last name Holt
Gender Male
Age 18
Birth year 1823
Birth county Staffordshire
House number -

From familysearch site.....use it to work backwards

Name: Eli Holt
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 27 Jan 1822
Christening Place: BRIERLEY HILL,STAFFORD,ENGLAND
Father's Name: Thomas Holt
Mother's Name: Mary
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C03392-2

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Hello Gerry and welcome back to the Community boards.




I'll let Gerry know how to find his way back to his replies :-)

Gerry has sent me a PM for info:


The info i have is Jesse was born in 1885. Brother's William and Alfred older and younger. I only have legendary talk in the family. however when a cuz in England has a similar story line I really get curious. My Grand Father was Eli Holt & He was married to Harriett Walker in Birmingham. His Father was Thomas Holt and was married to Mary Dippel

Gerry, post all your questions on here, we can then all keep in the 'know'


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