George James Arthur HOLLINGSWORTH

1851 - 1878  (27 years)

• Name	George James Arthur HOLLINGSWORTH
  Birth	26 Apr 1851	Chiswell St., Camberwell, Surrey   [1, 2]
  Baptism	2 May 1852	Camberwell, Surrey   [2]
  Gender	Male
  1861 Census	6, St. Annes Place, Lambeth, Surrey   [1]
  	At 1861 Census, he is 9
  1871 Census	6, St. Annes Place, Lambeth, Surrey   [3]
  	At 1871 Census, he is 19, occ "Letter carrier"
  Individual Note 1	best match on death is Oct qtr 1878, Woolwich vol 1d, p714, aged 27
  Death	3 Sep 1878	River Thames, near Woolwich   [4]
  Burial	Old Cemetery, Woolwich, Kent   [4]
  Person ID	I290	Webb
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	George HOLLINGSWORTH,   b. Abt 1824, Camberwell, Surrey
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Frances Elizabeth DESBOROUGH,   b. Abt 1825, Greenwich, Kent
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Apr 1851	St. George the Martyr, Southwark   [5]
  Family ID	F215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth WILLIAMS,   b. 1852   d. 3 Sep 1878, River Thames, near Woolwich (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	29 Jul 1877	St. John, Brixton, Surrey   [6]
  Notes	the find-a-grave website says the following:- George and Elizabeth were a victim of the Princess Alice disaster. She was traveling on board with her husband and baby daughter when their ship was struck by the Bywell Castle and torn in two. The entire family died. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144490111/elizabeth-hollingsworth) Child was Maud Emily who was born and bapt 26/4/1878 and 11/8/1878 at St John's Brixton. Ship disaster was 3/9/1878 - see for instance https://londonhistorians.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/over-600-perish-in-woolwich-pleasure-boat-disaster/
  Family ID	F214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Apr 1851 - Chiswell St., Camberwell, Surrey Baptism - 2 May 1852 - Camberwell, Surrey Marriage - 29 Jul 1877 - St. John, Brixton, Surrey Death - 3 Sep 1878 - River Thames, near Woolwich Burial - - Old Cemetery, Woolwich, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Cannot find any later census record of George, though it seems highly likely they had a daughter, Maud Emily (1878), and possibly Frederick Thomas (1891)

  
  

• Sources

  [S658] 1861 Census :- 6, St. Annes Place, Lambeth, Surrey. [S659] Baptism register :- Camberwell (1851-2). [S660] 1871 Census :- 6, St. Annes Place, Lambeth, Surrey. [S2578] Burial transcript :- Hollingsworth family (1878). [S694] Marriage register :- St George the Martyr, Southwark (1851). [S1132] IGI record of Marriage :- George Hollingsworth - Elizabeth Williams (1877).