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HOLBORN, William James
1863 - 1937 (74 years) Has 9 ancestors and 13 descendants in this family tree.
Bef 1845 - 1918 (> 72 years)-
Name HOLBORN, William James Birth 1863 Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk 
Gender Male Alt. Birth Bef 24 May 1863 Death 1937 Grimsby Registration District, Lincolnshire Person ID I6178 Edgoose Last Modified 29 Jan 2026
Mother HOLBORN, Rebecca, b. Bef 18 Oct 1845, Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk d. 1918, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age > 72 years) Family ID F1858 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family WALKER, Caroline, b. 1861, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England d. 1945, Grimsby Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 84 years) Marriage 1880 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Children 1. HOLBORN, Another d. Bef 1911 2. HOLBORN, Ethel, b. 1881, Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk d. 1969, Spalding Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 88 years)3. HOLBORN, William Raymond, b. 1882, Bradford, Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. HOLBORN, James, b. 1884, Honington, Lincolnshire, England d. Yes, date unknown5. HOLBORN, Edith, b. 1885, Honington, Lincolnshire, England d. Yes, date unknown6. HOLBORN, Albert, b. 1886, Honington, Lincolnshire, England d. 1924, Nottingham Registration District, Nottinghamshire (Age 38 years)7. HOLBORN, Sidney, b. 1888, Honington, Lincolnshire, England d. 1898, Grantham Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 10 years)8. HOLBORN, Audrey Kathleen, b. 10 Mar 1900, Honington, Lincolnshire, England d. 2001, North East Lincolnshire Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 100 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F2369 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM JAMES HOLBORN 1863-1937
William James, the illegitimate son of Rebecca HOLBORN, a Terrington servant, was baptised at Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk, on 24 May 1863.
(www.freereg.org.uk)
From the 1871 census of Marsh Field, Terrington St.Clement, Norfolk:
Robert HOLBORN, head, aged 60, agricultural labourer, born at Terrington, Norfolk;
Ann HOLBORN, wife, aged 63, chapel cleaner, born at Tottenhill, Norfolk;
Rebecca HOLBORN, daughter, aged 25, unmarried, born at Terrington, Norfolk;
*William J. HOLBORN, grandson, aged 9, scholar, born at Terrington, Norfolk;
Ann M. HOLBORN, granddaughter, aged 1, born at Terrington, Norfolk.
(RG10/1618/54/25)
The marriage between William James HOLBORN and Caroline WALKER was registered in 1880.
(GRO September Q 1880 Wisbech 3b 928)
From the 1881 census of Governors Marsh, Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk:
William WALKER, head, aged 50, agricultural labourer, born at Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk;
Kezia WALKER, wife, aged 51, born at Ascott, Oxfordshire;
Emily WALKER, daughter, aged 14, pupil teacher, born at Charlbury, Oxfordshire;
Amelia WALKER, daughter, aged 9, scholar, born at Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk;
*William James HOLBORN, son-in-law, aged 19, pupil teacher, born at Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk;
Caroline HOLBORN, daughter, aged 19, born at Charlbury, Oxfordshire;
Ethel HOLBORN, granddaughter, aged 3 months, born at Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk.
(RG11/1698/10/13)
The 1891 census of the Railway Station, Honington, Lincolnshire:
*William J. HOLBORN, head, aged 29, railway signalman, born at Terrington, Norfolk;
Caroline HOLBORN, wife, aged 29, born at Charlbury, Oxfordshire;
Ethel HOLBORN, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Terrington, Norfolk;
William R. HOLBORN, son, aged 9, scholar, born at Bradford, Yorkshire;
James HOLBORN, son, aged 7, scholar, born at Honington, Lincolnshire;
Edith HOLBORN, daughter, aged 5, scholar, born at Honington, Lincolnshire;
Albert HOLBORN, son, aged 4, born at Honington, Lincolnshire;
Sidney HOLBORN, son, aged 3, born at Honington, Lincolnshire;
Emily WALKER, sister-in-law, aged 24, single, dressmaker, born at Charlbury, Oxfordshire;
Mabel WALKER, niece, aged 4, born at Honington, Lincolnshire.
(RG12/2586/131/1)
The 1901 census of Station Cottage, Honington, Lincolnshire:
*William J. HOLBORN, head, aged 39, railway signalman, born at Terrington, Norfolk;
Caroline HOLBORN, wife, aged 39, born at Charlbury, Oxfordshire;
William R. HOLBORN, son, aged 19, railway porter, born at Bradford, Yorkshire;
James HOLBORN, son, aged 17, gardener (not domestic), born at Honington, Lincolnshire;
Edith HOLBORN, daughter, aged 15, born at Honington, Lincolnshire;
Albert HOLBORN, son, aged 14, agricultural labourer, born at Honington, Lincolnshire;
Audrey K. HOLBORN, daughter, aged 1, born at Honington, Lincolnshire.
(RG13/3056/56/1)
The 1911 census of Holton-le-Clay, Near Grimsby, Lincolnshire:
*William James HOLBORN, head, aged 49, station master GNRy, born at Terrington, Norfolk;
Caroline HOLBORN, wife, aged 49, married 30 years, 8 children of whom 6 living, born at Charlbury, Oxfordshire;
Audrey Kathleen HOLBORN, daughter, aged 11, scholar, born at Honington, Lincolnshire.
(RG14/19944)
The death of William J. HOLBORN aged 75 was registered in 1937.
(GRO June Q 1937 Grimsby 7a 626)
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