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The Holberton family originated in Devon. Baptismal records of that branch of the family from which Beryl is descended can be found among the parish records of Newton Ferres, Devon. In the 19th century this branch of the Holbertons moved to Hampton in Middlesex and the notes that follow focus on the Hampton Holbertons and not the earlier Devon ancestors. Like many families, war brought tragedy and among the Holbertons this included Phillip Vaughan Holberton son of Edward Robert Holberton. Philip was killed on 26 March 1918. Two of his brothers, Richard Bartle and Robert Francis (1873 - 1937), emigrated to the United States and initially settled in Virginia. In the notes that follow the descendants of Richard and Robert are referred to as the American branch. Beryl was not an only child as has been thought. The announcement below dated October 29 1879 indicates the death on September 17 1879 of twins Nelson and Derinzy who would have been Beryl's brothers.
These notes begin with Beryl's grandfather Thomas Henry Holberton (1802 - 1855). He married twice. First, Elizabeth Vaughan Nelson who died young at the age of twenty-four, possibly in childbirth, as Beryl's father (Henry Nelson) and twin brother (Vaughan Henry Alexander) were born the year that their mother died (1833). Beryl's grandfather went on to marry Fanny Hughes Twinning. She was the daughter of Richard Twinning the famous tea merchant. Details on the Twinning family can be read here. Thomas's second marriage to Ms Twinning produced at least seven children. The Holbertons who moved to the US are descended from the second (Twinning) marriage. Holbertons on UK Census [William, Robert, Thomas, = the heads of the households and etc. = the rest of the family] Holbertons on the US census
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The Holberton family appears here on the Man family web site as a result of the marriage
on 13 January, 1906, at St. Mary's, Oaklands, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, between
