Birth: 14 February 1721/2 Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Father: William Holdsworth 1691-1748/9
Mother: Margaret (Margret) Coldcall (Colcall) 1700-a1738
Christening: 15 February 1721/2 St Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage: 10 February 1742/3 Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Wife: Elisabeth (Elis) Spence 1722-a1759
Death: December 1803 Moor Town, Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Burial: 9 December 1803 St Matthew, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Sarah Holdsworth 1743-1743
Elisabeth (Betty) Holdsworth [Verity (Verrity)] 1747-a1782
Mary Holdsworth 1749
William Holdsworth 1752-b1756
Thomas Holdsworth 1753
William Holdsworth 1756
George Holdsworth 1759
Birth of Wm Holdsworth in the IGI on 14 February 1722 and his christening on 15 February at St Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, father William Holdsworth. The same information is in Ancestry All England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
There are three submitted entries in the IGI for the marriage of William Holdsworth and Elis Spence on 10 February 1742 in Leeds, Yorkshire. Note there are also marriages to Hannah Orill on 20 April 1740 and Ann Room on 30 December 1744, and the children of William Holdsworth are born too close to all have the same father.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for Wm Holdsworth born 14 February 1721, baptised 15 February 1721 at Leeds St Peter, father William Holdsworth. "Bap. Feb: 1721 [...] William Holdsworth ? ? Bank Bo: Feb;14 Bap. 15 Wm". This is Julian, 1722 Gregorian.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for the marriage of Will Holdsworth and Elis Spence on 10 February 1742 at Leeds, St. Peter. Marriages [...] February [...] Will Holdfworth & Elif Spence Leedes [...] 10". This is Julian so 1743 Gregorian.
The children were baptised at St Peter, Leeds but only the father's name is given.
There are two entries in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for the burial of William Holdsworth on 8 December 1803, in Leeds, St Peter, at Leeds St Peter "Burials at Chapel Allerton Chapel in the year 1803 [...] William Holdsworth [of] Moor Town [on] Decr 8." and the other at Chapel Allerton, St Matthew "William Holdsworth M Man [of] Moor Town [on] Decr 8 [aged 83 yrs [of] Old age". The M may stand for married.
There are fourteen entries in Ancestry Family Trees for William Holdsworth.
Chapel Allerton is 3 miles north of Leeds and Moortown a mile further north both just east of A61.
William Holdsworth was Felicity's fifth great grandfather. His wife was his cousin.
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