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HOLBORN, James William
1884 - 1922 (37 years) Has 9 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.
1859 - 1925 (67 years)-
Name HOLBORN, James William Birth 15 May 1884 Cogan Pill, Glamorgan, Wales 
Gender Male Death 8 Mar 1922 Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA Person ID I6655 Edgoose Last Modified 5 Feb 2026
Father HOLBORN, Henry, b. 31 Dec 1854, Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk d. 28 Sep 1926, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 71 years) Mother MCHUGH, Mary Ann, b. Between 1858 and 1859, Barnard Castle, County Durham, England d. 5 Oct 1925, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA (Age 67 years) Marriage 1878 Middlesbrough Registration District, Yorkshire Family ID F1354 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family PARENT, Revilla Mabel, b. 2 Feb 1887, Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, USA d. 1 Oct 1958, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 71 years) Marriage 12 Aug 1907 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Children 1. HOLBORN, Another, b. Illinois, USA d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. HOLBORN, Harry Francis, b. 17 Jun 1910, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. 21 Dec 1990, San Diego, California, USA (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. HOLBORN, Mary D., b. 9 May 1914, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. 14 Jun 1977, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. HOLBORN, Ethel May, b. 18 Oct 1916, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. Yes, date unknown5. HOLBORN, George W., b. 6 Jul 1918, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. 23 Oct 1992, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F2509 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JAMES WILLIAM HOLBORN 1884-1922
According to the registration of his death James William HOLBORN was born in Wales on 15 May 1884. His World War I Draft Registration has 26 May 1884.
(GRO June Q 1884 Cardiff 11a 355)
The 1891 census of 90 Clive Street, Canton, Cardiff:
Henry HALBARN, head, 36, employed as a bricklayer, born at Terrington;
Mary Ann HALBARN, wife, aged 31, general dealer, born in Manchester, Lancashire (sic);
Mary A. HALBARN, daughter, aged 11, born at Hartlepool, Durham;
Charles H. HALBARN, son, aged 8, born at Cogan Pill, Glamorgan;
*James W. HALBARN, son, aged 6, born at Cogan Pill, Glamorgan;
Ethel M. HALBARN, daughter, aged 2, born at Cardiff, Glamorgan;
Thomas DAVIES, aged 42, lodger, single, shipyard labour, born at Presscot (sic), Lancaster;
John BELL, aged 18, lodger, single, boiler maker, born in Scotland.
(RG12/4400/113/10)
From the Ship's Manifest of the Britannic arriving at New York, USA, on 28 August 1891:
Mrs. M. A. HOLBORN, aged 31, wife
Alice HOLBORN, aged 11, child
Charles H. HOLBORN, aged 8, child
*J. W. HOLBORN, aged 7, child
Elizabeth (sic) HOLBORN, aged 3, child
Note: They were from Cardiff and their destination was St. Louis.
Note the absence of Henry HOLBORN who followed in February 1892.
The 1900 US Federal Census of Galesburg City, Knox County, USA.
Henry HOLBORN, head, aged 44, born in England in December 1855, brick mason;
Mary HOLBORN, wife, aged 41, married 22 years, 6 children of which 5 are living, born in England in February 1859;
Charles H. HOLBORN, son, aged 17, day laborer, born in England in September 1882;
*James W. HOLBORN, son, aged 16, day laborer, born in England in May 1884;
Ethel M. HOLBORN, daughter, aged 12, at school, born in England in May 1898 (sic);
John HOLBORN, son, aged 7, at school, born in Illinois in February 1893.
From the 1904 Galesburg City Directory for 1309, E. Main Street, Galesburg:
Chas. HOLBORN, brick mason
Miss Ethel HOLBORN, student, Brown's Business College
Harry HOLBORN, brick mason
*Wm. HOLBORN
From the 1907 Galesburg City Directory for 1309 E. Main Street, Galesburg:
Miss Ethel Mae (sic) HOLBORN
Harry HOLBORN, bricklayer
Mrs. Harry HOLBORN, general labor organizer
*J. W. HOLBORN
James W. HOLBORN, aged 23, born 1884, married Ravella M. PARENT, aged 20, born 1887, at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on 12 August 1907.
(Illinois, Cook County Marriages 1871-1920)
From the World War I Draft Registration 1917-1918:
James William Holborn:
Date of Birth: 26 (sic) May 1884
Address: 75 Pine Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
Occupation: Unemployed
Description: medium height, medium build, brown eyes, black hair
Mother: Mary A. HOLBORN of 75 Pine Street, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois.
James William HOLBORN of Galeburg died at Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA, on 8 March 1922 at the age of 37. He was born in Cardiff, Wales, on 15 May 1884. Occupation: City Mail Carrier. Father's name: Harry HOLBORN. Mother's (or Spouse's?) name: Margaret (sic) HOLBORN. He was buried on 12 March.
(Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947)
NOTES & QUERIES:
1920 Census: Untraced.
(revised 28.02.2012)