William Holman MHR KC
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William Arthur Holman MHR KC (1871 - 1934)

Hon William Arthur Holman MHR KC
Born in Saint Pancras, London, England, United Kingdommap
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Brother of
Husband of — married 22 Jan 1901 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Died at age 62 in Gordon, New South Wales, Australiamap
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William Arthur Holman was born on 4 August 1871 in St Pancras, London, England, the son of Martha May Holman and William Holman.[1][2]

He and his family migrated to New South Wales (Australia) in November 1888 [3][4][5][1] They travelled on the ship 'Cuzco' to Hobson's Bay, Victoria, and subsequently settled in Sydney, New South Wales. [1]

William married Ada Augusta Kidgell on 22 January 1901 at the Oddfellow's Temple, Sydney, New South Wales. [1] They had a daughter: [1]

William was a politician, being appointed Premier of New South Wales 1913-1920 and elected to the Federal House of Representatives 1931 to his death in 1934.[1]

William died on 5 June 1934 in Gordon, New South Wales. [6][1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Bede Nairn, 'Holman, William Arthur (1871–1934)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/holman-william-arthur-6713/text11589, published first in hardcopy 1983, accessed online 22 April 2019 by Clare Spring.
  2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q273-4GZW : 10 December 2017), William A Holman in household of Arthur Cumming, Chelsea, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 55, Piece/Folio 77/139, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,330.
  3. ↑ Public Records Office Victoria. Unassisted passenger lists (1852-1923) Record Series Number (VPRS): 947 https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/passenger-records-and-immigration/unassisted-passenger-lists
  4. ↑ Passenger list: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47044394
  5. ↑ Voyage description: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6910355
  6. ↑ Death Notice: The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954) Wed 6 Jun 1934 Page 6 Family Notice. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/246428974




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