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Sir James Holmes Caldwell 1606 – 1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jun 1606

Birth Location: Arestwick, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 1650

Death Location: Ballycogan, Derry, Ireland

Father: John Holmes

Mother: Marie Belgrave

Spouse(s): Jane Jennings

Children(s): William Holmes, Margaret Holmes, John Caldwell, Mary Holmes, Isabel Holmes, James Holmes, Peter Holmes, Mary Holmes, Mary Holmes, Thomas Holmes, Jeanette Holmes

In 1606, Sir James Holmes Caldwell entered the world in Arestwick, Donegal, Ireland, born to John Holmes and Marie Belgrave. Sir James Holmes Caldwell married Jane Jennings, and had children including William Holmes, Margaret Holmes, John Caldwell, Mary Holmes, Isabel Holmes, James Holmes, Peter Holmes, Mary J Ann Holmes, Mary Holmes, Thomas Holmes, Jeanette Holmes. Sir James Holmes Caldwell passed away in 1650 in Ballycogan, Derry, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1606, Sir James Holmes Caldwell entered the world in Arestwick, Donegal, Ireland, born to John Holmes and Marie Belgrave.
  • Sir James Holmes Caldwell married Jane Jennings, and had children including William Holmes, Margaret Holmes, John Caldwell, Mary Holmes, Isabel Holmes, James Holmes, Peter Holmes, Mary J Ann Holmes, Mary Holmes, Thomas Holmes, Jeanette Holmes.
  • Sir James Holmes Caldwell passed away in 1650 in Ballycogan, Derry, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Holmes
1565 – 1632
Birth Location: Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England
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Marie Belgrave
1568 – 1616
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Jennings
1611 – 1650
Birth Location: Stevenstown, Down, Ireland
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Children(s)

William Holmes
1627 – 1640
Birth Location: Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England
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Margaret Holmes
1630 – 1653
Birth Location: Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
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John Caldwell
1630 – 1692
Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland
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Mary Holmes
1632 – 1691
Birth Location: Fermanaugh, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
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Isabel Holmes
1633 –
Birth Location: Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England
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James Holmes
1634 – 1839
Birth Location: Ireland
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Peter Holmes
1634 –
Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland
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Mary Holmes
1635 – 1691
Birth Location: Fermanaugh, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
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Mary Holmes
1635 – 1691
Birth Location: Fermanaugh, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
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Thomas Holmes
1638 – 1640
Birth Location: Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England
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Jeanette Holmes
Birth Location: Derryshire, Ireland
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Sir Caldwell's Ancestors

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Sir Caldwell
1606 – 1650
Birth Place: Arestwick, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
John Holmes
1565 – 1632
Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England
Marie Belgrave
1568 – 1616
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, , England
Grandparents
Lawrence (Holmes) Gorten
1520 – 1590
Dublin, Ireland
Killany Louth
1530 – 1602
Killananny, Offaly, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Caldwell's Descendants

