The church at Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire Hannah Slater was born in the Derbyshire village of Kirk Ireton in 1842. In 1864 she married William Holyland in Ashbourne and their daughter was born the following day but lived only a few weeks. William subsequently joined the army and, many years later, remarried, but there was no record of Hannah’s death. Neither did any of the subsequent censuses include a Hannah Holyland of her age and birthplace. What had happened to her? I realised that my spreadsheets contained another possible clue ...
Welcome to the HOLYLAND blog! Here you'll find stories and facts about the HOLYLAND surname and someof the people who have carried it over the centuries. (Other variant names include HOLLYLAND, HOLLILAND and HOLILAND). Please add comments if you'd like to! Contact me on annie65115@aol.com.