Wiliam Woodland and Mary Holyer

Judith Lawrence, who I have communicated with in the past, wrote to the Woodchurch list enquiring whether anyone knew the origins of the Woodland family. I don't know, but there do seem to be several links between the Woodland and Holyer families.

William and Mary's son John married Sarah Davis, whose sister Elizabeth Davis married Richard Holyer the Miller of Brenzett. Judith also told me that when John and Sarah's daugher Jane died in 1913, the executor of the Will was Jabez Holyer, a son of Elizabeth (Davis) Holyer born after her husband Richard died. Jabez's father is reputed to be Thomas Tuearsly Tunbridge.

Confused? You should be!