Links and Resources

Internet links for family history, Lancashire research, and Holt‑related archives.

Holt Heritage Trail

Historic sites and collections featuring the Holt families that exist today.

Genealogy & DNA websites

  Ancestry.co.uk Discover and build family history trees.

  FamilySearch provides the International Genealogical Index (IGI).

  Find My Past offers Scottish, Irish and English genealogical data.

  Family Tree DNA the World's Largest Y-DNA Database

  Living DNA Detailed British Isles DNA.

Museums

  Sudley House at Mossley Hill Road, Liverpool, L18 8BX – its history, collections and the Holt family. The Blue Funnel line was run by Alfred Holt. George Holt, another family member was a cotton-broker, merchant and philanthropist of Liverpool, England.

  Aston Hall is one of the last great houses built in the Jacobean style in Birmingham. It is said to be one of the most haunted buildings in the UK.

  In Lancaster Castle, the Shire Hall displays the Arms of the Sheriffs of Lancashire, three of whom were from the Holt family. Original page (PDF).

  In Whitby Museum, Revealing the life of our historic coastal town from the Jurassic era to the present day and Holts of Whitby Dock Company.

External Research Resources for Holt Studies

  The A2A database contains catalogues of archives from across England.

  Chetham’s Library is the oldest surviving public library in Britain.

  Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society provides extensive genealogical resources.

  Lancashire Parish Register Society preserves pre‑1837 parish registers.

  Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society preserves pre‑1837 parish registers.

  The Local Studies Centre The Local Studies Centre at Sparth holds the main Local Studies and Archives collection for Rochdale Borough.

  Manchester Central Library holds extensive historical material.

  John Rylands Research Institute and Library For specialized rare manuscripts and earlier, deeper historical records in Manchester.

  The Register Offices hold civil registration records from 1837.

  Manchester Burial Records Online.

  OnLine Parish Clerks project Parishes in the County of Lancashire at or around the end of the 19th century.

  Victoria County History - Lancaster.

  History of Parliament

  Grace's Guide to British industrial history.

Miscellaneous

  The High Sheriffs of Lancashire 1129–1947.

  The John Holt & Co. (Liverpool) Ltd. Maritine Museum with details of John Holt born 1841, in the Lincolnshire village of Garthorpe.

  The Holt & Co. was run by Vesey Weston Holt from 1881, succeeded by Vesey George Mackenzie Holt for Holt’s Military Bank. Today Holt's remains a separate brand within NatWest Group.

  The Holt Association of America purpose is to acquire, collect and preserve records, papers, photos and memorials relating to the surname HOLT and to encourage interest in the various Holt families in America and around the world. It covers the branches of the Holt surname that arrived in America between 1620 and 1892.

  Catterall history including Little Mitton Hall and its inhabitants.

  Archaeological Discoveries in South‑East Lancashire.

Sites that were

  The Redgrave Park, Suffolk the history and landscape of the park from the 13th with biography of Sir John Holt Lord Chief Justice. [No Longer available]

  Salford Hundred Ancestry, Annals and History. Chronology A.D. 48–1886.[No Longer available]

  The Holt family history and genealogy page, including surname origins and heraldry. [No Longer available]

  Cronton Origin and History. One of the owners was Thomas Holt of Gristlehurst. [No Longer available]

  Lancashire Hotpots and the Lancashire Virtual Gateway — a comprehensive resource on the historic county. [No Longer available]

  The Bacup Lancashire website is dedicated to the history of the town of Bacup. [No Longer available]