THE HOLLOW LOG Issue 13, March 2002 ISSN 1445-8772 Harold Renfree‟s Book My Life by Robert Hollow – part 2. Last issue I mentioned being contacted by Glen Doyle, his wife At the end of part 1 Bob had arrived in the U.K. from Canada and Jill is a descendent of Matthew Hollow and Mary Cocking who was stationed at Bournemouth initially. He had been given his full married in Redruth Cornwall in 1795. Jill‟s Uncle, Harold uniform and had his photo taken. The story continues…. Renfree wrote a book of his family history and one chapter is My next station was near Wolverhampton and there we on the Hollow side of his family. Harold‟s son has given me worked on aeroplane engines and were able to see many of permission to reprint the chapter in The Hollow Log. the planes in service especially the spitfire. After about a The book, “One man and his family: family history and fortnight there we were sent to a station near Peterborough. autobiography of H.E.Renfree”, was published in Forrest There we flew Miles Masters as a refresher course. A.C.T., Australia in 1974. Harold used the 1841 and 1851 census records and the Redruth and Falmouth parish registers for his historical sources. He also had contact with various members of the Hollow family. Some of his assumptions are now shown to be not correct but his Hollow chapter does provide some new information and some information that requires further research. I have used coloured inserts to point out some of these points. Harold Renfree grew up in Fitzroy, an inner suburb of Melbourne, but much of his working life was spent in Canberra where he eventually became the Crown Solicitor of Australia. The excerpt from Harold’s book commences on page 7 INSIDE THIS ISSUE 1 Harold Renfree‟s Book 1 My Life by Robert Hollow – part 2 2 Hollow Spotting 2 El Dorado Gold – an Australian Story Pilot Officer Robert K Hollow, the “Official” photo. 3 Hello There & Odd Spot It was at this station we went to the local dance. Noel Gray 3 Distribution of HOLLOW and HOLLOWS and I met some girls and after the dance went to get some drinks and on the way through the crowd I spilt all the beer 7 The Hollow family by Harold Renfree down a lady‟s frock. As a result, after she came back from changing, she asked us for dinner at her home on the Sunday. Mr and Mrs Charles Russell gave us a wonderful time as they made it into a large party. After we left Peterborough we used to go to see them even if it was only for a day. Continued on page 4 The Hollow Log 1 mention of our own family I came across the attached Hollow Hollow Spotting marriages. James Hicks Hollow – Boer soldier Cocking - Hollow 23 October 1886, at the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Penzance, by the Rev. W.H. Matthews, Mr James In the February edition of „Family Tree Magazine‟ an article Cocking, fisherman, to Mrs Mary Hollow, both of St Ives. headed „Lost Sons‟ by Heather Vallence lists British subjects who fought with the Boers. James Hicks Hollow from Paynter - Hollow 11 January 1887, at the Wesley Rock Cornwall is the only Cornishman listed. Heather Vallence Chapel, Hea, Madron, by the Rev. A. Brice, Mr William Oliver suggests that the war “was essentially about gold, who would Paynter, fisherman, to Mrs Mary Hollow, both of St Ives. own it and reap its benefits. Those who tilled the land or Hollow - Thomas 30 May 1887, at St Paul‟s Church, mined the gold either saw a particular kind of injustice in the Penzance, by the Rev. J.J. Hunt, William only son of the late war, or believed that they stood to lose too much if the Boers Mr John Hollow, Skewjack, Sennen, to Louisa youngest were overpowered. Like the Boers they fought to preserve daughter of Mr Thomas Thomas, Zennor. their own freedoms.” Rogers - Hollow 5 September 1887, at the Parish Church, James Hicks Hollow is in the Hollow database, son of John Lelant, by the Rev. R.F. Tyacke, Mr James Rogers, of Laity, to Hollow and Margery Hicks. He was baptised in Pendeen, Miss J. Hollow of Boskerris. CON on 13 Mar. 1872. I assume that the two Mrs. Mary Hollows were widows but From Keith Hollow and Tom Barry you never know. I believe Matthew died age 3 is the son of Thomas Hollow and Agnes Cardew Hollow (the first cousins Hollow Towns who married) who farmed at Trevilley, Sennen before their When looking for references to „Hollow‟ on the PRO (UK) move to Essex. Website at http://catalogue.pro.gov.uk/ I came across From Keith Hollow references to soldiers who served in the 43rd Foot Regiment in the early 1800s and who were born in