Richard HOLLAND [1384] ¹⁷¹⁷

  General Notes:

His 1859 death shows Richard was living at Southcourt (possibly Southcourt Road), Linslade at the time of his death. His occupation is recorded as rush matmaker and the death was registered by Elizabeth Carter who was present at the death.

On his son Edwards marriage certificate, Richard is recorded as a Brick maker.

Some Ancestry and other family trees have Richard marrying Elizabeth Langley in 1810 and having a large number of children, but as Richard and Virgin married in 1809 and were still together at Virgin's death in 1841 and had children until at least 1818, I am not sure of the accuracy of the marriage to Elizabeth Langley.

The 1841 census shows the following living at Church end Totternhoe
Richard Holland 55 Ag Lab
Elizabeth 45
Sarah 20 Straw plaiter
Eliza 15 Straw plaiter
Hannah 15 straw plaiter
Emma 13 straw plaiter
Solomon 15 Ag lab
Samuel 8 Ag Lab
Harriot 6
Thomas 4
Pheby 1

It is not known from this census if these are children, in laws or grandchildren as the 1841 census does not give this detail.

by 1851, this Richard 72 Ag lab b. Totternhoe (1779) and Betsey 67 (1784) Straw dealer b. Dunstable, Bedfordshire, were living at Lower End Totternhoe. They were living alone at that time. Is this the correct Richard or is it the Richard who married Virgin Smith. This is not possible to say from the information currently available. 12/10/2023

Richard Holland and Elizabeth Betsy Langley children found so far to 12/10/2023
Thomas R b. 1811 bap 24 May 1811 Dunstable, Bedfordshire England died Michigan USA in 1910
Edwin b abt 1812
George b. 1814 bap 15 July 1914 Totternhoe d 1850 Berkhamstead
Mary b abt 1816
Sarah b 1818 bap 30 Aug 1818 Totternhoe died Dunstable
Richard b 17 Feb 1820 bap 25 Jun 1830
John b 12 Oct 1821 bap 3 Feb 1882
Eliza b 27 Feb 1823 bap 6 July 1823 d 1886 Leighton Buzzard
James b 6 Jun 1824 bap 7 Nov 1824
Hannah b. 23 Feb 1826 bap 14 May 1826
Solomon b 25 May 1827 bap 4 Nov 1827
Emma b. 18 Nov 1828 bap 7 June 1829
Samuel b 19 Apr 1830 bap 5 Sep 1830
Harriot b 1835 bap 11 Oct 1835 d 1870 Luton

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence.

2. Occupation: Rush matmaker, 1859.

3. Residence: Southcourt, Linslade, 1859, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.

Richard married Virgin SMITH [1519] [MRIN: 1265] on 9 Jan 1809 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England ^1717,2409.^,2410 (Virgin SMITH [1519] was born in 1789 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, christened in 1789 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, died on 21 Feb 1841 in Tring, Hertfordshire, England ^2414,2415 and was buried in Feb 1841 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England ²⁴¹⁶.)