Charles Holding was born in Blackrod in 1850 and was the son of James Holding (1810) and Jane Goulding. In 1851 he was living at Side of Moor, Aspull. In 1861 he was living in Ladies Lane Hindley, and was working as a drawer in a coal pit. He married Jane around 1870 and, in 1871, was living in Ladies Lane, Hindley.

Sources
• 1. 1851 Census. Side of Moor, Aspull. Charles Holding. Son. Age 1. Born Blackrod. • 2. 1861 Census. Ladies Lane, Hindley. Charles Holding. Son. Age 11. Drawer in Coal Pit. Born Aspull. • 3. 1871 Census. Ladies Lane, Hindley. Charles Holding. Head. Age 21. Coal Miner. Born Haigh. • 4. Marriage Registers. Holding, Charles & Grundy, Jane. Dec. 1870. 8c. 158. Wigan.