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William Holmes 1833–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1833

Birth Location: Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Death Date: 17 Apr 1917

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Ill.

Father: John Holmes

Mother: Hannah Hodgson

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Children(s):

William Holmes was born in 1833 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England, the child of John Holmes And Hannah Hodgson. In 1851, William Holmes resided in Greencroft, Durham, England. William Holmes passed away in 1917 in Chicago, Cook, Ill..

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Biography

  • William Holmes was born in 1833 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England, the child of John Holmes And Hannah Hodgson.
  • In 1851, William Holmes resided in Greencroft, Durham, England.
  • William Holmes passed away in 1917 in Chicago, Cook, Ill..

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William Holmes's Ancestors

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William Holmes
1833–1917
Birth Place: Bishop Auckland, Durham, England
Parents
John Holmes
1798–
Pinfold House, Weardale, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Hannah Hodgson
1806–
Wearhead
Grandparents
Thomas Holmes
1772–
Harthopeburn, Weardale, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Ann Dixon
1778–1849
Stanhope Civil Parish, Weardale Dist., Durham, England.
Great-Grandparents
Richard Holmes
1735–1812
Jane Little
1738–1822
George Dixon
1749–1819
Martha Walton
1752–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Holmes
1700–1758
Mary Briggs
1698–1762
Thomas Dixon
1723–1787
Rachel Bell
1722–1808

William Holmes's Timeline

5 Records

1833
13 Dec 1833
Birth of William Holmes in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England
Bishop Auckland, Durham, England
1834
20 Jan 1834
Age 1
William Holmes was baptized in Barnard Castle, Durham, England
Barnard Castle, Durham, England
1851
1851
Age 18
William Holmes resided here in Greencroft, Durham, England
Greencroft, Durham, England
1917
14 Apr 1917
Age 84
Death of William Holmes in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1917
17 Apr 1917
Age 84
Burial of William Holmes in Chicago, Cook, Ill.
Chicago, Cook, Ill.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1833
    Event Place: Bishop Auckland, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: Rg 4; Piece Number: 471
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2389; Folio: 477; Page: 18; GSU roll: 87067

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1834
    Event Place: Barnard Castle, Durham, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: Rg 4; Piece Number: 471

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Greencroft, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2389; Folio: 477; Page: 18; GSU roll: 87067

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Ill.
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1917
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1917
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Ill.
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

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