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Many thanks for all the information - really appreciate the chance to continue my investigation. I'm now trying to follow up and see where it takes me. One interesting thing I found from Freereg is that a Thomas and Mary Holloway were witnesses the followuing year (1827) to the marriage of William D...

Lots of thanks for the information. The marriage certificate I have is from a church register and I suspect you may be right as the brides father signed as witness but not the grooms father. This investigation of family history is a deal trickier than I first thought! I am also frustrated by the fac...

Thank you Peter. I searched that site but it seems my family wanted to remain mysterious! Thomas Holloway the farmer is proving difficult to track down. Thanks too BC Wench. Yes, I do have those census details. I also have a marriage for Daniel Holloway (son of Thomas) down in Hampstead 1857. Thomas...

I have recently started looking into my family history, building on work previously carried out by a cousin. At this stage I have discovered an ancester who is possibly my great great grandfather, Thomas Holloway. From records it seems he was born c.1779 and was a farmer at Chapel Farm, Halesowen in...

I have recently started looking into my family history, building on work previously carried out by a cousin. At this stage I have discovered an ancester who is possibly my great great grandfather, Thomas Holloway. From records it seems he was born c.1779 and was a farmer at Chapel Farm, Halesowen in...