The Children of William John Holland and Jane Grogan
Holland is usually assumed to be an English surname so it would be very easy to presume that when the surname appears in Ireland it must derive from an English settler in the distant past. In Ireland it's believed that in many cases Holland is an anglicisation of the Irish surname Mulholland, Holohan, Houlihan, Holian or one of the many other variations of the surname. The Irish Gaelic surname Ó Maolchalláin, meaning ‘devotee of St. Callan’, is the root source of the surname Mulholland. The Irish Gaelic surname Ó hUallacháin, meaning ‘descendant of Uallachán’, a personal name from a diminutive of úallach that translates as ‘proud’ or ‘arrogant’, appears to be the root source of all the Holohan related surnames. The surname Holland is most common in County Cork.
Patrick Joseph Holland
Patrick Joseph Holland was born on the 17th December 1879 at 36 Denison Street Liverpool. His parents were William John Holland and Jane Grogan. William and Jane are believed to have come to Liverpool from County Cork, Ireland. They may have only recently arrived in Liverpool with the intention of emigrating to America. William worked as a cotton loader or goods labourer for the railways in Liverpool. He was already working as a railway porter when Jane Holland registered Patrick's birth on the 19th January 1880. Patrick was baptised at St. Mary's RC church in Highfield Street on the 17th December. His birth certificate says he was born on the 17th December but his baptism record says he was born on the 16th December. There is also some confusion over Jane's maiden name. The birth certificate says Jane's maiden name was Brogan but the baptism record says her maiden name was Griffin. After viewing birth and baptism records for Patrick's siblings it turns out that both were wrong. Jane's maiden name was Grogan.
The Holland family lived in Denison Street for about 20 years before moving on to St. Augustine's parish further along Great Howard Street. Denison Street had a lot of lodging houses catering for travellers and seamen it would have been one of the more lively streets. The street was most famous for being where Kitty Wilkinson operated a wash-room during the Cholera epidemic of 1832. Kitty Wilkinson left Londonderry, Ireland with her family as a child and came to Liverpool in 1794. She had a very difficult early life but she overcame adversity and gained recognition for her many years of public service. Kitty is credited as the inspiration for or pioneer of public wash-houses and she is permanently commemorated in a stained glass window in Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral.
Son Patrick Joseph Holland was baptised at St. Mary's RC church on the 17th December 1879
Jane Holland registered the birth of her son Patrick Joseph Holland on the 19th January 1880
William & Jane Holland with their son Patrick at 36 Denison Street on the 1881 Census
Daughter Mary Ann Holland was baptised at St. Mary's RC church on the 15th March 1882
Daughter Jane Holland was baptised at St. Mary's RC church on the 21st November 1883
Son William Holland was baptised at St. Mary's RC church on the 29th July 1885
Son William Holland died in 1886 & was buried at Ford Cemetery on the 31st March 1886
Daughter Jane Holland died in 1887 & was buried at Ford Cemetery on the 10th December 1887
Daughter Elizabeth Holland was baptised at St. Mary's RC church on the 21st December 1887
William & Jane with their children Patrick, Mary Ann & Elizabeth at 36 Denison Street on the 1891 Census
Jane Holland died on the 30th December 1899 & was buried at Ford Cemetery on the 5th January 1900
William, children, Mary & grand-daughter at House 2 in Court 3 in Denison Street on the 1901 Census
Map showing Denison Street & north docks area
Denison Street
William Holland died on the 9th February 1909 & was buried at Ford Cemetery on the 12th February 1909
Most Liverpool Irish people were buried at Ford Cemetery, Litherland
The Children of William John Holland and Jane Grogan
