The family of HOLLINGWORTH is represented among those buried,
kings, knights, sages and saints, amid the eight hundred year old
cloisters of London's Abbey of Westminster.  We her publish a letter
which verified this information:

                                The Library & Miniment Room
                                  Westminster Abbey
                                    London S.W.I.
                                April 21st 1966
Dear Sir,
    In reply to your letter the only member of the Hollingsworth
or Hollingworth family who is buried in the Abbey is Mrs. ELIZABETH
HOLLINGWORTH, who died on June 20th 1785 and was buried on June 28th
in the East Cloister.

    There used to be a tablet to her in the East Cloister but
it was taken down as unsafe some years ago.  On it she was described
as the "relict of William Hollingworth of Barton Mere, Co. Suffolk,
Esquire."

    Col. J. L. Chester, who edited the Abbey Registers for the 
Harleian Society (Vol X) adds a note:  "Her will, as Elizabeth Holl-
ingworth, of Princes Court, Westminster, widow, dated 9 Mch., 1785,
was proved 7 July following, by her son-in-law Thomas Quale, husband
of her daughter Elizabeth.  She bequeathed £200 to her sister Mary
Evans, and £100 to her husband Rev. James Evans: £50 each to Lt. John
Quale and her god-daughter Elizabeth Quale, son and daughter of John
Quale, Esq.:  £100 to her grandson William Hollingworth Quale, when of 
age, and the residue of her estate to her said daughter Elizabeth
Quale."
  
    I am afraid that this is all the information which I can
give you, but I hope that it may enable you to identify this particul-
ar member of the family.
                                    Yours faithfully,
                                    (L. E. Tanner, Librarian.)

HOLLINGWORTH  This gave Names to, & was ye Inheritance of ye Holling-
worths, from H: 3d's time, if not before, immediate Lds. thereof.  But
ye Mediate Lds. thereof were ye Lords of Mottram, in Longdendale - For
16 E. 3 I find yt Jn. Lovell died seiz'd of ye Ldship of Longdendale,
& ye Advowson of ye Ch: of Mottram wch he held of ye King as Earl of
Chester, to wch belong'd ye Villages of Hollingworth &c held by Jn. De
Hollingworth - And 17 E.1 Roger Booth & Petronell his w: gave to Rogr
de Hyde & Margery his wife, the whole Land of Hollingworth wch came to
ym by descent, from Wm. son of Robt. de Hollingworth - And 4 E. 2nd
Richard son of Robert Denton obtain'd, by Fine, from Rogr Denton &
Margery his Wife, 3 Mess. a Corucate of land, & 10d rent in this Town-
And 19 E 2 Jn de Hollinworth, obtain'd from Henry Pavn, Chapln, ye
Manr of Hollinworth, cum prtin: (?) for life, ye Remainder to Jn his
Son. & Ameria his wife, & thr Heirs - from wch time, I suppose, ye
Hollingworths, or Hollinsworth, (!) have been immediate Lds of this
place - Because Robt. Hollinworth, Gent. past over this Manr 32 Eliz &
7 Mess: 7 Gardens, 200 acres of land, &c here - & Reginald Hollinworth
past over this Manr & 20 Mess; here & in Matley 42 Eliz. - And for yt
*** Hollingworth, Gent. was Ld of this place (in) 1662. - (Williamson's
VILLARE CESTRIENSE, p. 203.  DCC-20, Cheshire Record Office, Chester.)

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