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HOLBORN, Ethel May
1888 - Aft 1907 (> 20 years) Has 9 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1854 - 1926 (71 years)-
Name HOLBORN, Ethel May Birth May 1888 Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales 
Gender Female Death Aft 1907 Person ID I6656 Edgoose Last Modified 29 Jan 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
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ETHEL M. HOLBORN 1888-
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
No further trace of her has been found.
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When and where did she die?
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