Holcroft, Villiers

Submitted by edpope on

14.4.1803

Villiers Holcroft was born 29.12.1799 eldest of the children of Thomas Holcroft and his fourth wife Louisa and baptised at St Marylebone on 1.3.1809, along with 3 brothers and 2 sisters, shortly before their father's death. He was probably the Villiers Holcroft who was buried on 1.1.1835 at Fort William, Bengal, pauper age 29, although the age is 5 years too young, the name is probably unique. 14.4.1803 should be added to his dates.
the 6 children of thomas and louisa holcroft were all baptised together at st marylebone on 1/3/1809, shortly before holcroft died. their names were villiers, louisa, thomas, harwood, henry and ellen. so the dnb entry on kenney is right about louisa's 2 daughters by holcroft, just not mentioning the 4 sons. villiers was with the dawes age 5 and 6 in his first 2 entries in godwins diary. he had a paupers funeral at fort william, bengal in 1835.