Looking for holland family info salford area

[juliedevenport]

Hi

I have tried several avenues but hit brick walls, was told you good people may be able to help me.

My dad Geoffrey holland born 3/3/1936 was born on brownhill street in salford. Unfortunately he passed away last year very unexpected. Anyway he had family still in salford and I have been unable to locate them so was hoping that this would either jog someones memory or the people concerned would somehow read this. The family I come from area as follows.

My great grandfather was Francis Frank Holland born 1875 died in 1944, he had a sister called fanny, who did marry but don't know her married name and her daughter mary whom I don't know either was apparently on the stage and sang. Francis has 4 children my grandfather james william (bill) holland born 1902 whom I trying to find out what happened to him. Minnie Morris (nee holland) who died in 1991, charles holland who was killed onboard hms hood in 1941 and his youngest son whom I believe was to a different mother as on his birth certificate is states her as being alathea holland (nee gillott). Frankie was born in 1925 and was unfortunately killed in an accident aged 7 in 1932. My great grandfather frank as he preferred to be called I believe at one time he was the bridgemaster on the trafford bridge in salford is buried in weaste cemetery with his youngest son frankie and his daughter minnie.

My grandfather bill holland was married to josephine holland (nee coogan) and they had 2 children my father geoffrey and his sister rita born 1945. I can't find rita all I know is she use to work at the blood bank on robey street in manchester but that was over 30 years ago. My dad's and his fathers last known address was 16 gloucester house, st stephens street in salford. My dad went back there nearly 30 years ago to find them but the area had been altered due to re-generation in the area and he came home defeated.

His mother josephine died in 1956 and was buried at moston cemetery along with her parents joseph and catherine coogan and her nana ellen ryan. I only found this yesterday.

Bill remarried a lady I believe called Mary Toole in 1958, mary already had children and I don't believe her and bill had any together. After my dad left salford after marrying my mum joan holland (nee fearn) of didsbury they eventually settled here in partington. My parents were visited a few times by his step mum and his sister both at the first flat they moved into and then again once they moved into their 3 bedroomed house. Then all contact was lost, that was why dad went looking for them.

any one who has any info for me, it would be greatly appreciated.

regards julie devenport (nee holland)