William and Mary Holt

This photo was taken in Australia although William was born
in Withernwick in 1832 and emigrated to Australia in 1853.

In his younger days in the village he was a farm labourer,
he seems to have done well for himself in Australia

Read more about his life and the rest of the Holt family
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Below is the death certificate of his father Martin Holt
For some reason Withernwick has been abreviated to "Witheran"

 

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