When Ann Kileryst was born in 1723, in Lanercost, Cumberland, England, her father, Joseph Gilchrist Kileryst, was 24 and her mother, Mrs. Joseph Kileryst, was 24. She married William Holmes on 7 July 1746, in Lanercost, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died in May 1807, in Lanercost, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 84.
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Variant spelling of Anne . In the U.S. Ann is the more frequent spelling.
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