The Hollow Log, Issue 36, December 2009
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THE HOLLOW LOG Issue 36, December 2009 The Hollow Family Researchers’ Newsletter ISSN 1445-8772 A Hundred Years of Stories to Tell A hundred years of Hollow history is represented in this photograph. The baby, Lewis INSIDE THIS ISSUE Oliver Hollow, was born on 18th September 2009. He is the son of Phillip Lloyd Hollow and Sarah Louise Hobson. His great grandfather, Alfred George Hollow, born 26 July A Hundred Years of 1909 in Penzance, is holding Lewis Oliver. George celebrated his hundredth birthday this Stories to Tell year in Penzance with his family. He and wife Lavorna now have five great Penzance has been the home for this grandchildren. Hollow family since 1825. Lewis Oliver Hollow’s grandfather, Roger George knew his own great grandfather for 31 years. His great grandfather was Richard Keith Hollow, was a long-time Hollow who lived until he was 104. The connection to Penzance for this line of Hollows contributor to the Hollow Log. Keith passed away in 2008. (See began when Richard’s parents, Edward Hollow and Alice Rowe, married in the Madron Hollow Log 34.) This family have (part of Penzance) church in 1825. been featured in Hollow Logs 4, 6, 11,12, 24 and 28. Page 1 Hollow Spotting A Hollow spotted in an Australian Rules football team in Adelaide and spottings from the death notices across the world feature this issue. Page 2 John Hollow aka Kistle Cornwall Issue 35 of the Hollow Log featured the family of John Hollow and Mary Kissel Jenkin who migrated to New Zealand from Ludgvan, Cornwall in 1874. The saga continues with the unusual story of how some Hollows in the family became Cornwalls in their pursuit of music and the dramatic arts. The Cornish have a strong musical heritage, this family certainly showed that interest and ability. Page 3 Montana Hollows The state of Montana ranks 4th in area, but 44th in population amongst U.S. states. However two separate Hollow families have made it their home. In the early 1900s two James Hollows (unrelated) settled and raised families in Butte and Helena. Some of members of each are still residents there. Page 11 Alfred George Hollow cradles his newest great grandchild Lewis Oliver Hollow Photograph courtesy of AndrCoan tHollowinued Page 5 The Hollow Log 1 Hollow Spotting From State Library of South Australia images In the Port Adelaide Pirate Football Club team photos for 1904 and 1905 was C Hollow or as known in the Hollow database Charles Samuel Hollow born 1888. He is second from left in the back row. In another photograph, the 1905 photo where he has graduated to a sleeveless guernsey showing his muscles is held at the State Library of South Australia too. To see it click here. From Lindsay Dally and Vicky Hollow John Hollow Port Adelaide Pirate Football Club, Premiers 1904. Image from State Library of South Australia. (June 9, 1917 - November 28, 2009) Hollow, Jack – of Clio, age 92, Also from Lindsay Dally died Saturday November 28, 2009 HOLLOW, Valerie May. _ Passed away on December 13, at his residence. Funeral services 2009. Aged 86 years Dearly loved wife of the late William will be 11 AM Tuesday, Robert Hollow. Dearly loved mother of Maxine Loving December 1, 2009 at the grandmother to Tracy and Jimmy; and Lyndall. Loving great- O’Guinn Family Funeral Home in grandmother to Cydney, Brady, Jameson and Keegan. Dearly Clio with cremation to follow. loved mother of Ian, mother-in-law to Cecilia. Loving Rev. Fr. Gerald J. Ploof grandmother to Emma and Lachlan, Laura and David. officiating. Friends may call at the Loving great-grandmother to Evangeline. A gracious lady funeral home on Monday from 3- much loved by all and a beautiful human being. 9 PM and on Tuesday from 10 AM until time of services at 11 AM. Contributions in Jack's memory The Adelaide Advertiser, 15 December 2009 may be made to the Flint Junior Golf Association or the charity of one’s choice. From the Melbourne Herald Sun in September 2009 Jack was born June 9, 1917 in Plymouth, England to the late Charles and Minnie (Moulder) Hollow and lived in the Clio area since 1973. HOLLOW. - Leonard Thomas (Len). Passed away at John served in the US Army during WW II. He married Lucy Ringwood Private Hospital on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009 Aged Ellison on June 19, 1965 in Otisville. Mr. Hollow retired form 61 years Loving husband of Wendy. Proud and devoted Chevrolet V8 Engine in 1980 and was a member of the UAW Local father of Melissa, Samantha and Katie, father-in-law of #659. He loved golfing, also enjoyed poker, going to the casino and Simon. Dearly loved