John Thomas HOLLICK [ 001 ]
Sarah TOPLEY [ 000
]
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These are the
parents of Mary Elizabeth Hollick who married Harry Burgess (of Shepton Mallet
Somerset) at Wards End Birmingham Wks in 1919
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10/7/1868 - Sarah Topley born at Washwood Heath, Aston (grt
B'ham), to Thomas Topley, "Labourer at a Railway Station", and
Susannah (nee Taylor, who signed the certif, with an X) [g]
1/12/1868 - John Thomas Hollick born at Saltley Wks, to
William Hollick and Mary Elizabeth (nee Bott)
[d]
1/12/1868 - John Thomas Hollick (the father of Mary Eliz
Burgess nee Hollick) was born, went to work aged 9 as a farm hand, became a
railway inspector [f]
3/4/1881 - Sarah living with family at No 2 Chestnut
Cottages, Alum Rd, Aston, aged 12, a scholar
[j]
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17/5/1891 - John Thomas Hollick (22), bach, Labourer,
living at Highfield Rd, Aston Wks, father William Hollick, a Labourer, married
Sarah Topley (21), spstr, of Alum Rock Rd, Aston Wks, father Thomas Topley, a
Labourer, by banns at St Saviours Saltley in Aston, Wkshire. Bride and groom both signed. Witnesse were Thomas Topley (her father?)
and Eliza Topley (her sister?) [a]
18/11/1891 - William born to John Thomas Hollick and Sarah
Topley [d]
28/10/1893 - Mary Elizabeth born at Aston WKS, to John
Thomas Hollick and Sarah Topley [d]
31/7/1895 - Son John Thomas born [d]
c 1897 - Dau Edith Kate born [d]
13/9/1899 - Son Robert Victor born [d]
31/3/1901 - Living at No 22 Reginald Rd Aston in
Birmingham. In the house was John T
Hollick (32) "Railway Wagon Repairer" born Saltley, Sarah his wife
(31) born Saltley, and four kids (all born Saltley) Mary E (7), son John T (5),
dau Edith K (3), and son Victor R (1)
[c]
c 1901 - Dau Hannah Louise born [d]
c 1905 - Son Alfred William born [d]
c 1907 - Son Frederick Charles born [d]
c 1911 - Son Clifford William born [d]
24/12/1919 - Mary Eliz married Harry Burgess, a soldier
from Shepton Mallet, at St Marys, Ward End B'ham [d]
before 1925 - John and family lived at 40 Wright Rd Saltley
before emigrating to Aust in 1925. At time had not worked for 2 years due to
TB, but recovered on the voyage out and got a job on the railways soon after
arrival [d]
1926 - Hollick immigrants on the "Largs Bay" into
Adelaide were ...
Mr J (57) railway employee
Mrs S (56) housewife
Miss L (24) dom duties
Mr A (20) wood machinist
Mr F (18) bricklayer
Mr C (15) shop assistant [e]
1926 - John and Sarah, along with children, emigrated to
Sth Aust on the "Largs Bay"
[e]
/ /1936 - Fred married Margaret McGillivray at
Scots Church in Adelaide [f]
(Fred, Alf,
and Cliff married three McGillivray sisters)
29/10/1943 - John Thomas Hollick, retired English railway
worker, aged 74, born B'ham, in Aust 17 years, all children living, being 5m
and 3f, died of Chronic Myocarditis at his home at 49 Esmond St Hyde Park Sth
Aust [b]
(He is buried at
Centennial Park SA)
2/8/1955 - Sarah died at Hyde Park SA and buried with John
at Centennial Park [h]
(stray note)
"William was living at Highfield Rd Saltley Aston 'father Gen Lab'
" whats this relate to ??)
(there is a
photo that shows their old place at No 646 ... Washwood Heath ???)
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SOURCES ...
[a] Mar certif
[b] Death certif
[c] 1901 Census
[d] Database
printouts (ex David Hollick? 28/5/96)
[e] SA Maritime
Museum data
[f] Oral history ex
Mary Eliz Burgess (nee Hollick)
[g] Birth certif
[h] Personally
known facts
[j] 1881 Census
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