1368. William Joseph Hollingsworth
Hi cousin!
How many emails like this do you get? A very
interesting site, thank you.I believe I'm part of the 10th generation, running
like this:Henry-Thomas-Thomas-Samuel-Daniel-John-William-Daniel-John-Robert-William.
Much of what was written on your site, I am aware of.
My Father, Robert (Bob) coresponded regularly with
Harry(Henry?) Hollingsworth and we even conducted some
of our own investigative research. My father had many
maps & lineages he had worked out. Maybe one day I'll
have time to go through them.One incident that may be of particular interest to
you: I remember when I was a kid spending a whole day
in a churchyard. Being very young the significance was
of course completely lost on me. Our small family was
joined by some other friends. The highlight (and the
object) of the day was removing a huge 6ft x 3ft
gravestone slab, after huge difficulty, which had lain
face down on another. The churchyard was in
Ballycanew. You're aware of the revealed inscription.Glad to know that even though I'm an only child, that
I'm not alone.Kind regards
Bill (William) Hollingsworth
Hi Tom,
your replies brought a broad smile to my face. It's
delightful to get such a keen response from you -
after sending you a 'coldcall' email, I wasn't sure
whether to expect a response at all.My father had lots of files. Most of which information
he probably would have passed on to, or received from,
Harry. So I'm not sure if there would be any new
information there, in reality. But I'll have a look.But I'm afraid it won't be today!
I'm currently at work, in the office. We do have a
break at Christmas time for a week, so I'll blow some
dust away & see what I can find. I'm reluctant to send
you any loose information (without at least a minor
file-check) in case it sends you up a false road. Your
records seem to be very detailed & accurate, and my
head is not one to rely on for uncorroborated memory.Anyway, even if I'm of no practical use to you at all,
it's great to make contact. I'd better sign off now &
get back to the day job!Talk soon.
Bill
ps Oh yes, I just realised that I didn't list all of
my fathers brothers. John & Mary Catherine Murphy had
six sons:
Francis (who died very young)
Dan
Pat
another Francis
William (my namesake, who I forgot!!) and
Robert, my dad.Hi Tom, Doug, John, regarding distances from Dublin to Arklow etc. Yes it is about forty-odd miles or so. not a huge distance, but in those days that would have been quite a journey. What struck me most from the 1846 maps was the proximity of so many of the placenames I had heard; Cronelusk, Springfields, Big Rock, Rock Little, etc. Many of them actually adjoining each other - which may indicate an original larger plot split up amongst brothers for example. Most of the sites form a crescent moving from just below Ballycanew up northwest to just-south-of-Arklow. Reading your recent correspondences, kindly forwarded by Tom, it does seem odd that there is no "paper trail" before 1700ish. Yes possible reasons might be either (1) the Ulster Hollingsworths all left the country in or around the 1640s never to return; (2) that the Wexford Hollingsworths did not come from Ulster, but came via somewhere else, or indeed that the lack of paper trail was due to (3) affairs being hidden - possibly if Thomas was a pirate. If we were to presume he settled in Wexford after coming back to Ireland with Henry Every, then we know what happened next. But we don't know where he came from before that, do we? So far, I've done a bit of searching surrounding him - if you'd like what I have so far (un-pulled-together treads) let me know. The National Archives <http://www.nationalarchives.ie/> where I found the following convict transportation record, showing not all Hollingsworths were angels... Match 1 from 'Ireland-Australia transportation database' Lastname: HOLLINGSWORTH Firstname: THOMAS Sex: M Age: 20 Soundname: H4526 Trial place: Dublin City Trial date: 19/07/1854 Crime desc: Burglary and robbery Sentence: Transportation 15 yrs Document ref1: TR 13, p 45 Kind regards Cousin Bill
1447. Catherine Colbert
Catherine's great grandmother was a Hollingsworth, Mary Ellen Cain Hollingsworth
1394. Michael Dennis Hollingsworth
Not a thing is known about Michael at this time. Would love to find Michael and ask him to agree to a DNA test, maybe some day either Michael or a son of his may be found.
At the time of his daughter's birth, Michael was with the 1st infantry Division, Headquarters Co., in Bien Hoa, Vietnam.
1448. Heidi Lynn Hollingsworth
Heidi weight in at 5 lbs and 4 oz., length 18 1/2 inches.
1407. Karen Sue Muhl
My mother was the most wonderful person. She was kind, gentle, loving, supportive, funny - I wouldn't trade my time with her for anything. Her illness was sudden, and came on while she was visiting me in NC. She was hospitalized for 6 weeks, most of it in intensive care. I won't go into details, but when she survived the whole hospitalization, I thought we were home free. However, 9 months later she died, and the hole this left in my life is just incredible. No one in the family really knows what she and I went through in those last months, and there really is no way to express it. Suffice it to say that I am grateful for my wonderful husband, my new granddaughter, and my life in general. It is just that without June, there is a missing element that no one can replace.
She would be thrilled that we have all found each other, and while she talked very little about her father's side of the family, she told us about you. If I had to guess, Emma's side of the family probably discouraged any contact. She had a wonderful life, raised by Emma's parents, Molly and Wally, and as far as blame for divorce, who knows?
1409. Jeane Lee Muhl
Karen and Joe left this morning to go back to North Carolina. We had
such a wonderful visit with them. Karen is such a wonderful person. I
think she loved my Mother so much that it hurts. If you know what I
mean. She did everything and anything she possibly could when my mother
was in the hospital in Haywood County (North Carolina). When my mother
was on a respirator and in a coma, Karen stayed with her 24-hours a day
7-days a week until she woke up. She was so dedicated to her that it
makes my heart hurt when I think about it. She even ran the risk of
losing her job because of it. But, her employer held her job for her.
Karen and I have talked about
the situation with my mother and you and your family several times. We
are clueless as to what happened and why. Whenever we use to ask my
mother about all of it my mother would just say "that's the way it
was...I loved Molly and Huff so much that I never questioned them or
ever asked about anything".