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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):

Early life: William Abraham Holmes arrived in Maple Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, England in 1888, born to Joseph Holmes and Catherine Alice Allen. Over time, William Abraham Holmes formed a family with Nancy Barnes. William Abraham Holmes concluded life in Egypt in 1917.

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Parents

Joseph Holmes
1856 – 1909
Birth Location: Moor Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
JH
Catherine Allen
1854 – 1918
Birth Location: Cork, Ireland
CA

Spouses(s)

Nancy Barnes
1889 – 1961
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 07 May 1888
    Event Place: Maple Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, 1901 England Census, 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 25052, 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, Class: RG13; Piece: 3910; Folio: 189; Page: 7

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 25052

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