HOLLOW, El Dorado Gold…. an Australian Story Worcestershire. Hollow doesn‟t appear on the current maps but Hallow does. I guess it is the same place. Sandra Buchan has produced a history of El Dorado a gold mining town in Victoria. The book includes mining and town Looking for „Hollow‟ on the Expedia map site at history and also over 230 stories of families and individuals. El Http://www.expedia.com I found two new Hollow towns, Dorado was part of the Oven‟s goldfields of northeast Hollow, Missouri, USA and Hollow, Oklahoma, USA. Victoria. My ancestor Joseph Hollow settled there and his Previously I had found a reference to Hollow, North Carolina, story is included along with other families that were connected USA. (see Hollow Log 6). to the Hollows such as Bawden, Lemin, Oates, Rankin, Studham and Visick. Of special interest to me is a map of part Academic Hollows of the township drawn by Joseph Hollow in 1861 when he was Nathan, son of Hollow researcher Ellen Hollow completed his applying for a mining lease. This is the earliest map of El Master‟s degree last year and is now a Master of Dorado and shows the houses of many of the families. Environmental Engineering and Management. Congratulations The 340-page book includes over 400 photographs. Many of to Nathan and to the proud parents, Ellen and Tony. the families featured contributed stories and photographs, Just about to commence University is Amy E Hollow of Sandra did supplementary research. The result is a Melbourne, Victoria. She has gained entry into Medical comprehensive and engaging history of a small Aussie mining Radiations at the RMIT University at Bundoora, Melbourne. town. From The Age, Melbourne, 22 Jan 2002. The cost is $49.50 plus postage and is available from Sandra Buchan, Post Office, El Dorado, 3746, Victoria, Australia. Hollow in the Morrab Sandra can be contacted by email at [email protected] The Morrab Library is an independent library in Penzance; it has most of the 'back copies' of the Cornishman and Cornish Evening Tidings newspapers archived. Whilst searching for The Hollow Log 2 Distribution of Hollow and Hollows Recently through my membership of the Guild of One Name H E L L O T HERE Studies, I have had access to a program that maps the My cupboard is almost bare in regards to photographs for distribution of HOLLOW and HOLLOWS in the 1881 U.K. upcoming editions of the Log. If you have photographs census. The maps included here show the distribution by county that I may be able to use please let me know. of birth. The HOLLOW name is most prominent in Cornwall, I forgot to mention in the last log that the Robert Hollow HOLLOWS in Lancashire. It does seem that the two names of the lead article is my Dad. Putting his story together arose independently and were very localised. Remember spouses with pictures from our family collection has been a labour are included too so the lads tended to marry women from their of love for me. own county. The census place distribution followed very similar patterns. The second most popular spot for HOLLOW was London. For T H E HOLLOW W EBSITE the HOLLOWS it was Yorkshire, there were none in London. The maps seem to suggest the HOLLOWS were more likely to http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~chollow/ stayclose to home. This was possibly a reflection of the Back copies of The Hollow Log can be downloaded from occupations they were involved with. The Cornish are renown the website. for migrating all over the world. The changing conditions in the mining industry in Cornwall forced many to leave home. O DD S POT Unlucky Holla I came across the book, “In and Around Penzance during Napoleonic Times” by The Penwith Local History Group. In the chapter. „Poor Law in St Just in Penwith‟ there is information from Vestry minutes for St Just from 6/12/1800 to 1/11/1817. „April 1816, ….Melchizadek Holla , who appears for various reasons throughout the records, was obviously not having much luck as the entry against his name reads…. Pay cut to 6d per week or sent to Marazion Workhouse‟. C ONTACT Colin Hollow edits the Hollow Log, comments and contributions are always welcome. Write to 11 Dorothy St. Croydon, 3136, Australia. Or e- mail: [email protected] Hollow and variants Holla, Hollah, Hollaw and Hollowe are registered with The Guild of One-Name Studies. Guild members who are Hollow researchers are Colin Hollow (Mem.No. 3056) and Keith Hollow (Mem. No. 3257) The HOLLOW distribution. ©No material in this newsletter should be produced without permission.