Firstly, thanks Trencom for the titbit about William Holla being noted as being from Madron when he married Uslea/Ursula Cock. As you say, it helps explain the baptisms of some of the children there despite their marriage at Zennor.
As well as exploring the Rosewall family in the last few days, I have found some time to consider the Holla/Hollow family(ies) in West Penwith in the 16th & 17th centuries to see whether anything further can be sorted out. And while I can't say for sure that I have got there, there are some hints starting to show.
Will be most interested to hear what others think of all of the following. There is a lot of information in this, so bear with me.
Firstly, the various bits of data for the 1641 Protestation Return and the 1600 & 1644 Hearth Tax Returns as supplied by Trencom.
1641 Prot 1660 Hearth 1664 HearthJohn Holla Madron Madron Madron
Thomas Holla Madron X X
Thomas Holla Madron X X
William Holla Madron X X
Mark Holla X Zennor Zennor
Thomas Holla Zennor Zennor X
Michell Holla Zennor Zennor Zennor
William Holla X St. Ives St. Ives
John Holla St. Ives X X
John Holla St. Ives X X
(Michell Holla seems to have been recorded as Michael Mella on the Hearth Tax returns.)
Also some other titbits I have also found in various corners of other record sources as follows……
A search on the Cornwall County Records Office website revealed they hold the following documents up to 1741:
Will of John Holla senior of Madron dated 1601 (ref: AP/H/17)
Will of John Holla alias Angeare of Zennor dated 1608 (ref: AP/H/194)
Will of Michael Holla of Zennor dated 1615 (ref: AP/H/376)
Will of John Hollow of Zennor dated 1720 (ref: AP/H/4230)
Will of John Holla, husbandman, of Paul dated 1741 (ref: AP/H/4832)
Excommunication, Jane Holla of Zennor dated 2 Sep 1723 (ref: ARD/160/43)
Excommunication, Excommunication dated 2 Sep 1723 (ref: ARD/160/44) -evidently dealing with Jane's excommunication
NOTE: I have not seen the actual details of any of the wills other than that of John Hollow dated 1720, which is on Zenobia's website.
John Hollow's 1720 will notes Administration granted to his son John Hollow also of Zennor.
Michael Holla (presumably of Zennor) takes inventory about 1641 on the estate of Richard John als. Pearce of Zennor.
Now taking all the information above (plus a little extra where required), an attempt to make sense of it all.
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The two Thomas Holla's at Madron on the 1641 Protestation Return are almost certainly father and son. The IGI records the following christenings
Ann Holla chr. 14 Jul 1616 at Madron, d/o Thomas Holla
Elizabeth Holla chr. 17 Sep 1617 at Madron, d/o Thomas Holla
Thomas Holla chr. 14 Sep 1623 at Madron, s/o Thomas Holla
Alice Holla chr. 6 Feb 1631 at Madron, d/o Thomas Holla
Because of his christening date, Thomas christened 1623 would have been just old enough to sign the Protestation Return in 1641.
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The Michell/Michael Holla who died at Zennor in 1615 is almost certainly related to the later Michael Holla who is on the 1641 Protestation Return and also an inventory taker on Richard John als. Pearce's estate the same year. The most likely relationship is as father son.
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The record of a will at Madron for John Holla Senior in 1601, records him as John Holla SENIOR, clearly implying that John had a son also called John Holla.
Almost certainly this son, John Hollow Jr, is the man recorded at Madron on the 1641 Protestation return. It is much less clear whether he is also the man on the 1600 & 1664 Hearth Tax returns. If we assume that John Holla Snr died at an age of at least 40 years in 1601 (he may have been younger, but most likely was at least 40) then it is likely that his son John Jr was born during between 1580 and 1600. John Jr might have been young enough to be still around in the 1660's, but the John Holla on the Hearth Tax returns might also be the next generation.
Indirect confirmation that there was a John in the next generation (whether a son of John Jr or someone else) is the fact that there is a marriage at Madron 4 Jan 1649 between John Holla and Elizabeth (surname not stated). This marriage is unlikely to be that of John Jr given his probable birthdate before 1600, unless it is a second marriage.
Also there is a christenings at Madron that probably belongs to John Snr:
William Holla chr. 11 Mar 1593 at Madron, s/o John Holla
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There is also a John Hollow who marries at Paul (just to the south of Penzance/Madron) 28 Dec 1663 to a Margaret (surname not stated). Margaret can be identified as Margaret Richard. The will of Henry Richard of Paul, dated 1 Apr 1673, names as a beneficiary his son-in-law John Holla, and grandchild also called John Holla.
Baptismal records for Paul show the following:
Nore (Norah?) Holla chr. 23 Nov 1602 at Paul, d/o Nowell Holla
Phillip (Phillipa?) Holla chr. 8 Feb 1622 at Paul, d/o Edmond Holla. She died 20 Jun 1632 at Paul.
