The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Alicia Holerode [Crosley]
Generation No. 1
  1. Alicia Holerode [Crosley] She was born c 1550; died Mar 1590 at Yorkshire; buried 15th Mar 1590 at St.Mary, Elland, West Riding, Yorkshire
  She married William Holerode on c 1570. He was born c 1550. They had the following children:
2 iGeorge who was born 1572 at Yorkshire; christened 3rd Mar 1572
  iiJames who was born 1574 at Yorkshire
  iiiThomas who was born 1577 at Yorkshire
  ivAbraham who was born 1580 at Yorkshire; christened 19th Feb 1580
  vAgnes who was born 1585 at Yorkshire; christened 13th Sep 1585; died Jun 1602 Yorkshire; buried 25th Jun 1602 Yorkshire
  viSusannah who was born 1586 at Yorkshire; christened 12th Feb 1586; died Feb 1608 Yorkshire, infant; buried 5th Feb 1608 Yorkshire
  viiMaria who was born 1587 at Yorkshire; christened 16th Jun 1587; died Jul 1605 Yorkshire; buried 24th Jul 1605 Yorkshire
  viiiUnnamed who was born 1588 at Yorkshire; died 15th Mar 1588
   
Generation No. 2
  2. George Holerode was the son of William Holerode and Alicia Holerode [Crosley]. He was born 1572 at Yorkshire; christened 3rd Mar 1572
  He married Isabella Haig on 12th Jul 1602 at Rishworth, Yorkshire. She was born 1574; died Sep 1660 at Yorkshire; buried 20th Sep 1660 at St.Mary's Church, Elland, West Riding, Yorkshire. They had the following children:
  iPaul who was born 1603 at Elland, Yorkshire; christened 7th Mar 1603 Yorkshire
3 iiJohn who was born 25th Oct 1603 at Elland, Yorkshire; died Feb 1685 Yorkshire; buried 20th Feb 1685 Yorkshire
  iiiNathan who was born 1605 at Elland, Yorkshire; christened 13th Sep 1605 Yorkshire; died Jan 1675 Yorkshire; buried 5th Jan 1675 Yorkshire
  ivJoseph who was born 1608 at Elland, Yorkshire; christened 20th Mar 1608 Yorkshire
4 vGeorge who was born 1609 at Elland, Yorkshire; christened 18th May 1613 Yorkshire
  viBenjamin who was born 1615 at Elland, Yorkshire; christened 14th Jan 1615 Yorkshire; died Jul 1664 Yorkshire; buried 17th Jul 1664 Yorkshire
  viiIsaac who was born 1618 at Elland, Yorkshire; christened 8th Nov 1618 Yorkshire
  viiiJacob who was born Nov 1621 at Elland, Yorkshire; died Dec 1621 Yorkshire; buried 3rd Dec 1621 Yorkshire
  ixGracia who was born 1629 at Elland, Yorkshire
   
Generation No. 3
  3. John Holroyde was the son of George Holerode and Isabella Holroyde [Haig]. He was born 25th Oct 1603 at Elland, Yorkshire; died Feb 1685 at Yorkshire; buried 20th Feb 1685 at St.Mary's Church, Elland, West Riding, Yorkshire
  He married Mary Crosley on 20th May 1634 at Cockcroft, Yorkshire. She was born c 1610. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 1641 at Cockcroft, Yorkshire
  iiJoseph who was born 1643 at Cockcroft, Yorkshire
  iiiBenjamin who was born 1645 at Cockcroft, Yorkshire; christened 30th May 1645 Yorkshire
  ivJohn who was born 1648 at Cockcroft, Yorkshire; christened 21st Jan 1648 Yorkshire
  vWilliam who was born 1651 at Cockcroft, Yorkshire
5 viMary who was born 1654 at Cockcroft, Yorkshire
   
  4. George Holroyde was the son of George Holerode and Isabella Holroyde [Haig]. He was born 1609 at Elland, Yorkshire; christened 18th May 1613 at Yorkshire
  He married Susan Whiteley on 8th Jul 1634 at St.Mary's Church, Elland, West Riding, Yorkshire. She was born c 1610. They had the following children:
  iBenjamin who was born c 1643 at Rishworth, Elland, Yorkshire
  iiGeorge who was born c 1645 at Rishworth, Elland, Yorkshire
6 iiiIsaac who was born c 1647 at Rishworth, Elland, Yorkshire; died 1706 Ireland
  ivJoseph who was born c 1649 at Rishworth, Elland, Yorkshire
  vNathaniel who was born c 1651 at Rishworth, Elland, Yorkshire
  viSusan who was born c 1653 at Rishworth, Elland, Yorkshire
  viiJohn who was born c 1655 at Rishworth, Elland, Yorkshire
   
