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Thomas Holmes 1831–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 July 1831

Birth Location: Whitby, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 11 February 1875

Death Location: Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: O'Callaghan Holmes

Mother: Isabella Young

Spouse(s): Sarah Kingston

Children(s): O'Callaghan Holmes, Edward Holmes, William Holmes, Georgina Holmes, Edith Holmes, Emily Holmes, Thomas Holmes, Frank Holmes, James Holmes, Catherine Holmes, Henry Holmes

The story of Thomas Holmes began in 1831 in Whitby, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. In 1851, Thomas Holmes resided in Ontario, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. In 1871, Thomas Holmes resided in Raleigh, Kent, Ontario. Thomas Holmes married Sarah Ann Kingston, and had children including Catherine Kingston Holmes, Edith Mary Holmes, Edward Arthur Holmes, Emily Isabella Holmes, Frank Holmes, Georgina Frances Holmes, Henry Holmes, James Holmes, O Callaghan Holmes, Thomas Robert Holmes, William Holmes. Thomas Holmes passed away in 1875 in Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Holmes began in 1831 in Whitby, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1851, Thomas Holmes resided in Ontario, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.
  • In 1871, Thomas Holmes resided in Raleigh, Kent, Ontario.
  • Thomas Holmes married Sarah Ann Kingston, and had children including Catherine Kingston Holmes, Edith Mary Holmes, Edward Arthur Holmes, Emily Isabella Holmes, Frank Holmes, Georgina Frances Holmes, Henry Holmes, James Holmes, O Callaghan Holmes, Thomas Robert Holmes, William Holmes.
  • Thomas Holmes passed away in 1875 in Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Holmes's Ancestors

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Thomas Holmes
1831–1875
Birth Place: Whitby, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Parents
O'Callaghan Hyde Holmes
1805–1834
Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
Isabella (Ross) Young
1810–1866
Lancaster, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Thomas (Valentine) Young
1782–1820
schaghicoke, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
Christiana Ross
1783–1844
lancaster, glengarry, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
James Young
1747–1811
Annatje Schneider
1756–1809
Thomas Ross
1729–1806
Isabella MacKenzie
1746–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Snyder
1731–1785
Marijtje Kool
1733–1815
Thomas Ross
1708–1786
Keziah Wilkinson
1710–1787

Thomas Holmes's Descendants

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Thomas Holmes (8 July 1831–11 February 1875) m. Sarah (Ann) Kingston (16 Sep 1835–06 May 1922)
  1. 1. O'Callaghan Holmes 1858–1963
  2. 2. Edward (Arthur) Holmes 1863–1942
  3. 3. William Holmes 1859–1961
  4. 4. Georgina (Frances) Holmes 1866–1953 m. Arthur (Lyon) Bellhouse 1870–1919
    1. 1. Edith (Jessie Hamilton) Bellhouse 1904–1955 m. Samuel (Arnold) Wallace 1883–
    2. 2. Caroline (Sarah Hamilton) Bellhouse 1906–1995 m. William (Lindsay) Prine 1884–1967
      1. 1. Virginia Prine 1930–1975
    3. 3. Walter Bellhouse 1903–1965
  5. 5. Edith (Mary) Holmes 1868–1941
  6. 6. Emily (Isabella) Holmes 1861–1942
  7. 7. Thomas (Robert) Holmes 1856–1856
  8. 8. Frank Holmes 1865–1865
  9. 9. James Holmes 1869–1870
  10. 10. Catherine (Kingston) Holmes 1871–1872
  11. 11. Henry Holmes 1857–1906

Thomas Holmes's Timeline

4 Records

1831
8 July 1831
Birth of Thomas Holmes in Whitby, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Whitby, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
1851
1851
Age 20
Thomas Holmes resided here in Ontario, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Ontario, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1871
abt 1871
Age 40
Thomas Holmes resided here in Raleigh, Kent, Ontario
Raleigh, Kent, Ontario
1875
11 February 1875
Age 44
Death of Thomas Holmes in Raleigh, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Raleigh, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 July 1831
    Event Place: Whitby, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Ontario, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11742; Page: 235; Line: 13
    [2] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Raleigh, Kent, Ontario; Roll: C-9891; Page: 2; Family No: 7
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Ontario, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11742; Page: 235; Line: 13

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1871
    Event Place: Raleigh, Kent, Ontario
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Raleigh, Kent, Ontario; Roll: C-9891; Page: 2; Family No: 7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1875
    Event Place: Raleigh, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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