Elezabeth Holla chr. 25 Aug 1627 at Paul, d/o Martin Holla
Joane Holla chr. 1628 at Paul, d/o Edmond Holla
Daniell Holla chr. 18 Apr 1630 at Paul, s/o Martin Holla
John Holla chr. 10 Dec 1665 at Paul, s/o John Holla
William Holla chr. 29 Dec 1672 at Paul, s/o John Holla
William Holla chr. 6 Jan 1680 at Paul, s/o John Holla
John Holla chr. 28 Jan 1682 at Paul, s/o John Holla
John Holla chr. 26 Jul 1703 at Paul, s/o John Holla
John Holla chr. 17 May 1728 at Paul, s/o John Holla
It is likely that all the Holla's at Paul are related. What is less clear is whether there is any connection to Madron based Holla's given that the two villages are not that far apart.
It is worth noting that Mark Holla, son of William and Uslea/Ursula (Cock) Hollow had a son named Daniel in 1747. While this is not evidence of a connection, it is not a common Hollow/Holla name.
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The Mark Holla on the 1660 and 1664 Hearth Tax returns at Zennor does not show on the 1641 Protestation Return. This suggests that he is unlikely to have been born much before about 1625 and probably more like 1630.
Mark Holla is almost certain to be a relative of the William Holla who married Uslea/Ursula Cock at Zennor in 1685. Although Trencom has confirmed that William was "of Madron", William and Uslea go on to have a son called Mark - not a common name for any Holla/Hollow family at that time. And the marriage did take place at Zennor. So tentatively I have placed Mark Holla (1660 & 1664 Hearth Tax Returns) of Zennor as the uncle of William Holla of Madron who married Uslea/Ursula Cock.
Per the information from Trencom, Mark Holla is also recorded as having a son called John christened at Zennor in 1666. It is quite likely that this is the same John Holla who (according to some sources) married 26 Mar 1695 at Zennor to Chesen Thomas. Chesen's surname is confirmed by the will of Hanibal Thomas of Zennor, dated 9 May 1726, where she is referred to as a widow. John Holla and Arthur Holla are also referred to as beneficiaries and these are likely the sons of John and Chesen Holla.
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There is also a record of an Elizabeth Holla marrying 1641 at Zennor to a ?? Danyell. Elizabeth is potentially a sister to either Michell/Michael Holla of Zennor or perhaps an aunt to Mark Holla of Zennor (both mentioned above) or perhaps even both?
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For the moment I have left aside the various Hollow/Holla's recorded at St. Just and St. Ives as there is no clear evidence to link them to any of the others and things are already potentially complicated enough.
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Finally, we have a William Holla recorded on the 1641 Protestation Return at Madron. Trencom has also advised that there is a record of a William Holla being buried at Zennor in 1666.
While at first glance these two events appear unrelated, I suspect that they might just possibly involve the same person. We know from William Holla (husband of Uslea) that there is a connection between the Madron and Zennor Hollas. As can be seen from the proposed tree below, I have tentatively placed this William as the father of Mark Holla of Zennor and grandfather of William (husband of Uslea). As a father of Mark, it is possible to accept that in old age he moved in with Mark at Zennor after living most of his life at Madron.
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Proposed tree for Holla family (see also notes at bottom).
?? HOLLA
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John Holla Sr. Michael Holla
b. b.
bur. 1601 Madron bur. 1615 Zennor
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Thomas Holla John Holla Jr William Holla d. aft.1641
b. c.1695 b. b. 1593 Madron
d. d. d. 1666 Zennor
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Ann 1616 John Holla (John??) Holla Mark Holla
Elizabeth 1617 b. b. c.1620 b. c.1630
Thomas 1623 d. d. b. aft.1664
Alice 1627 m. 1649 Madron | |
Alice 1631 Elizabeth ?? | |
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at Madron) William Holla John Holla
b. c.1660 b. c.1666
d. aft.1695 d. bef.1726
m. 1685 m.
Uslea/Ursula Cock Chesen Thomas
b. c.1665 b.
d. aft.1695 d. aft.1627
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Robert Holla William Holla John Holla Mark Holla John Holla Arthur Holla
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Note 1: It is possible that the John Holla I have placed as the son of John Holla Jnr, could in fact be the son of William Holla, and therefore the father of William Holla, husband of Uslea Cock.
Note 2: Without further proof of the possibility in Note 1 above, it seems to make more sense for John (husband of Elizabeth) to be the son of John Jr. I have tentatively noted Mark's brother as possibly also being a John, but he could equally be a William or other name. The generational spread would seem to require this intervening generation.
Note 3: Based on the fact that Trencom's note about William Holla dying at Zennor in 1666 did not indicate an infant or child's death, I have tentatively placed that as the death of the William Holla born in Madron 1593. The age fits and if William was indeed Mark's father, it is not unreasonable that he ended up at Zennor.
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As I said, most interested to hear what others think of all of the above.