Generation No. 4
  5. Mary Holroyde [Holroide] was the daughter of John Holroyde and Mary Holroide [Crosley]. She was born 1654 at Cockcroft, Yorkshire
  She married Isaac Holroyde, merchant on c 1675. He was born c 1647 at Rishworth, Elland, Yorkshire; died 1706 at Dublin, Ireland. They had the following children:
7 iJohn who was born 1680; died 1729
  iiMary who was born c 1685
   
  6. Isaac Holroyde, merchant was the son of George Holroyde and Susan Holroyde [Whiteley]. He was born c 1647 at Rishworth, Elland, Yorkshire; died 1706 at Dublin, Ireland
  He married (1) Mary Holroide on c 1675. She was born 1654 at Cockcroft, Yorkshire. They had the following children:
7 iJohn who was born 1680; died 1729
  iiMary who was born c 1685
  He married (2) Marie Ryley on 1686 at Ripponden, Yorkshire. She was born c 1665
  He married (3) Elizabeth Wright on 27th Jan 1696 at St. Andrew's Church, Dublin, Ireland. She was born c 1675
  He married (4) Elizabeth Shaw on 14th Jan 1699 at St.Mary's Church, Elland, West Riding, Yorkshire. She was born c 1675
   
Generation No. 5
  7. John Holroyde was the son of Isaac Holroyde, merchant and Mary Holroyde [Holroide]. He was born 1680; died 1729
  He married Sarah Elwood on 18th Sep 1707 at St. Catherine's Church, Dublin, Ireland. She was born c 1685, daughter of William Elwood and Sarah Tomlinson. They had the following children:
8 iIsaac who was born 22nd Jul 1708 at Dublin, Ireland; christened 16th Aug 1708 St. Peter and St. Kevin, Dublin, Ireland; died 11th Mar 1778, aged 70 years; buried 20th Mar 1778 Fletching, Sussex, Sheffield mausoleum
  iiMary who was born 1709 at Dublin, Ireland; christened 30th Jun 1709 St. Peter and St. Kevin, Dublin, Ireland
  iiiWilliam who was born 1712 at London; died 1768
   
Generation No. 6
  8. Isaac Holroyd was the son of John Holroyde and Sarah Holroyde [Elwood]. He was born 22nd Jul 1708 at Dublin, Ireland; christened 16th Aug 1708 at St. Peter and St. Kevin, Dublin, Ireland; died 11th Mar 1778 at Bath, aged 70 years; buried 20th Mar 1778 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Sheffield mausoleum
  He married Dorothy Baker on 5th Apr 1733 at Ely, Cambridgeshire. She was born 1704 at Penn, Buckinghamshire, daughter of Daniel Baker of Penn, Bucks. And Martha Mellish; died 29th Aug 1777 at Fletching, Sussex, aged 73 years; buried 4th Sep 1777 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Sheffield mausoleum. They had the following children:
  iIsaac who was born c 1734 at Ireland; died c 1742, aged 8 years
9 iiJohn Baker who was born 21st Dec 1735 at Ireland; died 20th May 1821 London, aged 86 years; buried Jun 1821 Fletching, Sussex, Sheffield mausoleum
  iiiDaniel who was born c 1738 at Ireland; died 30th Jul 1762 West Indies, killed in action; buried after 30th Jul 1762 West Indies
  ivSarah Martha who was born 1739 at Ireland; died Jan 1820 Somerset; buried 22nd Jan 1820 Somerset
  vElwood who was born c 1740 at Ireland; died c 1745, died young
  viUnnamed who was born c 1742 at Ireland; died c 1742, died soon after her birth
  viiMartha who was born c 1744 at Ireland; died c 1750, died young
  viiiDorothy who was born 1746 at Ireland; died Mar 1770 Fletching, Sussex, aged 25 years; buried 10th Mar 1770 Fletching, Sussex, Sheffield mausoleum
   
