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Sir William James HOLMES 1668–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1668

Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Death Date: 1 Jun 1727

Death Location: Belfast, Antrim, , Ireland

Father: Peter Holmes

Mother: Catherine (Holmes)

Spouse(s): Lady Jennings

Children(s): Janette Holmes

The story of Sir William James HOLMES began in 1668 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland. Sir William James HOLMES married Lady Margaret Jane Jennings, Lizabeth Starr, and had children including James Holmes, Janette Holmes, Mary Holmes, Sarah Ann Holmes, William A Holmes. Sir William James HOLMES passed away in 1727 in Belfast, Antrim, , Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William James HOLMES began in 1668 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland.
  • Sir William James HOLMES married Lady Margaret Jane Jennings, Lizabeth Starr, and had children including James Holmes, Janette Holmes, Mary Holmes, Sarah Ann Holmes, William A Holmes.
  • Sir William James HOLMES passed away in 1727 in Belfast, Antrim, , Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Holmes
1634–1839
Birth Location: Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
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Catherine (Holmes)
1637–1727
Birth Location: Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Jennings
1672–1727
Birth Location: Belfast, Ireland, United Kingdom
LJ

Children(s)

Janette Holmes
1694–1768
Birth Location: St. Giles, Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland
JH

Sir HOLMES's Ancestors

Self
Sir HOLMES
1668–1727
Birth Place: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Parents
Peter Holmes
1634–1839
Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
Catherine (Slawson) (Holmes)
1637–1727
Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Ebenezer Slawson
1610–1660
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Katherine (Mary) Sellecke
1610–1660
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir HOLMES's Descendants

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Sir (William James) HOLMES (1668–1 Jun 1727) m. Lady (Margaret Jane) Jennings (1672–31 May 1727)
  1. 1. Janette Holmes 1694–1768 m. William (Albert Baldrige) Rev. 1689–1772
    1. 1. Margaret Baldridge 1719–1765 m. John (II 1724 (married Margaret Baldridge - son of John 1686) Poston (Postons of NC) See research on the 2 different John Postens; John I 1686, and John) 1677 1724–1784
      1. 1. Margaret ((Baldridge)) Poston 1760–1829 m. John (William Baldridge) Jr 1752–1839
        1. 1. MARY (ELIZABETH "BETSY BALDRIDGE -) gg5 1787–1821

Sir HOLMES's Timeline

2 Records

1668
1668
Birth of Sir William James HOLMES in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
1727
1 Jun 1727
Age 59
Death of Sir William James HOLMES in Belfast, Antrim, , Ireland
Belfast, Antrim, , Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1668
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1727
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, , Ireland
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