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Christopher William Holmes 1535–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 February 1535

Birth Location: Brough, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1600

Death Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert blood

Mother: Margaret, Woodall

Spouse(s): Jennet Sherwood

Children(s): Lady Holmes

In 1535, Christopher William Holmes entered the world in Brough, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, born to Robert Holmes Royal Blood And Margaret M Holmes Woodall. Christopher William Holmes married Jennet Sherwood, and had children including Lady Alice Alyce Holmes. Christopher William Holmes passed away in 1600 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1535, Christopher William Holmes entered the world in Brough, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, born to Robert Holmes Royal Blood And Margaret M Holmes Woodall.
  • Christopher William Holmes married Jennet Sherwood, and had children including Lady Alice Alyce Holmes.
  • Christopher William Holmes passed away in 1600 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Christopher Holmes's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Holmes
1535–1600
Birth Place: Brough, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert HOLMES royal blood
1500–1592
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Margaret, ((m. Holmes)) Woodall
1505–1603
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Holmes
1470–1503
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (York) Plantagenet
1475–1517
Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Doward Woodall
1485–1565
Buckinghamshire, England
Margaret (Bentley) Woodall
1485–1565
Buckinghamshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Holmes's Descendants

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Christopher (William) Holmes (6 February 1535–1600) m. Jennet Sherwood (1530–1600)
  1. 1. Lady (Alice 'Alyce') Holmes 1564–1610 m. Peter Salmon 1553–1605
    1. 1. Elizabeth Salmon 1598–1658 m. Thomas Curtis 1619–1681
      1. 1. Abigail Curtis 1653–1718 m. Benoni Hodsdon 1647–1718
        1. 1. Hannah Hodsdon 1681–1727 m. Richard (Shapleigh) Shackley 1684–1783

Christopher Holmes's Timeline

2 Records

1535
6 February 1535
Birth of Christopher William Holmes in Brough, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Brough, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1600
1600
Age 65
Death of Christopher William Holmes in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 February 1535
    Event Place: Brough, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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