Generation No. 7
  9. John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, Baron of Dunamore, Co. Meath, Ireland and Baron of Roscommon was the son of Isaac Holroyd and Dorothy Holroyd [Baker]. He was born 21st Dec 1735 at Ireland; 1st Baron Sheffield, of Dunamore, co. Meath, Ireland 9th Jan 1781; 1st Baron Sheffield, of Roscommon, Ireland 20th Sep 1783; 1st Baron Sheffield, of Sheffield, Yorkshire 29th Jul 1802; 1st Earl of Sheffield 16th Jan 1816; 1st Viscount of Pevensey 16th Jan 1816; died 20th May 1821 at Portland Place, London, aged 86 years; buried Jun 1821 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Sheffield mausoleum
  He married (1) Abigail Way on 26th Apr 1767 at Richmond, London. She was born 1746, daughter of Lewis Way, of Old Court, Richmond, Surrey, and Abigail Lockey; died 3rd Apr 1793. They had the following children:
  iJohn William who was born 4th Apr 1768 at Greave Hall, Yorkshire; christened 10th Apr 1770 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died Jul 1772 Fletching, Sussex; buried 18th Jul 1772 Fletching, Sussex, Sheffield mausoleum
10 iiLady Maria Josepha who was born 3rd Jan 1771; christened 31st Jan 1771 St. James, Westminster, London; died 1st Nov 1863 Oxfordshire; buried after 1st Nov 1863 Cheshire
11 iiiLouisa Dorothea who was born 1st Sep 1776 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1776 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 14th May 1854
  He married (2) Lady Lucy Pelham on 26th Dec 1794. She was born 23rd Feb 1763, daughter of Thomas Pelham, 1st Earl of Chichester, and Anne Frankland; died 18th Jan 1797; buried after 18th Jan 1797 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Sheffield mausoleum
  He married (3) Lady Anne North on 20th Jan 1798. She was born 8th Jan 1764, daughter of Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, and Anne Speke; died 18th Jan 1832; buried after 18th Jan 1832 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex, Sheffield mausoleum. They had the following children:
12 iGeorge Augustus Frederick Charles who was born 13th Mar 1802; died 5th Apr 1876, aged 74 years; buried 13th Apr 1876 Fletching, Sussex
13 iiLady Anne Frederice Catherine who was born 25th Dec 1804 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 19th Jan 1805 St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 31st Aug 1829
   
Generation No. 8
  10. Lady Maria Josepha Stanley [Holroyd], letter writer and liberal advocate was the daughter of John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, Baron of Dunamore, Co. Meath, Ireland and Baron of Roscommon and Abigail Holroyd [Way]. She was born 3rd Jan 1771; christened 31st Jan 1771 at St. James, Westminster, London; died 1st Nov 1863 at Holmwood, Shiplake, near Henley, Oxfordshire; buried after 1st Nov 1863 at St. Mary's Church, Alderley, Cheshire
  She married John Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley on 11th Oct 1796 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. He was born 1766, son of Sir John Thomas Stanley, of Alderley Park, Cheshire, and Margaret Owen; died 1850
   
  11. Louisa Dorothea Clinton [Holroyd] was the daughter of John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, Baron of Dunamore, Co. Meath, Ireland and Baron of Roscommon and Abigail Holroyd [Way]. She was born 1st Sep 1776 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 7th Oct 1776 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 14th May 1854
  She married Lt.-General Sir William Henry Clinton on 14th Mar 1797. He was born 23rd Dec 1769 at Hertfordshire, son of Henry Clinton and harriet Carter; died 23rd Dec 1846
   
  12. George Augustus Frederick Charles Holroyd, 2nd Earl of Sheffield was the son of John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, Baron of Dunamore, Co. Meath, Ireland and Baron of Roscommon and Lady Anne Holroyd [North]. He was born 13th Mar 1802; died 5th Apr 1876, aged 74 years; buried 13th Apr 1876 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex
  He married Harriett Lascelles on 6th Jun 1825. She was born 1802, daughter of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood; died 1st Jan 1889, aged 86 years; buried 5th Jan 1889 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iFrederic Henry Stuart who was born 24th Oct 1827; died 21st Mar 1829, aged 18 months; buried 25th Mar 1829 Fletching, Sussex, Sheffield mausoleum
14 iiSusan Harriet who was born 13th Apr 1829; christened 9th May 1829 Marylebone, London; died 5th Apr 1894
  iiiHenry North who was born 18th Jan 1832 at 58 Portland Place, Marylebone, London; died 21st Apr 1909 France, aged 77 years; buried after 21st Apr 1909 Fletching, Sussex
  ivDouglas Edward who was born 20th Jun 1834; died 9th Feb 1882, aged 47 years; buried 13th Apr 1882 Fletching, Sussex
   
  13. Lady Anne Frederice Catherine Legge [Holroyd] was the daughter of John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield, Baron of Dunamore, Co. Meath, Ireland and Baron of Roscommon and Lady Anne Holroyd [North]. She was born 25th Dec 1804 at Fletching, Sussex; christened 19th Jan 1805 at St Andrew & St Mary Church, Fletching, Sussex; died 31st Aug 1829
  She married The Hon. Arthur Charles Legge on 12th Jun 1827 at St. Marylebone, Westminster, London. He was born c 1800
   
Generation No. 9
  14. Susan Harriet Harcourt [Holroyd] was the daughter of George Augustus Frederick Charles Holroyd, 2nd Earl of Sheffield and Harriett Holroyd [Lascelles], Countess of Sheffield. She was born 13th Apr 1829; christened 9th May 1829 at Marylebone, London; died 5th Apr 1894
  She married Edward William Vernon Harcourt on 26th Jun 1849 at St. Marylebone, Westminster, London. He was born c 1825, son of William Harcourt; died 5th Apr 1894
   

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