1800–1900
This section brings together the recorded appearances of the Holt family in the Victoria History of the County of Lancaster (1906). Each entry is drawn from contemporary legal, manorial, and ecclesiastical documents, tracing the family’s landholding, obligations, disputes, and social roles across the centuries. These chronological notes provide a documentary framework for understanding the Holts’ presence and influence within the evolving landscape of Lancashire.
| 1801 | John Holt died in Walton where he was a notability of the village — schoolmaster, parish clerk and antiquary (vol 3). |
| 1810 | William Holt MA, Brasenose College, Oxford (p149). Robert Hughtrede Holt of Dawlish born. He was related to the Holts of Lower Hey and Lower Place in Rochdale (see 1721). Robert had four children — one son and three daughters. The son, Robert William Francis Holt, was a Lieutenant‑Colonel in the Royal Marines (HR p326). |
| 1816 | Robert Holt of Chamber House purchased Little Clegg in Butterworth. |
| 1817 | Liverpool University began with the foundation of the Royal Institution. George Holt was the most princely of the early benefactors (vol 4 p53). |
| GEORGE IV 1820–1830 | |
| 1828 | Charity founded by the mother of Dorothea Holt in 1700 totalled £107 as it was difficult to distribute. The Vicar of Rochdale put the interest to a stipend for a nurse in Castleton and £5 to the poor of Milnrow chapelry (p201). |
| WILLIAM IV 1830–1837 | |
| 1835 | “The Holt”, Rochdale — occupied by Holt families since the 13th century — was pulled down. The last Holt to live there was Richard Orford Holt (HR p378). |
| VICTORIA 1837–1901 | |
| 1844 | Co‑op Society founded in Rochdale (p189). |
| 1849 | William Holt MA, curate or rector of Emanuel Church, Bury/Holcombe — there is a brass memorial in the church (p149). |
| 1849 | Monastic estates owned by Holts of Gristlehurst in the 15th century were owned by James Fenton of Bamford Hall. William Holt → daughter Elizabeth → Richard Beaumont → Mr Milne → Joseph Fenton (p175). |
| 1850 | Castleton Hall sold — this was the seat of the Holts of Stubley (p201). Bispham Hall, Wigan, was owned by John Holt (vol 4 p85). |
| 1868 | Parliamentary Representation of NE Lancashire — Mr Holt, Conservative, was elected replacing the Liberals. |
| 1869 | Miss Mary Holt of Broadleigh in Spotland left £500 to the poor (p201). |
| 1876 | Holt Green, a triangular piece of land SE of Aughton church, still remained open (p2/5). |
| 1894 | Blackburn Hundred — there were large quarries at Cunliffe, Close Brow, and near Dunkenhalgh. Holt stands to the north‑east of Rishton (vol 6 p345). |
