John Holt

1841 - 1921  (79 years)

• Name	John Holt
  Born	10 Sep 1841	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
  Christened	31 Oct 1841	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Residence	30 Mar 1851	Farm Lane, Great Bedwyn, WIltshire, England   [1]
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871  [2]
  	acting sergeant
  Residence	2 Apr 1871	HMS Ocean   [2]
  	At sea 28' 51N 116' 31E Junshan Lake, China. HMS ?i?Ocean?/i? was laid down on 23 August 1860 as a wooden two-deck, 90-gun ship of the line by Deveonport Dockyard. The Admiralty ordered on 5 June 1861 that she be lengthened 23 feet (7.0 m), cut down one deck, and converted to an armoured frigate for the price of ?298,851.The ship was launched on 19 March 1863 and commissioned in July 1866, but was not completed until 6 September 1866.?u? ?/u??i?Ocean?/i? initially served with the Channel Fleet, but she was almost immediately transferred to the Mediterranean, and from there to the Far East; she arrived in Batavia (now Jakarta) on 15 October 1867. She was the only armoured ship ever to double the Cape of Good Hope under canvas alone. During this voyage ?i?Ocean?/i? set a record in having sailed 243 nautical miles (450 km; 280 mi) on 26 August 1867 with cold boilers, the greatest distance ever covered under sail power by a British ironclad. ?i?Ocean?/i? served on the China Station for five years, 1867? 1872, without docking once. The ship relieved the old two-decker HMS Rodney as station flagship in 1869 when Vice-Admiral Henry Kellett took command; a new crew was carried out by HMS Donegal (1858) and Captain William Hewett assumed command of the ship. ?i?Ocean?/i? was relieved in turn by HMS Iron Duke in 1872, but drew too much water to pass through the Suez Canal. The Admiralty therefore ordered that she return home via the Cape of Good Hope using steam. The ship's bottom was very foul and she averaged only 4.5 knots (8.3 km/h) during the voyage. ?i?Ocean?/i? had lost a lot of sheathing during her time in the Far East and much of her planking was in a bad state. The ship was therefore relegated to dockyard reserve until sold in 1882.
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881  [3]
  	Sergeant RMLI
  Residence	3 Apr 1881	HMS Hibernia, Malta   [3]
  	Stationary receiving ship, Malta
  Occupation	9 Sep 1885  [4]
  	naval pensioner
  Residence	9 Sep 1885	Great Bedwin, Wiltshire, England   [4]
  Occupation	18 Dec 1887  [5]
  	gardener
  Residence	18 Dec 1887	Stock Common, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England   [5]
  Occupation	16 Mar 1890  [5]
  	naval pensioner
  Residence	16 Mar 1890	Stock Common, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England   [5]
  Occupation	1891	East Wilts   [6]
  	General Labourer
  Residence	1891	20 Stock Drove, Great Bedwyn, East Wilts   [6]
  Occupation	26 Feb 1893  [5]
  	gardener
  Residence	26 Feb 1893	Stock Common, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England   [5]
  Occupation	24 May 1896  [5]
  	gardener
  Residence	24 May 1896	Stock Common, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England   [5]
  Occupation	1901  [7]
  	Railway Worker
  Residence	1901	Church St, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England   [7]
  Occupation	17 Apr 1909  [8]
  	Naval pensioner
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911	129 Church St, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England   [9]
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [9]
  	naval pensioner
  Occupation	29 Nov 1913  [10]
  	naval pensioner
  Occupation	25 Jul 1921  [10]
  	naval pensioner
  Died	14 Aug 1921	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
  Occupation	15 May 1922  [10]
  	naval pensioner (deceased)
  _UID	305BFA602D76480FA5F656C404030523C366
  Buried	St Marys Church
  Person ID	I4632	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	John Holt,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Harriet Knapp,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Pankhurst,   b. 2 Jul 1851, Hart St, Maidstone, Kent, England ,   d. 17 Apr 1909, Church St, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England  (Age 57 years)
  Married	19 Aug 1872	St Pauls, Chatham, Kent, England
  	Name: John Holt Gender: Male Marriage Age: 30 Record Type: Marriage Birth Year: 1842 Marriage Date: 19 Aug 1872 Marriage Place: Chatham, St Paul's, Kent, England Father: John Holt Spouse: Mary Jane Parkhurst Name: Mary Jane Parkhurst Gender: Female Marriage Age: 21 Record Type: Marriage Birth Year: abt 1851 Marriage Date: 19 Aug 1872 Marriage Place: Chatham, St Paul's, Kent, England Father: Richard Parkhurst Spouse: John Holt
  Children	1. Sarah Risoliere Holt,   b. 9 Sep 1876, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 12 Nov 1950, 14 Almshouses, Church St, Wooton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 74 years)   2. John Holt,   b. 29 Nov 1879, Malta ,   d. 29 May 1940, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England  (Age 60 years)   3. Thomas Holt,   b. 14 Jul 1882, Chatham, Kent, England ,   d. 22 Oct 1938, Bremhill House, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 56 years)   4. Charles Arthur Holt,   b. 26 Jul 1885, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 17 May 1973, Hammond Ville, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 87 years)   5. Richard Pankhurst Holt,   b. 19 Nov 1887, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England ,   d. Mar 1969, Devizes, Wiltshire, England  (Age 81 years)   6. Harriet Louise Holt,   b. 14 Jan 1890, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 11 Nov 1956, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 66 years)   7. Flora Maude Holt,   b. 3 Feb 1893, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 30 Jun 1979, Bromsgrove. Worcestershire, England  (Age 86 years)   8. Edward George Holt,   b. 7 Apr 1896, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 1 Oct 1961  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2019
  Family ID	F1481	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Name: John Holt Gender: Male Birth Date: 10 Sep 1841 Christening Date: 31 Oct 1841 Christening Place: Great Bedwin, Wiltshire, England Age at Christening: 0 Father's name: John Holt Mother's name: Harriett John was the informant on the death of his wife, Mary J Pankhurst, in 1909 ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------ Death Cert, Cit. Date: 11 Apr 2010. -----------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] 1851 Census (Reliability: 3). [S8] 1871 Census (Reliability: 3). [S17] 1881 Census (Reliability: 3). [S43] Baptism Entry (Reliability: 4). [S43] Baptism Entry (Reliability: 3). [S15] 1891 Census. [S16] 1901 Census. [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 3). [S215] 1911 Census, England., (n.d.), citing RG 78, RG 14 (Reliability: 3). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3).