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Eli Holdham and Mary Ann Foster |
Eli Holdham, born circa 1827 [20], in Hepworth, West Yorkshire [20], son of ???? [?]. Died after 1891 [2], at ????.
Mary Ann Foster, born circa 1838 [19], in Leeds, West Yorkshire [19], [10], daughter of UNKNOWN (Mary Ann was a foundling and her parents were never known to her). Died between 1871 and 1881 [10] . Buried at ????, [?].
Mary Ann Foster previously had a child by Henry Wrigley.
Children of Eli and Mary Ann were [20] [10]:
Alternate family name spellings in some census records are Oldham and Holdam. Eli's name was spelt Ely in two of the census records.
For notes on Mary Ann Foster prior to 1861, see here.
In 1851, Eli was a bachelor coal miner lodging with William Senior's family in Oxspring, Penistone parish, West Yorkshire.
Once married, this family lived and remained at Thurgoland, West Yorkshire, with widower Eli still living there in 1891 with Eli Jr. and his wife. The family address was Wigan Row in 1871, Hill Top in 1881, and Brick Row in 1891.
Eli and his sons were coal miners.
Alfred Foster (Mary Ann's son, Eli's step-son) was raised in this family.