Pa of Emma, Aidan, Tessa and Ethan. doing puzzles. Loved son-in-law of Margaret and Jack Freckleton. The long journey ends Surviving are: wife Lucy; 3 daughters, Rose (James) Adams of Flint, Vicky Hollow of Clio, Cindy (Tim) Morley of Topinabee, MI; 3 HOLLOW (Hackett). - Susan. Passed away on Sat. Sept. 19, grandchildren, Jon, Elli and Benjamin; nieces: Mary (Ralph) Berger 2009 A caring, loving mother to our great kids Steven and and Faith (Robert) Kisel, both of NC. A sister, Isabelle Willett, also Sarah. Not having you around will be hard to handle. We will preceded him in death in 2005. Material above taken from miss you terribly. Unfair you had to go so early, it sucks. Love http://www.oguinnfh.com - Wayne, Steven, Sarah and Lisa.♠ The Hollow Log, Issue 36 Page 2 John Hollow (railway porter) aka ELLO HERE Kistle Cornwall (singer, performer, teacher) H T The last member of this New Zealand Hollow family to Nadelik Lowen ha Bledhen Nowyth Da or Merry cover is John Hollow born 1856 Ludgvan. John was the first Christmas and a Happy New Year born of John Hollow and Mary Kissel Jenkin. He came to My apologies, there are a lot of births, deaths and New Zealand with the family in 1874 and in the same year marriages data in this issue. I have put in basic descendant married Ellen Organ. Tying children to John and Ellen was charts to try and help but have removed some details to difficult because his parents were still having children in keep the size down. To get more complete BDM data look Christchurch at that time too. The family lay almost dormant in my files until I was contacted be Gwyn Gillard who asked up the individuals in the Hollow database on my website. if I knew about a family of musicians in N.Z. around 1899 and onwards whose surname was Cornwall but who were T HE HOLLOW WEBSITE quite likely to have been Hollow. Her interest was in their bellringing, she is researching a book on the bellringers of http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chollow/ Australia and New Zealand. Through a N.Z. website (Papers The database was last updated on December 29th. It may be Past) she had found reports and advertisements of the family worth checking your family as sometimes changes are and was able to list most members of the family. When I made because of new information. The database is very went to the New Zealand Hollow births the Cornwall names much a work in progress. corresponded with the name of Hollow birth registrations in Christchurch. And thus the whole family story began to unfold. O DD S POT John Hollow and Ellen Organ had eight children and music The name of the football team featured in Hollow and performance were very important in the family’s lives. Spotting, the Port Adelaide Pirates, may have a Cornish The full details of the family are given in a box on page 10 origin. The Cornish Rugby team is known as the Cornish but briefly the children from oldest to youngest were Herbert, Reginald, Francis, Frederick, Ethel, Gertrude, Pirates. There is not a strong link to pirates in Australia, so perhaps the name came from people of Cornish origin. Gladys and Horace. In their musical life the family was The surnames of the people in the photo reveal a few known as the Cornwall family and was led by the patriarch Cornish names, they are: Coulter, Hollow, Hayes, Wilcox, John Hollow known in the music world as Kistle Cornwall. Naulty, Sparshott, Young, Oaten, Downs, Hazzallin, Kistle being a variation of his mother’s middle name Kissel. Perhaps it was from Mary Kissel Jenkin that the music Wadlow, Hancock, Crick, Gurr, Leedham, Wyld , McDonnell, Leedham, Trestrail, Baker, Halliday, Hirst, influence came from. John’s story and those of his siblings Wyld, Diment, Rees. Adelaide is a very Cornish place. written about in the last Hollow Log show clearly that music was a strong force within the family. Although “Cornwall” was the stage name the family used, ONTACT C births deaths and marriages were recorded with the surname “Hollow” until the 1910s, then both may be used until finally Colin Hollow edits the Hollow Log, comments and some remained with the name Cornwall. The Papers Past contributions are always welcome. website provides numerous references that enable us to build Write to 2 Keeley Lane, Princes Hill, 3054, Victoria, up the story of this family. Australia. Or e-mail: [email protected] John’s early life Hollow and variants Holla, Hollah, Hollaw and Hollowe In the 1880s John Hollow was a railway porter living with his are registered with The Guild of One-Name Studies. family at Sydenham, an inner city suburb just south of the The Guild member is Colin Hollow (Mem.No.