Son of George Holliday and Lydia Standbridge, he was born on June 21st of 1853,at Dyers Lane in Putney,Surrey,England and baptized in October 21st, of 1856in Farnham also in Surrey County.He had four sisters and two brothers, George, born in 1849 and Henry, 1860. James first came to Brazil in 1880 as shown in his passport he left England after some sort of serious misunderstanding with his father, who wanted him to join the army, what was against James wishes, as well as his brother, George, four years older than him.
He preferred the Engineering career. In 1880 he took a trip to South America in order to visit his brother in Bolivia, who was working there, building bridges. He seems to have been a Civil Engineer. During this trip, the ship stopped in Santos , a port of Brazil , and James met a certain Mr. Scob, an English gentleman who worked there for the local Gas Company. This Mr. Scob was facing a very hard time due to his wife's illness, and had decided to go back to England, and so, offered James his position at the company.This information is somehow controversial, because only two years later, James already was in Rio de Janeiro, were he got married, what leads us to assume that the actual position was that of major executive of the Rio de Janeiro City Improvements Company, a British company, which controlled the water supply and waste water treatment in the city. This company was later purchased by the government and now is the Cedae.
As we know, James got married to Elizabeth Daly in December 26st, 1882 at the Mosteiro de San Bento, after had abjured the Protestant faith, on December 24. The original document is kept by Patrick Holliday.They had four sons and two daughters.
In 1929 James renewed his passport and took a trip to England again probably to see his daughter Erin and his relatives.In October, the 11Th of 1939, James died, at the Foreigners Hospital in Rio, Brazil.He was 85.
He preferred the Engineering career. In 1880 he took a trip to South America in order to visit his brother in Bolivia, who was working there, building bridges. He seems to have been a Civil Engineer. During this trip, the ship stopped in Santos , a port of Brazil , and James met a certain Mr. Scob, an English gentleman who worked there for the local Gas Company. This Mr. Scob was facing a very hard time due to his wife's illness, and had decided to go back to England, and so, offered James his position at the company.This information is somehow controversial, because only two years later, James already was in Rio de Janeiro, were he got married, what leads us to assume that the actual position was that of major executive of the Rio de Janeiro City Improvements Company, a British company, which controlled the water supply and waste water treatment in the city. This company was later purchased by the government and now is the Cedae.
As we know, James got married to Elizabeth Daly in December 26st, 1882 at the Mosteiro de San Bento, after had abjured the Protestant faith, on December 24. The original document is kept by Patrick Holliday.They had four sons and two daughters.
In 1929 James renewed his passport and took a trip to England again probably to see his daughter Erin and his relatives.In October, the 11Th of 1939, James died, at the Foreigners Hospital in Rio, Brazil.He was 85.
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JAMES HOLLIDAY Pedigree Male
------------------------------------------------------------------Event(s): Birth: Christening: 21 OCT 1856 Farnham, Surrey, England Death: Burial:
-----------------------------------------------------------------Parents: Father: GEORGE HOLLIDAY Family Mother: LYDIA
------------------------------------------------------------------------Messages: Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: C069731 1813 - 1876 0800473 Film 6906188 Film Sheet: 00
TitleParish registers of Farnham, 1539-1895
AuthorsChurch of England.
------------------------------------------------------------------Event(s): Birth: Christening: 21 OCT 1856 Farnham, Surrey, England Death: Burial:
-----------------------------------------------------------------Parents: Father: GEORGE HOLLIDAY Family Mother: LYDIA
------------------------------------------------------------------------Messages: Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: C069731 1813 - 1876 0800473 Film 6906188 Film Sheet: 00
TitleParish registers of Farnham, 1539-1895
AuthorsChurch of England.
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