Robert Tinson HOLMAN

1833 - 1906  (73 years)

• Name	Robert Tinson HOLMAN  [1]
  Birth	13 Mar 1833	, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Note	1857	, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island   [5]
  	He founded Holman's Department Store on Water Street Role: Principal 2
  Biographical Note	1857	, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island   [5]
  	He founded Holman's Department Store on Water Street
  Census	1881	, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [6]
  	enumerated in the household of Robert (age 48) were his wife Ellen (age 35), their children Maud (age 15), Nora (age 10), Robert (age 8), Harry (age 6), Carrie (age 4) & William (age 2), and Robert's mother Sarah (age 84), recorded as widowed. Also enumerated was James McLeod (age 44), recorded as a book keeper and widowed. Robert was a merchant. The family religion was Anglican, except for Robert, who did not declare his religion, and his mother, who was Baptist.
  Census	23 Apr 1891	, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [7]
  	enumerated in the household of Robert (age 57) were his wife Ellen (Age 44), their children Sarah Maud (age 25), Norah Kathleen (age 20), Robert Claude (age 18), Harry Tinson (age 16), Carrie Ellen (age 14), William Ludlow (age 12), James LeRoy (age 9), Gladys (age 7) and Sarah (Darby) McEwen (age 64), Robert's mother-in-law. Also enumerated were Sarah E. Hope (age 64), a lodger, and Melanie Gaudet (age 21), a domestic.
  Death	4 Dec 1906	, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [8, 9]
  Alt-Death	11 Dec 1906  [10]
  Name	Robert Holman  [6, 7]
  Occupation	, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [2]
  	a businessman with diverse interests.
  	a businessman with diverse interests. Shortly before his death his business was incorporated under the name R. T. Holman, Ltd.
  Burial	, the Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.40586,-63.77665   [1]
  	Inscription: Robert Tinson Holman / 1833 - 1906 / Also His Wife / Ellen McEwen / 1847 - 1939 / J. LeRoy Holman / 1882 - 1949 / Dr. William Ludlow Holman / 1879 - 1953 / His Wife / 1884 Mary Morison 1978Left: Daughters / Gerda E. / 1867 - 1873 / Nora K. / 1871 - 1937 / Carrie E. / 1877 - 1972 / Gladys G. / 1884 - 1975Right: Son / S. Claude / 1869 - 1871 / R. Claude / 1873 - 1943 / Ella D. McKay / Wife of / J. LeRoy Holman / 1889 - 1964
  Person ID	I107925	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	James HOLMAN,   b. Abt 1798   d. 31 Mar 1846, , Norton Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age ~ 48 years)
  Mother	Sarah CHADBOURNE,   b. Abt 1797, ,, Nova Scotia d. 14 Mar 1882 (Age ~ 85 years)
  Marriage	3 May 1822	, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick   [11]
  	"Married Friday evening, by Rev. Dr. Burns, James Holman / Mrs. Sarah Chadburn, both of this city."
  Family ID	F27924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen MCEWEN,   b. 21 Sep 1847, , Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 20 Jan 1939, , her late residence, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	27 Jul 1864	, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island   [2, 4, 6, 8]
  	there were ten children from this marriage.
  Children	1. Sarah Maud HOLMAN,   b. 16 Jul 1865, , Prince Edward Island   2. Gerda E. HOLMAN,   b. 1867   d. 1873 (Age 6 years)   3. S. Claude HOLMAN,   b. 1869   d. 1871 (Age 2 years)   4. Nora Kathleen HOLMAN,   b. 1871, , Prince Edward Island d. 18 May 1937, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Age 66 years)   5. Robert Claude HOLMAN,   b. 20 Apr 1873, , Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 21 Jun 1943, , Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 70 years)   6. Harry Tinson HOLMAN,   b. 1875   d. 1950 (Age 75 years)   7. Carrie Ellen HOLMAN,   b. 1877, , Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 14 Apr 1972, , Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 95 years)   8. Dr. William Ludlow HOLMAN,   b. 1879, , Prince Edward Island d. 1953 (Age 74 years)   9. James LeRoy HOLMAN,   b. 1882   d. 1949 (Age 67 years)   10. Gladys HOLMAN,   b. 1884, , Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 1975 (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F27923	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

  Robert Tinson Holman (1833-190 Robert Tinson Holman (1833-1906). The Agriculturist newspaper, 22 December, 1906.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8553] Cemetery Transcript, Summerside Peoples Cemetery, 8553. (Reliability: 3). [S11995] Dictionary of Canadian Biography Vol. 13, 11995. (Reliability: 3). [S11978] 1881 Canada Census - Robert T. Holman, 11978. (Reliability: 2). [S11991] Obituary - Robert T. Holman #107925, 11991. (Reliability: 3). [S11996] Biography - Alan H. Holman, 11996. (Reliability: 3). [S11978] 1881 Canada Census - Robert T. Holman, 11978. (Reliability: 3). [S11982] 1891 Canada Census - Robert T. Holman, 11982. (Reliability: 3). [S11989] Obituary - Ellen (McEwen) Holman, 11989. (Reliability: 3). [S8553] Cemetery Transcript, Summerside Peoples Cemetery, 8553. (Reliability: 2). [S11995] Dictionary of Canadian Biography Vol. 13, 11995. (Reliability: 2). [S11979] Marriage - James Holman & Sarah Chadburn, 11979. (Reliability: 3).