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Janice Joyce
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Janice | Report | 31 Oct 2004 12:22 |
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The history of Holroyd The English surname Holroyd is of local origin belonging to that group of names derived from the locality or area where the original bearer once lived or held land. In this instance the name is derived from the Middle English word "hol" meaning "hollow or cave", the surname indicating one who lived by the hollow clearing. One of the earliest references to a bearer of the surname occurs in the year 1296, when one Thomas Andrew Holerode is recorded in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex. In the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1327 one Gilbert de Holrode is mentioned, and in the Poll tax for Yorkshire in 1379 Galfridus de Holrode is recorded. The surname occurs in several variant forms including Holroyde, Holdroyde and Howroyd. Notable bearers of the surname include the English soldier and statesman John Baker Holroyd, Lord Sheffield. (1741-1821). Janice Joyce (nee Holroyd) |
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