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William Holmes 1504–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 21 May 1562

Death Location: Didsbury, St James, Lancashire, England

Father: John Holmes

Mother: Catherine Hildyard

Spouse(s): Cathrine Stephens

Children(s): Edward Helms, William Holmes, John Tailor, Ann Holmes, Joan Holmes, Thomas Holmes

William Holmes was born in 1504 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John William Holmes And Catherine Hildyard. William Holmes married Cathrine Stephens, and had children including Ann Holmes, Edward Helms, Joan Holmes, John Holme S Tailor, Thomas Holmes, William Holmes. William Holmes passed away in 1562 in Didsbury, St James, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Holmes was born in 1504 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John William Holmes And Catherine Hildyard.
  • William Holmes married Cathrine Stephens, and had children including Ann Holmes, Edward Helms, Joan Holmes, John Holme S Tailor, Thomas Holmes, William Holmes.
  • William Holmes passed away in 1562 in Didsbury, St James, Lancashire, England.

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William Holmes's Ancestors

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William Holmes
1504–1562
Birth Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John William Holmes
1480–1508
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Hildyard
1483–1548
Winestead, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Holmes's Descendants

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William Holmes (1504–21 May 1562) m. Cathrine Stephens (1507–1548)
  1. 1. Edward Helms 1539–1562 m. Dorothy Brillayne\Helms 1542–1603
    1. 1. Dorothy Helms 1562–1633 m. William (Heighham Moseley) Sir 1562–1642
      1. 1. William (Green Mosely) II 1606–1655 m. Susanna Burnett 1595–1655
        1. 1. William Mosley 1628–1685 m. Mary Gookin 1639–1672 m. Martha (Catherine) Brasseur 1645–1730
  2. 2. William Holmes 1527–1619
  3. 3. John (Holme S) Tailor 1526–
  4. 4. Ann Holmes 1530–
  5. 5. Joan Holmes 1532–
  6. 6. Thomas Holmes –1664

William Holmes's Timeline

3 Records

1504
1504
Birth of William Holmes in Wakefield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Wakefield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1557
October 1557
Age 53
Death of William Holmes in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1562
21 May 1562
Age 58
Burial of William Holmes in Didsbury, St James, Lancashire, England
Didsbury, St James, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1557
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Manchester, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 May 1562
    Event Place: Didsbury, St James, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Manchester, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

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