HALES OWENROOTS
The Holloways OfHalesowen
Samuel
Holloway, born 1698 at Hales Owen, married Mary in 1719. In 1720 they had a son
William. He was baptized at Hales Owen Church on 31st March 1720.
On
25th March 1749, William married Elizabeth Eaton. She presented him with six
sons and one daughter:
Thomas
born 5th November 1749 and baptized at Halesowen on 30th January 1750;
William
baptized 15th December 1751 at Halesowen;
John
baptized on 24th February 1754 at
Halesowen;
Samuel
baptized 15th August 1756 at Halesowen;
Elizabeth
baptized 3rd February 1760 at Halesowen;
Edward
baptized 28th February 1763 at Halesowen;
Henry
baptized 25th July 1764 at Halesowen.
Thomas
Holloway married Sarah or Sally Chatwin at Hales Owen Church on 26th November
1775. They had a number of children, which included:
William
baptized at St Johns Hales Owen on 9th June 1776 but who died` in infancy?
Mary
baptized at St Johns Hales Owen on 23rd May 1779;
Richard
baptized at St Johns Hales Owen on 31st May 1789;
Sally
baptized at St Johns Hales Owen on 3rd July 1792;
William
baptized at St Johns Hales Owen on 10th March 1793.
Thomas
died at the age of 80 and was buried at Hales Owen on 6th March 1829.
William
Holloway married Mary Hawkeswood 26th July 1772. They had seven children:
Rosanna
baptized 3rd October 1773 at Hales Owen;
Nancy
baptized 7th April 1776 at Hales Owen;
Joseph
baptized 4th February 1781 at Hales Owen;
Henry
baptized 13th October 1782 at Hales Owen;
Josiah
baptized 12th June 1785 at Hales Owen;
Obedience
baptized 14th June 1789 at Hales Owen;
Sarah
baptized 8th September 1793 at Hales Owen.
There
were a number of Hawkswoods in Hales Owen in the 1750’s, but it seems likely
that Mary was the daughter of Thomas Hawkeswood and Joyce Round and was born 6th
January 1751.
Josiah
Holloway was buried at Hales Owen on 26th December 1826, age 41.
Obedience
Holloway married Thomas Higgins at Old Swinford 26th December 1808.