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William Abraham Holmes 1888 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 May 1888

Birth Location: Maple Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 19 Apr 1917

Death Location: Egypt

Father: Joseph Holmes

Mother: Catherine Allen

Spouse(s): Nancy Barnes

Children(s):

William Abraham Holmes was born in 1888 in Maple Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, the child of Joseph Holmes and Catherine Alice Allen. In 1891, William Abraham Holmes resided in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. In 1901, William Abraham Holmes resided in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. William Abraham Holmes married Nancy Barnes. William Abraham Holmes passed away in 1917 in Egypt.

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Biography

  • William Abraham Holmes was born in 1888 in Maple Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, the child of Joseph Holmes and Catherine Alice Allen.
  • In 1891, William Abraham Holmes resided in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
  • In 1901, William Abraham Holmes resided in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
  • William Abraham Holmes married Nancy Barnes.
  • William Abraham Holmes passed away in 1917 in Egypt.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Holmes's Ancestors

Self
William Holmes
1888 – 1917
Birth Place: Maple Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Parents
Joseph Holmes
1856 – 1909
Moor Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Catherine (Alice) Allen
1854 – 1918
Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
William Holmes
1820 – 1880
Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Caroline Whateley
1822 – 1864
Bull Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Whateley
1789 – 1841
Elizabeth Woodward
1799 – 1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOSEPH WOODWARD
1765 – 1803
SUSANNA WISE
1761 – 1826

William Holmes's Timeline

5 Records

1888
07 May 1888
Birth of William Abraham Holmes in Maple Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Maple Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
1891
1891
Age 3
William Abraham Holmes resided here in Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
1901
1901
Age 13
William Abraham Holmes resided here in Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 23
William Abraham Holmes resided here in Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
1917
19 Apr 1917
Age 29
Death of William Abraham Holmes in Egypt
Egypt

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 May 1888
    Event Place: Maple Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 25052
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3395; Folio: 99; Page: 24; GSU roll: 6098505
    [3] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3910; Folio: 189; Page: 7

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3395; Folio: 99; Page: 24; GSU roll: 6098505

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3910; Folio: 189; Page: 7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 25052

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1917
    Event Place: Egypt

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