Monumental inscriptions connected to the Holt families are gathered here, preserving the stories carved into stone across generations. These memorials offer a glimpse into the lives, relationships, and histories of the Holts of Rochdale, Gristlehurst, Ashworth, and beyond. To search wider a field and find a grave of other Holt ancestors this website may help you find your own connections.
Legacy
Holt Burials and Monumental Inscriptions
and Sophia Holt
James Holt
and William Holt
Manchester Cathedral Burial Index
Probate Records in Lancashire and Cheshire Record Society Publications
Monumental Inscriptions
Rochdale Parish Church St. Chad's Memorial with the Latin inscription Jacobi Holte de Castleton. A translation is here.
Sir John Holt, Lord Chief Justice of England, descendant of the Holts of Gristlehurst, was born at Thame, Oxfordshire on 30th December 1642. He entered Oriel College, Oxford to study law at the age of sixteen years. He returned to study law at Gray's Inn in London and was appointed to the bar in 1663. He became King's sergeant and was knighted in 1685. In 1688 he took a prominent role in arranging the constitutional change by which William III was called to the throne of England, and after his accession he was appointed Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench. Sir John Holt of Bedford Row, London died 5 March 1710 aged 68 and was buried in the chancel of St Mary's Church, Redgrave, Suffolk. A marble monument to Sir John Holt, by Thomas Green, stands in the Redgrave church.
A plaque is placed on the wall in Biddulph church in Staffordshire for George Holt, Esquire of Rochdale, Lancashire, a lineal descendant of the Holts of Ashworth and Gristlehurst. His remains are deposited in the vault of his brother, the vicar William Henry Holt of this parish. George Holt departed his life whilst on a visit at Knypersley, in the 60th year of his age, 26 Aug 1815.
The Church of St Peter and St Paul in Aston contains one of the finest collections of gentry monuments and recumbent alabaster effigies in the West Midlands. Serving as the primary burial site for the Holte family of nearby Aston Hall, the church preserves centuries of monuments reflecting the family’s rise from medieval lords of the manor to 18th-century Baronets. Chronological Index of Monuments
- William Holte d. 1514 and his wife Joanna.
- Edward Holt d. 1592: There is a kneeler monument to Edward Holt d. 1592 and his wife Dorthye, and a crying cherub with skulls from Thomas Holte’s monument.
- Thomas Holte d. 1654: There is a baroque ornamental monument of Thomas Holte d. 1654. It has two pairs of cherubs, winged cherubs, two death heads, pots, drapery, and beautifully carved flowers. The Latin inscription states he built Aston Hall and notes his great-grandson Charles Holte, Baronet.
- Sir Charles Holte d. 1722: There is another monument for Charles Holte (Carolus Holte), Baronet, d. 1722, erected by his wife Anna (Clobery), detailing his contributions to medicine and justice.
- Diana Holte d. 1724: Also a plaque to Diana Holte d. 1724, daughter of Sir Charles Holte, Baronet, and Dame Ann his wife.
- Sir Lister Holte d. 1770: A monument to Sir Lister Holte, Baronet, d. 1770, and his third wife Sarah (Newton) d. 1794, erected by her sister Elizabeth Newton.
- Sir Charles Holte d. 1782: There is a black marble obelisk monument for Sir Charles Holte, Baronet, d. 1782, describing that his daughter was deprived of the patrimony of her ancestors by her uncle Sir Lister Holte, Baronet, in his will.
The Holtes from the Antiquities of Warwickshire illustrated by William Dugdale 1656.
More details of the monuments in Aston Parish Church
