Brief Life History of David
When David Holmes was born after 1815, in Columbia, New York, United States, his father, Rufus Holmes, was 8205 and his mother, Marcy Paine, was 8208. He lived in Phelps, Ontario, New York, United States in 1850.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- David T Holmes in household of Ruffus Holmes, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: David Holmes - Published information: birth-name: David Holmes
Spouse and Children
after 1815– Male
after 1815– Female
Parents and Siblings
1794–1878 Male
1791–1880 Female
Siblings (12)
after 1815–1864 Male
after 1815– Male
after 1815– Male
after 1815– Female
1816–1889 Male
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 4
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 12
1863
Age 48
Name Meaning
English: either from the plural form of Holme , or else a variant of Holme or Home , with excrescent -s (see Holm ).
Scottish: probably a habitational name from Holmes near Dundonald (Ayrshire), or possibly from another place so called in the barony of Inchestuir (Angus). Both placenames likely derive from the plural form of Middle English, Older Scots holm ‘islet, raised land in a marsh’ (see Holm ).
Scottish and Irish: adopted for Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Thómais, Mac Thómais (see McComb ). In parts of western Ireland, Holmes is also a variant of Cavish, from Gaelic Mac Thámhais, another patronymic from Thomas . Early bearers in Ireland were probably immigrants from Scotland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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