1211. Dorothy Hollingsworth
In the letter Dorothy wrote to Harry (HR) in March 1986 she told a lot of the information about the family that I was able to update. She also said her two sons Michael and John are both very interested in the family history, also that Michael's Garda duty was in the area of Gorey and Ballycanew.
Dorothy also said her son John called her after "her father got married in 1985" he would have been 100, this has to be a mistake, her father died in 1947. She must have meant "his father". Either she made a mistake or Harry made a typo.
1213. William Edward Hollingsworth
William was a farmer at Pollaphuca. The farm lies near "The Vail of Avoca" and not far from "The Meetings of the Waters", two of the most beautifully scenic places in all Ireland. To quote his sister Dorothy, "Billy died from heart trouble."
1230. Robert Hollingsworth
My father, Robert (Bob) was born in
L'pool. He fought in the second world war as a rear
gunner in a Wellington in the RAF & completed a full
tour of duty.The Hollingsworth family, or at least the children,
seemed to spend holidays in Wicklow (I don't know
why). There he met my mother Anna May (Anne/Nan). They
got married after the war (also in Wicklow Catholic
Church) and for a while lived in the midlands where he
worked for Bord Na Mona. Note: the centre of Ireland
is largely a plain filled with peat bogs. The peat was
'harvested' for fuel by a state company called Bord Na
Mona. Later they moved to Dublin and lived in
Donnybroook for most of that time until their death.
The house was only rented - unusual for this day and
age - and when my mother died, the house went too. I
lived in London for five or so years. Moved back when
my father became ill. Met Sheila & fell in love.
Information thanks to William Hollingsworth born 1960.
Had an opportunity to meet Amy during my visit to County Wexford and Hollyfort, Mangan House, in September 2005. Amy invited my wife Toni and I into her house and we talked for quite awhile about the family and the house. Amy was very proud of the fact she was still cooking every day with the same stove she brought with her from “The Gap” when she married and moved into Mangan House.
Mangan House was built by and lived in by the Hollingsworth family since 1730. (TJH)
1263. Patricia Diane Hollingsworth
Diane grew up in Edmonton and went to the University of Alberta and became a teacher of Business Education. She and her husband Jim met at University and after marrying went to Vancouver where Jim completed his Master's degree in Community and Regional Planning. Diane has since left teaching behind and has entered the private sector in business and education specializing in Program Coordination within the Division of Continuing Studies.
Diane like her brother Don has had a long interest in genealogy tracing the family origins from homestead in North Dakota, central eastern Alberta and the Okanagan. This past summer (2004) Diane did family research in Ontario and looks forward to getting more involved in Hollingsworth history.
Diane had no ill effects from her "pratfall at the Sydney Opera House" in October 2003 and her fractured right foot recovered nicely. Also, her left knee benefited from the wonders of modern keyhole surgery last March 2004 and healed with no ill effects. She has been back on the tennis court attacking the ball with vigor. Congratulation Diane on such a nice recovery. (Tom ed.)
Jim is now retired after a long career in government dealing with Crown Lands. He obtained his Master's Degree in Community and Regional Planning. Jim grew up in the far north Yellowknife.
1379. Lisa Margit Anderson
Lisa received a B.A. from the University of Victoria and has a professional job with a regional health authority serving the Deaf. Her education primarily orally (Cued Speech) but is very fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) and familiar with other sign languages around the world, according to her mother.
1380. Jana Kirsten Anderson
Jana is currently in University completing her Bachelor's in Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies.
1264. Donald Page Hollingsworth
Donald Page Hollingsworth, Edmonton Police Sgt....Donald is now retired from the
Edmonton Police Service and working for a large telephone company in security.Jan 2005: Don Hollingsworth is a descendant of Nicholas Hollingsworth, b. 1762 Ballinakill, County Wexford, d. 1826, Ballycanew, County Wexford, Ireland received the last of his 25 markers this week.
Don matched our Valentine lineage and Thomas James Hollingsworth of James (b. 1811) of Ballycanew,
County Wexford, Ireland 25/25.
Apparently, James (b.1811) and Nicholas (b. 1762) are descendants of an unidentified brother, uncle or
cousin of Valentine, Sr. that did not migrate to America with Valentine.This DNA match with Don and Tom was really a big deal in the Hollingsworth circles. It meant that Valentine Hollingsworth Sr., the granddaddy of just about every other Hollingsworth in the U.S. had a brother that stayed in Ireland after he left for America in 1682 with the Quakers and William Penn.