Albert Arthur Ernest Holdaway

• Updated from MyHeritage Match via son Allan Alston Holdaway by SmartCopy: Oct 5 2014, 14:06:19 UTC
• Updated from MyHeritage Match by SmartCopy: Oct 5 2014, 16:21:45 UTC
• Updated from MyHeritage Match by SmartCopy: Oct 6 2014, 13:05:38 UTC

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Category:Salvation Army Officers Category:Salvation Army, New Zealand Category:Salvation Army, Australia Category:Missionaries in New Zealand Category:Richmond, Tasman Category:Motueka, Tasman Category:Nelson, Nelson Category:Whanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui

Biography

Ernest was born in 1863 in Richmond or Motueka, both near Nelson, New Zealand.<ref name="long">The Salvation Army NZFTS Territory Heritage Centre & Archives, 'Holdaway - The Pioneer of Ministry to Māori in NewZealand' (April 14, 2019). Retrieved 10 Aug 2020 from https://archives.salvationarmy.org.nz/article/holdaway-pioneer-mini...</ref><ref name="Jerusalem">The Salvation Army NZFTS Territory Heritage Centre & Archives, 'Off to Jerusalem' (February 4, 2020). Retrieved 11 Aug 2020 from https://archives.salvationarmy.org.nz/article/jerusalem</ref> He was the son of John Holdaway and Amelia (Eyles) Holdaway, who were Methodists and pioneersof Pākehā settlement in Nelson.<ref> http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/

• NZ Birth registration 1863/12398</ref> Ernest married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Edwards, also from Richmond, in 1888.<ref> http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
• NZ Marriage registration 1888/43</ref> Inspired by Elizabeth and encouraged by his mother Amelia, Ernest entered the Salvation Army churchand became an officer in 1885. After they married, Ernest and Elizabeth became missionaries along the Whanganui River, where they lived in a tent. Ernest wrote about this for the Salvation Army newspaper, in an article called "Incidents in the Life of A.E.A. Holdaway, of the Maori [sic] Work" (9 Nov 1889).<ref name="Jerusalem" /> Ernest was a pioneer and leader of mission and ministry among Māori, and he believed strongly in learning and practicing Māori ways of life and language.<ref name="short">The Salvation Army NZFTS Territory Heritage Centre & Archives, 'Ernest Holdaway' (Oct 16, 2008). Retrieved 10 Aug 2020 from https://archives.salvationarmy.org.nz/article/ernest-holdaway</ref><ref name="long" /><ref name="Jerusalem" /><ref name="Maraea Morris">The Salvation Army NZFTS Territory Heritage Centre & Archives, 'Maraea Moana Morris' (Oct 2, 2008). Retrieved 11 Aug 2020 from https://archives.salvationarmy.org.nz/article/maraea-moana-morris</ref> He was known asEnata Horowe by Māori. Ernest and Elizabeth had one child, Eva Aroha. Ernest was devastated when Lizzie died of typhoid fever in Whangaehu in 1889, and a nearby family helped care for Eva while Ernest was grieving.<ref name="long" /><ref>The Salvation Army NZFTS Territory Heritage Centre & Archives, 'Danger and Discomfort' (March 27, 2009). Retrieved 11 Aug 2020 from https://archives.salvationarmy.org.nz/article/danger-and-discomfort</ref> Ernest married 2nd wife Agnes Alston, a Salvation Army Captain, in 1890.<ref> http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
• NZ Marriage registration 1890/1657</ref> They were both promoted to Staff-Captain and given responsibility for a division focusing on the Salvation Army's work among Māori. They had five children. Ernest also held other leading roles in the Salvation Army in Australasia. Ernest died (or was "Promoted to Glory" in Salvation Army terms) in Melbourne four days shy of his fiftieth birthday.<ref name="long" /> <ref>http://tracingadam.com/individual.php?pid=I281&ged=ta.ged
• Tracing Adam website</ref>

Death notice: "The death has occurred of Brigadier Ernest Holdaway, of the Salvation Army, youngest son of the late Mr and Mrs John Holdaway, amongst the earliest settlers in Richmond., At the age of 20 he left his home for Christchurch. and became a Cadet in the Salvation Army. For 14 years he was stationed in various parts of New Zealand, and did much strenuous work. During that .time he took, a party of Maoris to England to take part in one of the Crystal Palace meetings of the Army. He afterwards removed to Australia, where with the rank of' Major, he filled important offfices at Broken Hill, Adelaide, Melbourne, etc. For three years he was in charge of the junior work of the Armyin the North Island of New Zealand. His last station was Launceston, where he was in charge of the Army work in Tasmania. He leaves a widow, four daughters, and three sons to mourn his loss."<ref> Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, 22 September 1913, Page 4 </ref>

NZ BDM Online: Birth Registration
Reg Number: 1863/12398
Albert Arthur Ernest Holdaway
Mother's Name: Amelia
Father's Name: John <ref name="BDM historic">Searchable online at https://bdm.psopho.co.nz/ and documents can be ordered from https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search</ref> NZ BDM Online: Marriage Registration
Reg Number: 1888/43
Bride Name: Elizabeth Edward
Groom Name: Albert Arthur Ernest Holdaway <ref name="BDM historic" /> NZ BDM Online: Marriage Registration
Reg Number: 1890/1657
Bride Name: Agnes Alston
Groom Name: Albert Arthur ErnestHoldaway <ref name="BDM historic" />

Research notes

• Photos of Ernest and family are on the Salvation Army Archives articles linked here. I have asked permission to upload them here. Anderson-53301 14:58, 11 August 2020 (UTC)* Another source to read and incorporate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Harold_Hill2/publication/32700... Anderson-53301 14:58, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Sources

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