'Holford02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Holford of Hampstead, Holford of Kilgwyn, Holford of Westonbirt

                               
BLG1879 reports that "This family claims descent from the ancient Cheshire family of Holford of Holford".
Sir Richard Holford, later of Westonbirt, Gloucestershire (Master in Chancery)
m1. ("towards the close of the 17th century") ?? (heiress of Crewe of Westonbirt)
m2. Elizabeth Stayner (dau of Vice Admiral Sir Richard Stayner)
1. Robert Holford of Westonbirt (Master in Chancery)
  m. Sarah Vandeput (dau of Sir Peter Vandeput)
  A. Peter Holford of Westonbirt (d 1803, Master in Chancery)
  m. Anne Nutt (dau of William Nutt of Buxstead)
  i. Robert Holford of Westonbirt (d unm 1838)
  ii. George Peter Holford of Westonbirt (d 29.04.1839) had issue
  m. Anne Daniell (d 18.03.1849, dau of Rev. Averill Daniell of Lifford)
  iii. Sarah Holford (dsp 05.09.1811)
  (18.01.1806) Sir Charles Grave Hudson, Bart of Wanlip
  iv. Charlotte Holford (d 15.02.1839)
  m. (01.06.1796) Charles Bosanquet of Rock
m3. Susanna Trotman (dau of Samuel Trotman)

 

 

Josias Holford of Hampstead
m. Magdalen Price (d 19.01.1812, dau of William Price, son of James of Kilgwyn)
1. John Josias Holford of Kilgwyn, Carmarthenshire (b 05.021765)
  m. (24.01.1789) Jane Margaret Jackson (dau of Charles Jackson of London)
  A. James Price Holford, later Gwynne, of Kilgwyn, Sheriff of Brecknockshire (b 25.09.1791, d 1846, Lt. Colonel) had issue
  m. (04.09.1830) Anna Maria Eleanor Gwynne (dau of Roderick Gwynne (son of Thynne Howe son of Roderick) by Anne, dau/coheir of Lord Chedworth)
  B. Elenora Holford
  m. (21.10.1865) Edward Herbert of Llansantffraed House
  C.+ other issue - Jane Eliza Anna Maria, Louisa Mary Ermine Eleanora, Elizabeth Sophia (d infant), Thynne Howe, Harriett
2. Charles Holford of Hampstead (b 16.05.1774)
  m1. (1796) Mary Roberts (d 1820, dau of Thomas Roberts of Charterhouse Square)
  A. Mary Holford
  m. Charles Henry Pilgrim (son of Charles of Southampton)
  m2. (05.1824) Mary Anne Toller (dau of Edward Toller of Doctors Common & Hampstead)
  B.+ other issue - Charles Edward (b 22.02.1830), John Henry (b 01.06.1831), George (b 07.02.1832), Ellen, Matilda, Mary Anne
3. Charlotte Holford
  m. Jeremiah Olive
4.+ 4 daughters (d unm)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : BLG1879 ('Holford of Westonbirt')
(2) For lower section : BLG1879 ('Holford of Buckland')
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