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HOLLINGWORTH, Rachel Mary Maud
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Name HOLLINGWORTH, Rachel Mary Maud Birth 16 Dec 1874 Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Gender Female Death 1961 Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire
Person ID I2818 Edgoose Last Modified 2 Feb 2026
Father HOLLINGWORTH, William, b. Between 1847 and 1848, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, England
d. Yes, date unknown Mother .........., Sarah, b. Between 1845 and 1846, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, England
d. Yes, date unknown Marriage UNKNOWN Family ID F1425 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family WEST, William, b. 29 Apr 1867, Leicester, Leicestershire
d. 1940, Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire
(Age 72 years) Marriage 1897 Leicester Registration Distict, Leicestershire
Children 1. WEST, William Arthur, b. 1898, Leicester, Leicestershire
d. Yes, date unknown2. WEST, Herbert David, b. 1900, Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire
d. 1900, Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire
(Age 0 years)3. WEST, Frank Winfrey, b. 1 Dec 1901, Leicester, Leicestershire
d. 21 Oct 1982, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
(Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. WEST, Ethel May, b. 21 Apr 1902, Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire
d. 1988, Leicestershire Central Registration District, Leicestershire
(Age 85 years)5. WEST, Arthur, b. 1904, Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire
d. 1904, Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire
(Age 0 years)6. WEST, Leonard David, b. 18 Sep 1910, Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire
d. 1992, Loughborough Registration District, Leicestershire
(Age 81 years)7. WEST, Laurence Jesse, b. 24 Nov 1911, Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire
d. 1996, Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire
(Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]8. WEST, Ernest Gordon, b. 15 Nov 1920 d. 21 Oct 2005 (Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F825 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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RACHEL MARY MAUD HOLLINGWORTH 1874-1961
The birth of a Rachel Mary HOLLINGWORTH was registered in 1875. According to the 1939 register, she was born on 16 December 1874.
(GRO March Q 1875 Shardlow [which includes Chilwell] 7b 422)
See also 1881 census: RG11/3389/56/21)
The 1901 census return for 32 St. Saviours Road, Leicester, Leicestershire:
William WEST, head, aged 33, employed as a shoe machine operator, born Leicester;
*Rachel WEST, wife, aged 26, born Chilwell, Nottinghamshire;
William A. WEST, son, aged 2, born Leicester;
Frank W. WEST, aged 4 months, born Leicester;
Jemmima (sic) WADE, aunt, widow, living on own means, born Gosberton, Lincolnshire;
(RG13/2999/169/13)
Kerrenhappuck WEST lived next door at No. 30 St. Saviour's Road.
The 1911 census of 32 St. Saviour's Road, Leicester, Leicestershire:
William WEST, head, aged 43, married, leather warehouseman, born in Leicester, Leicestershire;
*Rachel WEST, wife, aged 36, married 14 years, 6 children (4 living), born at Chilwell, Nottinghamshire;
William Arthur WEST, son, aged 12, school, born in Leicester, Leicestershire;
Frank Winfrey WEST, son, aged 10, school, born in Leicester, Leicestershire;
Ethel May WEST, daughter, aged 8, school, born in Leicester, Leicestershire;
Leonard David WEST, son, aged 6 months, born in Leicester, Leicestershire.
Jane COY, boarder, aged 62, single, independant means, born at Sproxton, Leicestershire.
(RG14/19253)
From the 1939 Register of 2 Beckingham Road, Leicester C.B., Leicestershire:
William WEST, born 29 April 1867, leather salesman retired, married;
*Rachel (Mary) WEST, born 16 December 1874, unpaid domestic duties, married;
Frank Winfrey WEST, born 1 December 1900, confectioner, cake maker, single;
Lawrence Jesse WEST, born 24 November 1911, salesman greengrocery, single;
Ernest Gordon WEST, born 15 November 1920, confectionary (retired) motor driver, single.
(RG101/6020A/020/33 RESD)
The death of a Rachel M. M. WEST aged 86 was registered in 1961.
(GRO March Q 1961 Leicester 3a 803)
NOTES & QUERIES:
Two children died before the 1911 census. Their names are not known.
(revised 03.06.2017)

