Brief Life History of Bridget
When Bridget Holmes was born about 1658, in Darley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Francis Holmes, was 28 and her mother, Mary Saunderson, was 24. She died about 1659, in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 3, and was buried in Darley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Brighet, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Brighet Holme, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Brighet Holme, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Parents and Siblings
1632–1730 Male
1636–1740 Female
Siblings (7)
1658–1659 Female
1659–1760 Male
1662–1666 Female
1662–1760 Female
1664–1664 Female
+2 More Children
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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