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HOLLAND, ERSKINE WILLIAM, brother of Thomas Agar Holland (qv); b. 18 Apr 1804; adm. 9 Jun 1817 (G); Min. Can. 1818; left Christmas 1818; Cadet, EICS Madras 1821; Ensign, 9th Madras Native Infantry 27 Apr 1822; Lieut., 20 Nov 1823; served in Burmese War 1824-6; res. in England 14 Mar 1827; Worcester Coll. Oxford, matr. 23 Mar 1827; BA 1830; MA 1834; ordained deacon (Rochester) 1831, priest (Chichester) 24 Jul 1831; Curate, Arlington, Sussex 1831-2; Rector of Warehorne, Kent 25 May 1832-8; Vicar of Arlington, Sussex 12 Feb 1834-8; Rector of Dunsfold, Surrey, from 12 Jun 1838; m. 29 Sep 1836 Caroline Bennett, dau. of W. Gray; d. 20 May 1888.

Holland, Henry William, son of Henry Holland, of Broughty Ferry, Forfar, by Wilhelmina Margareta, daughter of the Rev. William Nixon, D.D., of Montrose, Forfarshire; b. Jan. 3, 1875; adm. Sept. 22, 1887 (R); left Sept. 1891; a chartered accountant; A. C. A. 1897; F. C. A. 1921; practised in the City of London; a member of the Inns of Court V. R. C. and O. T. C. 1898-1921; Lieut.-Col. May 9, 1917; Deputy Chief Field Censor 1917-9; attached Gen. Staff at War Office 1919-20; mentioned in despatches L. G. June 22, 1915, June 15, 1916, May 20 and Dec. 20, 1918; D.S.O. Jan. 1, 1917; O.B.E. Jan. 1, 1919; T. D. 1919; Chev. Legion of Honour, 5th class, 1919; American D.S.M. 1919; Commr. Order of Aviz 1919; d. June 22, 1943

HOLLAND, JAMES, son of James Holland, Canterbury Row, Newington, Surrey, and Mary ---; b. 11 Sep 1805; adm. 5 Jun 1817; Cadet, EICS Bombay 1822; Ensign, 21st Bombay Native Infantry 4 Jan 1823; Lieut., 8 Sep 1826; 22nd Native Infantry 21 Jan 1829; Capt., 19 Aug 1843; 28th Native Infantry 21 Jan 1846; Maj., 24 Mar 1856; Brevet Lieut. -Col., 4 Jul 1856; ret. 14 Feb 1857; according to The Electricians Directory, with Handbook for 1888, 215, Holland had then been Chairman, Reuters Telegram Co., for 22 years, West Indian Peninsular Railway for 15 years, Indian Midland Railway Co. for 8 years, and Indo-European Co. for 2 years; m. 11 Jul 1833 Jane Glegg, dau. of James Burnes, Montrose, Forfarshire, and sister of Lieut. -Col. Sir Alexander Burnes, Kt CB FRS, EICSBombay; d. 16 Apr 1889.

HOLLAND, JOHN; b. ; adm. ; KS 1540-4 (Chapter Muniments).

Holland, Theodore Samuel, son of Sir Arthur Holland, of Wimbledon, Surrey, shipowner and insurance broker, by Mary Katherine Barbara, only daughter of Frederick Schwann, of Hyde Park; b. April 25, 1878; adm. Sept. 22, 1892 (A); left July 1896; Hon. Mus. Doc. Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, U. S. A., 1926; a musical composer; wrote a number of pieces for the pianoforte and violin and some waltzes and songs; served in France May 1915 - Jan. 1919 as press censor and in charge of official photographs; Capt. Sept. 4, 1918; mentioned in despatches L. G. May 20, 1918, and March 16, 1919; O.B.E. July 10, 1919; a lecturer at the Royal Academy of Music, and later Professor of Harmony and Composition there; m. July 14, 1930, Isména, daughter of Theodore Schwann; d. Oct. 29, 1947

HOLLAND, THOMAS AGAR, elder son of Rev. Samuel Holland MD, Precentor of Chichester and Rector of Poynings, Sussex, and Hon. Frances Erskine, eldest dau. of Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine PC, Lord Chancellor; b. 16 Jan 1803; adm. 13 Jun 1816 (Packharness'); Min. Can. 1817; left Christmas 1818; Worcester Coll. Oxford, matr. 15 Jun 1821; BA 1825; MA 1828; ordained deacon (Lincoln) 19 Feb 1826, priest (Chichester) 25 Jan 1827; Vicar of Oving, Sussex 26 Jan 1827-38; Rector of Greatham, Hampshire 17 Oct 1838-46; Rector of Poynings, Hampshire, from 8 May 1846; author, Dryburgh Abbey and other poems, 1826; m. 31 Aug 1831 Magdalena, dau. of Maj. Philip Stewart, 3rd Foot; d. 18 Oct 1888. DNB.

HOLLAND, THOMAS; b.; adm. (aged 13) Jan 1719/20.

HOLLE (or HOLLES), ---; b.; at school under Nowell (Brasenose Coll. Oxford, MSS 31, f. 45b).