HOLLINGUM, Walter Richard , Gravesend, Vol 2a, page 431 Birth registered Mar 1870

According to the 1881 Census of England one of Ann’s sons was James Honey. James and Walter were listed as Hollingum Bros Delicatessen. Ann and James are listed as the parents of James Honey in the LDS IGI transcription of Church records. In the 1881 Census of England Ann is a widow all (?) of her children, except Walter Richard, are listed as living with her. Walter R. Hollingum is listed in the 1881 Census, age 10 years old, as an inmate of the “Merchant Seaman’s Orphan Assylum.” in the city of Wanstead, Essex, UK. Vocation listed as scholar. He was indeed born Gravesend, Kent, England.

I don’t know when or if Walter and Florence arrived in San Francisco together or when they separated and we’ll probably never know where he was during the 1910 Census.

Walter signed a Declaration of Intention to become a citizen:
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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
NATURALIZATION SERVICE
______________________

NO. 22616

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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DECLARATION OF INTENTION
Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof
Northern Districe of California
City and County of San Francisco} ss In the District Court of the United States

Walter Richard Hollingum , aged 47 years,
Occupation Chief Steward , do declare on oath that my personal
description is: Color white, complextion ______fair___ , height _5 _ feet _8_ inches,
weight 220 pounds, color of hair gray , color of eyes gray
other visible distinctive marks none
I was born in Gravesend England
on the 22nd day of January , anno Domini 1870 ; I now reside
at 290 Fair Oaks St. [stamped] SAN FRANCISCO , California.
I immigrated to the United States of America from Southampton , England
on the vessel “New York” my last
my last foreign residence was London, England ; I am marred ; the name
of my wife is Aurora ; She was born at Oakland , Cal
and now resides with me .
It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign
prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to
[stamped] George V. KIing of Great Britian and Ireland of whom I am now a subject;
I arrived at the port of [stamped] New York in the
state of [stamped] New York on or about the 9th day
of December , anno Domini 1 903 ; I am not an anarchist; I am not a
polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith
to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein;
SO HELP ME GOD.

_Walter Richard Hollingum_
(Original signature of declarant)

Subscribed and sworn to before me in the office of the Clerk of said Court
at San Francisco, CAl., this 4th day of December
anno Domini 191 7

W.B. Maling,
Clerk of the United States District Court
By _____TL. Balmoni_______, Deputy Clerk.

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Walter was listed in the 1920 Census, after the death of Florence, in San Francisco. He and Aurora had been married in 1915 and they lived on Fillmore St. in a rented apt. Both of his parents were born in England. Aurora was born in California. He indicated he had applied for Naturalization papers.

San Francisco City Directory of 1922:
Hollingum Bros. (WR & EL) Delicatessen 2225 Filmore
Hollingum Edward L (Holligum Bros.) 2225 Filmore
Hollingum Walter R (Holligum Bros.) 2225 Filmore

San Francisco City Directoy of 1924:
Hollingum Walter R (Aurora)
delicacies 1003 Guerrero r 3410 22d

San Francisco Directory of 1926:
Hollingum R (Aurora) grocery r 3485 21st

Walter died in San Francisco but his residence was in Burlingame. I observed that bit of information on the cemetery records at Woodlawn Memorial Park. When I received his death certificate it said he lived in SF. Maybe Aurora couldn’t be bothered explaining to the Funeral people why they lived in different locations. Who knows or cares they are buried together.