Comments on: Holden Coat of Arms

By: Dan Holden

Dan Holden — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:30:23 +0000

I’ve been investigating the Irish Holden surname for years and have written a fairly good paper on its origin. It apparently evolved totally separate from the English Holdens as of off-shoot of the name “Huilin.”

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:24:46 +0000

Hi Al – I just sent you an email Like I’ve said before, I appreciate the comments from you and the other Holden’s! It’s always nice to hear from others that share our great last name!

By: Al Holden

Al Holden — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:31:48 +0000

Warren, I have considerable info on Holden history if you want to contact me.

By: Al Holden

Al Holden — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:24:56 +0000

Finally got the design set up for the stained glass window depicting the coat of arms, and have started fabrication. Lots of thoughts connected with this project, wondering about the people who fought under this crest.

By: B. Holden

B. Holden — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:02:08 +0000

Hey there fellow Holdens! I’m from Latrobe PA and I’ve been searching for my family crest. I’ve seen lots of different versions but this one keeps popping up. I guess it’s anyone’s guess…but I say we adopt this crest as our own. I’m going to try and vector it into a full size image for print, etc…

By: Al Holden

Al Holden — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 21:25:42 +0000

Just checking the design for the coat of arms to do a stained glass window and discovered all of the Holden comments. Exciting and interesting to read.Am descended from Richard who came to new world with his brother in 1634. I was born exactly 300 years later.

By: Warren Holden

Warren Holden — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:00:46 +0000

Hello All,
Another Holden here, Warren Holden , Started looking up the family tree, I know i Have british and Irish in me, I found this site after researching my Great x4 grandfather who was Ralph Holden and was from Mosley, Lancanshire, England . He came over here to the states on a ship at the age of six, and 10 years later fought in the civil war getting his ear shot off in the process. Trying to go back further, but is seems to be a slow process.

By: Roger Holden

Roger Holden — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:25:25 +0000

Hi,

Another Holden here. Born is Sussex,UK, but been over in the USA since 1994. I’ve managed to trace back my family to Brightlingsea, Essex,late 1700s. They then moved to Shoreham, Sussex. Interesting reading about all the other ‘Holdens’

By: Beverly Biggs Bodtker

Beverly Biggs Bodtker — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:44:09 +0000

There is a BRANCH of the HOLDEN FAMILY that immigrated to South Australia, and then one went on to New York. This is a brief history of that Branch. I WONDER IF ANY OF YOUR RELATIVES ARE LISTED HERE? My Grandmother was Jane Holden descended from William and Mary Holden who had a son, William Holden on 19 Dec 1756. This William also married a Mary at Warburton Sussex England. Their son, John, married Jane Walker in 1793 in Chichester at St Peter the Less Church. John was a master baker and had the honorary title of Sergeant at Mace to the City of Chichester. On 7 April 1808 WILLIAM H0LDEN was born. His siblings were: CHARLES, MARIA, JAMES & GEORGE. He married Sally (Sarah) Ellis in November 1831 in the Calvanist Chapel, Sally’s faith. On 3 Dec 1837, WILLIAM, SALLY and CHILDREN set sail on the “Trusty” for South Australia. They arrived outside of Adelaide, 17 May 1838 named and settled in a place he named Hope Valley, built New Church and a school. Out of the children of William and Sally, George, Fanny, Stephen Trusty, and William remained in Australia while JOHN HOLDEN made his way back to England and then on to New York on “Southampton” arriving 13 Sept 1862. On May 1866 John Married Mary-Jane Dermond in Paterson, New Jersey. John and Mary-Jane gave birth to William who died at age 2 and John Trusty (Sr). John Holden followed baby William a few months later in death. Mary-Jane never remarried and raised John Trusty on her own. John Trusty (Sr) married Cora Bell Tomkins and the 2 of them plus widowed mother Mary-Jane came to Sacramento to start a new life. He began the “North Sacramento Journal” in 1923 and a Children’s Symphony. John Trusty (Sr) & Cora Bell had 3 children, Jane (Biggs), Maud (Nelson), and John Trusty (Jr), 38 grandchildren and so many great-grand children and great-great grandchildren and even great-great-great grandchildren that I got mixed up trying to count them all.

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:54:45 +0000

Hi Rob – I appreciate you dropping by! I’m going to email you a link to an alternate design of our Family Crest that I’ve been able to find. I would totally be interested in seeing the tattoo when you’re done! It’s great to hear from another Holden as well!