Mary Holmes
1 August 1748–
Lee Brockhurst, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
The Life of Mary
When Mary Holmes was christened on 1 August 1748, in Lee Brockhurst, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Holmes, was 26 and her mother, Elizabeth Barthrop, was 28.
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Family Time Line
William Holmes
1722–1775
Elizabeth Barthrop
1720–1790
Elizabeth Holmes
1743–
Sarah Holmes
1745–
William Holmes
1746–
Mary Holmes
1748–
John Homes
1749–
Ann Holmes
1751–
Robert Holmes
1753–
John Holmes
1755–
Richard Holmes
1757–
Thomas Holmes
1761–
Parents and Siblings
1722–1775Male
1720–1790Female
siblings
(10)
Elizabeth Holmes
1743–Female
Sarah Holmes
1745–Female
1746–Male
1748–Female
John Homes
1749–Male
+5 More Children
World Events (3)
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
1 English (chiefly central and northern England): variant of Holme .2 Scottish: probably a habitational name from Holmes near Dundonald, or from a place so called in the barony of Inchestuir.3 Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thomáis, Mac Thómais ( see McComb ). In part of western Ireland, Holmes is a variant of Cavish (from Gaelic Mac Thámhais, another patronymic from Thomas ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- Mary Holmes, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Holmes, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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