Alfred Hollis

Alfred Hollis

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Dates
Birth	1 November 1856
Death	28 October 1923
Cause of Death	Peritonitis
Relationships
Spouse	Rose Harris (m. 1881)
Children	Alfred John Helena Rose Harold Frederick
Father	John Edward Hollis
Mother	Ann White

"Perhaps he was about the same as other people, and at any rate, he tried to do his duty."

Alfred Hollis (1 November 1856 – 28 October 1923) was a public official and member of the Ancient Order of Foresters↗ in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

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1. History
2. Gallery
3. Sources

History

Alfred Hollis was born on 1 November 1856, to John Edward Hollis, a shipwright, and Ann White. He was the fourth of five children. Alfred was baptised as a Wesleyan Methodist on 25 January 1857 in the parish of Portsea, in St Peter's Chapel on Daniel Street.

In the 1861 and 1871 censuses, Alfred Hollis was listed as living at 14 King Street in Portsea with his parents and his siblings. He resided at the same address in the 1881 census, though his siblings Julia and Edward no longer lived there. In 1881, his occupation was listed as 'Ironmonger'.

1881 was a year of two weddings: on 16 April, Alfred was a witness to the marriage of his sister, Jessie Hollis, to John Edwin Jenkins, at the Church of St. John, Portsea. On 24 December, he and Rose Harris were married in St. Peter's Chapel, Portsea, by Reverend J. H. Loxley.

His first son, Alfred John Hollis, was born on 8 December 1882. His only daughter, Helena Rose Hollis, was born on 24 May 1885. In the 1891 census, the family were living at 108 Kings Street in Portsmouth. Alfred's occupation was listed as 'Ironmonger's Clerk'. His second son, Harold Frederick Hollis, was born on 13 July 1893.

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On Harold Frederick Hollis' marriage register in 1918, Alfred's occupation was listed as 'Accountant'.

Ancient Order of Foresters

Alfred Hollis sitting with other members of the Foresters, with ceremonial sashes on.

Labelled 'Play at Pompey'.
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Death

Gallery

A family photo of 18 members of the Hollis family.

Hollis family photo, top-right.
1895

A photograph of Alfred Hollis lying against a fence, with a cloth wrapped around his head and a bottle in his hand.

Faking a hangover? unknown date

Helena, Harold, Rose, and Alfred.
Circa 1900.

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Alfred Hollis as an older man, sitting in a deckchair

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Sources (in progress)

Portsmouth Evening News, 25 October 2023, page 3
The Evening News, 29 October 2023, page 5
1861 England and Wales census, 14 King Street, Portsea, head of household: John E Hollis.

Children of John Edward Hollis and Ann White

Sarah Ann Hollis • Julia Hollis • Edward Hollis • Alfred Hollis • Jessie Hollis