#19 Elizabeth Holloway

Birth
My great-great-grandmother Elizabeth Holloway was born on November 17, 1885, in Shepherd's Bush, Middlesex, England, to 31 year old Edmond Holloway and his 28 year old wife, Emma Puffett. There is an Elizabeth whose birth is registered between Oct, Nov, Dec 1885 in Fulham, which is only 2 miles from Shepherd's Bush. Shepherd's Bush is a district of west London, England, within the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 4.9 miles (7.9 km) west of Charing Cross.[1]

Elizabeth had two older sisters: Ellen Holloway (1880–1941) and Alice Holloway (1881–1981).

The surname Holloway was first found in Middlesex at Holloway, a district in the parish of Islington, Finsbury division of the hundred of Ossulstone. Today, it is part of Greater London. There are a few different possible origins of the place name but the generally accepted origin is from the Old English words hol + weg which evolved to mean "the road with a hollow." One of the first listings of the district was in 1307, when it was listed as Le Holeweye.[2]

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Holloway has been recorded under many different variations, including Holloway, Hollway, Holoway, Hollaway, Hollywood and others.[2]

Early Years
Elizabeth's father Edmond was widowed and remarried between 1890 and 1892 when Elizabeth would have been between 5 and 7. 

Edmond and his new wife, Mary Ann Taylor, had 8 children, 5 of which survived: Albert (b 1892), Rosina (b. 1898), Florence (b. 1900), Edward (b. 1905), and Arthur (b. 1907).

In 1901 Elizabeth was living with the family - only Rosina and Florence were listed on the census so perhaps Albert was away.[3] Her father Edmond's occupation is hard to make out but it looks like "swing roundabout traveller." Swing roundabouts were used at fairs.[4] 

The family lived at 4 Elthorne Road in the Parish of Hillingdon West, St Andrew's Parish, in Uxbridge.[3] Hillingdon West had been created a separate parish under the provisions of the “Local Government Act, 1894”; it embraced the ecclesiastical parish of St. Andrew’s, among others, and formed the greater part of the Urban District of Uxbridge. The area is 775 acres and the population in 1891 was 5,121.[5]

Marriage
Elizabeth Holloway married Sidney Thomas Wade (1884–1961) in Middlesex, England, on June 21, 1903, when she was 17 years old.

Family

Elizabeth included a flower theme in naming her daughters.

Her daughter May Violet (1903–1980) was born only a couple of months after the wedding, on August 22, 1903 in Middlesex, London, England

Her daughter Ruby Elizabeth Rosina (1904–1983) was born on December 14, 1904 in Middlesex, London, England.

Her son Sydney Thomas was born on July 5, 1906 (1906–1983) in London, England.

Her daughter Winnifred Gladys (1910–1972) was born on October 9, 1910 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England.

Her son William was born on December 10, 1912 in England.

Her daughter Ethel was born in 1918. Perhaps she had a middle name that included a flower?

Historical
In April 1911 Elizabeth, Sidney, and children May, Ruby, Sydney Jr., and baby Winifred were living at 105 Waterloo Road, Uxbridge, in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England.[6]

That year the fight for women’s suffrage turned militant. In the Hillingdon borough there is evidence of local women taking part in the activism. Whether it be the more militant actions associated with the suffragettes, or the suffragists who kept their campaigning peaceful, they were part of this important fight. Many campaigners felt that without the right to vote and participate in the democratic process they were being treated as second class citizens, with no rights, no voice and no way of making a change.

July through September 1911 brought an oppressive heatwave that ravaged all of England.

Death
Elizabeth lived just long enough to see the passing of the 'Representation of the People's Act' in 1918 which gave women over the age of 30 the right to vote. The achievement of women's suffrage was a hard fought battle that brought together women from different social backgrounds, from all across the country.

The ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic was prominent in 1918. Elizabeth Holloway died on November 8, 1918, in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, when she was only 32 years old, reportedly from the flu.

Among those she left behind was my 13 year old great-grandmother, Ruby Elizabeth Rosina Wade.

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Sources:
1. Wikipedia: Shepherd's Bush, accessed April 27, 2019 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd%27s_Bush)
1. House of Names, accessed April 27, 2019 (www.houseofnames.com/holloway-family-crest)
2. 1901 Census, taken on March 31, 1901
3. Find My Past, accessed April 27, 2019 (www.findmypast.co.uk/content/expert-1911-occupation-codes) and Fairground Heritage, Accessed April 27, 2019 (www.fairground-heritage.org.uk/learning/swings-and-roundabouts)
4. Forebears, Kelly's Directory of Middlesex, accessed April 27, 2019 (forebears.io/england/middlesex/hillingdon/hillingdon-west#sid20758)

5. 1911 Census, taken on April 2, 1911