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Sir (James Holmes) Caldwell (06 Jun 1606 – 1650) m. Jane Jennings (04 Aug 1611 – Abt. 1650)
  1. 1. William Holmes (2 Nov 1627 – 1640)
  2. 2. Margaret Holmes (1630 – 1653)
  3. 3. John Caldwell (16 September 1630 – 20 June 1692)
  4. 4. Mary Holmes (6 April 1632 – 18 Sep 1691)
  5. 5. Isabel Holmes (11 Jan 1633 – )
  6. 6. James Holmes (1634 – 1839)
  7. 7. Peter Holmes (abt 1634 – ?)
  8. 8. Mary (J Ann) Holmes (6 Apr 1635 – 18 Sep 1691) m. Alexander (John) Caldwell (16 Sep 1630 – 20 Jun 1692)
    1. 1. John Caldwell (1645 – 12 February 1716)
    2. 2. James Caldwell (1645 – 1716)
    3. 3. Mary Calldwall (1648 – 1683)
    4. 4. Margaret Caldwell (1650 – 1651)
    5. 5. Andrew Caldwell (10 Jun 1652 – 12 Feb 1715)
    6. 6. Edith Caldwell (1654 – )
    7. 7. Margaret Caldwell (19 Aug 1655 – 1659)
    8. 8. Robert Caldwell (Feb 1656 – 1656)
    9. 9. John (Joseph Alexander Caldwell (6th) GGF) (9 Jan 1657 – 30 Sep 1730) m. Jane (Jennet McGhie (6th) GGM) (06/06/1660 or 10/11/1661 – 18 September 1691)
      1. 1. Andrew Caldwell (1670 – 1735)
      2. 2. Captain (John F.) Caldwell (9 January 1682 – 6 Oct 1750) m. Mary (Margaret Phillips Caldwell (5th) GGM) (6 Sep 1685 – 1748)
        1. 1. Andrew Caldwell (1670 – 1735)
        2. 2. Mary Caldwell (1686 – 1740)
        3. 3. George Caldwell (1690 – 27 Dec 1742)
        4. 4. Robert CALDWELL (1694 – 1784)
        5. 5. Robert Caldwell (1704 – 1748)
        6. 6. William (Findley) Caldwell (1 Feb 1704 – 17 Feb 1761) m. Rebecca (Parque) Walkhof (1707 – 1806) m. Mary (Jane) Parks (1710 – 1770)
        7. 7. Thomas Caldwell (10 April 1706 – 01 Jan 1770)
        8. 8. Elizabeth Caldwell (1708 – )
        9. 9. Joshua Caldwell (1710 – )
        10. 10. Margaret Caldwell (16 Mar 1712 – 30 Nov 1773)
        11. 11. John (F.) Caldwell (20 March 1715 – 30 Oct 1795)
        12. 12. Hugh Caldwell (1718 – December 7, 1769)
        13. 13. Henry Caldwell (1720 – 1752)
        14. 14. James (Baxter Caldwell (5th) GGU) (18 Apr 1724 – 24 Nov 1781)
        15. 15. David Caldwell (1726 – )
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Caldwell (1684 – 1730)
      4. 4. Margaret Caldwell (05 September 1686 – 25 April 1740)
      5. 5. Jeanne ((Jane) Caldwell (5th) GGA) (1688 – 16 Aug 1785)
      6. 6. Eliza (Jane) Caldwell (1689 – 16 Aug 1785)
      7. 7. George (Caldwell (5th) GGU) (1690 – 27 Dec 1742)
      8. 8. Catherine Caldwell (1691 – 1763)
      9. 9. Andrew Caldwell (1692 – 06/23/1757)
      10. 10. Robert Caldwell (abt 1694 – 1784)
      11. 11. Oliver Caldwell (1700 – 1755)
      12. 12. William Caldwell (1 Feb 1704 – 17 Feb 1761)
      13. 13. David Caldwell (7 Jul 1708 – 9 Dec 1780)
      14. 14. Jessee (Agnes) Mcghie
      15. 15. Catherine Caldwell ( – abt 1809)
    10. 10. Hugh Caldwell (1658 – 1710)
    11. 11. agnes Caldwell (18 Jul 1665 – )
    12. 12. Ann CALDWELL (14 Jun 1673 – )
  9. 9. Mary Holmes (6 Apr 1635 – 18 September 1691)
  10. 10. Thomas Holmes (27 Dec 1638 – 1640)
  11. 11. Jeanette Holmes

Sir Caldwell's Timeline

2 Records

1606
06 Jun 1606
Birth of Sir James Holmes Caldwell in Arestwick, Donegal, Ireland
Arestwick, Donegal, Ireland
1650
1650
Age 44
Death of Sir James Holmes Caldwell in Ballycogan, Derry, Ireland
Ballycogan, Derry, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jun 1606
    Event Place: Arestwick, Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Ballycogan, Derry, Ireland
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