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Thomas Holmes 1826–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1826

Birth Location: Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England / Whitbeck, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England

Death Date: 14 Sep 1887

Death Location: Broughton-in-Furness, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England

Father: James Holmes

Mother: Susannah England

Spouse(s): Sarah Nicholson

Children(s): Elizabeth Holmes, Mary Holmes, Isaac Holmes, Dinah Holmes, Sarah Holmes

In 1826, Thomas Holmes entered the world in Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England Whitbeck, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England, born to James Holmes And Susannah Dogget Southowram St Anne In The Grove Yorkshire England. In 1841, Thomas Holmes resided in Willingham, Willingham, Cambridgeshire, England. Thomas Holmes married Sarah Nicholson, and had children including Dinah Diana Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes, Isaac Holmes, Mary Anne Holmes, Sarah Holmes. Thomas Holmes/ passed away in 1887 in Broughton-in-Furness, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England.

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Biography

  • In 1826, Thomas Holmes entered the world in Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England / Whitbeck, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England, born to James Holmes And Susannah Dogget Southowram St Anne In The Grove Yorkshire England.
  • In 1841, Thomas Holmes resided in Willingham, Willingham, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • Thomas Holmes married Sarah Nicholson, and had children including Dinah Diana Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes, Isaac Holmes, Mary Anne Holmes, Sarah Holmes.
  • Thomas Holmes passed away in 1887 in Broughton-in-Furness, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Holmes
1800–1872
Birth Location: Dunton, Bedfordshire, England
JH
Susannah England
1800–1869
Birth Location: Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
SE

Spouses(s)

Sarah Nicholson
1826–1895
Birth Location: Irton, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England / Hollowstones, Ireton, Cumberland
SN

Children(s)

Elizabeth Holmes
1867–1924
Birth Location: Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, England
EH
Mary Holmes
1855–1929
Birth Location: Whitbeck, Cumberland, England
MH
Isaac Holmes
1851–1930
Birth Location: Irton, Cumberland, England / Irton, Bootle Cul, Cumberland
IH
Dinah Holmes
1853–1903
Birth Location: Whitbeck, Cumberland, England / Bootle, Cumberland, England / Ulverston, Lancashire, England
DH
Sarah Holmes
1858–
Birth Location: Whit, Beck, Cumberland, England
SH

Thomas Holmes's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Holmes
1826–1887
Birth Place: Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England / Whitbeck, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England
Parents
James Holmes
1800–1872
Dunton, Bedfordshire, England
Susannah (Dogget Southowram, St. Anne in the Grove, Yorkshire,) England
1800–1869
Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Holmes
1761–1843
Bedfordshire, England
Hannah Rowney
1766–1843
Dunton, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Rowney
1736–
Elizabeth Hills
1742–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Holmes's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Holmes (1826–14 Sep 1887) m. Sarah Nicholson (1826–20 Feb 1895)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Holmes 1867–1924
  2. 2. Mary (Anne) Holmes 1855–1929
  3. 3. Isaac Holmes 1851–1930
  4. 4. Dinah (Diana) Holmes 1853–1903 m. Benson Martin 1845–1897 m. Martin Benson 1850–
    1. 1. Thomas (Holmes) Martin 1877–1949
    2. 2. Isabella Martin 1879–
    3. 3. John (Benson) Martin 1881–
    4. 4. William (James Robert) Benson 1860–1913 m. Eleanor (Ann Susan Crowe Hartley) Meagher 1858–1926
      1. 1. Phoebe (Eleanor) Benson 1890–1919 m. John Rushforth 1894–1959
        1. 1. Lily (A) Rushforth 1915–1988
        2. 2. Bert Rushforth 1917–1994
        3. 3. Robert (W) Rushforth 1918–1977
      2. 2. Robert Benson 1889–
      3. 3. Matthew Benson 1894–
      4. 4. Martha (Lily) BENSON 1886–
      5. 5. George (Ernest) BENSON 1897–1897
      6. 6. James (Harvey Benson I,) Sr 1881–1962 m. Rose (Browne) Hodgson 1887–1967 m. Florence (E) Benson 1912– m. Barbara Berson 1879–1949
        1. 1. James Benson 1909–1940
        2. 2. Mary (Eleanor) Benson 1906–1908
        3. 3. William ((Billy)) Benson 1902–1978
        4. 4. George (William Lee Benson) Jr 1910–1991 m. Constance (Mary) Thomas 1914–2007
        5. 5. Edward Benson 1920–
        6. 6. Robert Benson 1904–1908
        7. 7. Elsie Benson 1917–1991
        8. 8. Mabel Benson 1914–1994
      7. 7. Mary (A) Benson 1884–
      8. 8. William Benson 1886–
      9. 9. Edward Benson 1887–
      10. 10. Gladys Benson 1903–
      11. 11. Isaac Benson 1888–
      12. 12. Florence (Jane) BENSON 1893–1954
      13. 13. George (Ernest) BENSON 1899–
      14. 14. Infant BENSON 1911–1911
      15. 15. William BENSON 1891–
      16. 16. Robert (William) Benson 1881–
      17. 17. Eleanor (Susan) BENSON 1885–
    5. 5. Frederick Benson 1891–
    6. 6. Isaac Martin 1884–
    7. 7. Agnes Bell 1874–
  5. 5. Sarah Holmes 1858–

Thomas Holmes's Timeline

5 Records

1826
1826
Birth of Thomas Holmes in Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England / Whitbeck, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England
Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England / Whitbeck, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England
1841
1841
Age 15
Thomas Holmes resided here in Willingham, Willingham, Cambridgeshire, England
Willingham, Willingham, Cambridgeshire, England
1847
April 1847
Age 21
Thomas Holmes was married in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
1861
1861
Age 35
Thomas Holmes resided here in Chapel Sucken, Cumberland, England
Chapel Sucken, Cumberland, England
1887
14 Sep 1887
Age 61
Death of Thomas Holmes in Broughton-in-Furness, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England
Broughton-in-Furness, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England / Whitbeck, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 70; Book: 16; Civil Parish: Willingham; County: Cambridgeshire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 17; Page: 29; Line: 8; GSU roll: 241224
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1847
    Event Place: Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Willingham, Willingham, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 70; Book: 16; Civil Parish: Willingham; County: Cambridgeshire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 17; Page: 29; Line: 8; GSU roll: 241224

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Chapel Sucken, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1887
    Event Place: Broughton-in-Furness, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Broughton-in-Furness, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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