Ruth's Family History
Thomas Briggs HOLDSWORTH
1846 - 1917 (71 years) Has 25 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1810 - 1876 (66 years)-
Name Thomas Briggs HOLDSWORTH Birth Between Jan 1846 and Mar 1846 Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England 
[1] - JFM 1846 Selby district, Volume 23, Page 609
Mother's Maiden Surname: Arundel
Gender Male 1851 Census 30 Mar 1851 Micklegate, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England [2] Age: 5y - HO107/2351, Folios 340 & 341 Pages 23 & 24
Grandson, Scholar
1871 Census 2 Apr 1871 9 Dock Terrace, West Ham, London, England [3] Age: 25y - RG10/1630, Folio 89, Page 32
Lodger, Married, Labourer Telegraph Works
1881 Census 3 Apr 1881 118 Rathbone Street, Plaistow, West Ham, London, England [4] Age: 35y - RG11/1713, Folio 16, Page 9
Head, Married, Engineers Labourer
1891 Census 5 Apr 1891 11 Regent Villas, Canning Town, West Ham, London, England [5] Age: 45y - RG12/1323, Folio 22, Page 37
Head, Married, Engineers Foreman Labourer
1901 Census 31 Mar 1901 Front Street, Slip End, Caddington, Luton, Bedfordshire, England [6] Age: 55y - RG13/1519, Folio 89, Page 5
Head, Married, Licensed Victualler
1911 Census 2 Apr 1911 Hard Mead Lock, Amwell, Near Ware, Hertfordshire, England [7] Age: 65y - RG14PN7464 RG78PN361 RD133 SD1 ED2 SN90
Head, Married, Lock Keeper on River Lee Navigation
Married 42 years, 0 children
Ancestor Count 24 Reference Number M 0177a Death Between Jan 1917 and Mar 1917 Luton district, Bedfordshire, England [8] Age: 71y - JFM 1917 Luton district, Volume 03B, Page 624
Person ID I1257 Ruth Last Modified 5 Aug 2025
Father Thomas HOLDSWORTH, b. 8 Jun 1804, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England d. Between Apr 1852 and Jun 1852, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England (Age 47 years) Mother Elizabeth (Bessey\Betsey) ARUNDALE, b. 15 Jan 1810, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England d. Between Jan 1876 and Mar 1876, Millgate, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England (Age 66 years) Marriage Between Apr 1840 and Jun 1840 Selby district, Yorkshire (West Riding), England [9] - AMJ 1840 Selby, Volume 23, Page 434
Family ID F435 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Ann Caroline NOTLEY, b. Between Oct 1846 and Dec 1846, Holborn, Middlesex, London, England d. 24 Oct 1917, Slip End, near Luton, Bedfordshire, England (Age 71 years) Marriage 9 Dec 1868 Stepney St Thomas Parish Church, Stepney, Middlesex, England [10, 11] - OND 1868 Mile End district, Volume 01C, Page 1100
Both of Full Age
Thomas Briggs was a Bachelor, Mariner
Mary Ann Caroline was a Spinster
Witnesses: Thomas Henry Notley
Emma Browning
Family ID F1191 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Aug 2025
- JFM 1846 Selby district, Volume 23, Page 609
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Event Map 
Birth - Between Jan 1846 and Mar 1846 - Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England 
1851 Census - Age: 5y - 30 Mar 1851 - Micklegate, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England 
Marriage - 9 Dec 1868 - Stepney St Thomas Parish Church, Stepney, Middlesex, England 
1871 Census - Age: 25y - 2 Apr 1871 - 9 Dock Terrace, West Ham, London, England 
1881 Census - Age: 35y - 3 Apr 1881 - 118 Rathbone Street, Plaistow, West Ham, London, England 
1891 Census - Age: 45y - 5 Apr 1891 - 11 Regent Villas, Canning Town, West Ham, London, England 
1901 Census - Age: 55y - 31 Mar 1901 - Front Street, Slip End, Caddington, Luton, Bedfordshire, England 
1911 Census - Age: 65y - 2 Apr 1911 - Hard Mead Lock, Amwell, Near Ware, Hertfordshire, England 
Death - Age: 71y - Between Jan 1917 and Mar 1917 - Luton district, Bedfordshire, England = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - THOMAS BRIGGS HOLDSWORTH
Possibly died Q1 1917 Luton age 71
ADDRESSES:
Micklegate, Selby, Yorkshire (30 March 1851)
Stepney, Middlesex (09 December 1868)
9 Dock Terrace, West Ham, London (02 April 1871)
118 Rathbone Street, Plaistow, West Ham (03 April 1881)
11 Regent Villas, Canning Town, West Ham, London (05 April 1891)
Front Street, Slip End, Caddington, Luton, Bedfordshire (31 March 1901)
Hard Mead Lock, Amwell, Near Ware, Hertfordshire (02 April 1911)
OCCUPATIONS:
Scholar (30 March 1851)
Mariner (09 December 1868)
Labourer Telegraph Works (02 April 1871)
Engineers Labourer (03 April 1881)
Engineers Foreman Labourer (05 April 1891)
Licensed Victualler (31 March 1901)
Lock Keeper on River Lee Navigation (02 April 1911)
CENSUSES: (1846-1917)
30 March 1851 - yes
07 April 1861 -
02 April 1871 - yes
03 April 1881 - yes
05 April 1891 - yes
31 March 1901 - yes
02 April 1911 - yes - Parish Registers:
Baptism:
Marriage: Found -
Burial: - Wills & Administrations Index - Not Found
- Last checked: 11 June 2017
- THOMAS BRIGGS HOLDSWORTH
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Sources - [S13] BMD - GRO Index - Birth, JFM 1846 Selby, Volume 23, Page 609.
- [S425] 1851 Census - Arundel, George, HO107/2351, Folios 340 & 341 Pages 23 & 24.
- [S1633] 1871 Census - Holdsworth, Thomas B & Mary, RG10/1630, Folio 89, Page 32.
- [S1015] 1881 Census - Holdsworth, Thomas B & Mary A C, RG11/1713, Folio 16, Page 9.
- [S948] 1891 Census - Holdsworth, Thomas B & Mary A C, RG12/1323, Folio 22, Page 37.
- [S934] 1901 Census - Holdsworth, Thomas B & Mary A, RG13/1519, Folio 89, Page 5.
- [S854] 1911 Census - Holdsworth, Thomas Briggs & Mary Ann, RG14PN7464 RG78PN361 RD133 SD1 ED2 SN90.
- [S15] BMD - GRO Index - Death, JFM 1917 Luton, Volume 03B, Page 624.
- [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, AMJ 1840 Selby district, Volume 23, Page 434.
- [S855] Parish Registers - London - Marriage - Holdsworth, Thomas Briggs & Notley, Mary Ann Caroline - 1868 - Stepney, Page 226, Entry 451.
- [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, OND 1868 Mile End, Volume 01C, Page 1100.
- [S13] BMD - GRO Index - Birth, JFM 1846 Selby, Volume 23, Page 609.